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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Alternative Instructional Strategies for Teaching Basic Construction Surveying Concepts Gabriel N View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Louisiana State University Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2009 A comparison of the effectiveness of two alternative instructional strategies for teaching basic construction surveying concepts Gabriel N. Trahan Jr. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Human Resources Management Commons Recommended Citation Trahan Jr., Gabriel N., "A comparison of the effectiveness of two alternative instructional strategies for teaching basic construction surveying concepts" (2009). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 602. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/602 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING BASIC CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING CONCEPTS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development by Gabriel N. Trahan Jr. B.A., University of New Orleans, 1977 M.B.A., University of New Orleans, 1987 December 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to extend a special word of thanks to the members of my committee. Dr. Machtmes, I appreciate all the assistance you have given throughout this endeavor and your willingness to listen to the many questions I posed during class. Thank you for your timely words of encouragement during this educational venture. Dr. Harvey, Thank you for your insightful comments and willingness to be on this committee with your busy schedule. Dr. Verma, Thank you for the insightful comments and the willingness to explore this area of instruction. Dr. Lou, Thank you for your willingness to explore this area of instruction and your thoughtful probing questions which have added needed perspectives to this research. Dr. Burnett, Words cannot express my appreciation for your contribution to my educational endeavor. As a mentor, I know no one who could have challenged me more to search deeper for explanations as to the results determined in this project. I would also like to say Thank You as a friend for your willingness to carve out the time to assist in challenging some of the ways I view things and bringing those thoughts together for the successful conclusion to this first step! ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................ ii LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... vi ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................. viii CHAPTER 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................1 Rationale ..................................................................................................................1 Purpose Statement....................................................................................................6 Objectives of the Study............................................................................................6 Significance of the Study.........................................................................................8 2 Review of Literature .....................................................................................................10 General Education..................................................................................................10 Introduction......................................................................................................10 Pedagogical Philosophy...................................................................................12 Pedagogical Development ...............................................................................15 Engineering Education...........................................................................................19 Engineering Pedagogy.....................................................................................19 New Engineering Education Paradigm............................................................21 Leadership Training.........................................................................................24 New Curricula..................................................................................................29 Development of Authentic Experiences ..........................................................31 Teachers as Leaders.........................................................................................33 Surveying Education..............................................................................................34 Construction Management Education....................................................................45 Future Learning Challenges and Opportunities .....................................................54 3 Methodology.................................................................................................................65 Introduction............................................................................................................65 Population and Sample ..........................................................................................65 IRB Procedures......................................................................................................65 Research Objectives...............................................................................................66 Data Collection......................................................................................................68 Measuring Instruments...........................................................................................68 Experiment.............................................................................................................70 Week One.........................................................................................................70 Week Two........................................................................................................71 Week Three......................................................................................................71 Week Four........................................................................................................72 Week Five........................................................................................................72 Research Design.....................................................................................................73 4 Results...........................................................................................................................75 iii Objective One........................................................................................................75 Age...................................................................................................................75 Academic Classification..................................................................................76 Overall College GPA.......................................................................................76 GPA in Construction Management Courses....................................................77 Grade Achieved in Prerequisite Construction Management Course ...............78 Grade Achieved in Required College Level Calculus Course.........................78 Objective Two........................................................................................................79 Pretest...............................................................................................................79 Posttest.............................................................................................................80 Objective Three......................................................................................................81 Pretest...............................................................................................................81 Posttest.............................................................................................................83 Objective Four.......................................................................................................84 Objective Five........................................................................................................85 Pretest...............................................................................................................86 Posttest.............................................................................................................87 Objective Six..........................................................................................................89 Pretest...............................................................................................................89 Posttest.............................................................................................................90
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