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Jablokow, Kathryn W.; DeFranco, Joanna F.; Richmond, Sally Sue; Piovoso, Michael J.; Bilén, Sven G. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Background: Cognitive style has been shown to influence the number, type, and organization of an individual's ideas. Concept maps are used regularly to assess students' organization and mastery of knowledge (their cognitive level) in engineering courses, yet very few studies have analyzed concept maps with respect to cognitive style.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Concept Mapping, Correlation, Engineering Education
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Zhu, Jiabin; Cox, Monica F. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Background: In the fields of science and engineering, Chinese students earned the largest number of doctorate degrees among foreign students in U.S. institutions from 1989 to 2009. Although prior studies have explored Chinese students' adjustment issues in U.S. institutions, such as language capabilities, socialization, and learning experiences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Engineering Education