Enhancing Student Motivation in Process Control via Interactive Learning Tools

Poovarasi Balan, V. Kalavally
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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.
利用互动式学习工具提高学生在过程控制中的动机
在化学工程专业的本科过程控制课程中,由于课程大纲中包含了高级控制数学的内容,因此教学非常具有挑战性。众所周知,传统的过程控制课堂教学会引起学生的恐惧和缺乏动力。我们将现有的以教师为中心的教学模式改革为互动式教学模式,从而提高学生在课程中的内在动机。本文着重探讨了在《过程控制》课程中如何对平板电脑的适应、选择题的使用和传统的导师制进行改革,以增强互动式学习。结果表明,与以往的过程控制课程相比,所采用的方法使学生的满意度和绩效指标有了显著提高。我们通过课程评价、定量调查和定性调查来证明教学改革的有效性。
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