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Shekhar, Prateek; Prince, Michael; Finelli, Cynthia; Demonbrun, Matt; Waters, Cynthia – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
Engineering education researchers are increasingly integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods to study learning and retention in engineering. While quantitative methods can provide generalisable results, qualitative methods generate rich, descriptive understanding of the investigated phenomenon. On the other hand, a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Resistance (Psychology), Active Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Rottmann, Cindy; Reeve, Douglas W.; Sacks, Robin; Klassen, Mike – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Engineering leadership education has become increasingly popular over the past decade in response to national calls for educational change. Despite the growing popularity of the movement, however, reform efforts continue to be piecemeal in their delivery, driven largely by the priorities of program leaders who established them (Graham, 2012). If…
Descriptors: Engineering, Leadership, Higher Education, Engineering Education
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Karabulut-Ilgu, Aliye; Yao, Suhan; Savolainen, Peter; Jahren, Charles – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
The flipped-classroom approach has gained increasing popularity and interest in engineering education. The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) student perspectives on the flipped-classroom approach in a transportation-engineering course and (b) how students used the in-class time dedicated to collaborative problem solving. To this end,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework, Video Technology
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Turhan, Burcu; Kirkgöz, Yasemin – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
English is an access to a global society (Normark, 2013), which implies studying a specific subject area through English is crucial in today's educational arena. The reason behind this is that English is a motive for universities to gain a global status as Coleman (2006) argued. Thus, the focal point of this study is to reveal motivational…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Student Motivation, College Faculty
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Makgato, Moses; Khoza, Samuel D. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) is a university course that teaches a medium of communication in the form of drawings. This study was undertaken to investigate factors associated with the difficulties experienced by student teachers in the sectional drawing component of the EGD course. Purposive sampling was used to select 40 students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Design, Preservice Teachers
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Acosta Peña, Roxana; Tomás-Folch, Marina; Feixas, Mònica – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2017
The Faculties of Engineering Sciences at Universidad Católica del Norte in Chile regard teacher training as a necessary tool for its academics' professional development and as a fundamental way to improve their teaching quality. The Teaching Unit for Innovation in Engineering (UIDIN) has developed a new curriculum and training programme which…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Teacher Competencies, Foreign Countries
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Zarske, Malinda S.; Vadeen, Maia L.; Tsai, Janet Y.; Sullivan, Jacquelyn F.; Carlson, Denise W. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2017
Today's college-aged students are graduating into a world that relies on multidisciplinary talents to succeed. Engineering college majors are more likely to find jobs after college that are outside of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, including jobs in healthcare, management, and social services. A survey of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Teacher Certification, Teacher Attitudes
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Poole, Heather; Khan, Ayesha; Agnew, Michael – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2017
More and more Canadian post-secondary institutions are introducing a fall break into their term calendars. In 2015, a full week fall break was introduced at our university in order to enhance academic performance and improve mental health amongst students. Our interdisciplinary team surveyed undergraduate students at our university about their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students
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Abdekhodaee, Amir; Chase, Anne-Marie; Ross, Bella – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Technology is recognised as playing a part in the changing landscape in higher education; altering delivery modes and providing flexible opportunities for learning. Research into the use of wikis has shown that they provide many opportunities for student learning and the development of twenty-first century skills, however, there has been limited…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Feedback (Response), Web 2.0 Technologies, Accountability
Franzen, Marissa Marie Sloan – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this research study was to determine if trial and error learning was an effective, practical, and efficient learning method for Technology, Engineering, and Design Education students at the post-secondary level. A mixed methods explanatory research design was used to measure the viability of the learning source. The study sample was…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Learning Processes, Statistical Analysis
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Denson, Cameron D. – Journal of Technology Education, 2017
This article examines the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program and investigates its impact on underrepresented student populations. MESA was started in California during the 1970s to provide pathways to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers for underrepresented students and represents an exemplar model…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Achievement, Mixed Methods Research, Self Efficacy
Aguirre-Covarrubias, Sandra – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The current study addresses the underrepresentation of female graduate engineering students. Specifically, its purpose was to gain insight on how enrollment, persistence, and success factors are experienced by female graduate engineering students at a Hispanic Serving Institution located on the U.S.-Mexico border. The topic of underrepresentation…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Enrollment, Academic Persistence, Success
Blanchard, Sarah; Judy, Justina; Muller, Chandra; Crawford, Richard H.; Petrosino, Anthony J.; Christina K. White,; Lin, Fu-An; Wood, Kristin L. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2015
"Beyond Blackboards" is an inquiry-centered, after-school program designed to enhance middle school students' engagement with engineering through design-based experiences focused on the 21st Century Engineering Challenges. Set within a predominantly lowincome, majority-minority community, our study aims to investigate the impact of…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Disproportionate Representation
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Mehta, Khanjan; Zappe, Sarah; Brannon, Mary Lynn; Zhao, Yu – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
The Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Program engages students and faculty across Penn State in the rigorous research, design, field-testing, and launch of technology-based social enterprises that address global development challenges. HESE ventures are embedded in a series of five courses that integrate learning,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Educational Philosophy, Outcomes of Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Nam, Younkyeong; Lee, Sun-Ju; Paik, Seoung-Hey – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
This study investigated how engineering integrated science (EIS) curricula affect first-year technical high school students' attitudes toward science and perceptions of engineering. The effect of the EIS participation period on students' attitudes toward science was also investigated via experimental study design. Two engineering integrated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High School Students, Engineering, Scientific Attitudes
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