Enhancing student motivation in process control via interactive learning tools

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Abstract

Teaching an undergraduate process control course for chemical engineering students can be very challenging due to the advanced Control mathematics content in the course syllabus. Conventional class room teaching of Process Control is known to cause fear and lack of motivation among students. We reform the current teacher-focused style of teaching to an interactive mode of teaching resulting in a boost in the intrinsic motivation of students in the course. This paper focuses on how adaptation of Tablet PC, use of multiple choice questions and traditional tutorial sessions have been reformed to enhance interactive learning in Process Control. It is shown that the adopted methods have resulted in significant improvement in the degree of satisfaction and performance index of students as compared to previous offerings of Process Control. We use course evaluations, quantitative and qualitative surveys to demonstrate the effectiveness of the teaching reformations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationT4E 2012 : IEEE Fourth International Conference on Technology for Education
EditorsSandhya Kode, Kinshuk
Place of PublicationUSA
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages176 - 179
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467321730
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventIEEE International Conference on Technology for Education 2012 - Hyderabad India, USA
Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Technology for Education 2012
CityUSA
Period1/01/12 → …

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