@article{072ac56890004b13a91887fa0862ad22,
title = "The impact of project-based learning on improving student learning outcomes of sustainability concepts in transportation engineering courses",
abstract = "This paper describes an intervention to enhance students{\textquoteright} learning by involving students in brainstorming activities about sustainability concepts and their implications in transportation engineering. The paper discusses the process of incorporating the intervention into a transportation course, as well as the impact of this intervention on students{\textquoteright} learning outcomes. To evaluate and compare students{\textquoteright} learning as a result of the intervention, the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education survey instrument was used. The survey instrument includes five constructs: higher-order cognitive skills, self-efficacy, ease of learning subject matter, teamwork, and communication skills. Pre- and post-intervention surveys of student learning outcomes were conducted to determine the effectiveness of the intervention on enhancing students{\textquoteright} learning outcomes. The results show that the implementation of the intervention significantly improved higher-order cognitive skills, self-efficacy, teamwork, and communication skills. Involving students in brainstorming activities related to sustainability concepts and their implications in transportation proved to be an effective teaching and learning strategy.",
keywords = "Project-based learning, cognitive skills, self-efficacy, sustainability, teamwork",
author = "Fini, {Elham H.} and Faisal Awadallah and Parast, {Mahour M.} and Taher Abu-Lebdeh",
note = "Funding Information: To evaluate the effect of the intervention on students{\textquoteright} learning outcomes, a questionnaire was administered before and after students were exposed to the intervention. The questionnaire used was from the LITEE (www.litee.org), developed through NSF grant #0442531. In addition, a quiz was given before and after the intervention. These quizzes were not announced; the students were informed that the quizzes would not count for a grade in the course. Funding Information: Mahour Mellat Parast, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Technology Management at North Carolina A&T State University. His current research is focused on supply chain risk and resilience management, education and training in technological innovation, and process and product innovation, which are supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US Department of Transportation. He teaches courses in supply chain management, new product development, and statistics. His scholarly works have appeared in several peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Logistics Management, and Production Planning & Control. He is a member of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), and Academy of Management (AOM). Mahour received his Ph.D. in Industrial & Management Systems Engineering from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Funding Information: This research is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) [grant number 1238852] (Targeted Infusion Project Grant: Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum Using Project-Based Learning). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 SEFI.",
year = "2018",
month = may,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1080/03043797.2017.1393045",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "43",
pages = "473--488",
journal = "European Journal of Engineering Education",
issn = "0304-3797",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "3",
}