The improvement of engineering subject didactics and the didactic abilities of teachers for teaching social sciences students: case of engineering graphics

Abstract

The article presents the data of qualitative research and analyses factors of successful learning of the study subject of Engineering Graphics mainly focusing on external and internal motives. The article is grounded on the conception of constructivism and student-centred studies, which embrace the whole study system from the description of study subject to the student-teacher relation. The research results show that seeking for the success of student learning, it is firstly necessary to think over the formal requirements of the study subject of Engineering Graphics: the description of the study subject, the number of assignments, their content as well as the content of independent and contact work. Striving for successful process of teaching and learning, the teacher has to consider the specifics and tendencies of generation Z students. However, internal motives, which are related to the students’ competence of learning to learn, and the teacher’s didactic abilities are seen as the most important factors.