End of semester software problem solving and design projects in a first-year engineering course

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista M. Kecskemety ◽  
Lauren N. Corrigan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
First Year ◽  
Design Projects

First-Year Engineering Computing Courses in Canadian Engineering Programs

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Maw ◽  
Janice Miller Young ◽  
Alexis Morris
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Expected Value ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Digital Computation ◽  
Pedagogical Philosophies ◽  
Introductory Computing

Most Canadian engineering students take a computing course in their first year that introduces them to digital computation. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board does not specify the language(s) that can or should be used for instruction. As a result, a variety of languages are used across Canada. This study examines which languages are used in degree-granting institutions, currently and in the recent past. It also examines why institutions have chosen the languages that they currently use. In addition to the language used in instruction, the types and hours of instruction are also analyzed. Methods of instruction and evaluation are compared, as well as the pedagogical philosophies of the different programs with respect to introductory computing. Finally, a comparison of the expected value of this course to graduates is also presented. We found a more diverse landscape for introductory computing courses than anticipated, in most respects. The guiding ethos at most institutions is skill and knowledge development, especially around problem solving in an engineering context. The methods to achieve this are quite varied, and so are the languages employed in such courses. Most programs currently use C/C++, Matlab, VB and/or Python.

scholarly journals Developing science students’ metacognitive problem solving skills online

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowan W. Hollingworth ◽  
Catherine McLoughlin
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
New England ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Structured Problems ◽  
Reflective Skills

<span>Technology is increasingly being harnessed to improve the quality of learning in science subjects at university level. This article sets out, by incorporating notions drawn from constructivist and adult learning theory, a foundation for the design of an online environment for the acquisition of metacognitive problem solving skills. The capacity to solve problems is one of the generic skills now being promoted at tertiary level, yet for many learners problem-solving remains a difficulty. In addition, there are few instances of instructional design guidelines for developing learning environments to support the metacognitive skills for effective problem solving. In order to foster the processes of metacognitive skills explicitly in first year science students, we investigated areas where cognitive support was needed. The aim was to strengthen the metacognitive and reflective skills of students to assist them in adopting strategies and reflective processes that enabled them to define, plan and self monitor their thinking during problem solving. In tertiary science, both well-structured and ill-structured problems are encountered by students, thus a repertoire of skills must be fostered. A model for supporting metacognitive skills for problem solving is presented in the context of an online environment being developed at the University of New England.</span>

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Stress Coping Strategies Among Students of Physical Education and Sport Study Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (115) ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Malinauskas ◽  
Tomas Saulius ◽  
Giedrius Kaufmanas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Background. Studies of various scholars confirm the relation between the application of stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence, but there is a lack of research about the relationship between individual coping strategies and emotional intelligence levels among the first- and the fourth-year students. The aim of the research was to reveal peculiarities of emotional intelligence and stress coping strategies of undergraduate students of physical education and sport study programs.Methods. The Shutte Self-Assessment Questionnaire was used to measure the level of emotional intelligence of the participants (Schutte & Malouff, 1999). The questionnaire composed by Grakauskas and Valickas (2006) was used to identify the stress coping strategies. It consists of four factors: social support factor, problem-solving factor, emotional discharge factor and avoidance factor. The research was based on the following ethical principles: confidentiality, anonymity, impartiality and privacy. The first- and the fourth-year students of the Lithuanian Sports University and Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Programs were surveyed. The research sample consisted of 123 participants. Male participants comprised 66.7% of the sample, and the female participants comprised 33.3%. of the sample. The first-year undergraduates made up 57.7% of the sample, and the fourth-year undergraduates made up 42.3% of the sample.Results. Analyzing the data on the stress coping strategies according to the participants studying experience, it was found that the fourth-year students used the social support strategy more frequently in comparison with the first-year students. In addition, the fourth-year students applied emotional discharge and avoidance strategies more often than the first-year students. Comparing stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence according to the gender of participants, no statistically significant differences were found. There was a statistically significant relationship between the stress coping strategy and the ability to evaluate and express one’s emotions.Conclusions. Comparing emotional intelligence of the first- and the fourth-year students of physical education and sports study programs, no statistically significant differences were found. Comparison of stress coping strategies applied by the first- and the fourth-year students of physical education and sports degree programs revealed that the fourth-year students tended to use social support, emotional discharge and avoidance strategies more frequently than the first-year students. Comparison of stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence according to gender did not show any statistically significant differences. However, there was a statistically significant relationship between stress coping strategies and emotional intelligence, though it was a weak, but significant difference between emotional intelligence components such as the ability to express and manage emotions and problem-solving focused stress coping strategy.Keywords: stress, stress management strategies, emotional intelligence.

Project-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
John Robinson ◽  
Daniel Beneroso
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
The University

Solutions to global challenges need a range of engineers with diverse skills and attributes, and it is the responsibility of engineering educators to shape the engineering education landscape, using their problem-solving expertise to educate future engineers for modern technological advances. Project-based learning (PjBL) is an educational approach that can integrate such needed skills and attributes into the curriculum. However, delivering a truly effective PjBL approach can be quite difficult without considering a holistic approach encompassing three key pillars: PjBL curriculum and assessment, PjBL culture, and physical and online PjBL spaces. This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of how PjBL has been successfully deployed across the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Nottingham, UK, through the lenses of those pillars, and in the form of design projects, with a progressive integration and development of diverse skills and competencies throughout the years.

scholarly journals Resolución de problemas y regulación del aprendizaje

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3 Noviembr) ◽  
pp. 153-176
Author(s):  
Jordi Deulofeu Piquet ◽  
Joana Vilallonga Pons
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
First Year ◽  
Related Form

El desarrollo de la resolución de problemas en el aula presenta múltiples facetas, una de las cuales se refiere a la evaluación y particularmente al uso de instrumentos evaluativos que contribuyan a la mejora del aprendizaje y que sirvan al propio resolutor para reflexionar sobre sus producciones y su manera de proceder. En este artículo se muestra como el uso de una base de orientación para la resolución de problemas puede constituir efectivamente una ayuda cuando los alumnos resuelven problemas. En particular se analiza la relación entre el número de acciones de la base de orientación que cada uno de los alumnos ha tomado en consideración al resolver un problema y sus soluciones al problema. La existencia de dicha relación permite considerar la base de orientación como un andamiaje educativo para la resolución de problemas. Problem solving classroom practices have multiple facets. One of them is related to the evaluation and, consequently, the use of evaluation devices that enhance students’ learning as they help the students to reflect on their own outcomes. In this article we analyse the use of an orientation basis as a device to support first year secondary students’ mathematical problem solving. In particular, we study the relation between the number of actions of the orientation basis in which the students were involved when they solved a problem and their solutions to the problem. The emerging existence of this relationship allows us to consider the orientation basis as a problem-solving-related form of selfscaffolding.

Sex Differences in First-Year Algebra

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane O. Swafford
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
First Year ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Algebra Students ◽  
Consumer Problem ◽  
Algebra Achievement ◽  
Computational Skill ◽  
Slight Advantage

The study investigated sex-related differences among first-year algebra students with respect to achievement, attitude, and consumer problem-solving skills. The subjects were 329 females and 294 males enrolled in first-year algebra courses in 17 schools across the country. In the fall, no sex-related differences were evident in arithmetic computational skill or attitude about the usefulness and enjoyment of mathematics. Males showed a slight advantage on consumer items. In the spring, no sex-related differences in algebra achievement were found; a decline in attitude was observed for both groups; and the differences on consumer exercises became more pronounced.

Using Active Learning Strategies to Motivate Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Icouldn't believe my ears when i heard a colleague make this statement during my first year of teaching: “Eighth grade is the year that the students' brains are turned off.” Was it true? Were eighth-grade students really that hopeless? In my early years of teaching, I was on a mission to be the best mathematics teacher I could be by incorporating problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections into each lesson. I wanted to take time to involve my students personally so that they could see how mathematics directly affects their lives. However, I quickly learned that there is “no one way to be a topnotch teacher” (Harmin 1998, p. 2).

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