Flipped classroom and problem-based learning in teaching hydrology to civil engineering students in Cuba, Peru and Mozambique; Aula invertida y el aprendizaje basado en problemas en la enseñanza de la hidrología a estudiantes de ingeniería civil en Cuba, Perú y Mozambique

Abstract

In this article, a new pedagogical model of the Flipped Classroom (FC) and problem-based learning (PBL) is developed for teaching hydrology to civil engineering students. The research was applied with a quasi-experimental design. The pedagogical methods were applied for a period of 10 years in a public university in Cuba (UC) and Mozambique (UM), and a private one in Peru (UP). The applied instrument proved to be reliable and valid, and the normality tests showed that there are significant differences in the new FC-PBL model compared to the traditional one. Greater satisfaction was demonstrated in the generic skills and degree of learning acquired in the students of UP, UC, UM of 89.92, 80.12 and 46.14 %, respectively. It was concluded that the new FC-PBL pedagogical model provides greater strengths for the training of civil engineers in higher education in the 21st century. © 2025 Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Critical thinking Engineering education Problem-solving Engineering Skills Learning processes Student-centered learning

Index Keywords

Teaching higher education learning training student twenty first century civil engineering Peru Cuba Mozambique

Author Affiliations

Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae, Lima, Lima, Peru

Universidad de Ciego de Avila, Moron, Ciego de Avila, Cuba

Instituto Superior Politécnico de Gaza, Gaza, Mozambique

Escola Superior de Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidad Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique

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Flipped classroom and problem-based learning in teaching hydrology to civil engineering students in Cuba, Peru and Mozambique; Aula invertida y el aprendizaje basado en problemas en la enseñanza de la hidrología a estudiantes de ingeniería civil en Cuba, Perú y Mozambique

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