The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Achievement and Student Views: The Case of AutoCAD Programming Course

Autor/inn/en	Çelik, Halil Coskun; Ertas, Haydar; Ilhan, Aziz
Titel	The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Achievement and Student Views: The Case of AutoCAD Programming Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning, 7 (2018) 6, S.67-80 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-5250
Schlagwörter	Student Projects; Active Learning; Academic Achievement; Programming; Student Attitudes; College Freshmen; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulprojekt; Aktives Lernen; Schulleistung; Programmierung; Schülerverhalten; Studienanfänger; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of the study was to determine the impact of project-based learning on academic achievements of vocational school of higher education students and to investigate their views on the topic. In the study, a mixed descriptive design where qualitative and quantitative data were both collected and analyzed. The quantitative part was conducted with relational screening method and the qualitative part was conducted with descriptive analysis method. The study group included 13 freshmen students attending the vocational school of higher education, building inspection program in a university located in Eastern Anatolia region in Turkey during the 2016-2017 academic year spring semester and selected with convenience sampling method. The study was conducted during the 14 weeks long period where the related programming course was instructed. In the study, quantitative data were collected with an achievement test that measured the academic achievements of the students in AutoCAD programming course. The qualitative data were collected with a structured interview form designed to collect the student views on the related course. Quantitative data were analyzed with the t-test and the descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the qualitative data. In conclusion, it was determined that project-based learning had a positive impact on academic achievement. Furthermore, students expressed that they achieved meaningful learning as a result of the project-based learning application and the method was adequate for the instruction process, improved their interest in the course and related the content with daily life. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01