Title :
Action Research: A way to generate new approaches to teaching mathematics in Bioengineering
Author :
Añino, María M. ; Waigandt, Diana M. ; Perassi, Marisol ; Pita, Gustavo ; Miyara, Alberto ; Klimovsky, Ernesto ; Ravera, Emiliano ; Céspedes, Hernán Fernández ; Escher, Leandro ; Canavelli, Juan C.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ing., Univ. Nac. de Entre Rios, Oro Verde, Argentina
Abstract :
Bioengineering, a relatively recent engineering branch, was launched 24 years ago in Argentina at our university (Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos). The undergraduate program aims at providing solutions to health problems through the application of advanced technology. Consequently, a highly skillful professional is required. However, learning deficiencies and difficulties have been observed among first year students. Action Research was chosen as a research tool to generate new approaches to teaching mathematics in Bioengineering.
Keywords :
biomedical education; educational courses; educational institutions; mathematics; teaching; Argentina; bioengineering; biomedical engineering; mathematics; teaching; undergraduate program; Application software; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering education; Calculus; Computed tomography; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Solids; Action Research; Biomedical Engineering Education; Teaching/Learning Mathematics for Bioengineering Introduction;
Conference_Titel :
Education Engineering (EDUCON), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6568-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6570-5
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2010.5492367
