The Impact of Experiential Learning on Teaching Quality Control Concepts
Stacy Mitchell
University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
Sherry Avery
The University of Texas at Tyler, USA
Edmund Prater
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Patricia Swafford
High Point University, USA
Volume 12: 2018, pp. 69-86; ABSTRACT
Undergraduate students often have difficulty understanding quantitative quality management tools such as Statistical Process Control (SPC). This article describes the results of an in-class exercise based on a Roman catapult project that actively involves students in gathering data, analysis of process variation, and aids their understanding of this topic. Student knowledge of SPC concepts were examined both before and after the active learning activity occurred. The findings show that the project did improve students’ knowledge and suggests that active learning techniques are beneficial in improving student knowledge of difficult concepts such as SPC.
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