The Effectiveness of Site Visit Approach in Teaching and Learning of Construction Site Safety: A Case Study in Civil Engineering Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor Branch, Pasir Gudang Campus

A Case Study in Civil Engineering Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Johor Branch, Pasir Gudang Campus

Abstract

Abstract: Learning from experience approach has been widely adopted in the academic cluster of Built Environment including Civil Engineering field. To further strengthen this aspect, a study in exploring construction site visit as an aid to educational component in teaching and learning method is significant. This provide a platform which helps civil engineering students to enhance their safety knowledge and understanding by experiencing the real time situation at the construction site. The objectives of this study are to: (1) determine the effectiveness of site visit approach in teaching and learning of construction site safety (2) measure the performance between students who acquire knowledge related to safety by experiencing one site visit compared to students with zero site visit; and (3) compare the achievement and understanding between male and female students if site visit is adopted in the teaching and learning process. A set of questions is designed as an instrument and participating students are required to answer the questions nonverbally to show their knowledge on the construction site safety. Based on the scoring marks, a statistical analysis has been conducted. The result indicates that students with one site visit have better achievement and understanding compared to students with zero site visit. In addition, the result also shows that with one site visit, female students have better performance in the score marks compared to male students.

Keywords: construction site, experience-based learning, site safety, site visit