소그룹 활동을 활용한 학습자중심 교육 사례: ‘원자핵공학의 미래’ 교과목을 중심으로

A Practical Case Study of Student-Centered Education Using Small Group Activities: Prospect of Nuclear Engineering Course

Here we analyze a case of redesigned course named Prospect of Nuclear Engineering as an example of student-entered education which came to the fore of university education innovation. This course was reformed from lecture-based to student-centered class by changing the context as follows: Stimulating students by addressing various problems or episodes behind scientific and mathematical concepts in the history; Offering experimental project to perceive the importance of differential equations; Exploring the research status and issues of nuclear engineering and the ways of attacking them by discipline; Discussing the public acceptance of nuclear power plants. Small group activities using small group discussion and peer-learning have been applied in this course to enhance students critical and creative ability. In the survey, students rated highly in the fact that they could actively interact with the peers and that they could think for themselves through small group discussion and peer-learning which is not just the way of conveying knowledge.