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Lecturer's enthusiasm for the subject (dedicated lecturer); positive relationship between
lecturer and student; and well organised system of communication and instruction.
Additionally, students criticised the assessment of design projects which according to
them, heavily emphasised the presentation aspect. To accommodate this, less effort is
put into the process and teamwork. In the statement below, one student expressed
regret towards remarks made by one, of his lecturers.
"In my opinion, the school emphasise too much on presentation (colour, drawings, etc.).
In summary, the learning and teaching problems that surfaced in the interviews can be
dealt with via the intermarriage of learning theories and technology. As indicated in the
review of the literature, the cognitive and constructivist approaches emphasise
collaboration and learning by doing to achieve construction of meaning and transfer.
The tools provided by technology can facilitate the implementation of these approaches.
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