Anchored BIM instructional model for construction management education

The growing adoption of BIM in the construction industry is triggering a paradigm change for construction management education. As more design and construction firms integrate BIM into their practices, they would expect the new labour force to be able to document, communicate and collaborate with BIM. Thus, construction educators should prepare graduates with practical skills of BIM. This study aimed to develop and test an anchored BIM instructional strategy, which simulates realistic situations to support students in learning how to utilise BIM to resolve real-world construction management problems. The effectiveness of the new pedagogical model was measured through a questionnaire survey. The results indicate that the anchored BIM instructional method facilitated for students active knowledge construction, in that, learning not only demonstrated knowledge for understanding particular issues but, and more importantly, informed how that knowledge can be used in practice.