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Model-Based Systems Thinking: Assessing Engineering Student Teams
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Lavi, Rea; Dori, Yehudit Judy; Wengrowicz, Niva; Dori, Dov – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: A rubric for assessing the systems thinking expressed in conceptual models of technological systems has been constructed and assessed using a formal methodology. The rubric, a synthesis of prior findings in science and engineering education, forms a framework for improving communication between science and engineering educators.…
Descriptors: Models, Engineering Education, Teamwork, Scoring Rubrics
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Christakis, Alexander; Hammond, Debora; Jackson, Michael; Laszlo, Alexander; Mitroff, Ian; Snowden, Dave; Troncale, Len; Carr-Chellman, Alison; Spector, J. Michael; Wilson, Brent – Educational Technology, 2013
Scholars representing the field of systems science were asked to identify what they considered to be the most exciting and imaginative work currently being done in their field, as well as how that work might change our understanding. The scholars included Alexander Christakis, Debora Hammond, Michael Jackson, Alexander Laszlo, Ian Mitroff, Dave…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Science Education, Reflection, Scholarship
Educational Technology Project, Volume One. The Development of Materials for the Training of Science Education Personnel in Educational Technology. Final Report.
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Ziener, George H.; And Others – 1970
The planning, production, validation, and revision of learning materials designed for use in institutes for science supervisors is described in this first of five volumes. Four sets of packages, ("Role of the Science Supervisor,""Introduction to Educational Technology,""An Application of Educational Technology," and "Management Kits,") each using…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Technology, Inservice Education, Management Development
Using STELLA in Environmental Education.
Peterson, Steven – Environmental Education Report and Newsletter, 1985
Explains the computer-based modeling "language" of Structural Thinking and Experiential Learning Laboratory with Animation (STELLA) and its applications to environmental education. Describes STELLA's interactive capabilities through an example of a program on predator-prey interactions. Recommends the use of STELLA for clarification of…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
An Online Inquiry Instructional System for Science Education.
Bodzin, Alec M.; Park, John C. – 1999
The Carolina Coastal Science Web site is an instructional system defined as an arrangement of resources and procedures used to promote learning. This paper describes the blending of a systems approach to instructional design with additional constructivist elements in order to develop the Carolina Coastal Science Web site. The Web site is an online…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Engineering Research Centers: A Partnership for Competitiveness.
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National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1996
This publication consists of colorful data sheets on the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program, a program designed to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. industries by bringing new approaches and goals to academic engineering research and education. The main elements of the ERC mission are cross-disciplinary…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology, Electronics Industry