A Detailed Research Study of Learning and Teaching Core Chemical Engineering to a High Standard in a Mixed-Ability Small Class in Industry

Autor/in	Davey, Kenneth
Titel	A Detailed Research Study of Learning and Teaching Core Chemical Engineering to a High Standard in a Mixed-Ability Small Class in Industry
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 42 (2017) 6, S.775-799 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Davey, Kenneth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2016.1224817
Schlagwörter	Chemical Engineering; Ability Grouping; Small Group Instruction; Foreign Countries; Lecture Method; Tutoring; Student Experience; Student Surveys; Water; Science Experiments; Industry; Tutorial Programs; Higher Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemisches Prüfverfahren; Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Ausland; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Studienerfahrung; Schülerbefragung; Wasser; Industrie; Tutorial programmes; Förderprogramm; Lernprogramm; Tutorensystem; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Australien
Abstract	A detailed study of learning and teaching (L&T) of chemical engineering distillation to a mixed-ability small class of 13 students who are ordinarily full-time in-house employees in industry is reported. The course consisted of 9 × 2-h lectures (18 hours) and 9 × 2-h tutorials (18 hours). It was delivered over nine business days "in situ" in an established distillery. The purpose was to (re)learn core distillation of ethanol-water mixes at the level of higher education of a bachelor programme. There was 90% broad agreement that the course encouraged more learning. Students (40%) felt the course was too mathematical, however. Pointedly, there was good agreement (63%) that the course stimulated communication with each other professionally, and customers of the distillery. Results overall provide good evidence that students valued their L&T. The experimental design(s) could be readily applied to a range of fields of knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01