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Smith, C. E. – Engineering Education, 1979
Presented is a discussion of the confusion among students, scientists, and the general public over the meaning of the term "weight." (BB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction
Sears, John T. – Engineering Education, 1973
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Analysis, Engineering Education, Evaluation Methods
Clement, John – Engineering Education, 1981
Presents transcripts of freshmen engineering majors solving elementary physics problems to examine some limitations of formula-centered approaches to problem solving. Although students use formulas successfully, the qualitative conception of the underlying physical situation is weak. Results from written tests indicate that this phenomenon may be…
Descriptors: College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Engineering Education
Smith, Karl A. – Engineering Education, 1987
Differentiates between learning efficiency (enhancing the rate of learning) and learning effectiveness (enhancing the mastery and retention of facts, concepts, and relationships). Discusses some of the contributions of knowledge engineering to metalearning. Provides a concept map for constructing knowledge bases, along with some possible…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
