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Sierra, Egoitz; Minguez, Rikardo; Solaberrieta, Eneko; Goikoetxea, Nestor; Iturrate, Mikel – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2019
This article shows the benefits of active learning compared to traditional learning. It proves the importance of a fruitful discussion between peers. It is a sample of methodological change with no curricular change. It also shows the overall satisfaction of the students, who achieved an equal or better academic performance than the students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Active Learning
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Marcos-Jorquera, Diego; Pertegal-Felices, María Luisa; Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio; Gilar-Corbí, Raquel – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
Interdisciplinary projects in the industry typically require collaboration between professionals from various fields. However, this relationship is not generally addressed in the training offered by university programs, which often ignore this interdisciplinary approach. This paper offers an example of interdisciplinary interaction through joint…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multimedia Materials, Teaching Methods
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Esteban-Sánchez, Natalia; Pizarro, Celeste; Velázquez-Iturbide, J. Ángel – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2014
An evaluation of the educational effectiveness of a didactic method for the active learning of greedy algorithms is presented. The didactic method sets students structured-inquiry challenges to be addressed with a specific experimental method, supported by the interactive system GreedEx. This didactic method has been refined over several years of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Mathematics Instruction