Understanding trends in engineering design and design-based learning studies with a bibliometric approach

I Delen, T Yuksel - European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding how engineering design (ED) and design-based learning (DBL) are
portrayed at various educational levels is essential in this transition to ascertain the state of …

Investigating pre-service science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs for teaching science through engineering design processes

MA Shahat, SM Al-Balushi, M Al-Amri - Interdisciplinary Journal of …, 2022 - ijese.com
The school system in Oman faces a problem in educating students in integrated science,
technology, engineering and mathematics activities. This statement, in part, stems from …

Project based learning or the rethinking of an engineering subject: measuring motivation

J Petchamé, I Iriondo, D Riu, T Masi… - Eighth International …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Changes in society often imply rethinking approaches to certain ways of doing things.
Changes in students that enter university may require a rethinking of certain subjects. This …

Interrelations between systems thinking and abstract thinking: The case of high-school electronics students

A Gero, A Shekh-Abed, O Hazzan - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Systems thinking and abstract thinking are important skills for engineers in general and
hardware and software engineers in particular. Systems thinking emphasises the …

Simplify! Using self-determination theory to prioritise the redesign of an ethics and history of technology course

G Bombaerts, A Spahn - European Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A course on ethics and history of technology, taught to 1886 first-year
engineering students of 14 engineering departments was redesigned using Self …

System-thinking progress in engineering programs: A case for broadening the roles of students

R Tamir, O Ben-Zvi Assaraf, S Maman - Frontiers in Education, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Complex systems are prevalent in many scientific and engineering disciplines,
which makes system thinking important for students of these fields. Duchifat 3 is a unique …

[PDF][PDF] Increasing motivation of engineering students: Combining ''real-world''examples in a basic electric circuits course

A Gero, Y Stav, N Yamin - International Journal of Engineering …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Literature indicates that electrical engineering students show little interest in the basic
electric circuits course. Most of the students see it as a technical course, which does not …

[PDF][PDF] Problem based learning and students' motivation: the case of an electronics laboratory course

B Catz, N Sabag, A Gero - Int. J. Eng. Educ, 2018 - researchgate.net
Problem based learning is a student-centered pedagogy that often develops some of the
skills required of engineering graduates, and an inquiry based laboratory might be an …

An assessment of individuals' systems thinking skills via immersive virtual reality complex system scenarios

VL Dayarathna, S Karam, R Jaradat, MA Hamilton… - Systems, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study utilized the application of authentic Virtual Reality (VR) to replicate the real-world
complex system scenarios of a large retail supply chain. The proposed VR scenarios were …

[PDF][PDF] Promoting systems thinking in two-year technology students: An interdisciplinary course on medical ultrasound systems

A Gero, I Shlomo - International Journal of Engineering Education, 2021 - researchgate.net
The development of systems thinking is a primary goal of engineering and technology
education, especially within the framework of Industry 4.0. While many actions are being …