Eliminating Teaching and Learning Barriers for Improved Learning Outcomes in a Class with Students of Diverse Academic Backgrounds by Employing a Student-Centered Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Method

Project Overview
Project Title	Eliminating Teaching and Learning Barriers for Improved Learning Outcomes in a Class with Students of Diverse Academic Backgrounds by Employing a Student-Centered Problem-Based Teaching and Learning Method
Project Leader	Prof Xueqing Zhang
School / Dept	SENG / CIVL
Project Duration	Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
Project Description	This project employed a student-centered problem-based teaching and learning method (PBTL) to a sample course. With a review of PBTL practices in other universities, a number of interactive teaching and learning resources were developed, including suites of problems, guidelines for in-class exercises, student teamwork, in-class presentations and oral presentations. Special focus was placed on how to develop the problems for PBTL in the view of the diverse student backgrounds to stimulate and situate learning with increased degree of relevance and rigor.
Project Outcome	Developed a student-centered problem-based teaching and learning methodology for the civil engineering courses/programs Developed resources for the implementation of the student-centered problem-based teaching and learning methodology, e.g., suites of problems and guidelines for in-class exercises, student team work, in-class discussions and oral presentations Developed innovative methods for the assessment of student learning outcomes, including student’s self-evaluation, student’s peer-evaluation, and instructor’s continuous evaluation Implemented the student-centered problem-based teaching and learning methodology in two sample courses, CIVL5210 and CIVL4250 Created an interactive teaching-learning environment for two sample courses CIVL5210 and CIVL4250
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report Project-end Review by Project Leader
Adaptation	Full Project

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