SKILLS OF BACHELOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ATTENDING ACTIVE-LEARNING MATH COURSES

摘要

We focus on Bachelor Engineering degrees students' skills while taking actively taught Math courses. The applied active-learning techniques were Jigsaw, eduScrum, Think-Pair-Share, and Challenge-based-learning. Students were asked to fulfil a questionnaire at the end of the semester, to provide their perceptions of the learning environment and of their own competences. Their responses were analysed using statistical techniques, namely Principal Component Analysis. Results revealed three major sets of skills, which may be identified as interpersonal, personal and cognitive skills. Additionally, ranking scores was computed for each set of skills and the obtained values indicate that AL is considered a valuable teaching tool.