Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

curiosity for exploration via scientific trials.Peer Learning and CollaborationThe longitudinal result (Table 2 and Figure 1) shows decreased collaborative learning behaviorsamong students after introducing an experiment-focused teaching method. The mean collaborationscores of the last two items in Table 2 showed a slight increase from Spring 2022 to Fall 2022,followed by a decrease over the next two semesters, reaching the lowest score in Fall 2023. Clearly,using personalized instruments does not strengthen the development of peer learning andcollaboration among the learners.Decreasing trends were observed in all three survey items related to peer explanation, group work,and discussion of course content. This suggests that the initial increase in