Campus Units
Horticulture
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2008
Journal or Book Title
HortTechnology
Volume
18
Issue
3
First Page
520
Last Page
523
Abstract
Horticulture graduates entering the landscape (design, installation, and maintenance) segment of the green industry will be faced with a myriad of complicated decision scenarios. Graduates must be able to integrate their understanding of plant science, environmental and physical site constraints, and the human impact on built and natural landscapes to make complex decisions. The objectives of this project were to develop an online case study for use in landscape management and landscape construction courses, and to determine students' perceptions of using this virtual case study to practice active problem solving in landscape horticulture. After completing a scenario from the online case study, students were asked to complete a 20-question survey instrument consisting of open- and close-ended questions evaluating the case study. Sixty-nine surveys were returned and useable, for a response rate of 76.6%. Overall student attitudes and perceptions of the online case study were positive. Participants felt comfortable using the web-based format (4.3 of 5), and felt it was an effective way to deliver information (4.1). Furthermore, participants rated their ability to summarize the scenario data as 4.2 and also felt confident in their ability (4.1) to make a landscape management recommendation to the homeowner.
Copyright Owner
American Society for Horticultural Science
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
VanDerZanden, Ann Marie; Sandrock, David; and Kopsell, David, "Student Attitudes and Perceptions of an Online Problem-based Learning Case Study in Landscape Management" (2008). Horticulture Publications. 24.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/hort_pubs/24
Included in
Horticulture Commons, Landscape Architecture Commons, Online and Distance Education Commons
Comments
This is an article from HortTechnology 18 (2008): 520. Posted with permission.