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Faulkner, Brian; Johnson-Glauch, Nicole; Choi, Dong; Herman, Geoffrey L. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Background: Many engineering students fail to proceed through required prerequisite mathematics courses. Since these courses strongly influence engineering student attrition, we should examine to what degree these courses truly serve as prerequisites for following engineering coursework. Purpose/Hypothesis: We examined two research questions:…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Calculus, Course Content, Required Courses
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Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Chi, Min, Ed.; Feng, Mingyu, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2016
The 9th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2016) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA. The conference, held June 29-July 2, 2016, follows the eight previous editions (Madrid 2015, London 2014, Memphis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Inquiry, Science Instruction
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Felder, Richard M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1996
Describes a sequence of five experimental courses in chemical engineering that are designed to meet the needs of students with various learning styles. The courses use a variety of teaching methods and are designed to develop and enhance creative problem-solving. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Class Size, Classroom Environment
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Knight, Jennifer K.; Wood, William B. – Cell Biology Education, 2005
We carried out an experiment to determine whether student learning gains in a large, traditionally taught, upper-division lecture course in developmental biology could be increased by partially changing to a more interactive classroom format. In two successive semesters, we presented the same course syllabus using different teaching styles: in…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Student Participation, Cooperative Learning, Course Content