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Fiske, Edward B. – Teacher, 1979
The author describes an engineering and architecture course for junior high school students. It is a nonmathematical approach to understanding why buildings and bridges stand up and, basically, covers the same content as that of an architecture course he offers to Columbia University graduate students. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Building Design, Concept Formation, Engineering Education
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Hativa, Nira – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
Two lessons from comparable undergraduate courses in physics and engineering are analyzed to identify content, issues emphasized, and concepts used. Differences reflecting the pure nature of one field (physics) in contrast to the applied nature of the other are identified. Implications for classroom instruction and for research on college teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Smith, Karl A. – Engineering Education, 1987
Differentiates between learning efficiency (enhancing the rate of learning) and learning effectiveness (enhancing the mastery and retention of facts, concepts, and relationships). Discusses some of the contributions of knowledge engineering to metalearning. Provides a concept map for constructing knowledge bases, along with some possible…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development. – 1998
This document contains a set of model competency-based education (CBE) assessments that provide three types of assessment for students in grades 1-8 in science. Types of assessment include: traditional: multiple choice, short-answer, and open-ended items; performance-like: more authentic forms that involve students outside of the classroom; and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biology, Concept Formation, Design