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Autor/inn/en | Sharples, D. Kent; und weitere |
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Institution | South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, Columbia. |
Titel | Individually-Paced Learning in Civil Engineering Technology: An Approach to Mastery. |
Quelle | (1976), (111 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Audiovisual Aids; Civil Engineering; Competency Based Education; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; Educational Research; Engineering Technology; Individualized Instruction; Learning Modules; Mastery Learning; Teaching Methods; Technical Institutes; Two Year Colleges Audiovisuelles Medium; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Maschinenbautechnik; Individualisierender Unterricht; Learning module; Lernmodul; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technische Fakultät |
Abstract | An individually-paced, open-entry/open-ended mastery learning approach for a state-wide civil engineering technology curriculum was developed, field-tested, and evaluated. Learning modules relying heavily on audiovisuals and hands-on experience, and based on 163 identified competencies, were developed for 11 courses in the curriculum. Written modules forming a linear progression through a series of related objectives were prepared by instructors from the South Carolina Technical Education System; alternate media forms were developed to supplement the written modules. Evaluation of the curriculum was accomplished through a pretest/posttest design comparing the individually-paced method and a lecture-based method. Subjects of the study were 250 male engineering technology students; 220 in South Carolina technical colleges and 30 in a North Carolina community college. Evaluation results indicated that the individually-paced students did relatively well in terms of cognitive achievement and outperformed the lecture-based students in terms of student exit behaviors. Students did not tend to procrastinate more in individually-paced courses than in lecture-based courses. Some disadvantages were noted; particularly the instructor/student ratio. Course-related and evaluation materials are appended. (Author/JDS) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |