ERIC Number: EJ1304586
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
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Comprehensive Assessment of a Project Based Learning Application in a Project Management Course
Torres, Anthony; Sriraman, Vedaraman; Ortiz, Araceli
International Journal of Instruction, v14 n3 p463-480 Jul 2021
The focus of this study is to implement multiple assessment methods in order to comprehensively assess the impact of a Project Based Learning (PrBL) application in construction project management course. The assessment methods include various direct (objective) and indirect (subjective) evaluations methods. These methods included a pre and post questionnaire of student opinions, homework grades, in-class "clicker" quiz grades, overall project grades, embedded test question grades, a video lecture project, and short answer case study questions on exams from the Fall 2017 to Fall 2019 semesters. The data for this study was taken from the past six offerings of the same course, which was compared to a similar course in the same department. The analysis demonstrated that the students preferred both the use of an actual real-world project and the PrBL delivery method. The particular assessment methods that provided the most beneficial assessment were the embedded test questions and the case study section of the exam. The overall grade assessment method demonstrated an average of four percentage point increase in grades from previous offerings of the course and a similar course that does not include the PrBL pedagogy.
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Construction Management, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Late Adolescents, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Test Items, Test Reliability, Manufacturing Industry
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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