• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.40-44
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• 2011

In the engineering education, the difference of student's achievements is one of the problems to make teaching more difficult. To solve this problem, cooperative learning can be adopted to make students study automatically and cooperatively in the small study group. However, it is not easy to achieve substantial cooperation in the study group. In this paper, we propose a method to achieve substantial cooperative learning in the engineering subject requiring mathematical practice. we can vitalize the cooperative learning and improve the student's achievements by using the both of individual and group assessment.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.180-200
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• 2015

The problems current robotic technology education class has are the students with different basic background knowledge levels and the class based on the instructional teaching method. This study shows the implementation of the student teams achievement divisions (STAD) learning model into an introductory robotic technology education class to resolve the problems in the current robotic technology class. The STAD learning model focuses on the ability of each team member with different knowledge levels and make team members help each other through class activities such as assignments and a project. All members get rewarded by their performance output as a team in a course grade. The outputs of STAD learning models were measured by paired sample t-test as pre-test and post-test in terms of students's transition on basic knowledge for robotic technology, students' attitudinal transition on teaching robotic technology class, and students' competencies and self-efficacy on related subject areas. The study participants were 22 pre-service technology teachers at a university. The results show that all four measured areas were improved significantly, compared to pre-test with respect to the means scores of each measurement area. The STAD learning model could be an alternate for the current robotic technology class to deliver the better class outcomes for students under the specific circumstances.