Discussions in PBL project-groups: construction of learning and managing

• Autores: Claus Monrad Spliid
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 32, no. Extra 1 (Parte B ), 2016, págs. 324-332
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Aalborg model of PBL supports development of process-skills and -competences. For engineering students itencourages project-management as a way for student-groups to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in their study-projects.This article looks into how the development of discussion skills relates to learning and project-management. Throughcontent analysisof groups’ writtenreportsontheir process-analysis whichgroupsundertake inorder to reflectand improveefficiency and effectiveness, it is concluded that the discussions are central in the development of process-skills andcompetences. Following grounded theory group interviews focusing on the discussions which groups undertake in theirpursuit of problem-solutions fulfilling assessed real-world needs as well as meeting the requirements of the educationalprogram, it is concluded that discussions serve as a media for achieving learning and as a tool for developing skills essentialfor professional engineering practice.