CHALLENGE BASED LEARNING APPROACHES FOR EDUCATION 4.0 IN ENGINEERING Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2021 Proceedings - SEFI 49th Annual Conference: Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Challenging, Enlightening - and Lasting?. All Rights Reserved.Higher Education Institutions in the field of engineering are currently in the process of designing teaching-learning approaches within the framework of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Education 4.0. This process implies the need to improve the cognitive abilities of Generation Z students with regard to active, collaborative learning and personalized and self-paced teaching. Our institution had implemented in August 2019 a new educational model, based on four fundamental pillars: Challenge Based Learning (CBL), flexibility, inspiring trained teachers and, a comprehensive educational and memorable experience. The present work is a study on the effectiveness of the CBL approach in engineering; the didactic use of technological tools and the design of innovative strategies to enhance the development of the skills declared in the Education 4.0 Framework: global citizenship, innovation and creativity, technological mastery and interpersonal awareness. The methodology used was quantitative-experimental, involved more than 250 students and was developed over three years. The use of several assessment instruments allowed to obtain conclusive results: (i) the impact of the design and implementation of adequate cognitive tools on the quality of learning outcomes; and (ii) the relevance of the use of cutting-edge technological tools in each stage of a 2D learning taxonomy (cognitive process dimension / knowledge dimension).

publication date

  • January 1, 2021