Closing Achievement Gaps Using the Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum

This paper presents the assessment results from an ongoing NSF TUES project for the Green-BIM teaching method that seeks to deepen the knowledge and skills for BIM technology in order for the construction engineering management students to learn the state-of-art skills and knowledge of sustainability practices. The GreenBIM teaching method developed by the author was used to teach a construction management course offered at California State University Long Beach. The objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the Green-BIM teaching method to examine if the method can close achievement gaps between the majority group and the minority groups by means of different assessment tools. The evaluation results indicated that the Green-BIM teaching method was effective in improving student learning for both the majority and the minority groups while reducing the gap significantly between the two groups. For the further study, this project will focus on the demonstration of how the Green-BIM teaching method affects students, teaching practice, and student learning over time.