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Issues with a course that emphasizes self-direction

Ville TirronenMichael CochezVille Isomöttönen

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ta113Medical educationComputer scienceeducationPass rateSelf directionSession (web analytics)Course (navigation)Work (electrical)PedagogyActive learningComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONSurvey data collectionta516Group work

description

In this paper, we examine a master's level course that emphasizes self-direction on the part of students. The course is run by weekly group assignments and requires independent work such that only one mandatory classroom session is arranged each week. Our specific research interests are how students responded to the setting of this kind and whether they demonstrated self-direction during the course. We surveyed the students' view of the course, their group work experience, and their study habits, and analyzed the resultant survey data for themes. The results suggest that while the pass rate was considerably high and the course was regarded as well-organized by the students, there were several concerns related to whether we could prompt self-directed study habits.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-07-01
10.1145/2462476.2462495https://doi.org/10.1145/2462476.2462495