Last modified: 2019-06-29
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to apply inquiry-based teaching method to the capstone course of electrical engineering and computer science department at technological university, and evaluate its effectiveness after 12 weeks experimental teaching to the senior students at technological university in Taiwan. The findings of this research were concluded as follows: (1) The experimental group’s inquiry ability was significantly improved after 12-week experimental teaching, whilst not significantly different to the control group. (2) The experimental teaching received high level of satisfaction from the participant students. (3) From interviewing the teacher in experimental group, using inquiry teaching method with basic searching ability and motivation is better than PBL (Problem-Based Learning) for students on problem-solving.
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