Improving HVACR Student Outcomes

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Improving HVACR Student Outcomes


When a person transitions from the field into the classroom, they are often handed a set of keys and told go teach HVACR. HVACR is not a single discipline, nor is it the same everywhere. In addition, teaching something requires a deeper understanding of the physics and theories than it does to perform the work in the field.


To be an effective instructor; one must be knowledgeable in the content area, be able to effectively convey this knowledge, and the students must be receptive to this knowledge. A deficiency in any one of these three areas negatively affects the learning process. The key to addressing challenges in the educational process is first identifying where the problem lies.


This session offered during for the HVAC Excellence HVACR Education Conference is being made available to everyone to help them understand the tools available to improve student outcomes. It shows how using the exams many of you already offer, help identify if a problem lies with a single student, a group of students, or if the problem is indicative of an instructional deficiency.





 

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