Measuring the Effectiveness of an Open Ended Team-Based Induction Task

Autor/in	Williams, Dylan P.
Titel	Measuring the Effectiveness of an Open Ended Team-Based Induction Task
Quelle	In: New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 13 (2018) 1, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Williams, Dylan P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2051-3615
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Chemistry; Science Instruction; College Science; Undergraduate Students; Teamwork; Program Effectiveness; Class Activities; Peer Relationship; Student Projects; Cooperative Planning; Time Management; Problem Solving; Skill Development; United Kingdom (Leicester) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Peer-Beziehungen; Schulprojekt; Zeitmanagement; Problemlösen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	An evaluation of a new problem-based, open-ended induction activity for chemistry undergraduates at the University of Leicester was undertaken. Responses to the evaluation questionnaire (N=168) revealed that students appreciated the opportunity to make friends with their course mates (88.1% agreement), to discuss science with other students (76.8% agreement) and to learn how to develop a project plan (77.4% agreement). A considerably smaller number of students agreed that the activity helped them develop their time management (59.5%) or develop their problem solving (45.8%) skills. This suggests that the social benefits (e.g. learning community building) of this activity may outweigh the development of other skills and abilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01