The purpose of this study was to determine the value of the WPI Davis Tutorial, or later called "Project-based Learning Community (PLC), and its effect on first-year students at WPI. The study was based on researching other learning communities and forms of pedagogy, then developing a student survey of former Tutorial/PLC students to test perceptions and its benefits. The study supplies new projects, recommendations based on survey and consideration of outside assessment reports. The report concludes with 41 recommendations.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Thomas, Ranjith
• Kondel, James Peter
• Marcantonio, Meggan Ashley
• Tran, Dave Tuminh
• Holwell, Joshua John
• Dupont, Andrew C.

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04C006I

Palabra Clave

• Education, Higher
• Project method in teaching

Advisor

• Zeugner, John F.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Ubicación

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright