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A Gamified Pedagogical Method for Teaching Construction Scheduling through Active Exploration

9 pagesPublished: December 11, 2023

Abstract

Previous studies have convincingly shown that active and collaborative instructions, coupled with effective means to encourage student engagement, invariably lead to better learning outcomes. However, despite significant potentials for experiential learning, standard educational programs in construction engineering and management are rigid systems that offer little opportunity for students to engage in active learning that can help them gain first-hand experience and guide them toward discovering solutions. This study aims to address this need by designing and empirically assessing the performance of a novel gamified pedagogical method that teaches construction scheduling through guided active exploration in a digital game environment. The proposed pedagogical approach and its game are designed based on the constructivism learning theory. A scenario-based interactive game, called Zebel, was developed using the Unity game engine. Using a series of pre- and post-assessment instruments, the proposed method was implemented and evaluated in a graduate-level course for construction planning and scheduling to collect empirical data. The outcomes indicated that the proposed pedagogy was able to successfully guide students with no background and prior knowledge in construction scheduling to discover the fundamental concepts and systematic solutions for the problems.

Keyphrases: active exploration, construction scheduling, constructivism, gamified pedagogy

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 317-325.

BibTeX entry
@inproceedings{ASC2023:Gamified_Pedagogical_Method_Teaching,
  author    = {Mohammad Ilbeigi and Romina Ehsani and Diana Bairaktarova},
  title     = {A Gamified Pedagogical Method for Teaching Construction Scheduling through Active Exploration},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/X6ZJ},
  doi       = {10.29007/hm9w},
  pages     = {317-325},
  year      = {2023}}
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