Ahlgren, D. and Verner, I. (2009) Mastery projects in the undergraduate robot study team : A case study. [Conference Proceedings]
This case study considers undergraduate team projects in which students develop robots and participate in robot competitions through collective and highly interdependent learning activities. We propose a project guidance approach that aims to achieve high levels of both team performance and individual learning outcomes. The main idea is that in addition to the team project assignment we add individual assignments aimed at developing team-members' mastery of specific robotics areas and fostering their self-efficacy. The positive results of the reported approach, evident from the projects performed by the Trinity College Robot Study Team during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 academic years, enable us to recommend its further development and its use by other institutions. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2009.