Renewing a course structure can reduce the number of students to retake a course

Sanna Heikkinen*

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Abstract

This study considers the impact of renewing a course structure on students' motivation to study through a course and their decreasing need to retake courses. Two different educational methods that have been used during the past ten years are introduced. The learning results and students' behaviour are compared in both methods. It was expected that there would be more passed grades in the courses under this study, when more activating teaching methods were in use. In particular, in this article, a count of accepted grades is under close examination, but also the rates of grades will also be considered in the future. Although the expectation of better results in a new course using a more activating method were high, the results were surprisingly positively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-212
Number of pages6
JournalGlobal Journal of Engineering Education
Volume20
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Learning results
  • Motivation
  • Renewing process

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