Empathy, Education, and Awareness: A VR Hackathon’s Approach to Tackling Climate Change

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 2461 - 2461

Published: March 15, 2024

Climate change education is crucial for fostering informed and engaged future generations. However, traditional pedagogies often fail to engage learners fully provide real-world, experiential learning. This paper presents a novel approach climate through three-day virtual reality (VR) hackathon. The hackathon focused on four United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—Quality Education, Affordable Clean Energy, Cities Communities, Action. Using VR technology game design software, engineering students worked in teams. They competed against each other designing immersive environments that demonstrated their understanding of these SDGs change. Our goal was encourage the development empathy, education, awareness around critical global issues. also integrated authentic assessments, mirroring real-world tasks providing more practical relevant learning experience. findings suggest this has significantly enhanced students’ issues, competency with technologies, as well teamwork problem-solving skills. discusses hackathon’s design, implementation, outcomes, highlighting potential such innovative approaches tackling awareness.

Language: Английский

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Comparison of Perception and Academic Outcome of Final Year BDS Students Regarding Lecture-Based Learning and Problem-Based Learning

Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 136 - 141

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

This study explores the differences in student perception and academic outcomes between traditional lecture-based learning problem-based methods an educational setting. Objective: To find effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) versus Lecture-Based (LBL) enhancing performance satisfaction. Methods: Comparative cross-sectional was carried out among final year BDS students at Watim Medical Dental College Rawalpindi. The evaluated Prosthodontics Operative dentistry. LBL consisted interactive lectures with clear objectives, while PBL involved group-based problem solving over two months. Academic were assessed via class tests, feedback gathered through a structured questionnaire. Data analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: A total 131 included. Both genders considered however majority females (74%). Mostly participants appreciated both teaching methodologies (58%), significant proportion favored (26%) (11.5%). Perceptions varied on each method fostering understanding, self-learning habits, analytical skills. Many expressed dissatisfaction resource availability syllabus coverage sessions, despite positive views facilitator training. Exam results showed higher pass rate (76.3%) compared to (56.5%), but satisfaction did not significantly influence exam (p>0.05). Conclusions: concluded that future research should focus optimizing dental education effectively prepare for complex demands healthcare innovative balanced approaches.

Language: Английский

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Empowering students' critical thinking skills using problem-based learning

Inornatus Biology Education Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(2), P. 67 - 74

Published: June 25, 2023

This research aims to ascertain how students' critical thinking skills change after being exposed Problem-Based Learning (PBL). study employs a quantitative methodology using quasi-experiments. Non-equivalent control groups were employed in this study. The population included 246 students from seven different classes at IPA SMA Negeri 1 Mamasa, who all grade XI. used purposive sample of 36 the PBL class and class. t-test Mann-Whitney test analyze data investigation. results showed that pretest was (sig. <0.05), so posttest also difference <0.05). N-gain find out whether had statistically significant impact. found improved if significance level (Sig. N-gain) less than 0.05. provides evidence may improve skills.

Language: Английский

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Applying Environmental-STEM Approach on Pollution Issue Material to Enhance Students’ Problem-Solving Skills

Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(5), P. 4036 - 4042

Published: May 31, 2023

The learning process has not emphasized developing problem-solving skills since students memorize concepts, thus, the are optimally trained. This study aimed to compare students' between groups of using Problem-based Learning (PBL) model with E-STEM-based student worksheet and PBL-only on environmental pollution at one Islamic Senior High Schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. employed a quantitative method an experimental research approach pretest-posttest control group design. population was all grade 10 school studied, sample 84 total sampling technique. instrument ten long answer questions measure skills. Analysis data done by t-test significant level 0.05. results indicated differences after experiencing PBL applied combined pollution.

Language: Английский

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