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Gutiérrez Ortiz, Francisco Javier; Fitzpatrick, John J.; Byrne, Edmond P. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
The engineering graduate of today will engage in a career which will span the middle of the twenty-first century, and beyond. They will work in a world which is increasingly more complex and uncertain than at any time before. This will require an integrated combination of technical knowledge and transferable skills and values, to a greater extent…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Galindo, Carlos; Gregori, Pablo; Martínez, Vicente – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
In this paper we present a pilot study to improve the learning process on distance learning Engineering master's degrees. We propose an activity where the students individually produce a video in which they explain the solution to one of their assignments. They then receive the teacher's feedback and are acquainted with the assessment rubric.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Engineering Education, Graduate Students, Video Technology
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Pasamontes, M.; Alvarez, J. D.; Guzman, J. L.; Berenguel, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
A key topic in multicontroller strategies is the mechanism for switching between controllers, depending on the current operating point. The objective of the switching mechanism is to keep the control action coherent. To help students understand the switching strategy involved in multicontroller schema and the relationship between the system…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Electronic Equipment, College Instruction, Graduate Students
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Domingo, Joan; Martinez, Herminio; Gomariz, Spartacus; Gámiz, Juan – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2014
Nowadays, the educational methodology known as "peer assessment" constitutes one of the pillars of formative assessment at the different levels of the educational system, particularly at the University level. In fact, in recent years, it has been increasingly used to enhance students' meaningful learning, as it is considered to be an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Peer Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
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Ulloa, Carlos; Rey, Guillermo D.; Sánchez, Ángel; Cancela, Ángeles – Education Sciences, 2012
A WebQuest is an Internet-based and inquiry-oriented learning activity. The aim of this work is to outline the creation of a WebQuest entitled "Power Generation Plants: Steam and Gas Turbines." This is one of the topics covered in the course "Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer," which is offered in the second year of Mechanical…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Internet, Web Sites, Learning Activities
Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Romero, Cristobal, Ed.; Ventura, Sebastian, Ed. – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2009
The Second International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM2009) was held at the University of Cordoba, Spain, on July 1-3, 2009. EDM brings together researchers from computer science, education, psychology, psychometrics, and statistics to analyze large data sets to answer educational research questions. The increase in instrumented…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries