Experiential Learning in Higher Education. A Student-Centered Teaching Method That Improves Perceived Learning

Autor/inn/en	Villarroel, Verónica; Benavente, Mariavictoria; Chuecas, María Josefina; Bruna, Daniela
Titel	Experiential Learning in Higher Education. A Student-Centered Teaching Method That Improves Perceived Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17 (2020) 5, Artikel 8 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Experiential Learning; Higher Education; Student Centered Learning; Teaching Methods; College Students; Developmental Psychology; Competence; Student Experience; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Teacher Attitudes; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Collegestudent; Entwicklungspsychologie; Kompetenz; Studienerfahrung; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	There is an interest in involving psychology students in early practical activities, which allow them to learn in a more meaningful and authentic way. In these instances, they must apply knowledge, solve problems and demonstrate professional skills associated with the graduate competencies that they are expected to achieve. The present work seeks to position experiential learning as a means to reach these goals. With this aim, an intervention on experiential learning with second year students from a developmental psychology course is presented, describing its design, implementation and assessment. The students observed and interviewed schoolchildren to determine an area of development in which they needed stimulation and enrichment for a healthy development. Then, they created a pedagogical tool to do so, testing its application on the same children sample. The results showed a positive perception from the students, teachers and beneficiaries of the proposal. Likewise, the students reported the perception of having learned more than in a subject in which this methodology is not used; this difference was statistically significant. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01