Improving Learning Outcomes Through Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment by Introducing Self-Study Component in the Course Delivery Structure

Pedagogy is the core of learning process. It goes without mentioning curriculum design and development play a significant role in creating a learning experience from the student entered fashion. Properly defined assessments with a well driven curriculum really throw a challenge to delivery methods. Thus, pedagogy is important in imparting the knowledge coupled with the requisite skill levels as specified by Dr. Benjamin Bloom. This paper is a case study of one such attempt to introduce new pedagogy by introducing the self-study component into the course delivery method. This has enabled the course instructor to create curiosity among the students in the class by way of challenging them through some minor projects and self-chosen activities to demonstrate their learning through application of the concepts learnt in the classroom and laboratory exercises. This unique change made students to think critically. The outcomes of the study are very much encouraging in two counts, one increase in the cognitive level (test marks improved) and the other is the improvement in skills through demonstrating the concepts by the students who were engaged and inquisitive.