Abstract
Following a prolonged stretch of worldwide online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent return to a face-to-face setting when everything normalized, the authors had the opportunity to conduct phenomenological observations on a project-based approach to learning. This was done while different cohorts of IT students undergo this approach when classes are done online due to the pandemic, as well as face-to-face when students return to traditional classes after that. This study aims to describe the main observations arrived at by the authors while using the project-based approach, highlighting common similarities and significant differences exhibited by different cohorts of students as they study the course. The authors primarily used the phenomenological approach in conducting the study, observing students' behavior as they go through the project-based learning approach. This methodology is supplemented by quantitative research through a survey distributed to the participating cohorts after conducting the research methodology classes every semester. The research was mainly participated by IT students registered in research methodology course throughout the study. Results showed that although many common similarities exist when the course is conducted in both environments, salient differences also exist that showed surprising student learning behavior. The authors hope to extend this investigation to other course types to develop a more standard framework for conducting the project-based approach in all learning environments.
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Rolando Jr Lontok, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
Alice Lontok, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
Suad Abdullah Al-Riyami, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman
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Conference: SEACE2024
Stream: Learning Experiences
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Lontok R., Lontok A., & Al-Riyami S. (2024) An Investigation on the Similarities and Differences in Conducting Project-Based Learning in Pure Online and Face-to-Face Class Environments at UTAS-Nizwa ISSN: 2435-5240 The Southeast Asian Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2024.23
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2024.23
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