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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"introductory engineering"”.
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Investigations of Student and Team Creativity on an Introductory Engineering Design Project
Engineering is widely accepted as a creative discipline. However, research focused on assessment of student creativity in engineering studies is lacking. Creativity by definition encompasses both novelty and value and has been approached through investigations of person, product, process and …
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Implementing Problem-based Learning in Introductory Engineering Courses: A Qualitative Investigation of Facilitation Strategies
… pressure to transform teaching and learning of engineering is supported by mounting research evidence for the value of learner-centered pedagogies. Despite this evidence, engineering faculty are often unsuccessful in applying such teaching approaches often because they lack the necessary …
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Student success in an introductory engineering course : an investigation of approach to learning and cultural capital
The construct of approach to learning has proved to be powerful in explaining differences in students' experiences of learning in higher education. However this construct does not explain the impact that students' socio-economic background has on their experiences of higher education. For this …
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A Quantitative Analysis of First Year Engineering Students' Courses Perceptions and Motivational Beliefs in Two Introductory Engineering Courses
As a national initiative to support retention of engineering students, engineering programs have undergone a surge of revisions to their coursework in recent years, most notably in relation to first-year programs. These program modifications are generally intended to enhance student success in …
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Culturally responsive engineering education: A case study of a pre-college introductory engineering course at Tibetan Children's Village School of Selakui
… explore the outcomes of a culturally responsive introductory engineering short course that I developed and taught to Tibetan students at Tibetan Children's Village of Selakui (in Uttarakhand, India). Based on my ethnographic research in Tibetan communities in northern India, I examine two …
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Improving the freshman electrical and computer engineering lab
… the challenges of creating and maintaining an introductory engineering laboratory. The history of the University of Illinois Electrical and Computer Engineering department’s introductory course, ECE 110, is recounted. The current state of the course, as of Fall 2008, is discussed along with …
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The composition of first-year engineering curricula and its relationships to matriculation models and institutional characteristics
… of technically excellent and innovative engineering graduates urges for a reform of the engineering curriculum to meet critical challenges in society (National Academy of Engineering, 2005). An examination of the current engineering curricula is needed to offer a baseline to further …
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Computing Trajectories: Pathways into Computer Science and Programming Experience in the First Year
… persistence. Universities with common first-year engineering programs present an opportunity for addressing some of the barriers that have traditionally limited access to computer science to certain groups. In particular, common first-year programs could provide early positive experiences with …
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Stormwater Monitoring: Evaluation of Uncertainty due to Inadequate Temporal Sampling and Applications for Engineering Education
… Tech (30 students) and two freshman level introductory engineering courses at Virginia Western Community College (70 students) over a period of 3 years using student-centered modules. The goal was to assess student learning through active and collaborative learning modules that provide …
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Effects of Motivational Beliefs and Instructional Practice on Students' Intention to Pursue Majors and Careers in Engineering
… their intention to pursue majors and careers in engineering. The difference between the two groups was in terms of instruction techniques used. The instructional techniques used for the traditional group was that of traditional engineering design (TED), while the technique used for the pilot …