NDLI: New pedagogical approaches in engineering mechanics yield increased student understanding, confidence, and commitment

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ellis, G.W. Scordilis, G.E. Cooke, C.M.
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: Picker Eng. Program, Smith Coll., Northampton, MA, USA (Ellis, G.W.)
Abstract	The Picker Engineering Program at Smith College has formed a close partnership with Smith's Department of Education and Child Study and Department of Educational Outreach in an effort to fundamentally change the delivery of the engineering curriculum. This paper presents learner-centered educational strategies used in Continuum Mechanics I, a course that includes topics from engineering statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials. Pedagogical elements used in this course include a variety of active learning strategies in the classroom, conceptual frameworks and narratives, project-based learning, metacognitive approaches, and an explicit effort to make a connection with other subjects in the liberal arts. An assessment of these strategies based upon the responses of 27 women who have taken the course is presented and shows that these strategies are effective in positively influencing student learning and attitudes.
Sponsorship	IEEE Educ. Soc. IEEE Comput. Soc. American Soc. for Eng. Educ. (Educ. Res. and Method Div.)
File Size	411572
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780379616
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2003.1263361
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-11-05
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Educational programs Art Councils Testing Monitoring Engineering education Engineering students
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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