TY - JOUR
T1 - Research-based learning for undergraduate students in soil and water sciences
T2 - a case study of hydropedology in an arid-zone environment
AU - Al-Maktoumi, Ali
AU - Al-Ismaily, Said
AU - Kacimov, Anvar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2016/7/2
Y1 - 2016/7/2
N2 - This article reports the efficacy of a research-based learning (RBL) exercise on hydropedology of arid zones, with guided and open research projects (OPR) carried out by teams of undergraduate students in Oman. A range of activities and assessments was used to support student learning during the three-month course. Assessment included monitoring of field trip and lab activities, attendance recording, scrutiny by a panel of written reports and open oral presentations. Students’ feedback through teaching evaluation is compared with other courses in the Department-College, illustrating high level of students’ satisfaction. OPR best fit the scaffold of RBL.
AB - This article reports the efficacy of a research-based learning (RBL) exercise on hydropedology of arid zones, with guided and open research projects (OPR) carried out by teams of undergraduate students in Oman. A range of activities and assessments was used to support student learning during the three-month course. Assessment included monitoring of field trip and lab activities, attendance recording, scrutiny by a panel of written reports and open oral presentations. Students’ feedback through teaching evaluation is compared with other courses in the Department-College, illustrating high level of students’ satisfaction. OPR best fit the scaffold of RBL.
KW - Research-based learning
KW - field trip
KW - hydropedology
KW - soil science
KW - teaching–research nexus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964474539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84964474539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03098265.2016.1140130
DO - 10.1080/03098265.2016.1140130
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964474539
SN - 0309-8265
VL - 40
SP - 321
EP - 339
JO - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
JF - Journal of Geography in Higher Education
IS - 3
ER -