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Castino, Anthony P. – Engineering Education, 1976
Suggests ways to determine what method of instruction is best suited to particular situations. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction
Dixon, John R.; Nelson, Carl W. – Engineering Education, 1973
Outlines the academic premises made in traditional engineering education in comparison with the educational objectives of practice-directed curricula. Suggests that the practice-audit-study learning mode should be adopted in place of the lecture-homework-exam-grade system. (CC)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction
Gessner, F. B. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses self-paced learning techniques for teaching a senior elective course in compressible flow, involving informing the course objectives, the material to be covered, the minimum achievement standards, and the grading system. Included are tables of cumulative test averages and a chart illustrating the approach to self-paced study. (CC)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Course Objectives, Engineering Education, Grading
Plants, Helen L.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1973
Discusses the characteristics, especially the commonalities, of four innovative educational methods: audio-tutorial systems, guided design, programed instruction, and the Keller method. Indicates that content materials still play the major role in student learning at present. (CC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Smith, Karl A.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1981
Suggests that instructional goal structures (cooperative, competitive, and individualistic) may promote three major goals of engineering education: technological, interpersonal, and social-technical competencies. Reviews research on instructional goal structures, appropriate use for all three structures, and establishing a cooperative structure.…
Descriptors: College Science, Competition, Cooperation, Educational Objectives
Stevens, John D.; Ulrichson, Dean L. – Engineering Education, 1973
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Games, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Thomas, Donald H. – Engineering Education, 1974
Discusses the use of varied resources to conduct undergraduate systems design courses at the Drexel University with the support of the Sloan Foundation. The purpose is to provide students with an ability to develop solutions to problems encountered in a real, living, and dynamic situation. (CC)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Programs, Engineering Education