Activities are a valuable investment in our future, with research showing that students who participate in activities outside of their studies tend to have higher grades, better exam scores, and more positive educational experiences in general. Students benefit from the opportunity to reflect on their learning and to ascertain progression towards outcomes. The School of Engineering and Technology engages students with activities like debate competitions, awareness and sensitization program on child marriage-free India, industrial visits, workshops, seminars, and conversations with guest lecturers.
Their Characteristics
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Activity-based learning analyses the process of interaction between a child and the world around them, which occurs as they complete a task. Activity-based learning is centered on understanding the social nature of children.
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Content Focus (and Interaction). Whether the learning outcomes for a session or module include declarative or functioning knowledge, almost all of them will be supported in some way by the presentation of information to students.
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Helping students deepen their understanding of a given topic.
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Giving professor’s insight into how well students are grasping new concepts.
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Building connections between students has also been shown to increase course completion rates.
Conclusion
Activity-based learning conducted by the School of Engineering and Technology at Jaipur National University, Jaipur, provides students with the freedom to express themselves in different creative ways. It empowers them to explore and solve problems on their own. Activity-based learning provides them with the opportunity to say what they have learned through the act of doing rather than simply taking notes. Activity-based learning helps to develop social skills in children and also fosters team spirit in them. It helps enhance the knowledge of children at the ground level. It supports them in acquiring knowledge outside their educational environment and to know the reality.
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Ms. Afreen Gauri,
Assistant Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology,
Jaipur National University, Jaipur, India