Using Modified Mastery Learning to Teach Sustainability and Life-Cycle Principles as Part of Modeling and Design

Personalised learning paths for information literacy using Canvas MasteryPaths

“…Students report greater control over their learning, and better understanding of the topic in selfpaced tutorials that utilise or are based on mastery learning (Liu et al, 2017;Oerther, 2022;Reddy et al, 2013;Simon-Campbell & Phelan, 2016). Mastery learning consists of providing students a diagnostic assessment for a topic to formatively assess their knowledge.…”

Course Strategy: Threading Triple Bottom-Line Sustainability Across Multiple Courses

“…Student learning was assessed at the application level through detailed grading of extended homework assignments performed individually. These results have been previously discussed (i.e., [5,7]) and examples of the homework instructions and grading rubric are provided in Appendix D.…”

“…The rationale for the approach employed in these two courses includes a recognition that the practice of environmental engineering often is viewed as "driven by regulation" (i.e., polluters only eliminate pollution if required by law). The long-term goal of incorporating awareness of triple bottom line accounting in these two courses is to improve student understanding of alternative approaches to the practice of environmental engineering, which may help future Professional Engineers position themselves and their employers within the emerging conceptual framework of "environmental, social, and corporate governance" or ESG (i.e., [7]).…”

Work in Progress: Design of Mastery-Based-Learning Course Structure to Assess Student Anxiety and Belonging

“…Instructors who utilized mastery-based learning techniques noted that there are benefits including easier grading and better insight into students' progress. They also noted some downfalls such as student's frustration with an unfamiliar pedagogical approach [12]. Additionally, since students work on different topics within the same class, classroom management can become difficult [11].…”

“…Several weaknesses were also identified. These include time spent learning about the unfamiliar course structure, student motivation, and lack of traditional lecture [12].…”