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Li, Huaizhong; Öchsner, Andreas; Hall, Wayne – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
This paper introduced how a mechanical engineering course was redesigned by applying experiential learning theory to improve student engagement and learning experience. Design of machine elements has been considered by students to be a difficult course. Traditional teaching methods tend not to be effective in engaging students. Experiential…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learner Engagement, Student Experience, Engineering Education
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Orozco, Mariana; Boon, Mieke; Susarrey Arce, Arturo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
This paper reports on the design of an innovative Electrochemistry course, part of a Chemical Science Engineering programme. Teachers have observed that their students' understanding of electrochemical concepts and phenomena is insufficient to attempt connections to further concepts, and to generate new knowledge in scientific problem-solving. A…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Pott, Robert W. M.; Nortjé, Sunel – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
A concern in engineering education is students adopting a 'recognise and reproduce' approach to problem solving. In this study, an assignment was conceived and analysed through Legitimation Code Theory -- which allows for visualisation of students' thinking, and to illuminate how students construct knowledge in open-ended problem solving. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Engineering Education, Problem Solving
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Baukal, Charles E.; Ausburn, Lynna J. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Continuing engineering education (CEE) is important to ensure engineers maintain proficiency over the life of their careers. However, relatively few studies have examined designing effective training for working engineers. Research has indicated that both learner instructional preferences and prior knowledge can impact the learning process, but it…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes, Preferences
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Vanfretti, Luigi; Farrokhabadi, Mostafa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This article presents the implementation of the constructive alignment theory (CAT) in a power system analysis course through a consensus-based course design process. The consensus-based design process involves both the instructor and graduate-level students and it aims to develop the CAT framework in a holistic manner with the goal of including…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Engineering Education, Power Technology, Systems Analysis
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Killen, Catherine P. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This paper outlines a novel approach to engineering education research that provides three dimensions of learning through an experiential class activity. A simulated decision activity brought current research into the classroom, explored the effect of experiential activity on learning outcomes and contributed to the research on innovation decision…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Experiential Learning
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Periago, M. Cristina; Bohigas, Xavier – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005
The aim of this research was to evaluate and analyse second-year industrial engineering and chemical engineering students prior knowledge of conceptual aspects of "circuit theory". Specifically, we focused on the basic concepts of electric potential and current intensity and on the fundamental relationship between them as expressed by Ohm's law.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Prior Learning, Physics, Chemical Engineering