What evidence is there that students actually learn anything with the help of case studies?

• Main Author: Riis, Jonathan
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap 2016
• Subjects: Student; Evidence; Learning; Case Study; Engagement; Stimulating; Motivation; Influence.
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-32634

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore if there is any evidence that students actually can learn anything with the help of case studies. This study will answer the hypothesis “H” that are constructed as following: “H”. “The case study teaching method is a stimulating method for students to learn in.” Methodology - The method used in this paper is qualitative secondary research from databases. The databases consist of Diva, Google Scholar, Emerald, Web of Science and Scopus. Other secondary research is from research books and books about pedagogy. Implications/Findings - This research study shows that case studies have a positive influence on the student’s engagement and that learning gets more meaningful if the students are more engaged in the learning process. To be more engaged can move the student to a higher level of thinking. Furthermore, case studies enhanced the learning retention in students. Keywords - Student, Evidence, Learning, Case Study, Engagement, Stimulating, Motivation, Influence. Paper type – Research paper.