ERIC Number: EJ1105449
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: N/A
Research-Based Learning for Undergraduate Students in Soil and Water Sciences: A Case Study of Hydropedology in an Arid-Zone Environment
Al-Maktoumi, Ali; Al-Ismaily, Said; Kacimov, Anvar
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v40 n3 p321-339 2016
This article reports the efficacy of a research-based learning (RBL) exercise on hydropedology of arid zones, with guided and open research projects (OPR) carried out by teams of undergraduate students in Oman. A range of activities and assessments was used to support student learning during the three-month course. Assessment included monitoring of field trip and lab activities, attendance recording, scrutiny by a panel of written reports and open oral presentations. Students' feedback through teaching evaluation is compared with other courses in the Department-College, illustrating high level of students' satisfaction. OPR best fit the scaffold of RBL.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Soil Science, Field Trips, Academic Achievement, Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Earth Science, Student Research, Inquiry, Active Learning, Student Satisfaction, Science Instruction, College Science, Foreign Countries
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Oman
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A