Recently added articles from Journal of Engineering Education:
A Growing Global Footprint
Oct 01, 2008; ... It is an honor to announce that four more international engineering education societies are now offering the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) to its members. They are the Latin America and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI), Australasian Association for Engineering ...
An Indian Perspective on Engineering Education Reform
Oct 01, 2008; ... The nature and scope of the engineering profession is undergoing dramatic changes, especially in the high-tech areas. Obsolescence has taken a heavy toll on earlier tools, techniques, technologies, and work skills. Obsolete technologies include vacuum tubes, belt-driven lathes, dial-type ...
Utilizing Instructional Consultations to Enhance the Teaching Performance of Engineering Faculty
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Although many kinds of data can be used to guide instructional consultations, research comparing the efficacy of such data is scant, especially in engineering. In this study, multiple modes of assessment were used to evaluate the impact of consultations informed by different ...
Assessing Pedagogy in Bioengineering Classrooms: Quantifying Elements of the "How People Learn" Model Using the VaNTH Observation System (VOS)
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT One goal of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center is to estimate the effects of the "value added" to bioengineering student learning as a result of "How People Learn" (HPL) framework interventions. A necessary step in that process is to assess pedagogical differences in both ...
Competencies Beyond Countries: The Re-Organization of Engineering Education in the United States, Europe, and Latin America
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract For over two centuries, the competencies that engineers have been expected to gain from engineering education have been associated with countries. Increased mobility in the workplace is generating pressure to expand competencies beyond countries. A key indicator of changing ...
The Relations of Ethnicity to Female Engineering Students' Educational Experiences and College and Career Plans in an Ethnically Diverse Learning Environment
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper describes a mixed-methods study employing a social cognitive theoretical framework that emphasizes the interplay of person factors, environment, and behavior to explore the educational experiences of female students in an ethnically diverse learning environment ....
Is Modeling of Freshman Engineering Success Different from Modeling of Non-Engineering Success?
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract The engineering community has recognized the need for a higher retention rate in freshman engineering. If we are to increase the freshman retention rate, we need to better understand the characteristics of academic success for engineering students. One approach is to compare ...
Teaching Communication in Capstone Design: The Role of the Instructor in Situated Learning
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Calls for engineers to communicate more effectively are ubiquitous, and engineering education literature includes numerous examples of assignments and courses that integrate writing and speaking with technical content. However, little of this literature examines in detail how ...
Student Thinking about Static Equilibrium: Insights from Written Explanations to a Concept Question
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Students' thinking during an assessment task was monitored by analyzing their explanations of answers to a multiple-choice question about the equilibrium of bodies under given loads. Based on coding by independent raters, we found that nearly all students explained answers by ...
Development of a Fast Remedial Course to Improve the Spatial Abilities of Engineering Students
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a pilot study designed to evaluate the feasibility of launching a fast remedial course based on 3D CAD modeling for improving spatial abilities of engineering students. The study was carried out with civil engineering students at the University ...
Using Writing Assignments to Improve Self-Assessment and Communication Skills in an Engineering Statics Course
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This study explores the use of writing as a tool for metacognition in the engineering classroom. We used the "explain-a-problem" type of assignment in the Engineering Statics course for four terms. The objectives associated with the assignments were grouped under student ...
Attention Engineering Educators
Oct 01, 2008; ... Attention Engineering Educators Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field By Sheri D. Sheppard, Kelly Macatangay, Anne Colby, and William M. Sullivan (Foreword by Lee S. Shulman) San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, December 2008, 224 pages, ISBN ...
On Becoming a 21st Century Engineer
Jul 01, 2008; ... EVERYTHING CHANGES, EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED The world is dynamic. A multitude of challenges and opportunities are accelerating changes in how we view our planet and interact with one another as countries, states, communities, and neighbors. In his book The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman ...
A Rising Global Discipline
Jul 01, 2008; ... TIME FLIES, THINGS CHANGE-RAPIDLY It has been just over five years since fas, Journal of Engineering Education announced its more focused mission "to serve as an archival record of scholarly research in engineering education," and became the first journal dedicated solely to publication ...
Context and Challenge for Twenty-First Century Engineering Education
Jul 01, 2008; ... The engineering workforce of tomorrow, and indeed that of today, will face profound new challenges. Every day the men and women of this workforce will face the stress of competing in the fast-paced world of change we call the knowledge-based global economy of the twenty-first century. They will ...
Reframing Professional Development: A Systems Approach to Preparing Engineering Educators to Educate Tomorrow's Engineers
Jul 01, 2008; ... The articles in this special issue present research on who engineering students are, how they learn, and what they need to know. The challenge to engineering education is that the answers to those issues are different now than they were just a few years ago, and they will inevitably continue to ...
The Human Face of Engineering
Jul 01, 2008; ... Engineers. . .a sea of white faces, all male, all in white shirts with dark ties. This was both the image and the reality of mission control at NASA in the 1960s. We were reminded of that history in October 2007 during events and reporting surrounding the 50th anniversary of Sputnik Perhaps it ...
Perspectives from Industry
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Journal of Engineering Education gratefully acknowledges our corporate partners for their support of this special issue. Their generosity made it possible to distribute complimentary copies of this issue to U.S. engineering faculty members and to many other stakeholders worldwide. Their ...
Learning Conceptual Knowledge in the Engineering Sciences: Overview and Future Research Directions
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Learning conceptual knowledge in engineering science is a critical element in the development of competence and expertise in engineering. To date, however, research on conceptual learning in engineering science has been limited. Therefore, this article draws heavily on ...
Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Records from the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development indicate that engineering students are typical of students in other majors with respect to: persistence in major; persistence by gender and ethnicity, racial/ethnic ...