Title :
Enough of this science and mathematics, let´s do some engineering [education]
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper suggests that student learning can be improved by requiring them to deal with implicit problem statements rather than explicit. This forces students to figure out what the problem is (and solve it). This is in contrast to explicitly stating the problem, leaving students only to manipulate the equations and plug in the numbers.
Keywords :
engineering education; teaching; engineering education; implicit problem statements; student learning; Algebra; Educational institutions; Equations; Games; Mathematics; Pressure measurement; TV; Transducers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.840456