01367763

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2307-15

http://scholar.google.com...nson&publication_year=2012

Traditional "chalk and talk" teaching in civil engineering is gradually being replaced with active learning that focuses on encouraging students to discover knowledge with innovative pedagogical methods and tools. One interesting such tool is the board game. This research examines the efficacy of adopting transportation board games as a tool in graduate-level transportation planning and transportation economics classes at the University of Minnesota from 2008 to 2011. The Department of Civil Engineering offered these courses with transportation board games on weekday nights. Students were asked to evaluate the effects of the games on their learning and to write self-reflective essays about their findings. The postgame survey revealed that the students’ understanding of the planning process, network deployment, and practical issues, and their ability to form opinions about transportation planning had improved. Student essays on the game economy and its implications on planning further validated that the learning outcomes derived from this game process met the pedagogical goals. This analysis shows that students who are oriented toward learning more on the basis of the visual, sensing, active, or sequential learning styles, with all else being equal, tend to learn more effectively through this approach than those who do not share these learning styles. Overall, this research suggests that properly incorporating board games into the curriculum can enhance students’ learning in transportation planning.

01470884

12-0704

English

pp 141–149

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309263047

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Case studies; Curricula; Education and training methods; Graduate students; Learning; Transportation planning

University of Minnesota

Board games

Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2012 4:56PM

• "Good Practices to Encourage Bicycling and Pedestrians on Federal Lands": 11 Components
• Alternative Planning Tool for Small Metropolitan Planning Organization in Utah
• Analyzing Investments Needed to Support Oil and Gas Production and Distribution
• Evaluation of Operation and Accuracy of Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies for Use in California
• Evolving Role of Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Transportation Planning for Megaregions
• Exploratory Analysis of Spatial Hierarchical Clustering in Los Angeles County, California: Relationship of Opportunity-Based Accessibility, Reported Land Values, and Resident Characteristics
• Factors Influencing Walking in Small Urban Region
• Household Travel Surveys in Context-Based Approach for Adjusting ITE Trip Generation Rates in Urban Contexts
• Identification and Assessment of Potential High-Speed Rail Routes from Megaregion Perspective
• Jackson Heights Neighborhood Transportation Study, New York City: New Approach in Community-Based Planning
• Microparticipation with Social Media for Community Engagement in Transportation Planning
• Planning Secondary Road Network for Low-Speed Vehicles in Small or Medium-Sized City with Google Earth
• Role of Social Media in Environmental Review Process of National Environmental Policy Act
• Transportation-Induced Agglomeration Effects and Productivity of Firms in Megacity Region of Paris Basin