A BLENDED WEB-BASED LEARNING COLLABORATIVE APPROACH FOR A SEDM COURSE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

摘要

This research describes the results and implications of a research into the effectiveness of a blended web-based learning collaborative approach on student's achievement, attitudes towards web-based learning in an SEDM (Sink Electrical Discharge Machining) course. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies are used with participants of this research. Thirty-two students in mechanical engineering, enrolled in an YTIT, represented the study's experiential and control groups. Pre and post-tools are administered to participants in the two groups in a quasi-experimental design. Instruments (including web-based learning system) to measure dependent variables of the research are developed by the authors in light of relevant previous studies. The results show that students in the experimental group have higher achievement levels in their post-overall-course-test, comprehensive score, and attitudes towards web-based learning environments to measure compared to those of the control group. The specific design of the course may be responsible for these changes. Future implications and suggestions for engineering educational course are presented.