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2015-09-01

The influence of a non-linear lecturing approach on student attention: Implementation and assessment

Influencia del enfoque de enseñanza no-lineal en la atención de los estudiantes: Implementación y evaluación

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v35n3.49644

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Engineering education, non-linear approach, teaching mechanical engineering. (en)
Educación ingenieril, enfoque no-lineal, docencia en ingeniería mecánica. (es)

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  • Inaki Merideno Labayen Tecnun-Universidad de Navarra
  • Raúl Antón Tecnun Universidad de Navarra, Spain
  • Jorge G. Prada Tecnun Universidad de Navarra, Spain

This paper presents a change made to the lecturing approach used within a specific course. The new lecturing approach is based on a non-linear structure where each lesson combines concepts from different topics, in contrast to the traditional linear structure in which each topic is treated separately. The objective of the non-linear approach is to increase student dynamism and motivation and to foster teacher-student dialog. Assessments from students who were taught according to the traditional linear structure along with assessments from students who were taught under both the linear and non-linear approaches are presented. Results show that the non-linear lecturing approach was welcomed and led to a higher degree of student dynamism and motivation and to more tea-cher-student dialog.

Este artículo presenta el cambio realizado al enfoque de enseñanza de una asignatura específica. El nuevo enfoque está basado en una estructura no-lineal donde cada lección combina conceptos de diferentes temas, al contrario de la estructura lineal tradicional donde cada tema se trata de forma separada. El objetivo del enfoque no-lineal es incrementar el dinamismo y la motivación del estudiante y fomentar el diálogo profesor-estudiante. Se presentan las evaluaciones recogidas de los estudiantes que fueron enseñados mediante los dos enfoques: lineal y no-lineal. Los resultados muestran que el enfoque de enseñanza no-lineal fue bienvenido y dio lugar a un mayor nivel de dinamismo y motivación entre los estudiantes y a un mayor diálogo profesor-estudiante.

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The influence of a non-linear lecturing approach on student attention: Implementation and assessment. (2015). Ingeniería E Investigación, 35(3), 115-120. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v35n3.49644
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