Challenge-Based Learning and Traditional Teaching in Automatic Control Engineering Courses: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Tecnologico de Monterrey has implemented the Tec21 model, an innovative education model consisting of four components: challenge-based learning, flexibility, inspiring teachers and memorable experience. Challenge-based learning technique faces the student to real problems, binding him with his environment by challenging experiences, in this context this technique was applied to three different groups with students of different engineering programs through a challenging activity in order to evaluate competencies defined for the courses of Control Engineering and Control Systems. In this paper, results of this evaluation are presented, and a comparison is made between traditional and Semestre i courses.