A LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF EXPERIENTIAL FIELD-BASED LEARNING IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (GS&GE) AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY USING STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING GAINS (SALG)
Vicki Remenda, Douglas Archibald
In the proceedings of: GeoQuébec 2015: 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Canadian Permafrost ConferenceSession: Geotechnical Education Challenges / Défis de la formation en géotechnique
ABSTRACT: Field-based learning, in site investigation and geological mapping, is essential to the education of geological engineers because it develops the habit of mind of integrating sparse, disparate observations into meaningful conceptual models and helps students transition from learner to expert. To investigate students™ field experiences and learning gains, we initiated a long-term on-line survey of students in Years 2 to 4. The SALG instrument consists of 4 sections each using Likert-like items to assess gains in: 1) thinking and working like a geoengineer, 2) skills development, 3) confidence in fieldwork, and 4) changes in attitudes. Item scores show year-to-year increases indicating that students are progressing in developing skills and are moving from emerging to mastery of the learning outcomes.
RÉSUMÉ: L™apprentissage sur le terrain, lors d™études de sites et de modélisation géologique, est essentiel à la formation des ingénieurs géologues, car il développe l'habitude de la pensée à intégrer des observations éparses dans des modèles conceptuels significatifs et aide les étudiants à passer du stade de débutant à celui d™expert. Pour enquêter sur les expériences des étudiants sur le terrain et l™amélioration de l'apprentissage, nous avons lancé un sondage auprès des étudiants de la deuxième à la quatrième année. L'instrument SALG se compose de quatre sections, chacune utilisant des éléments de type Likert pour évaluer les gains dans les domaines suivants : 1) penser et travailler comme un géo-ingénieur, 2) le développement des compétences, 3) la confiance dans le travail de terrain, et 4) les changements dans les attitudes. Les résultats montrent une augmentation des pointages d'année en année, ce qui indique que les étudiants améliorent leur potentiel de développement des compétences et passent d™une capacité émergente à une pleine maîtrise de leur apprentissage.
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Vicki Remenda; Douglas Archibald (2015) A LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF EXPERIENTIAL FIELD-BASED LEARNING IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (GS&GE) AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY USING STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING GAINS (SALG) in GEO2015. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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