Title :
A study of student attitude towards Media Based Instruction in introductory engineering courses
Author :
Thomassian, Jean-Claude ; Desai, Anoop ; Kinnicut, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York, New York, NY
Abstract :
In this paper, Media Based Instruction technique is used to enhance student understanding of engineering fundamentals. It also seeks to examine the effects of technology based instruction in order to complement conventional instruction. This progress as well as lessons learned in the first two semesters of Media Based Instruction in introductory engineering courses namely Circuits, Electronics, and C++ for digital computation is evaluated and some statistics are offered. Pilot study: A concluding section assesses the advantages of complementing conventional instruction with Media Based Instruction.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; engineering education; social aspects of automation; C++; Circuits; Electronics; digital computation; engineering fundamentals; introductory engineering courses; media based instruction; student attitude; student understanding; technology based instruction; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuits; Computer aided instruction; Electrical engineering; Engineering education; Feedback; Instruments; Programming profession; Statistics; Switches; Engineering Education; Media Based Instruction; Pedagogy;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Saratoga Springs, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1969-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2008.4720459
