An Innovative Framework for Teaching/Learning Technical Courses in Architectural Education

Sardar S. Shareef and Guita Farivarsadri
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Sardar S. Shareef: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta 99628, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey
Guita Farivarsadri: Department of Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta 99628, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: This study presents a teaching/learning framework based on parallels between problem-based learning (PBL), constructivist pedagogy, and design, which enables students to learn technical courses in a way that promotes sustainable and self-directed learning. The study used qualitative content analysis of literature surveyed from scientific databases to determine thematic codes and find the relations. The theoretical framework was implemented in a case study conducted in a second-year course in building construction technology at Tishk International University, Sulaimaniya, Iraq. The results indicate that solving ill-defined problems increased student enjoyment in learning various subjects through several teaching methods including self-directed learning. The instructor’s role is to facilitate learning rather than to provide knowledge by showing the solutions. This stimulates the students’ curiosity toward understanding problems and approaching solutions through a game-based scheme. The suggested framework can be a guide for instructors teaching technical courses of any kind. This method equips students with technical knowledge that benefits them in their studies and their professional lives after graduation, as they can integrate both their design and technical knowledge.

Keywords: architectural education; technical knowledge/courses; constructivism; problem-based learning; pedagogical methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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