Work in progress — Using cognitive development approaches in teaching electrical engineering concepts

This paper reviews and presents efforts to add cognitive development for learning and verbalizing concepts, as well as the technical foundation and advanced body of knowledge in electrical engineering. We show examples of utilizing this process and bringing cognitive approaches to traditional electrical engineering courses. For effective delivery we need to modify our approach to help students create better mental representations of the core concepts. Practical examples are introduced to demonstrate how this can enhance the students thinking, learning, problems solving and help them become more effective lifelong learners.