ERIC Number: EJ1135589
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
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Evaluation of Project Based Learning in the Area of Manufacturing and Statistics in the Degree of Industrial Technology
Buj-Corral, Irene; Marco-Almagro, Lluís; Riba, Alex; Vivancos-Calvet, Joan; Tort-Martorell, Xavier
Journal of Technology and Science Education, v5 n2 p130-140 2015
In the subject Project I in the second year of the Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering taught at the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB), subgroups of 3-4 students within groups of 20 students develop a project along a semester. Results of 2 projects are presented related to manufacturing, measurement of parts and the statistical treatment of data, placing emphasis on cross-curricular issues, recording of oral presentations and how this helped improving its quality, as well as evaluation of the subject by the students by means of questionnaires and open-ended questions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Manufacturing, Statistics, Technology Education, Engineering Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Group Activities, Evaluation Methods, Student Surveys, Interdisciplinary Approach, Video Technology, College Students
Journal of Technology and Science Education. ESEIAAT, Department of Projectes d'Enginyeria c/Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain. e-mail: info@jotse.org; e-mail: info@omniascience.com; Web site: http://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Barcelona)
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