Is assessing learning outcomes a trade-off in experiential learning? Integrating field visit with managerial economics course

Rajasulochana, Raju and Senthil, Ganesh (2019) Is assessing learning outcomes a trade-off in experiential learning? Integrating field visit with managerial economics course. International Review of Economics Education, 32 (2019). pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

We investigated the effectiveness of field visit as an experiential learning method by assessing course learning outcomes among postgraduate management students in managerial economics course.Thestudydocuments theplanningandorganisation ofthe fieldvisitto anindustrywithin the framework of Kolb’s (1984) Experiential Learning Method as well as the assessment of learning from an industrial field visit against the specified course learning outcomes. While the perception survey showed that majority of the students valued learning from the field visit, we found huge variations in students’ performance in final exam in terms of course learning outcomes. Assurance of learning analysis in the context of cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy showed that industrial field visit is more suitable for evaluating lower order learning in terms of knowledge and comprehension. We discuss the results in detail towards integrating experiential learning through field visits and future implementation of field visits in managerial economics course for better learning outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Field visit Experimential learning;Individual assessment; Course learning ;outcomes Bloom’s taxonomy.
Subjects:	Economics > Economic Planning & Development
Depositing User:	Ms. Sachitha R
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2019 06:08
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2020 09:27
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/628

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