Empowering Learning Using Unmanned Aerial Systems: Effects on Motivation and Relevance of Learning

• In Event: Higher Education and Teacher Preparation Perspectives on Technologies + Pedagogies

Abstract

This study contributes to our understanding of designing and implementing STEM learning using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology. Specifically, we explored the effects using UASs in the context of Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) curriculum to bring remote job-site environments into the classroom. This exploratory quasi-experimental study provides evidence of the promise of UAS-supported instruction in CEM curricula. Despite the no significant difference finding on the measure of learning, the tentative evidence generated by this study suggests that UAS-supported instruction helps create situational motivation, improves student self-efficacy for learning CEM, and results in better perceptions of the relevance of learning and instruction.

Authors

• Pasha Antonenko, University of Florida

• Ivan Mutis, Illinois Institute of Technology