Three-component curricular revision combining faculty case studies, student presentations, and active learning exercises¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The 2015 redesign of the Earth Materials and Resources course had three components: "geological concepts were taught in the context of case studies presented by the faculty, teams of students gave case study presentations, and active learning exercises were incorporated into class meetings." The components were aligned with course learning outcomes and survey questions (Table I), and active learning techniques were selected using Bonwell and Sutherland's active learning continuum framework.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Team-teaching by faculty to support breakout sessions and monitor activity effectiveness
Advance selection of active learning techniques to scaffold and formatively assess learning outcomes

Constraints¶

Implemented in a single 4-credit junior-level mining engineering geoscience course with 30 students

Target Learners¶

undergraduate mining engineering students

Learning Goals¶

connecting geoscience concepts to mining engineering applications
improving attitudes toward geoscience

Claims¶

Revised-section students scored significantly higher on the rock and mineral portion of the midterm exam despite identifying half as many samples [+W]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Elizabeth A. Holley. (2017). Engaging Engineering Students in Geoscience Through Case Studies and Active Learning. Journal of Geoscience Education. https://doi.org/10.5408/16-145.1

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