Optimizing Teaching-Learning process using Flexible and Integrated Software tool in Engineering Education

Abstract

The aim of this research was to optimize the teaching-learning process using the Integrated and flexible software system which was built based on the problem centered approach stated by Dr. David Merrill’s First Principle of Instruction, to teach C programming language for engineering students. The software assists the teachers and students encouraging interactive learning through the pedagogical module, exercise module and feedback module during the teaching-learning process. Survey findings and post intervention assessment outcomes were used to assess the student’s and teacher’s perception of their goals, satisfaction, motivation, and performance. Our findings suggest that the teachers and students had high level of satisfaction in attaining their goals, and the students who undertook learning with this methodology had much higher mean performance test scores.

Keywords: Teaching-learning process, First Principle of Instruction, interactive learning, motivation.