¿Es el desarrollo de un proyecto una buena herramienta para aprender los principios fundamentales de una materia?

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of effective tools that reinforce the students learning is required. A clear example is the use of Learning Based on the Development of a Real Scale Project (LBDRSP). LBDRSP involves an in depth study of a particular situation and the utilization of the concepts acquired during the academic year. The major advantage of teaching using LBDRSP is that the students are actively engaged in figuring out the principles by abstracting from the taught theory through inductive reasoning. In our case, LBDRSP has been applied to different subjects, however in this report, the authors only present the obtained results in the subject Reactors and Biotechnology. The students apply the gradual knowledge acquired during the semester to the design and scale-up of industrial production plant implementing the new advances in R&D and the best available Techniques (BAT). The student response has been very positive to this new methodology and it can be concluded that the use of this technology based on scientific research articles increased the students’ skills within the framework of the subject.