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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Technological/Engineering Design"”.
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Decision-Making during Elementary Technological/Engineering Design-Based Learning
… employed by third-grade STEM students during a technological and engineering (T/E) design challenge implemented through the Technological/Engineering Design-Based Learning (T/E DBL) pedagogical framework. Using a quasi-mixed method embedded multiple case study design, this study analyzed student …
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Enhancing Elementary Teacher Practice Through Technological/Engineering Design Based Learning
As widespread as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) initiatives and reforms are today in education, a rudimentary problem with these endeavors is being overlooked. In general, education programs and school districts are failing to ensure that elementary teachers who provide …
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Development of an Instrument to Evidence Knowledge Abstractions in Technological/Engineering Design-Based Activities
This document outlines the development of a Design Log Instrument (DLI) intended for use in identifying moments of abstraction as evidence of STEM content knowledge transfer. Many theoretical approaches to explaining knowledge transfer are rooted in a belief that transfer occurs through knowledge …
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Promoting Preservice Elementary Teacher Acquisition of Science and Mathematics Concept Knowledge: Potential of Technological/Engineering Design Based Learning
… of the theory are more accurate. Technology and Engineering Design Based Learning (T/E DBL) is uniquely suited for teaching the concepts of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in an integrative, practical way. However, not yet fully understood is how, when, or the extent to which …
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Analyzing the Use of Technological/Engineering Design-Based Biotechnical Learning Pedagogical Approaches to Promote Change in Concept Knowledge of Eighth Grade Mathematics Students
… which the pedagogical approaches of technology/engineering design-based learning (T/E DBL) were shown to promote change in concept knowledge of eighth grade mathematics students. A mixed method, sequential explanatory multiple embedded case study was used to determine the significance between …
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Design Based Science and Higher Order Thinking
Technological/engineering design based learning (T/E DBL) provides a context in which students may utilize content knowledge and skills to develop prototype solutions to real-world problems. In science education, design based science (DBS) utilizes technological/engineering design based approaches …
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Teaching Strategies Promoting Student Informed Decision-Making During Technological and Engineering Design
… help students make informed decisions during the technological and engineering design process. An exploratory mixed-method research design, specifically the Delphi method, was employed. The Delphi method involves multiple rounds of questionnaires sent to participants. The study recruited 35 …
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Further Characterization of High School Pre- and Non-Engineering Students' Cognitive Activity During Engineering Design
In response to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) educational reform, pedagogical approaches such as technological/engineering design-based learning (T/E DBL) have received increased emphasis as a means to enrich student learning and develop their higher-order cognitive …