NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Blanco-López, Ángel; España-Ramos, Enrique; González-García, Francisco José; Franco-Mariscal, Antonio Joaquín – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
Recent decades have seen an increasing emphasis on linking the content and aims of science teaching to what the average citizen requires in order to participate effectively in contemporary society, one that is heavily dependent on science and technology. However, despite attempts to define what a scientific education for citizenship should ideally…
Descriptors: Expertise, Foreign Countries, Delphi Technique, Science Instruction
Snowdeal-Carden, Betty A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Software engineering is team oriented and intensely complex, relying on human collaboration and creativity more than any other engineering discipline. Poor software estimation is a problem that within the United States costs over a billion dollars per year. Effective measurement of team cohesion is foundationally important to gain accurate…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Software, Teamwork, Engineering
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Katsioloudis, Petros; Moye, Johnny J. – Journal of Technology Education, 2012
The purpose of this research was to determine the future critical issues and problems facing the K-12 technology and engineering education profession in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This study was based on the Wicklein nationwide studies (1993a, 2005). Even though this study did not exactly replicate the Wicklein studies--since it was limited to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Engineering Education, Research Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hazen, B. T.; Wu, Yun; Sankar, C. S. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
Although the need for new educational materials and methods in engineering education is increasing, the process of disseminating (making target groups become aware of, accept, and use) these innovations remains a challenge. A literature review shows that few studies have thoroughly investigated this area. The purpose of this article is to identify…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination
Childress, Vincent; Rhodes, Craig – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2006
This research study was conducted during the 2005-2006 academic year. Its purpose is to help the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education determine those engineering outcomes that should be studied in high school when the high school student intends to pursue engineering in college. The results of the study will also be used to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Technology Education, Expertise
Smith, Phillip Cameron, Jr. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2006
Technology education is a field of study which seeks to promote technological literacy for all students. Some recent research in the field has focused on integrating content and methodology from engineering design into technology education classes, particularly at the secondary level. This study contributes to the research base in technology…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Online Surveys, Data Analysis, Web Sites