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Abstract

This paper reviews the development of innovation in teaching and learning for engineering and built environment education, particularly at Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The paper is divided into four subtopics: curriculum and students development; best practices in teaching and learning (teaching and learning approaches); assessment and evaluation and continuous quality improvement (CQI). Among the teaching and learning approaches implemented in the faculty, the earliest adopted and adapted, and most practiced is the problem-based learning (PBL). The next most consistently used approach is the cooperative learning through jigsaw technique, followed by the integrated project. Some other best practices are on-line interactive learning, inductive method, CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate), open ended lab work, and living studio and critique session. The students’ views were taken into account in the evaluation phase and together with the assessment, the cycle is completed through CQI.