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Esra Kizilay; Nagihan Tanik Önal; Asli Saylan Kirmizigül – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
This study presents a rollercoaster activity including virtual reality and following the six-steps engineering design process. In the study, a real-life problem involving a rollercoaster accident was given to 12 pre-service science teachers first. The participants were then asked to imagine, plan, create, and test a rollercoaster without an…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learning Activities, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Admiraal, Wilfried, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) which took place on April 1-4, 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share your…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Experiments, Climate, Problem Solving
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Ergün, Aysegül; Külekci, Erhan – Pedagogical Research, 2019
It is important for students to experience STEM education for countries to be able to increase their scientific research capacity and economic progress. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of problem based STEM education on the perception of middle-school 5th grade students of engineering, engineers and technology. In the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, STEM Education, Grade 5, Student Attitudes
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Yavuzcan, H. Güçlü; Sahin, Damla – Design and Technology Education, 2017
In industrial design (ID) education, mechanics-based courses are mainly based on a traditional lecture approach and they are highly abstract for ID students to comprehend. The existing studies highlight the requirement of a new approach for mechanics-based courses in ID departments. This study presents a combined teaching model for mechanisms…
Descriptors: Industry, Design, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
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Herrington, Jan, Ed.; Viteli, Jarmo, Ed.; Leikmaa, Marianna, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2014
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia 2014: World Conference on Educational Multimedia &…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Internet
Gundogan, M. Banu; Eby, Gulsun – Online Submission, 2012
This paper aims to draw attention to the sustainability of distance learning in terms of the design process based on learner characteristics and technology usage. Distance learning has become a cyberized system owing its presence to developments in digital technologies. Technological developments solve some immediate problems but also have the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Sustainable Development, Educational Policy
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Yilmaz, O.; Tuncalp, K. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This study aims to investigate the effect of a Web-based mixed learning approach model on mechatronics education. The model combines different perception methods such as reading, listening, and speaking and practice methods developed in accordance with the vocational background of students enrolled in the course Electromechanical Systems in…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Cetin, Nezahat – PRIMUS, 2009
This study investigated whether students who are studying calculus were able to determine the graph of the derivative of the functions related to the problems they come across in their daily lives or in applied science. A test was given to science and engineering students at a Turkish university. At the end of this study, it was determined that…
Descriptors: Technology, Teaching Methods, Calculus, Science Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers