Reduced Learning Time with Maintained Learning Outcomes

Bälter, Olof,1962-KTH,Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID,Medieteknik och Interaktionsdesign (författare)

QC 20210326
Many online learning initiatives have failed to reach beyond the environments in which they were first developed. One exception is the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). In an attempt to validate the question-based learning methodology implemented in OLI, we developed online material for an introductory course in object-oriented programming, and tested it on two course offerings with a total of 70 students. As our course has been given in the same format for several years, we also had comparable assessment data for two classes prior to our intervention in order to determine that we did not introduce any obvious harm with this methodology. Findings show a reduced teaching and learning time by 25%. No statistically significant differences could be found in the results of the assessment quizzes nor confidence surveys completed by the students. The two teachers (the same who handled the classes before the intervention) took different paths to teaching preparations with this new methodology. One teacher increased preparations, whilst the other reduced them, but both teachers were convinced that using online question-based learning was superior to the previous lecture and textbook-based approach, both for the students and themselves in terms of overall satisfaction. We also gathered time logs from the development to estimate return on investment.

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Utbildningsvetenskap Lärande hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Educational Sciences Learning hsv//eng
• Human-centered computing → User studies;• Applied computing → Computer-assisted instruction; Interactive learning environments; E-learning; Learning management systems.

Glassey, RichardKTH,Teoretisk datalogi, TCS,TCS(Swepub:kth)u12zejez (författare)
Wiggberg, MattiasKTH,Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)(Swepub:kth)u1o0r4mg (författare)
KTHMedieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:<em>Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education</em>New York : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), s. 660-665

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