A conceptual model of scenario based learning for developing higher order thinking skills in engineering education

Abstract

Engineering educators always belief that teaching and learning activities in their classrooms should closely represent what is happening in business and industry sectors. After an extensive literature review on active learning approach, researchers found that Scenario Based Learning should be incorporated in today’s classrooms. Scenario Based Learning is one of the active learning approaches which adopt industrial environment into the classrooms. In addition it can also develop students’ higher order thinking Skills. This study used qualitative research approach to gather data from reputable journals and experts in the attempt to suggest a conceptual model of Engineering Education program which can develop engineering students’ higher order thinking skills (HOTS).