NDLI: Real-world problems in the classroom: vital in engineering education

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Halpin, G. Halpin, G. Raju, R.K. Sankar, C.S. Belliston, L.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Auburn Univ., AL, USA (Halpin, G.; Halpin, G.; Raju, R.K.)
Abstract	Innovative approaches to engineering education are required in order to improve student learning and to graduate students capable of meeting the challenges of the future. One such approach has been implemented at Auburn University, and the students have been tracked longitudinally to study the impact of this innovative instruction wherein theory and practice were brought together. Multimedia case studies were developed and used as a primary instructional mode in experimental classes over a 2-year period. Students in the experimental classes were matched with a comparison group randomly selected from the engineering student population but stratified by high school grades, ACT/SAT, and engineering major. The longitudinal evaluation revealed significant differences in college grade point averages among the groups with the experimental mechanical engineering majors tending to have the best grades. Even more supportive of the experimental program was that a significantly greater proportion of the participants were admitted to study in a professional engineering program from pre-engineering than was found with the comparison participants. These results suggest that the experimental instructional approach employed for the engineering students in this study is indeed an innovation that leads to improved student learning and advancement in engineering.
Sponsorship	IEEE Educ.Soc. IEEE Comput. Soc. American Soc. for Eng. Educ. (Educ. Res. and Methods Div.)
File Size	570407
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780385527
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2004.1408504
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-10-20
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Engineering education Educational institutions Design engineering Engineering students Mechanical engineering Industrial relations Conducting materials Automobiles Technological innovation Educational programs
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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