ERIC Number: EJ1280467
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-4800
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Scaffolding + Support + Problem-Driven Learning = A Recipe for Effective Group Work in the Biomedical Engineering Classroom
Shaw Bonds, Mahauganee D.; Newstetter, Wendy C.; Kukura, Madison; Desai, Megha; Le Doux, Joseph
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v31 n3 p111-133 2020
Group projects center learning as a collaborative process, but they often produce mixed results in terms of student commitment and final products. The authors outline their experience with a course designed to engage undergraduate biomedical engineering students in a semester-long group experience and share data from their students' analyses of their group processes. They argue that with the proper supports--a carefully scaffolded assignment, instructional support, skilled facilitators, and proper resources--group work becomes a positive learning experience for all involved. Overlaid with previous research on the common challenges of group work, their findings offer instructional lessons for each phase of a group project.
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Engineering Education, Biomedicine, Undergraduate Students, Group Experience, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Peer Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1730262