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Time pressure in scenario-based online construction safety quizzes and its effect on students’ performance
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Jaeger, M and Adair, D, Time pressure in scenario-based online construction safety quizzes and its effect on students' performance, European Journal of Engineering Education, 42, (3) pp. 241-251. ISSN 0304-3797 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 SEFI
DOI: doi:10.1080/03043797.2016.1153042
Abstract
Online quizzes have been shown to be effective learning and assessment approaches. However, if scenario-based online construction safety quizzes do not include time pressure similar to real-world situations, they reflect situations too ideally. The purpose of this paper is to compare engineering students’ performance when carrying out an online construction safety quiz with time pressure versus an online construction safety quiz without time pressure. Two versions of an online construction safety quiz are developed and administered to randomly assigned engineering students based on a quasi-experimental post-test design. The findings contribute to scenario-based learning and assessment of construction safety in four ways. First, the results confirm earlier findings that ‘intrinsic stress’ does not seem to impair students’ performance. Second, students who carry out the online construction safety quiz with time pressure are less likely to ‘learn by trial and error'. Third, students exposed to time pressure appreciate that they become better prepared for real life. Finally, preparing students to work under time pressure is an important industry requirement. The results of this study should encourage engineering educators to explore and implement ways to include time pressure in scenario-based online quizzes and learning.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | online quiz, construction safety, time pressure, student performance, construction management |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Teaching and instruction technologies |
UTAS Author: | Jaeger, M (Dr Martin Jaeger) |
UTAS Author: | Adair, D (Dr Desmond Adair) |
ID Code: | 115723 |
Year Published: | 2017 (online first 2016) |
Deposited By: | Engineering |
Deposited On: | 2017-04-05 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-23 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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