Design and Application of Project-Based Learning Methodologies for Small Groups Within Computer Fundamentals Subjects
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Título: | Design and Application of Project-Based Learning Methodologies for Small Groups Within Computer Fundamentals Subjects |
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Autor/es: | Sanchez-Romero, Jose-Luis | Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio | Pertegal-Felices, María Luisa | Mora, Higinio |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | UniCAD: Grupo de investigación en CAD/CAM/CAE de la Universidad de Alicante | Habilidades, Competencias e Instrucción | Investigación en Inteligencias, Competencia Social y Educación (SOCEDU) | Informática Industrial y Redes de Computadores |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Tecnología Informática y Computación | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Didáctica |
Palabras clave: | Project based learning | Flipped classroom | Computer engineering | High academic achievement | Core subjects |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores | Didáctica y Organización Escolar |
Fecha de publicación: | 21-ene-2019 |
Editor: | IEEE |
Cita bibliográfica: | IEEE Access. 2019, 7: 12456-12466. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2893972 |
Resumen: | In higher education, it is usual to separate the theoretical contents from the practical ones and use teacher-centered methodologies. This fact makes students lose motivation due to the lack of connection with real professional tasks. Conversely, student-centered learning methods, such as project-based learning (PBL) or flipped classroom, aim to integrate both theoretical and practical contents and to apply them on real-world problems, thus increasing the students’ motivation and involvement. These methodologies are usually applied in the last years of a degree, but it is difficult to find them in basic first-year subjects. The aim of this paper consists in assessing the application of a PBL methodology in the first-year subjects of computer engineering. This methodological change aims to achieve a significant improvement in the students’ learning achievement of the core subject computer fundamentals. The project involved in the PBL proposal consists of developing a portable calculator. The performance of the PBL group is compared with that of other groups with a traditional, teacher-centered learning system. The evolution of the knowledge acquisition is determined by means of an initial evaluation and a final assessment after developing the project. An exhaustive statistical analysis is performed so as to evaluate the PBL application. Quantitative results show a significant improvement in the experimental group marks, which increased by up to 20% compared to the control groups. As a conclusion, applying PBL and flipped classroom engaged students within the subject, thus achieving a deeper understanding of its theoretical concepts. |
Patrocinador/es: | This work was supported by the I3CE Network Program of research in university teaching at the Institute of Educational Sciences of the University of Alicante (ICE call 2018-19) under Grant 4331. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/87907 |
ISSN: | 2169-3536 |
DOI: | 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2893972 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2019 IEEE. Translations and content mining are permitted for academic research only. Personal use is also permitted, but republication/redistribution requires IEEE permission. |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2893972 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - I2RC - Artículos de Revistas INV - SOCEDU - Artículos de Revistas INV - Habilidades, Competencias e Instrucción - Artículos de Revistas INV - UNICAD - Artículos de Revistas INV - AIA - Artículos de Revistas |
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