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PBL and B-Learning for Civil Engineering Students in a Transportation Course
The results of a pedagogical strategy implemented at the University of São Paulo at São Carlos are presented and discussed. The initiative was conducted in a transportation course offered to Civil Engineering students. The approach is a combination of problem-based learning and project-based learning (PBL) and blended-learning (B-learning). Starting in 2006, a different problem was introduced every year. From 2009 on, however, the problem-based learning concept was expanded to project-based learning. The performance of the students was analyzed using the following elements: (1) grades in course activities; (2) answers from a questionnaire designed for course evaluation; and (3) cognitive maps made to assess the effects of PBL through the comparison of the responses provided by the students involved and those not involved in the experiment. The results showed positive aspects of the method, such as a strong involvement of several students with the subject. A gradual increase in the average scores obtained by the students in the project activities (from 6.77 in 2006 to 8.24 in 2009) was concomitant with a better evaluation of these activities and of the course as a whole (90 and 97% of options “Good” or “Very good” in 2009, respectively). A growing interest in the field of transportation engineering as an alternative for further studies was also noticed.
PBL and B-Learning for Civil Engineering Students in a Transportation Course
The results of a pedagogical strategy implemented at the University of São Paulo at São Carlos are presented and discussed. The initiative was conducted in a transportation course offered to Civil Engineering students. The approach is a combination of problem-based learning and project-based learning (PBL) and blended-learning (B-learning). Starting in 2006, a different problem was introduced every year. From 2009 on, however, the problem-based learning concept was expanded to project-based learning. The performance of the students was analyzed using the following elements: (1) grades in course activities; (2) answers from a questionnaire designed for course evaluation; and (3) cognitive maps made to assess the effects of PBL through the comparison of the responses provided by the students involved and those not involved in the experiment. The results showed positive aspects of the method, such as a strong involvement of several students with the subject. A gradual increase in the average scores obtained by the students in the project activities (from 6.77 in 2006 to 8.24 in 2009) was concomitant with a better evaluation of these activities and of the course as a whole (90 and 97% of options “Good” or “Very good” in 2009, respectively). A growing interest in the field of transportation engineering as an alternative for further studies was also noticed.
PBL and B-Learning for Civil Engineering Students in a Transportation Course
Rodrigues Da Silva, Antônio Nélson (author) / Kuri, Nídia Pavan (author) / Casale, Adriana (author)
2012-02-23
92012-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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