TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN ENGINEERING CLASSROOM SETTING IN BHUTAN

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 25 - 35, 01.01.2022

Hemlal Bhattarai

Abstract

Teaching and learning activities in a classroom setting have been enhanced in
current times where more participatory approaches are followed from pre-primary to
tertiary level of education. While thinking participatory approaches, innovative approaches are always essential to be device so that maximum can be derived from classroom activities. The approaches may vary from different aspects but the objectives are
mostly to garner focus, creativity, concentration and participation in the classroom activities which will enhance the overall grasp of the teaching and learning activities.
This study through the primary sources is intended towards exploring three innovative approaches in classroom activities with the assessment of the same at the end of
the semester (i.e. Syllabus). The qualitative data obtained through survey questionnaires
shows that the three innovative approaches in the form of meditation, review and question-and-answer sessions show that there is promising potential in the enhancement of
focus, concentration, creativity and participation in student

Keywords

activities, Focus, Innovation approaches, Participation, Teaching and learning

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