A Case Study for Implementing Problem Based Learning on Engineering Education

공학교육에서의 문제중심학습 실행을 위한 사례연구

  • 장경원 (경기대학교 인문대학 교직학과)
  • Received : 2008.10.31
  • Accepted : 2009.03.14
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

Problem-based learning has been considered as one of the effective educational methods in engineering education. However, in so far as professors who require practical insights in PBL and experiences of developing actual problems by subject, in particular, thorough understanding from experiences of PBL process as well as problem-development has not been sufficiently provided. The purpose of this paper is to present strategies focusing on problem design for PBL on engineering education. In order to do this, a literature review and a qualitative case study were performed. Especially, the study intended to identify differences and gap between professors' problems-development process and its output and those of authentic PBL. Professors were found that their PBL problems had lack of authenticity, consideration on experiences of students, and realistic thinking process. Professors in PBL had difficulty to link theory into real situation. In consequence, in designing a problem, we consider the followings; first, the problem should be designed based on real design process and its output. Second, the problem should be designed and implemented in all academic years for developing student's systematic and skillful thinking process. In conclusion, more supports are needed for engineering professors to extend their experiences of designing and developing actual problems that present real experience.

본 논문은 공학교육에서 PBL을 실천하기 위한 문제개발 전략을 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 문제개발 경험이 없는 교수들에게 'PBL의 실천과 문제개발을 위한 프로그램'을 제공하여 실제적 문제를 개발하는 경험을 갖게 한 후 이들의 문제개발 과정과 개발된 문제의 특성에 대한 분석 결과를 공학 분야의 실제 업무 과정 및 각 과정의 성과물과 비교하여 문제 개발 시 고려해야 할 사항을 추출하였다. 연구결과, 개발된 문제는 PBL 문제의 주요 특성 중 '실제성'이 부족하였다. 따라서 문제의 실제성을 높이기 위해서는 실제 맥락에서 이루어지는 업무의 단계와 각 단계에서 산출되는 산출물이 문제에 충분히 반영되어야 하고, 학년의 구분없이 모든 교과목에서 활용되어야 할 것이다. 따라서 공학교육의 목적에 부합한 PBL 문제를 개발하기 위해서는 교수들에게 그들의 요구처럼 전공별로 다양한 실제적 문제 사례를 경험해 불 수 있도록 하는 지원이 필요하다고 할 수 있다.

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