Empowering Students through Project-Based Learning: Perceptions of Instructors and Students in Vocational Education Institutes in Thailand

Autor/inn/en	Tongsakul, Anuvat; Jitgarun, Kalayanee; Chaokumnerd, Weerachai
Titel	Empowering Students through Project-Based Learning: Perceptions of Instructors and Students in Vocational Education Institutes in Thailand
Quelle	In: Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 8 (2011) 12, S.19-34 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1544-0389
Schlagwörter	Student Projects; Student Attitudes; Structural Equation Models; Learning Motivation; Active Learning; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Thinking Skills; Higher Education; Student Role; Teacher Role; Educational Change; Critical Thinking; Problem Based Learning; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulprojekt; Schülerverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Aktives Lernen; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Denkfähigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerrolle; Bildungsreform; Kritisches Denken; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify and compare instructors' and students' perceptions of factors that contribute to the effective use of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in Thailand. The sample for the study consisted of 247 electrical technology instructors from Thai vocational education institutes and 161 students who were electrical power graduates from these institutes. The data was analyzed using factor analysis and structural equation modeling with LISREL[TM]. The results of the study indicated that both instructors and students agreed on the importance of two factors: Motivation to Learn and use of the Scientific Process. Students were significantly more likely to value Sharing Ideas and Thinking Skills. The role of instructors and students in the PBL classroom is discussed. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10