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Learning as Acquiring a Discursive Identity through Participation in a Community: Improving Student Learning in Engineering Education
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Allie, Saalih; Armien, Mogamat Noor; Burgoyne, Nicolette; Case, Jennifer M.; Collier-Reed, Brandon I.; Craig, Tracy S.; Deacon, Andrew; Fraser, Duncan M.; Geyer, Zulpha; Jacobs, Cecilia; Jawitz, Jeff; Kloot, Bruce; Kotta, Linda; Langdon, Genevieve; le Roux, Kate; Marshall, Delia; Mogashana, Disaapele; Shaw, Corrinne; Sheridan, Gillian; Wolmarans, Nicolette – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
In this paper we propose that learning in engineering involves taking on the discourse of an engineering community, which is intimately bound up with the identity of being a member of that community. This leads to the notion of discursive identity, which emphasises that students' identities are constituted through engaging in discourse. This view…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Vignettes, Discourse Communities
Crossing Discourse Boundaries--Students' Diverse Realities when Negotiating Entry into Knowledge Communities
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van Schalkwyk, S. C. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2007
Approximately one in every three students entering higher education in South Africa will have dropped out by the end of their first year of study. Under-preparedness has repeatedly been cited as one of the most common causes, with academics suggesting that many students lack the reading and writing skills they need to be successful at university.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, At Risk Students, Student Diversity, Academic Support Services
A New Integrated Approach for the Transfer of Knowledge
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Lazanas, P. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
One of the purposes of knowledge generation at the higher education level is the creation of expertise. However, the mental structures that an expert uses to process information are not generally considered. Instead, information alone is presented to the learner and it is hoped that he or she will somehow integrate this information into knowledge…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Energy
A Diagnosis of the Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning Ability of First-Year Physics Undergraduates.
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Saayman, Rikus – Physics Education, 1991
Discusses the structure and results of a university physics entry examination that measures students' expertise with mathematical tools and formal logic operations required for the study of college physics. Indicates that the examination adequately serves incoming students: to evaluate academic potential; to emphasize specific deficiencies; and to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, College Science, Foreign Countries