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Engineering education [electronic resource] : research and development in curriculum and instruction / John Heywood.

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A synthesis of nearly 2,000 articles to help make engineers better educators While a significant body of knowledge has evolved in the field of engineering education over the years, much of the published information has been restricted to scholarly journals and has not found a broad audience. This pu...

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Online Access: Full Text (via IEEE)
Main Author: Heywood, John, 1930-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience : IEEE Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Engineering > Study and teaching (Higher)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Engineering Education: Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction
  • CONTENTS
  • PART I: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (OUTCOMES) AND THEIR SCREENING
  • CHAPTER 1 : CURRICULUM DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
  • Summary
  • 1. The Curriculum
  • References
  • CHAPTER 2: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (OUTCOMES)
  • Summary and introduction
  • Part 1: Summary
  • Part 2: Summary
  • Part 3: Summary
  • References
  • CHAPTER 3: PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY AND THE AIMS OF THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
  • Summary
  • PART 1 . PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS
  • PART 2 . SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
  • References
  • CHAPTERS 4, 5 AND 6: PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SCREENING OF AIMS
  • CHAPTER 4: CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 4. Concepts and Principles (Rules)
  • References
  • CHAPTER 5: LEARNING STRATEGIES AND LEARNING STYLES
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 5. Learning Strategies
  • References
  • CHAPTER 6: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Summary
  • 6. Post-Formal Reasoning: Perry
  • References
  • PART II: THE CURRICULUM AND ITS PARADIGMS IN PRACTICE
  • CHAPTER 7: CURRICULUM CHANGE AND CHANGING THE CURRICULUM
  • Summary
  • 7. A Caveat Regarding the Examples that Follow
  • References
  • CHAPTER 8: INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTEGRATED STUDIES
  • Summary
  • 8 . Introduction
  • References
  • CHAPTER 9: FROM PROJECTS TO PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
  • Summary
  • 9. Introduction
  • References
  • PART III: PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY, AND DESIGN
  • CHAPTER 10: PROBLEM SOLVING
  • 10. Introduction
  • References
  • CHAPTER 11: CREATIVITY
  • Summary
  • 11 Creativity and Problem Solving
  • References
  • CHAPTER 12: DESIGN
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 12. To Teach or Not to Teach Design
  • References
  • Part IV
  • INTRODUCTION. TO CHAPTERS 13 AND 14. THE LECTURE
  • CHAPTER 13: COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND TEAMWORK
  • 13. Introduction: The Case for Cooperative Learning
  • References
  • CHAPTER 14: OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 14. Case Studies Debates and Mock Trials
  • References
  • CHAPTER 15: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 15. Uses of the Term Assessment
  • References
  • CHAPTER 16: THE FORMAL ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING: ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 16. Learning Journals and Portfolios
  • References
  • CHAPTER 17: ATTRITION AND RETENTION
  • Summary and Introduction
  • 17. The Supply of Engineers and Technology Interventions in the School Curriculum
  • References
  • EPILOGUE
  • AUTHOR INDEX.

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