Doctorate in Education
University of Durham
Thesis
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Studio-based Teaching for a First Year Electronic
Engineering degree course
Contents
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Chapter 1: The theory and practice behind studio teaching
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Historical background
1.3 Piaget
1.4 Papert
1.5 Small group interactive learning
1.6 The learning envirnment for small group teaching
1.7 The studio teaching paradigm
1.8 Studio teaching in practice
1.9 A cautionary tale
1.10 Does studio teaching really work?
Chapter 2: Analysis of entrance qualifications and experience of the students
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Entrance qualifications
2.2.1 Technical subjects
2.2.2 Language subjects
2.3 Survey questionnaire
2.4 Language preferences
2.5 IT skills and competences
2.6 Equivalence
2.7 Further analysis of the pre-test data
2.8 Discussion of the questionnaire answers
3.1 Core competences
3.2 Implications for the coures content
3.3 The assessment used in the comparison
3.4 Implementation of the Integrated Teaching Studio
3.5 Cohort analysis
3.5.1 1996-97
3.5.2 1997-98
3.5.3 1998-99
3.5.4 1999-2000
3.5.5 2000-01
3.5.6 2001-023.5.7 Overall assessment effect size
3.5.8 Semester effect size
3.5.9 Overall effect size
3.6 Discussion
Chapter 4: The student experience
4.1 Introduction
4.2 City University
4.2.1 Interviews with students
4.2.2 Other feedback
4.2.3 Miller’s study
4.2.4 The Studio Physics study
4.2.5 Discussion
4.3 Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 The first questionnaire
4.3.3 The Fraternity questionnaire
4.3.4 Other survey results reported in the literature
4.4 Discussion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Results from other studies
5.2.1 Studies on other studio-based courses
5.2.2 Other studies
5.2.3 Discussion
5.3 Student diversity and personality type
5.3.1 Introduction
5.3.2 Learning styles
5.3.3 Approaches to learning and orientation to studying
5.3.4 Discussion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Overview of the thesis
6.3 Answers and questions
6.4 Consequences of the study
6.4.1 Documentation
6.4.2 Tutorials
6.4.3 Assessment
6.4.4 Problem-based learning
6.4.5 Comments
6.5 Final conclusions
Appendix 1: Semester A Pre-test
Appendix 2: Analyses for A level scores by cohort and subject areas
Appendix 3: Number of exam pass numbers (excluding AS level Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture) for those passing both AS level Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture.
Appendix 4: Grade distibution of HKAE subjects
4.1 Grade distribution of each cohort for Physics, Pure Maths and Chemistry compared to HKAE average
4.2 Grade distribution for Use of English and Chinese Language and culture compared to HKAE average
Appendix 5: Responses to Pre-test questions - Part 1
Appendix 6: Results of assessments by year of cohort
Appendix 7: RPI questionnaire responses