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'Cooperative Learning' Tool for Optimizing Outcomes of Engineering Education

T. S. Desai *, P. P. Kulkarni

Affiliations

  • Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, KIT’s College of Engineering, Kolhapur, India

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Abstract


Quality of technical education is a very sensitive issue because the parameters of assessment of quality vary from time to time. In simple words, high quality education is one that fulfils the needs of all stake holders. Formal education system tends to restrict the minds of faculty as well as students to trodden path that doesn't encourage change and innovation.

Objective of higher education is not just imparting technical knowledge but also to inculcate a diverse set of skills such as problem analysis ability, ability to develop solutions, ability to use modern tools, concern about society and environment, ethics, communication skill, ability towards teamwork and ability of life long learning. To comply with the demands on outcome, educators are challenged to embrace new models of teaching with more emphasis on students' learning that reflects in the desired outcomes.

In line with this characteristics of outcome based education, this paper discusses facts about current scenario of instructional methods along with the potential of 'cooperative learning' tool to improve the teaching learning process in engineering education.


Keywords

Instruction Method, Cooperative Learning, Outcome Based Education (OBE), National Board of Accreditation (NBA)

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