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Innovative practice of sustainable digital signal processing education.
Zhibo Xie1, Zhongjie Zhu1, Yuer Wang1
1College of Information and Intelligence Engineering, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China.
Plos One
|January 16, 2026
Summary
This study enhances Digital Signal Processing (DSP) education by integrating project-based learning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the BOPPPS framework. This approach significantly boosts student motivation, practical skills, and learning efficiency in engineering programs.
Area of Science:
- Engineering Education
- Digital Signal Processing Pedagogy
Background:
- Traditional Digital Signal Processing (DSP) instruction, often lecture-based with simulations, struggles to engage students and promote active learning.
- Suboptimal educational outcomes are observed due to a lack of student interest and proactive engagement in conventional DSP courses.
- Electronic information engineering curricula heavily rely on DSP, necessitating improved instructional methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) courses.
- To integrate the BOPPPS instructional framework with Collaborative Inquiry-Based Learning (CIBL) for improved DSP education.
- To incorporate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-oriented engineering case studies into Project-Based Learning (PBL) for practical skill development.
Main Methods:
- Designed simulation-hardware experiments bridging virtual and physical environments for DSP learning.
- Integrated the BOPPPS instructional framework with Collaborative Inquiry-Based Learning (CIBL) models.
- Incorporated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-oriented engineering case studies into Project-Based Learning (PBL) content.
Main Results:
- The pedagogical innovations significantly stimulated student motivation and enhanced practical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
- Academic performance analysis, student surveys, and interviews indicated improved learning efficiency and specialized competencies.
- Integrating SDG-related engineering projects notably boosted student motivation and professional confidence.
Conclusions:
- The combined approach of BOPPPS, CIBL, and SDG-oriented PBL effectively addresses the limitations of traditional DSP instruction.
- This innovative pedagogy enhances student engagement, practical skill acquisition, and overall learning outcomes in electronic information engineering.
- Continuous optimization of teaching plans is facilitated through rigorous evaluation of the implemented pedagogical strategies.
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