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Colorado, Henry A.; Mendoza, David E.; Valencia, Fernando L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
This research presents results for the design and creation of supporting teaching materials using additive manufacturing. The materials are inspired by selected artwork of four animal species, which belong to a collection from the museum of the University of Antioquia. The topic selected was fauna in Colombia, and the animals in question were…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Art Education, Science Education, Biology
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Jou, Min; Hung, Chen-Kang; Lai, Shih-Hung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Universities in Taiwan can be divided into two major categories of comprehensive universities and technological universities. Students studying engineering majors in comprehensive universities are often recruited from academic high schools while those in technological universities tend to be recruited from vocational high schools. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Vocational Education
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Bamberger, Yael M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
This study examines the effect of a program that aimed to encourage girls to choose a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career in Israel. The program involved school visits to a high-tech company and meeting with role model female scientists. Sixty ninth-grade female students from a Jewish modern-orthodox single-sex…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Career Choice, STEM Education
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Mitchell, Rudolph; Dori, Yehudit Judy; Kuldell, Natalie H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
Unlike students in other engineering disciplines, undergraduates in biological engineering typically have limited opportunity to develop design competencies, and even fewer chances to implement their designed projects. The international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition is a student Synthetic Biology competition that, in 2009,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Competition, Biology, Engineering
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Pek, Peng-Kiat – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1996
Discusses the use of computer-aided instruction (CAI) packages in promoting active student learning. Describes the development of a CAI package that highlights discussion of real engineering cases and students' ability to transfer knowledge to new engineering problems. Concludes that the students' problem-solving skills can be improved with the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology