A Study on the Effectiveness of Active Learning in Different Learning Environments: Active Learning Method in the Field of Business Management

Abstract

With the spread of active learning (AL), various teaching methods have been proposed in business management education. However, it is difficult to understand a pragmatic science like business management for undergraduate students who do not have business experience. In this situation, we proposed an active learning method based on the PDCA cycle to draw out the dynamic nature of the participants and obtain learning effects through “dialogue”. However, in the situation with COVID-19, where it is not easy to implement face-to-face group work with a large number of participants, it would be desirable to conduct such an active learning method in an “online learning environment” or a “hybrid learning environment” with a mixture of online and offline participants using ICT tools (e.g., Google Meet, Zoom). But there is no clear way to effectively implement such active learning methods in different learning environments. So, to clarify the way to implement our proposed method in different learning environments, we conducted group work in three different learning environments (face-to-face, online, and hybrid) and evaluated the effects. The results of these group works revealed that although there are differences in participants’ satisfaction and the effectiveness of our method, it is possible to achieve specific results in an “online learning environment” and a “hybrid learning environment”. Furthermore, this paper discussed the points to be considered when implementing this learning in different learning environments.



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Akimichi Aoki, Senshu University, Japan
Sugio Baba, Senshu University, Japan
Takashi Majima, Senshu University, Japan
Tomofumi Uetake, Senshu University, Japan

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Conference: ECE2023
Stream: Teaching Experiences

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To cite this article:
Aoki A., Baba S., Majima T., & Uetake T. (2023) A Study on the Effectiveness of Active Learning in Different Learning Environments: Active Learning Method in the Field of Business Management ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2023: Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2023.31
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2023.31


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