DocumentCode
2641755
Title
Constructive Academic Controversy- What is it? Why use it? How to structure it?
Author
Matusovich, Holly ; Smith, Karl
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng. Educ., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
18-21 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Constructive academic controversy has been available as part of the repertoire of engineering faculty since the early 1980´s. In this paper we strive to update and revitalize the approach through: (1) reviewing the development of academic constructive controversy including the benefits of this type of cooperative learning approach, (2) providing instructional references and resources, and (3) reviewing current case examples in both engineering and engineering education classrooms.
Keywords
engineering education; constructive academic controversy; cooperative learning; engineering education; instructional references; instructional resources; Art; Civil engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering education; History; Knowledge management; Monitoring; Problem-solving; Seminars; Teamwork; constructive academic controversy; cooperative learning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location
San Antonio, TX
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350581
Filename
5350581
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