Large Lecture Transformation: Improving Student Engagement and Performance through in-class Practice in an Electrical Circuits Course

Jae-Eun Russell; Mark Andersland; Sam Van Horne; John Gikonyo; Logan Sloan

doi:10.18260/3-1-370.620-31324

Back

Large Lecture Transformation: Improving Student Engagement and Performance through in-class Practice in an Electrical Circuits Course

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Large Lecture Transformation: Improving Student Engagement and Performance through in-class Practice in an Electrical Circuits Course

Jae-Eun Russell, Mark Andersland, Sam Van Horne, John Gikonyo and Logan Sloan

Advances in engineering education, Vol.6(2), pp.1-24

Autumn 2017

DOI: 10.18260/3-1-370.620-31324

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.18260/3-1-370.620-31324View

Published (Version of record) Open Access

Abstract

Post-secondary educators are increasingly experimenting with the possibility of blending or replacing traditional lecture-based instruction with student-centered instruction. Although some studies have been completed, much remains to be learned about when and why student-centered instruction works and the effectiveness of specific approaches. The goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a student-centered instructional approach on students’ engagement and achievement in a transformed electrical circuits course compared to the same course taught in a traditional lecture-based format. Two hundred and forty-three students participated in the study. Three surveys were administered during the semester, and participants’ demographic information, prior learning outcomes, and course outcomes were collected after the semester was over. The results indicated that students in the student-centered section were significantly more engaged and achieved higher learning outcomes than students in the lecture-based section. The specific instructional strategies and technologies used in the student-centered section are discussed.

Large classes

circuits

blended instruction

Details

Title: Subtitle: Large Lecture Transformation: Improving Student Engagement and Performance through in-class Practice in an Electrical Circuits Course
Creators: Jae-Eun Russell
Mark Andersland - University of Iowa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sam Van Horne
John Gikonyo
Logan Sloan
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Advances in engineering education, Vol.6(2), pp.1-24
DOI: 10.18260/3-1-370.620-31324
ISSN: 1941-1766
eISSN: 1941-1766
Language: English
Date published season: Autumn 2017
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering; ITS Teaching, Learning & Technology
Record Identifier: 9984304537502771

Metrics

17 Record Views