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Tolley, Patricia A.; Blat, Catherine; McDaniel, Christopher; Blackmon, Donald; Royster, David – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2012
Several studies strongly support the relationship between mathematics performance and retention of engineering students. There is also substantial evidence that nationally almost half of college freshmen could benefit from some mathematics remediation. The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of WeBWorK as an instructional technology…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade Point Average, Educational Technology, Engineering
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Liu, Yucheng; Artigue, Aaron; Sommers, Jeremy; Chambers, Terence – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Objectives of a project-oriented mechanical engineering course, Engineering Design, were achieved through a design project, where students designed, built and demonstrated an extreme version of a basic Theo Jansen device. Through this project, junior students in the University of Louisiana fully developed the capability of applying mathematic and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Engineering, Communication Skills
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Shields, C. J. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
Technology education (TE) has come to encompass many facets of curriculum, ranging from industrial arts (IA) to integrating problem-solving and engineering concepts into the curriculum. For technology educators who have chosen the pre-engineering problem-solving route there is a pre-engineering curriculum called Project Lead The Way (PLTW), that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineering, Statistical Analysis