Evaluation of the effectiveness of a method of active learning based on reigeluth and stein’s elaboration theory

• Autores: J. Gil, A. L. Pérez, M. I. Suero, Francisco Solano Macías, Pedro José Pardo Fernández
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 26, no. Extra 3, 2010, págs. 628-641
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Several studies have shown that methods of active learning are more effective for learning the concepts of physics than traditionalmethods. We propose an active learning method based on the Elaboration Theory of Instruction applied to topics of GeometricalOptics. The proposal was tested on a sample of 202 students distributed in eight natural groups, corresponding to classes of pre-engineer year secondary education (‘‘2nd Year of Bachillerato’’ in Spain). Four of these groups followed the proposed ElaborationTheory-based instruction sequence, and the other four followed the control sequence of instruction corresponding to their teacher’straditional methods. Pre- and post-tests were applied designed to detect preconceptions in Geometrical Optics. Their results confirmedthat, at least in teaching material of Geometrical Optics, sequencing the content and activities according to the prescriptions ofElaboration Theory improves the quality of the students’ learning relative to traditional methods because, amongst other capacities, it isable to correct their preconceptions on the subject.