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Direct linkR. Freed; D. H. McKinnon; M. T. Fitzgerald; S. Salimpour – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
This paper presents the results of a confirmatory factor analysis on two self-efficacy scales designed to probe the self-efficacy of college-level introductory astronomy (Astro-101) students (n ΒΌ 15181) from 22 institutions across the United States of America and Canada. The students undertook a course based on similar curriculum materials, which…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Factor Analysis
Ricardez-Sandoval, Luis A.; Blankespoor, Wesley; Budman, Hector M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2010
This paper describes an experiment performed by the fourth year chemical engineering students in the process control laboratory at the University of Waterloo. The objective of this experiment is to test the capabilities of a constrained Model Predictive Controller (MPC) to control the operation of a Double Pipe Heat Exchanger (DPHE) in real time.…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Chemical Engineering, Science Experiments, Chemistry
Clarke, Matthew A.; Giraldo, Carlos – Chemical Engineering Education, 2009
Chemical process simulation is one of the most fundamental skills that is expected from chemical engineers, yet relatively few graduates have the opportunity to learn, in depth, how a process simulator works, from programming the unit operations to the sequencing. The University of Calgary offers a "hands-on" postgraduate course in…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Chemical Engineering, Programming, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1986
The fifth in a series, this report reviews Apple microcomputer courseware--and some IBM computer courseware--authorized by Alberta Education from June 1985 to March 1986. It provides detailed evaluations of 97 authorized programs in business education (11), business education/math (1), computer literacy (4), computer literacy/math/problem solving…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Reviews
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Programs and Evaluation Div. – 1988
The seventh in a series, this report reviews microcomputer software authorized by the Alberta (Canada) Department of Education from January 1987 through December 1987. This edition provides detailed evaluations of 23 authorized programs for teaching business education, mathematics, the sciences, language arts, music, problem solving, and French.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
