A Model Science-Based Learning STEM Program

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Cieslinski ◽  
Mohamed Gharib ◽  
Brady Creel ◽  
Tala Katbeh
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Infrared Analysis ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Materials Used

Abstract In this paper, a model STEM program called Engineering Heroes: Qatar Special Investigators (QSI), aimed to familiarize young students with science and engineering in real life applications, is presented. The program theme is about forensic science and technology, which included science and engineering activities with hands-on projects to challenge students’ science and critical thinking skills. Throughout the program, students learned about forensic science as an application of science, engineering and technology to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence to be used in the course of a legal investigation. Participants learned the history of forensic analysis and how it evolved into today’s specialized career field. Forensic specialists include backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology, toxicology, chemical and electrical engineering. Topics included in the program were a study of toxicology and chemical analysis, assays to determine drug contents, fingerprint development, environmental contamination, chromatography in forgery, presumptive vs. confirmatory testing, scanning electron microscopy, infrared analysis, and evidence handling techniques. The details of the program are presented, including the contents, preparation, materials used, case studies, and final crime scene investigation, which featured the learning outcomes.

A Model Engineering-Based STEM Learning Program

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Gharib ◽  
Benjamin Cieslinski ◽  
Brady Creel ◽  
Tala Katbeh
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
3D Cad ◽  
Standard Atmosphere

Abstract Over the years, various programs have been created to entice students to the STEM disciplines at early stages of their education. This paper gives insight to STEM education pedagogy through a model STEM program — named “Future Engineers”. Future Engineers was developed and implemented at Texas A&M University at Qatar with the aim of developing and channeling students’ critical thinking skills to apply science and engineering approaches to a real-life problem. The theme of the program was aeronautical engineering and it enabled the students to apply what they have learned in hands-on activities and competitions that challenged the students into performing an objective analysis approach to their designs. Throughout the program, students learned about the advancements of flight instrumentation and how aviation evolved into today’s specialized career field. In addition, the program topics included the standard atmosphere, airplane flight principles, structural concepts, airplane stability, material selection, aerodynamics, and wing airfoil selection. The program encapsulates concepts related to physics, mathematics, engineering, 3D CAD modeling, and 3D printing. This paper identifies the different phases of the program development and the program outcomes in terms of projects created. Future Engineers displayed a significant impact toward the students’ motivation to explore and learn more about science and engineering.

USING A WHITE-COLLAR PROFESSION IN ACCOUNTING COURSES: APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING DIVERSITY

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
William D. Samson ◽  
Cheryl L. Allen ◽  
Richard K. Fleischman ◽  
Ida B. Robinson-Backmon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Role Models ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual

Accounting educators no doubt agree that diversity is an important and much neglected part of accounting education. They further recognize that it is difficult to incorporate this important topic into the accounting curriculum. This paper describes the efforts of various professors to expose business and accounting students to the evolution of diversity issues related to the accounting profession by using the book A White-Collar Profession [Hammond, 2002]. A White-Collar Profession: African-American CPAs Since 1921 is a seminal work which presents a history of the profession as it relates to African-American CPAs and documents the individual struggles of many of the first one hundred blacks to become certified. This paper describes efforts of faculty at four different colleges to utilize this book in their teaching of accounting. Instructors found that students not only developed an enhanced awareness about the history of the accounting profession, but that other educational objectives were advanced, such as improved communication and critical thinking skills, increased social awareness, and empathy for others. African-American students, in particular, embraced the people in the book as role models, while most every student saw the characters as heroic in a day when the accounting profession is badly in need of role models and heroes. This is encouraging given the profession's concern with diversity and the attention and resources directed at increasing the number of minorities entering the profession.

Clinically oriented physiology teaching: strategy for developing critical-thinking skills in undergraduate medical students

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reem Rachel Abraham ◽  
Subramanya Upadhya ◽  
Sharmila Torke ◽  
K. Ramnarayan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Motivation For Learning

Medicine is an applied science, interpreting evidence and applying it to real life by using clinical reasoning skills and experience. COPT (clinically oriented physiology teaching) was incorporated in physiology instruction aiming to relate the study of physiology to real-life problems, to generate enthusiasm and motivation for learning, and to demonstrate the vocational relevance of physiology among students by integrating clinical experience with teaching. COPT consisted of two elements: 1) critical-thinking questions (CTQ) and 2) clinical case studies. After a few topics were taught, CTQ and case studies were given as an assignment. Answers were discussed in the next class. Two exams, each of which contained CTQ and recall questions, were conducted, one before ( exam 1) and one after ( exam 2) the implementation of COPT. Analysis of student performance in the examinations revealed that the students did better in exam 2 ( P < 0.0001). Feedback from students indicated that this method was useful and challenging.

scholarly journals Literature in efL: Beyond language learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Luis Jesús Rincón
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Private School ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Willingness To Use

This article presents the results of a qualitative research which looks into the field of literature in EFL. Seventh grade students of a private school in Bogota took part in the research. Data was collected by means of audio recordings of small group discussions, teacher´s journal, and responses to literature logs. The results show that the connections that EFL learners make with literary texts enrich their interpretations, analysis and value judgments of experiences and real life events. Furthermore, critical thinking skills are potentiated. In addition to this, literary texts bring up appealing and meaningful topics in the classroomenhancing students´ motivation and willingness to use the target language.

People First: A Case Study in Partnering with the Community

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Bordelon
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
People First

This case study demonstrates the process by which a class composed of senior social work students learns macro practice values and skills by partnering with a community organization. The products of this collaboration emerge from the real-life problem scenario in which students, community partners, and the social work educator collaborate to develop the skills necessary to resolve problems. Through community partnership, social work educators are in the position to expand the opportunities for students to develop critical thinking skills, and provide opportunities to practice community organization within the classroom setting.

scholarly journals Case Briefs in Legal English Classes

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stĕpánka Bilová
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Legal Reasoning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Legal Issue ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
English Classes

Abstract A case brief can be described as a succinct summary of a case which specifies the facts, procedural history, legal issue(s), court decision and legal reasoning supporting the judgment, even though exact formats may vary. Case briefing is a demanding activity which is required from students during their law studies. The goal is to teach students to focus on the essential parts of the case and to obtain a thorough understanding of the case and the reasoning, which means the students need to employ their analytical and critical thinking skills. The course of English for academic legal purposes (as part of English for specific purposes) can also benefit from implementing case briefs. Students are exposed to useful legal vocabulary while the cases themselves bring real life examples of the law, which can increase students’ interest and motivation. The paper briefly introduces the literature on the methodology of teaching case briefing and on case briefs within the linguistics research and then describes a sample activity on case briefs from legal English classes. My experience shows that it is important to provide students with sufficient scaffolding for completing the task successfully. Even though the students feel they are easily and quickly acquainted with the format and the language used, they encounter problems when preparing particular cases. The activity combines both individual and collaborative work, oral and written outputs and peer reviewing. Case briefing is a valuable learning activity; nevertheless, some students may find it difficult as they need not only language skills, but also general critical thinking skills. The teacher should therefore facilitate their work, help them practice the ability to find relevant information, identify the issue, and comprehend the reasoning behind.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Biologi Materi Virus Berbasis SocioScientific Issues (SSI) untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-104
Author(s):  
Diyana Septiningrum ◽  
Nur Khasanah ◽  
Nur Khoiri
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Expert Validation

The purpose of research is to know the characteristics, feasibility and effectiveness of developing teaching materials viruses based on Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI) to improve critical thinking skills. Research method using Research and Development (RD) with a 4D step (define, design, develop, disseminate) Thiagarajan et all. The subjects of the study are 34 students class X MIPA 1 as the experimental class and 34 students class X MIPA 4 as the control class. The eligibility of teaching material is derived from the results of expert validation questionnaires, responses of biology teachers and students' responses, and effectiveness of critical thinking skills from the results of the test questions pretest and posttest. The results of the characteristics teaching material viruses based SSI include: cover, introduction, news analysis, material, summary, evaluation, bibliography and glossary. The results of the eligibility from the material expert validation questionnaire were 88,67%, 94,67% of media experts, 83,55% of teacher responses and 82,29% of students' responses. The effectiveness of teaching materials used was obtained from the difference in the average value of experimental learning outcomes of 81.84 and 76.84 kontrol class with tcount = 4.338 and ttable = 1.6682 which means tcount ttable and Ha accepted, concluded that there were differences in posttest results experimental class with kontrol class. The n-gain results obtained the value of the experimental class of 0.63 and the control class of 0.54 with their respective categories being moderate. So it can be concluded that the use of biological material teaching material based on Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI) is effective to improve students' critical thinking skills class X SMA 12 Semarang.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Modul Kimia Berbasis REACT untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Kelas XI IPA SMA/MA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Fauzana Gazali ◽  
Nalia Rahyusri Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Very High

Teaching materials used by teachers in acid-base material have not been able to develop students' critical thinking skills. One solution that can be done to develop students' critical thinking skills is using acid-base module’s based on REACT (Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating, and Transferring). The aim of this research is to produce an acid base module based on REACT and reveal its validity and practicality. The type of research used is Research and Development (R&D) using the 4-D model. The module design has been assessed by seven validators who are Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) consisting of chemistry lecturers from FMIPA UNP and chemistry teachers. While the practicality test was conducted by 3 chemistry teachers and 26 students of class XI MIPA SMAN 1 Padang Panjang. Data analysis techniques in this study used the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Cohen's kappa formula. The module design produces three main characteristics, namely: the module is designed in accordance with the prior knowledge of students; the module contains the REACT syntax component; and the module contains aspects of critical thinking skills developed by Ennis. The results of the content validity obtained value of the Content Validity Index (CVI) of 0.90 with a valid category and the results of the construct validity obtained kappa moment of 0.92 with a very high validity category. While the module practicality results according to the teacher and students obtained a kappa moment of 0.86 with a very high practicality category. The conclusion from this study is that the module developed is valid and practical.

The Erosion of Critical Thinking Development in Post-Secondary Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 68-96
Author(s):  
Michael Robert Hepner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
College Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of

A quick look at virtually any list of college-level learning outcomes will almost certainly uncover the desire to develop critical thinking skills. While prioritizing the development of critical thinking skills on campuses nationwide is a noble cause, issues quickly arise because the definition of critical thinking varies widely amongst the different disciplines, so this chapter provides a history of the idea of critical thinking in higher education, as well as various critical thinking development strategies and assessment instruments. This chapter also outlines the need for the academe to move from simply mentioning the development of critical thinking skills in various institutional documents to prioritizing such skills through the return of liberal education.

“You Have to Learn Who Comes with the Disability”: Students' Reflections on Service Learning Experiences with Peers Labeled with Disabilities

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Formal Curriculum ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Student Projects ◽  
Depth Interviews

Service learning is the integration of community-based student projects into the formal curriculum of a school or course of study. This qualitative, descriptive study presents understandings about disability issues that seven undergraduates constructed through participation in a semester-long service learning class. Paired with same-aged peers with disabilities for 2 hr/week, students shared campus-based classroom, work, and social experiences. In-depth interviews and examination of reflective journals revealed that students used their experiences to question prior notions of the nature of relationships with people with disabilities, of the meaning and uses of disability labels, and of the perceptions about and place of people with disabilities in society. Results support previous literature highlighting the benefits of real-life experience, framed by constructivist and reflective teaching practices, in developing and reinforcing critical thinking skills.

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