TY - GEN
T1 - APPLYING ACTIVE LEARNING IN THE ELECTROMAGNETISM CLASS
T2 - 18th International CDIO Conference, CDIO 2022
AU - Hurtado, Jairo A.
AU - Perez, Manuel R.
AU - Cruz, Juan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The intrinsic difficulty of studying electromagnetism added to the ignorance of its implications and applications in our daily life has reduced the number of students who would probably work in this area at the end of their careers. Although it is an opportunity for them to learn and strengthen their professional profile, students usually perceive the electromagnetism class only as a degree requirement. To increase the interest of students in the study of electromagnetism and the utility value of its applications, as well as to improve the general perception and positive attitude of students towards this course, we have implemented and tested an active learning approach (Project-based learning -PBL-) since 2014. These changes were motivated by the adoption of a new CDIO-based curriculum in the electronic engineering program at the Javeriana University in Colombia. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the results obtained by five years of direct and indirect evaluation of students in electromagnetism classes, in terms of their learning graduality of key topics in the field, difficulty perception about learning them, and the general perception of the class. This evaluation was conducted over five years, comparing two different class sections each semester. A class section adopted PBL and active learning within the CDIO framework and the other section (which functioned as a control group) was taught using traditional methodology. In the class section taught with PBL and active learning, the results showed significant improvements in the general perception of the Electromagnetism class, in the learning of complex subjects, and the knowledge of the applications of electromagnetism. Likewise, the results show an increase in the interest of students to get involved in more projects related to electromagnetism later in their undergraduate studies.
AB - The intrinsic difficulty of studying electromagnetism added to the ignorance of its implications and applications in our daily life has reduced the number of students who would probably work in this area at the end of their careers. Although it is an opportunity for them to learn and strengthen their professional profile, students usually perceive the electromagnetism class only as a degree requirement. To increase the interest of students in the study of electromagnetism and the utility value of its applications, as well as to improve the general perception and positive attitude of students towards this course, we have implemented and tested an active learning approach (Project-based learning -PBL-) since 2014. These changes were motivated by the adoption of a new CDIO-based curriculum in the electronic engineering program at the Javeriana University in Colombia. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the results obtained by five years of direct and indirect evaluation of students in electromagnetism classes, in terms of their learning graduality of key topics in the field, difficulty perception about learning them, and the general perception of the class. This evaluation was conducted over five years, comparing two different class sections each semester. A class section adopted PBL and active learning within the CDIO framework and the other section (which functioned as a control group) was taught using traditional methodology. In the class section taught with PBL and active learning, the results showed significant improvements in the general perception of the Electromagnetism class, in the learning of complex subjects, and the knowledge of the applications of electromagnetism. Likewise, the results show an increase in the interest of students to get involved in more projects related to electromagnetism later in their undergraduate studies.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - Proceedings of the International CDIO Conference
SP - 599
EP - 609
BT - 18th CDIO International Conference, CDIO 2022 - Proceedings
A2 - Gudjonsdottir, Maria Sigridur
A2 - Audunsson, Haraldur
A2 - Donoso, Arkaitz Manterola
A2 - Kristjansson, Gudmundur
A2 - Saemundsdottir, Ingunn
A2 - Foley, Joseph Timothy
A2 - Kyas, Marcel
A2 - Sripakagorn, Angkee
A2 - Roslof, Janne
A2 - Bennedsen, Jens
A2 - Edstrom, Kristina
A2 - Kuptasthien, Natha
A2 - Lyng, Reidar
PB - Chalmers University of Technology
Y2 - 13 June 2022 through 15 June 2022
ER -