Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective.
A models and modeling perspective led to Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs), authentic mathematical modeling problems, being introduced into a first-year engineering program in 2002. A design research perspective then led to iterative improvements in the design of these activities, strategies for the...
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| author | Diefes-Dux, H. A Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani |
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| description | A models and modeling perspective led to Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs), authentic mathematical modeling problems, being introduced into a first-year engineering program in 2002. A design research perspective then led to iterative improvements in the design of these activities, strategies for their implementation, and strategies for assessing student work to promote effective learning across multiple learning objectives. This paper describes two different research threads that have lead to significant transformation of the first-year engineering experience. The first thread relates to problem formulation. The second thread relates to the dimensions along which instructors evaluate students’ open-ended problem solutions. |
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| spelling | iium-443232017-10-02T08:49:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44323/ Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. Diefes-Dux, H. A Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani L Education (General) T Technology (General) TA174 Engineering design A models and modeling perspective led to Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs), authentic mathematical modeling problems, being introduced into a first-year engineering program in 2002. A design research perspective then led to iterative improvements in the design of these activities, strategies for their implementation, and strategies for assessing student work to promote effective learning across multiple learning objectives. This paper describes two different research threads that have lead to significant transformation of the first-year engineering experience. The first thread relates to problem formulation. The second thread relates to the dimensions along which instructors evaluate students’ open-ended problem solutions. Elsevier BV 2012-10-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44323/1/diefesdux2012.pdf Diefes-Dux, H. A and Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani (2012) Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, 56. pp. 314-332. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812041225 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.660 |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) T Technology (General) TA174 Engineering design Diefes-Dux, H. A Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title | Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title_full | Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title_fullStr | Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title_short | Transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| title_sort | transforming the first-year engineering experience through authentic problem-solving: taking a models and modeling perspective. |
| topic | L Education (General) T Technology (General) TA174 Engineering design |
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