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A Study on the Effect of Engineering Computer Programming Instruction Using Project Learning  

Chae Su-Jin (Center for Innovative Engineering Education, Sungkyunkwan University)
Hwang Sung-Ho (School of Mechanical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of Engineering Education Research / v.8, no.3, 2005 , pp. 57-68 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of Engineering computer programming instruction using project learning, to find out the ways to solve some revealed problems, and to improve the instruction. Unlike traditional lecture courses, students are encouraged to cultivate problem solving and teamwork skills through the programming project. In order to examine the effect of project learning, a survey was conducted with 49 students. The questionnaire consisted of 20 items with 5-grade scale each, the contents of which included learning value, workload, skills acquirement, assignment and comment. The SPSS, statistical analysis software was used to get statistics such as ANOVA, correlation and mean, etc. The results of this study showed (1) project learning was more efficient to acquire problem solving and teamwork skills compared with lecture learning, (2) there was significant correlation between self directed learning skill and information collecting skill, (3) cyber education system(i-campus) was helpful for students' self learning. But the results also showed that (4) students did not give high scores on items of the workload or difficulty of assignments. So we can conclude that it is necessary to develop the suitable projects for the capability of students to make the better project learning.
Keywords
Project learning Problem solving skill; Teamwork skill; Engineering computer programming; Learning effect analysis;
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