Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Factors affecting perceived learning of engineering students in problem based learning supported by business simulation
Year:2011

Research Areas
  • Education sociology,
  • Cognition, learning and education,
  • Learning strategies,
  • Cooperative learning,
  • Game and education,
  • Higher education and university education pupils,
  • Curriculum and didactics processes,
  • Physical infrastructures and educative equipment,
  • Didactic resources for education-learning,
  • Education in learning of social sciences,
  • Methods and skills of educational research,
  • Educational sciences

Information
Abstract
Although literature about problem based learning (PBL) is not scarce, there is little research on experiences about learning methodologies that combine PBL and the use of simulation tools. This lack of studies is even more notable in the case of engineering courses. The motivation for this study is to show how such a combination of PBL and simulation has been designed in a group work course for engineers and to analyze how the underlying factors of this methodology are related to perceived learning. This exploratory study focuses on how perceived enjoyment, interaction, collaborative learning, perceived satisfaction, and time dedicated to the course a¿ect the learning perceived by the students in an engineer¿s degree course. The outcomes of this pilot study show that only three of these factors (satisfaction, time dedication, and collaborative learning) a¿ect the students¿ perceived learning. Despite the high ratings obtained for interaction and perceived enjoyment, no signi¿cant relation between these factors and perceived learning was found. The reasons behind these ¿ndings are discussed.
International
Si
JCR
Si
Title
Interactive Learning Environments
ISBN
1049-4820
Impact factor JCR
0,707
Impact info
Volume
10.1080/10494820.2011.554181
Journal number
From page
1
To page
19
Month
SIN MES
Ranking
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Domótica Integral, CEDINT
  • Departamento: Ingeniería de Organización, Administración de Empresas y Estadística