SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TRAINING – RESEARCH RESULTS AT HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION VIETNAM

Authors: Truong Minh Tri PhD

ABSTRACT     

With the development of science and technology, the explosion of information and the strong impact of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, teaching and learning methods in universities have changed rapidly. In addition, the learning needs of learners are increasingly diverse. In that context, self-directed learning is considered one of the appropriate application methods for the orientation of innovation in teaching methods in the training of engineering technology at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam today. This article uses the method of researching existing documents and the method of pedagogical experimentation to study the self-directed learning approach, the process of applying the self-directed learning approach in teaching and organizing pedagogical experimental teaching to evaluate the effectiveness of this application in training engineering technology at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education. The research results contribute to promoting the training process in learning for students of engineering technology, contributing to the innovation of teaching methods of engineering for Universities of Technology and Education in Vietnam.

Keywords: self-directed learning; engineering technology training; students of Universities of Technology and Education in Vietnam

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