Methodologies In Higher Education Research Articles

Macroeconomics and active methodologies in higher education: A possible pairing and a possible binomial

This article presents an experience of teaching innovation based on the application of active methodologies in economics and business education at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). The proposal builds on a competency teaching approach, whose objectives were to verify the effectiveness of these methodologies in the area of economics in order to reconnect the university with its social environment and enhance the competency and student-learning values. During the 2019–2020 academic year, a multidisciplinary process based on the Problem-Based Learning methodology was developed in the Introduction to Economics II: Principles of Macroeconomics course. Various teaching techniques were applied to encourage participation, autonomous student work, group work, as well as elements of social responsibility and values education. The results of the process collected quantitatively and qualitatively show improvements in the acquisition of knowledge by students and greater appropriation levels linked to greater motivation. However, reluctance and misgivings about the process also arose, which would require further work in class and a leading role by students. Greater planning, time and coordination requirements were also limiting factors for the teaching staff; however, the relevance of applying the methodology sequentially is suggested.
 
 Keywords: Active methodology, higher education, social and ethical responsibility, active learning, skills, economy.

ИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКИЕ СТРАТЕГИИ ПРЕПОДАВАТЕЛЯ ДЛЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ГИБРИДНОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ

The article identifies the problem of developing University teachers’ skills of how to apply research strategies to study the conditions in which hybrid learning at the university would be successful. It is shown that the spread of hybrid methodology in higher education has led to the complication in educational process realization and required teachers to search for appropriate teaching tools and methods serving to handle the new challenges. The issue of hybrid learning organization at the university is one of the most widely discussed and urgent in modern education. The spread of hybrid methodology in higher education has led to the complication in educational process realization and required teachers to search for appropriate teaching tools and methods serving to handle the new challenges. Moreover, it required teachers to develop their educational design skills, skills of evaluation and research skills to study hybrid educational practice. The purpose of the paper is to explain the foundation and describe the research strategies that University teachers need to successfully organize and implement hybrid learning. In accordance with the key focus of University teachers’ activity (solving professional issues), there are four types of research strategies: a strategy aimed at researching the external environment and the surrounding society; a strategy aimed at researching the subject of education; a strategy aimed at researching the activities of the subject of education; a strategy aimed at researching the teacher personality and their activities. Hybrid learning organization calls for a teacher’s ability to use research strategies and analysis techniques as a key element in finding the answers to the questions about what is happening, why it is happening, what could happen, what should be done. The article was prepared within the fundamental research of State Assignment implementation on the topic “Professional competence of a teacher for the implementation of hybrid learning” (Supplementary Agreement of the Ministry of Education of Russia and the Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education “OMSPU” No. 073-03-2022-035/3 от 08.06.2022).

Metodologias ativas no ensino em saúde

ABSTRACT This study is a literature review on the contributions of active methodologies in Higher Education in the health area. From the reviewed literature (texts, articles and books), an academic essay was written, addressing ideas, reflections, literature citations and authors’ personal impressions on the theme. After analyzing the literature, it was realized that active methodologies despite being involved in the teaching-learning process for several years, still require that teachers and students widely appropriate their benefits. The implementation of this change will help in coping with the factors that have negatively interfered in higher health education. It is a challenge that needs to be embraced by teachers and students. Conclusions: Active teaching methodologies can be included in all teaching models and methods and aim to promote learning and expand the possibilities for students to develop their competencies.

Integrating BIM in Industrial Engineering programs. A new strategy model

The implementation of the BIM in the AEC sector, both in companies and in academic institutions, is taking place mainly through the knowledge and handling of the software that makes its implementation possible. There are several public and private initiatives that provide professionals with workshops, courses, degree programs and even master’s programmes oriented towards knowledge of the BIM methodology. These are aimed at all types of professionals, from qualified technicians to unskilled labour. In order to achieve a truly successful implementation of BIM, it is important not to focus only on the technological perspective, but to base it on the human aspects involved in the methodology. Working the skills is as important, if not the most, as using the tools. It is the attitude of the professionals that will determine a successful integration. This paper brings together research works on the state of higher education in Spain in industrial engineering programmes related to BIM and the required competencies. Educational guides and also the needs of the sector are reviewed. New roles and skills demanded are also analysed. The implementation strategies and academic barriers found when integrating BIM methodology in higher education are studied in depth. Finally, the paper presents a model proposal that includes the main lines of work to integrate BIM so that the training of future graduates will be effective for the sector.

ДОЛБООРДУК МЕТОД ЖАНА АНЫН ЖОГОРКУ ОКУУ ЖАЙЛАРЫНДА ЧЕТ ТИЛДЕРИН (АНГЛИС ТИЛИН) ОКУТУУДА КОЛДОНУЛУШУ

The article discusses the theoretical foundations of using the design methodology in the educational process with an emphasis on the personality, interests, independence and characteristics of the student. This method is based on the development of the cognitive, creative ability of students, independent design of their educational path, on the development of critical thinking. Also, the projective method allows you to optimally solve many problems associated with the study of a foreign language. Here the authors try to reveal the relevance of the design methodology, the features and usefulness of this method in the study of foreign languages (English) and focus on the practical application of this methodology in higher education.

Moodle Quizzes as a Continuous Assessment in Higher Education: An Exploratory Approach in Physical Chemistry

The use of Moodle quizzes as a continuous assessment and an integral part of the educational methodology in higher education has been analyzed in a case study of physical chemistry subject. Two types of quiz designed with different item types and different settings, called basic quiz (BQ) and thematic block quiz (TBQ), were elaborated making use of a question bank with more than 450 items. BQ has true/false items, while TBQ has randomly mixed items (multiple choice, numerical and matching). The effect of the type of quiz on the student scores is analyzed according to statistical and psychometric data such as the degree of participation, the facility index and the discrimination index of each item, and the average score, calculated according to the classical test theory. This allows us to discern which type of quiz has an enough quality to use it as an assessment tool. Moreover, the effect of this educational activity, developed during the last six academic years from 2014 to 2020, just before of the pandemic situation, is evaluated considering the scores of the students in the Ordinary Calls of exams and comparing them with previous courses taught with a traditional education based on master classes. The statistic results indicate that TBQs are more discriminative than BQs and could be used as an assessment tool, while BQs could be only useful as formative activity. Moodle quizzes turn out to be a reliable strategy for learning of contents in scientific matter, with a high participation in the knowledge tests, with good marks in the average score and a greater number of pass degrees in the Ordinary Calls.

Competitive Teacher for Higher Education: Risk-Based Models of its Development

The significance of the research is determined by its scientific and practical significance. The modern global transformation of the world, in particular, automation, greening, the growing complexity of global risks and challenges, a network-centric society, a digital environment and many other aspects have led to the fact that the society in which the individual lives his life can rightfully be called a VUCA world. The VUCA world is a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. This is the world of “turbulent time” or “perfect storm”, when all the factors complicating the situation converge at one time and at one point. Changes in the social, economic and geopolitical spheres associated with digitalization and a change in the technological structure start having a wider impact on many spheres including the education system. “Skills of the future” of both a specialist and a teacher are becoming an increasingly topical problem, while the issue related to the formation of a resource educational environment and the architectonics development of the required competences of the teacher’s personality in the face of the VUCA world come to the fore in the tasks of academic science. The article is aimed at solving the problem of determining the structure, content and conditions for the implementation of pedagogical support to enhance the competitiveness of a higher education teacher for a VUCA world, as well as ensuring the effective formation of teachers’ noxological competences for a VUCA world in the information and educational environment of a higher education institution. The designed pedagogical support will contribute to the effective organization of career development and professional growth of a higher education teacher for a VUCA world. The results of the study will make it possible to contribute to the development of the theory and methodology of higher education in terms of scientific substantiation and selection of the content to form a teacher’s noxological competence in the information and educational environment of a higher education institution for a VUCA world. Giving a more detailed content and precise structure of the teacher’s noxological competence and the proposed classification of modern risks of the educational environment will complement the theoretical foundations of pedagogical risk studies. A model of pedagogical support for the formation of noxological competences of future teachers which is to be theoretically substantiated will give an opportunity to determine the capabilities and technologies of using risk factors in pedagogical education. The expected results are believed to contribute to the solution to the problem of VUCA undertaken by the world social and humanitarian scientific community, which the modern education system in general faces and all subjects of the educational process, in particular.

Can “Debate” Transform Teaching and Learning in Higher Education?

The purpose of this study is to examine post-graduate students’ perceptions, feelings, attitudes, and evaluation comments of a debate process they experienced in an Educational Policy, Management and Leadership module during their M.A.(Ed.) studies at a well-known Greek university. Furthermore, it aspires to share the perspective of broadening the teaching methodology in Higher Education using level-appropriate and widely appreciated teaching tools. The study was based on a qualitative design. Findings indicated the benefits gained through the learner-centered structured debate approach emphasized on the development of students’ critical, analytical, and communicational skills and stressed their gradual transformation of attitudes. Respondents also stressed active learning and self-driven study, as opposed to the passive learning attained during lectures. Participants’ positive feelings constitute the vehicle to the formation and/or transformation of attitudes and the implications of these transformations for their personal and professional life.

Square peg in a round hole: are small private liberal arts higher education institutions prepared to implement lean operational and organizational methodologies to survive?

ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is to promote the awareness of higher-education administration and faculty of the opportunities presented by developing and implementing lean operational models in their institutions. The paper provides a brief account of the author’s observations of small liberal arts colleges that are operating in non-efficient models. It also provides an insight into the author’s experience with orchestrating organisational change which included multiple transformational projects over a significant period of years in corporate America. It also provides the reader with published information suggesting that lean implementation, while difficult to sell, makes sense in the small liberal arts’ higher education environment. The first finding is that many of these institutions are failing and not operating efficiently. Second, lean operational methodologies being deployed by many higher education entities, are successful. Third, operational and organisational change is difficult to sell within a very tradition-based environment, however, it is possibly a necessity to implement for survival. There is a significant opportunity for educational leaders to consider the implementation of lean operational models to promote the success of their organisations. Failure to achieve operational success may cause significant disruption to or even failure of small private liberal arts schools. Efficiently providing quality education is good for future generations by providing venues for potential success, and that is advantageous for society. Research exists considering lean operational methodologies in higher education. However, there is a lack of literature available focusing on the specifics of small private liberal arts colleges, their dilemmas, and their needs. There is a need for these schools to survive, so educational leaders should contemplate these suggestions.

Digital Instructional and Pedagogical Gaps in Mathematics Education during COVID-19: APOS Theory Based Laboratory Methodology in Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic globally transformed the face to face teaching and learning into digital online teaching and learning. The uptake and integration of digital technology in mathematics education have been gradual for many decades. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the digital teaching and learning and made it an imperative and safe remote instruction and pedagogy of the day in mathematics education and education in general. We explored the uptake and use of virtual mathematics laboratory methodology for undergraduate Calculus teaching and learning as a remote instruction and pedagogy gap revealed during the COVID-19 infections prevention and containment period in Zimbabwe. The main objective of the study was to identify digital instructional and pedagogical gaps that existed in addressing students' mathematical misconceptions in Calculus learning in using the APOS theory and a virtual mathematics laboratory. Data was collected from 160 undergraduate students taking Calculus courses via APOS theory mediated digital mathematics laboratory for a semester. Results revealed that the undergraduate students who took the Calculus courses via the digital mathematics laboratory methodology performed better than those who used to take the same courses using didactical approaches. This COVID-19 crisis ushered in digital teaching and learning experiences that clearly spelt out the existence of digital instructional and pedagogical gaps in mathematics education.

Big Data Support for Problem Solving Method in Mass Spectrometry Topic in Modern Analytical Chemistry Course

Extremely large and unpredictable user generation of data, all digitized and stored in large data repositories is built up by scientists, especially from modern analytical chemistry. This study aims to build a new approach in chemistry education, by utilizing Big Data sources to support IDEAL (I-Identify problem, D-Define goal, E-Explore possible strategies, A-anticipate outcomes and act, L-Look back and learn) Problem Solving learning model. Modern analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments to analize chemical compounds up to structural analysis. Modern instruments, such as mass spectrometer, generate information of compounds and stored in big data bank. This must be able to be accessed and used in chemistry education. This report would be around the benefits of using Big Data during learning process in this digital era, through IDEAL Problem Solving learning. Some preliminary progress would be presented. The growing number of data and resources would change also teaching and learning methodology in higher education. Some highlights about disruptive learning innovation would be described

Using Behaviour Change as a Critical Frame of Reference to Understand the Adoption of Learning Design Methodologies in Higher Education

This paper introduces the COM-B model (Capabilities-Opportunities-Motivation:Behaviour) and its use in combination with the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) in developing an intervention which aims to promote the adoption of learning design methodologies by academic staff working with learning technologists in Higher Education (HE). Qualitative structured interviews were conducted among members of staff from five UK universities based on the COM-B model to identify the main behavioural determinants for the use and implementation of learning design methodologies. The analysis suggests that the implementation of learning design methodologies/frameworks might be more likely to occur if academic staff and learning technologists’ psychological capability, physical and social opportunities, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are addressed. The COM-B model and the BCW have been effective in the context of learning design to analyse the behaviour of academic staff and learning technologists when engaging in the design of online/blended learning programmes.

New Advances in Second Language Acquisition Methodology in Higher Education

This article summarizes new advances, as described by current research, in the methodology of teaching Business English as a lingua franca (BELF) in the era of mobile learning and provides the reader with hands-on strategies that are useful for BELF classes and applicable in distance learning. The primary objectives of this literature review are to explore the fundamental approaches which should help practitioners in their course preparation, development, and teaching. The paper provides the reader with the most up-to-date strategies for teaching BELF and brings ideas on how to utilize these principles in a mobile learning (m-learning) environment. The methods include a literature review of available articles exploring the research topic, i.e., BELF and its pedagogy, which was performed by finding relevant studies in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The results indicate that there are three fundamental approaches recommended by the current research on the teaching of BELF, namely task-based activities/case studies, exploitation of authentic materials, and blended learning implementation. In summary, the paper provides the readers with an update on current approaches for teaching BELF in higher education when utilizing modern tools for foreign language learning, such as m-learning, blended learning, and hybrid learning.

A capability maturity model for assessment of active learning in higher education

PurposeAlthough active learning methodologies are recognized as an effective means to achieve expected educational demands, in practice, the teaching and learning processes are still widely characterized by traditional pedagogy aspects. As a result, teaching innovations in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education are carried out in isolation in specific disciplines, programs or departments. To addresses these challenges and to stimulate useful teaching innovations, this study aims to propose the capability maturity model to active learning (CMMAL) for assessing the maturity level of active learning methodologies in higher education institutions (HEIs).Design/methodology/approachThe CMMAL provides inputs for planning and decision-making, identifying variables such as the current state of teaching and learning processes, project management, team development, allocation of resources and infrastructure and the choice of evaluation and assessment methods. From the relevant literature, the primary aspects that impact on active learning were identified and incorporated into the structure of the model. Next, a survey was performed with 295 STEM professors and experts validating the scope of the model proposed.FindingsThe findings demonstrated the contribution of the CMMAL mainly to (1) assess the maturity levels of active methodologies in higher education and (2) stimulate the institutionalization of active learning practices in HEIs to minimize some problems related to the dissemination of new teaching practices.Practical implicationsThe primary practical and academic contribution of our study is the proposition of an artifact with a scope compatible with the need of the HEIs for the implementation of active learning methodologies. This paper presents a different perspective of current literature in active learning in STEM education, introducing a model that contributes to open the dialogue with HEIs interested in better understand and improve the performance in student-centered pedagogy.Originality/valueThe model also informs and leads to specific recommendations for HEIs seeking to enhance the performance of and alter the culture around active learning methodologies.

Trabalho pedagógico nos cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Estadual de Londrina: metodologias em questão

O artigo analisa o trabalho pedagógico desenvolvido por professores de dez cursos de licenciatura da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) no que concerne ao uso de metodologias em sala de aula. A pesquisa é descritiva, com abordagem dialética, e utilizou como instrumento para a coleta de dados questionário estruturado on-line enviado aos docentes. Na análise dos resultados, foram utilizados os dados obtidos pelo instrumento SPSS e pela escala Likert, com enfoque qualitativo dos gráficos para verificar o uso ou não de metodologias diléticas, visto que a pesquisa se embasa na teoria histórico-cultural. Os resultados indicam que os professores usam metodologias, e, alicerçados nelas, assumem o papel de mediadores para a transformação dos conceitos dos discentes, perfazendo o processo que consiste na ascensão do conceito cotidiano ao conceito científico.

Video-based learning to enhance teaching of practical microbiology.

Video-based learning is an increasingly important methodology in higher education and has particular value in practical teaching. In order to enhance learning and promote student engagement in our undergraduate microbiology programme, we designed and produced a suite of teaching videos which demonstrate laboratory techniques core to the syllabus. The methods were demonstrated by Ph.D. students and the professionally-produced videos were made widely available via the free YouTube channel Microbiology teaching videos at NUI Galway (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsP4xz5aq7sWfR9eXSCd_QQ/), which accumulated over 40000 views across 47 countries in its first 15 months online. A survey of students who used the videos in their teaching and learning identified a greatly increased understanding of experimental principles and ability to carry out techniques; greater engagement with practical teaching sessions; particular benefits for visual learners; and increased confidence in teaching and in communicating science amongst undergraduate teaching assistants. The videos will be central to microbiology teaching at NUI Galway over the coming decade and will benefit many third-level institutions exploring online and blended learning approaches in the coming years.

The importance of Problems-Solving in calculating derivatives in Higher Education

Background: The need to use different methodological strategies to approach the contents of Higher Education Calculation, aiming at teaching that allows the development of skills related to reading, interpretation, use of procedures and strategies and ways to express one's reasoning in Mathematics, led to the study on the teaching of Derivatives content, using the Problem-Solving methodology. As a theoretical subsidy on the topic of Problem-Solving, the studies of Polya (1995), Dante (1998) and Onuchic and Alevatto (2004) were used. Objective: To investigate the contributions of the use of the methodology of problem-solving in the discipline of Applied Mathematics of the Architecture and Urbanism course, aiming at the integral formation of the student relating the theory to practical situations. Design: The research had a qualitative methodological approach in which it was intended to understand and analyze how the academics participating in the research developed the proposed activities involving the content of Derivatives through Problem-Solving. Setting and participants: The research was carried out with twenty-two academics from the Architecture and Urbanism Course at Centro Universitario Luterano de Ji – Parana, located in the state of Rondonia (Brazil). Data collection and analysis: An experiment was carried out with a group of academics from the Architecture and Urbanism Course at Centro Universitario Luterano de Ji – Parana / RO. The data analysis was done through the written records of the students and the observations of the professor / researcher. Results: The results indicate that the didactic activities contributed to the understanding and development of the Derivatives content, as well as allowing the critical analysis of the academics regarding the resolution of problem situations. Conclusions: It is understood that the use of problem-solving methodology in Higher Education should be encouraged for the development of mathematical content, in order to enable academics to develop the theory, have autonomy, work in groups and develop strategies for solving problems. problems.

Project-Based Learning and the Acquisition of Competencies and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the body of knowledge about project-based learning (PBL) methodology in higher education by describing and analysing interrelations between competencies, and their contribution to knowledge transfer (KT) and students’ rating of the project. The sample consisted of 464 students from the Universities of Huelva (N = 347; 74.8%) and Murcia (N = 117; 25.2%), enrolled in the second year of a degree in either Infant or Primary Education. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire comprising a total of 53 items measuring general, specific, and transversal competencies, as well as students’ rating of the project. Competencies were selected from the course programmes for the degrees in Infant and Primary Education. Preliminary results showed that competencies were moderately to highly acquired after PBL, and that students reported notable KT as well as a positive assessment of the project. KT showed a high degree of association with students’ ratings and was established as a key factor in learning and learner satisfaction in higher education.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Veterinary and Communication Students to Promote Communication Skills: A Qualitative Pilot Study.

Interdisciplinary collaborations are increasingly gaining popularity, as are active in higher education and innovative learning strategies. However, relatively little research has been performed related to interdisciplinary learning methodologies in higher education. In the present work, a pilot activity between communication and veterinary students was performed, consisting in performance of mock interviews at a professional television studio. Besides some drawbacks such as low participation rates by veterinary students, the activity was associated with a number of benefits, including enhanced acquirement of communication skills, greater topic-related knowledge assimilation, and reinforced practical application of the theoretical concepts.

Metodologias ativas como mediação pedagógica no ensino superior

O debate em torno das metodologias ativas na educação superior é um tema que tem conquistado espaço no meio acadêmico nos últimos anos. Nesse debate, o uso de metodologias ativas no ensino superior equivale a um recurso pedagógico promissor no que se refere à melhoria da aprendizagem e, consequentemente, da educação. Este artigo se origina de um estudo de campo com a utilização de metodologias ativas em um curso de Administração, noturno, por mais de três anos, do tipo Survey, com os alunos participantes de uma prática inovadora que visou estimular a participação dos alunos nas aulas e desenvolver a autonomia no processo de autoaprendizado. Constatou-se que as metodologias ativas representaram ferramentas fundamentais na mediação pedagógica, em que aluno e professor tornaram-se protagonistas e sujeitos ativos, que interagiram e trocaram constantemente informações, fazendo da situação da aula uma oportunidade de desenvolver aprendizagens significativas.