Case study of enquiry-based learning designed for rotating magnetic fields in electric machinery course

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Huijuan ◽  
Zhang Zhenyang ◽  
Song Tengfei
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Electric Machinery ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Positive Support

This paper describes a case study of enquiry-based learning to teach problem solving, innovation, group working, and presentation skills for electrical engineering students in electric machinery course at Beijing Jiaotong University. The research project is designed by teachers and students go through three processes: project-based teaching and learning, problem-based derivation and simulation, and enquiry-based presentation. The multidiscipline project is innovated to meet the requirements of engineering education while keeping its traditional effectiveness in driving students to apply knowledge to practice and problem solving. The feedback from students shows positive support for the innovations.

scholarly journals Mother Tongue Use in Beginner EFL Grammar Classes in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-365
Author(s):  
Khulud Ali Tubayqi ◽  
Mazeegha Ahmed Al Tale’
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Actual Interaction

Using the mother tongue (MT) in English as a foreign or second language (EFL/ESL) classrooms is indispensable, especially in beginner classes. This paper aims to add to the present literature on this issue by highlighting the attitudes of both students and teachers towards MT use in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom, the justifications for its use, and some of the actual interaction practices in grammar classes. It investigates the attitudes of 110 Saudi EFL female beginners and their two teachers toward using the Arabic language in EFL grammar classes at Jazan University. It also investigates the students’ reasons for using or avoiding their MT. Moreover, it presents some of the functions that MT serves in EFL grammar classes. To collect the data, the researchers used two questionnaires and classroom observations. For data analysis, they used Microsoft Excel and thematic content analysis. The results indicated that, although both students and teachers generally have positive attitudes toward using the MT in EFL classes, they are also aware of the adverse effects of its overuse. The results also revealed that the teachers and students use MT in EFL classes to serve different classroom functions that ease the teaching and learning processes. Based on these findings, the study provided recommendations for teachers, curriculum designers, and future researchers.

scholarly journals How to promote learning in problem-solving?

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Anu Laine
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Affective Reactions ◽  
Plenary Talk ◽  
Cognitive Support ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Joint Conference ◽  
Attitudes Towards Mathematics

This article is based on my plenary talk at the joint conference of ProMath and the GDM working group on problem-solving in 2018. The aim of this article is to consider teaching and learning problem-solving from different perspectives taking into account the connection between 1) teacher’s actions and pupils’ solutions and 2) teacher’s actions and pupils’ affective reactions. Safe and supportive emotional atmosphere is base for students’ learning and attitudes towards mathematics. Teacher has a central role both in constructing emotional atmosphere and in offering cognitive support that pupils need in order to reach higher-level solutions. Teachers need to use activating guidance, i.e., ask good questions based on pupils’ solutions. Balancing between too much and too little guidance is not easy.

scholarly journals ESP Needs Analysis at the Moroccan University: Renewable Energy Engineering Students at EST Fes as a Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Hanae AIT HATTANI
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Energy Engineering

<p>With English becoming the world’s lingua franca and the proliferating scientific and technological advances, English language education has been gradually shifting from its classical applications such as EFL (English as a foreign language) or ESL (English as a second language) toward new paradigms like English for specific purposes (ESP). The most important and problematic question in ESP teaching and learning is whether the course is effective or not. ESP is student-task oriented, thus, measuring its effectiveness is strongly related to measuring learners’ attitudes, needs, expectations, satisfaction, and achievement. For this purpose, this study attempted to investigate ESP needs analysis of Moroccan university students, case study of renewable energy engineering students at the Higher School of Technology (ESTF).  The research was conducted using quantitative surveys d. The data was gathered from 30 undergraduate renewable energy engineering students. The study findings confirmed that the participant students have highly favorable attitudes towards English language for both their personal and professional careers. However, the survey results indicated that these students have some difficulties with English language productive skills, namely speaking and writing, in addition to some other sub-skills. Therefore, this research suggests a reform at the level of ESP teaching and learning curricular, focusing on the incorporation of innovative approached and methods that aims at enhancing students’ language acquisition and competency.</p>

Teaching Engineering Ethics in the Classroom

2016 ◽  
pp. 1334-1349
Author(s):  
Josep M. Basart
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Ethics ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Teaching Responsibilities ◽  
Ethics Courses ◽  
And Training ◽  
Insight Into

Engineering students are introduced to their profession's ethical and social responsibilities along with their education and training at university. This might be the only time and place where public welfare engagement may be promoted by the institution and acknowledged by students. Their future behavior as engineers heavily depends on the understanding and commitment they may develop during this process. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the main points related to the teaching and learning of Engineering Ethics at universities. In order to gain insight into this complex educational scene, a set of questions are formulated and explored. The discussion of these questions amounts to explain what Engineering Education consists of, how to integrate Engineering Ethics courses into the curriculum and develop instructional designs for classroom teaching, who should assume teaching responsibilities, and finally, what Engineering Ethics goals should be. For each query, the primal issues, controversies, and alternatives are discussed.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING RECOGNITION OF PATTERNS ACTIVITIES IN LEARNING PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ENGINEERING CLASSROOMS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahad Abdulnour ◽  
Wael L. Nackasha ◽  
Cori Hanson ◽  
Thomas W. Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Steep Learning Curve ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pattern Finding

"Why do we study limits?" "How would I calculate 7π/4 without a calculator?" "There are several trigonometric formulas, how can I memorize them?" These are a few of the frequent questions asked by engineering students who seek the help of the Learning Strategist, a professional who advises students on academic skills. Attempting to memorize formulas and problem solutions without understanding their origin is common among engineering students. Consequently, students often disregard or are unaware of how formulas are derived, and they do not allocate time to find patterns that connect these formulas to the concepts they are learning in class. Investing time to study the origin and assumptions underlying formulas can be rewarding yet this process has a steep learning curve. Once mastered, understanding the derivation of commonly used formulas and mathematical patterns saves students’ energy and time by giving them tools to quickly solve difficult engineering problems. In this paper, we demonstrate the process of problem-solving and pattern finding through a fun activity that can be utilized in lectures or tutorials to create in students an appreciation of the basics. The activity shows the importance of finding and understanding patterns and how to extend these findings into solutions. Through recognition of patterns, students can develop higher order thinking skills and the ability to derive formulas from their skeletal form. The goal of this project is to investigate the impact of instructors including pattern finding activities within their classrooms.

scholarly journals IDEA: An Alternative for Learning Problem Solving in the Course of Mechanics for Engineering Students at FICA

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana M. Mercado ◽  
Hugo Alarcón ◽  
Julio Benegas ◽  
Ricardo R. Monasterolo ◽  
Federico Rosales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning Problem

scholarly journals Training teachers in robotics for science and technology dissemination: A Brazilian case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Rafael Marengo ◽  
Bruna Ferreira ◽  
Morgana Cabral ◽  
RICARDO R MAGALHES
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Training System ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Robotics Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Technology Dissemination ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Technical Professionals

There is a high demand for technical professionals in engineering and related areas, but there are not enough professionals to fill these needs, especially in developing countries such as in Brazil. Abilities of communication, teamwork and leadership are part of the graduating engineers’ curriculum, but students normally have a lack of these abilities due to difficulties in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Many solutions can be implemented in order to change this scenario and robotics is an alternative. Based on that, robotics education as teaching methodology leads students to search for problem logical solutions. This paper is aimed on how robotics can help children learn STEM subjects and presents a training system for robotics involving teachers and students from public schools and tutors from university. As methodology, it was tested the knowledge acquired in weekly meetings between engineering students (tutors) and teachers/students from public schools. Results highlighted the introduction of robotics education in public schools learning process. It can imply on improvements for engineering courses and new robot applications in industries.

scholarly journals Online Instruction Based on Task-based Language Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. p30
Author(s):  
Liu Zhixuan
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
English Class ◽  
Teachers And Students

The outbreak of the COVID-19 caused many Chinese universities to initiate online teaching. This paper aimed to develop Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) practices in online courses to enable teachers and students in China to employ TBLT appropriately and effectively. This research made a case study which was conducted as an online English class with a total of 28 undergraduate students at a university in Guangdong, China. The findings show that the transition from the traditional classroom to online education was successful. This innovative teaching mode promotes students to become the initiator of learning. Besides, the switched roles between students and teachers, advantages as well as problems of this approach have been pointed out. This case study could provide pedagogical implicatures for online English teaching and learning practically and theoretically, which helps to develop new forms that could assist teachers and students to adopt TBLT in class.

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