ERIC Number: EJ1278717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Teaching for Innovation Competence in Higher Education Built Environment Engineering Classrooms: Teachers' Beliefs and Perceptions of the Learning Environment
Ovbiagbonhia, A. R.; Kollöffel, Bas; Den Brok, Perry
European Journal of Engineering Education, v45 n6 p917-936 2020
In this study we investigated teachers' beliefs about innovation competence relevance and their creative self-efficacy and compared teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning environment in the Built Environment engineering education domain. In total, 94 teachers participated in this study by completing a questionnaire. Teachers perceived their creative self-efficacy and the learning environment in their classrooms to be supportive of innovation competence. However, only a minority of the teachers considered teaching for innovation competence relevant; most teachers perceived a focus on innovation competence in the curriculum as neutral. Multiple regression analyses showed that teachers' creative self-efficacy beliefs significantly predicted their perception personal relevance. Similarly, perception of focus on innovation competence in the curriculum significantly predicted perceived uncertainty, while creative self-efficacy significantly predicted perceived knowledge-building through teacher-student and student-student negotiation. Findings of the study are discussed with respect to developing students' innovation competence in the Built Environment education domain.
Descriptors: Innovation, Competency Based Education, Engineering Education, College Students, College Faculty, Physical Environment, Educational Environment, Self Efficacy, Creativity, Relevance (Education), Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Constructivist Learning Environment Survey
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