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A Model for the Effective Engagement of All Stakeholders in Engineering Education and Its Pilot Implementation
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Gabriel, Bárbara Filipa Casqueria Coelho; Valente, Robertt; Dias-de-Oliveira, João Alexandre; Neto, Victor Fernando Santos; De Andrade-Campos, António Gill D'Orey – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Methodologies for engineering learning and teaching (MELT) approach aims to enhance the attractiveness of education through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among young people, while promoting awareness of future careers in these areas. To this end, students' expectations are considered within university programmes, aiming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement
Using Engineering Design to Increase Literacy among Third Graders: A Pilot Study
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Pinnell, Margaret; Kurup, Ritika; Stock, Richard; Turney, Vanisa; Wendell, Teresa – Research in the Schools, 2018
Previously developed K12 Engineering Activity Modules were modified to include a literacy component and facilitated 2 days a week as part of an afterschool Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. The afterschool program started in October and ended in April, with a winter and aspring break. In this pilot, 2 K12 teachers…
Descriptors: STEM Education, After School Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3
A Systematic Approach to Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduates
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Welch, Karla Conn; Hieb, Jeffrey; Graham, James – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Coursework that instills patterns of rigorous logical thought has long been a hallmark of the engineering curriculum. However, today's engineering students are expected to exhibit a wider range of thinking capabilities both to satisfy ABET requirements and to prepare the students to become successful practitioners. This paper presents the initial…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education
Introducing Technology Education at the Elementary Level
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McKnight, Sean – Tech Directions, 2012
Many school districts are seeing a need to introduce technology education to students at the elementary level. Pennsylvania's Penn Manor School District is one of them. Pennsylvania has updated science and technology standards for grades 3-8, and after several conversations the author had with elementary principals and the assistant superintendent…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Development, Lesson Plans, Elementary School Curriculum
An Engineering Learning Community to Promote Retention and Graduation of At-Risk Engineering Students
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Ricks, Kenneth G.; Richardson, James A.; Stern, Harold P.; Taylor, Robert P.; Taylor, Ryan A. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
Retention and graduation rates for engineering disciplines are significantly lower than desired, and research literature offers many possible causes. Engineering learning communities provide the opportunity to study relationships among specific causes and to develop and evaluate activities designed to lessen their impact. This paper details an…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Engineering Education
Video-Based Supplemental Instruction: Creating Opportunities for At-Risk Students Undertaking Engineering Mathematics
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Armstrong, Lyn; Power, Clare; Coady, Carmel; Dormer, Lynette – Journal of Peer Learning, 2011
Since its introduction at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia in 2007, the Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) program has proved a very effective and popular methodology for increasing retention and enhancing student engagement. PASS is based on Supplemental Instruction (SI) which is an international program that provides peer led,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Engineering Education, At Risk Students, Supplementary Education