Motivational dynamics in basic needs profiles: Toward a person‐centered motivation approach in engineering education

G Bombaerts, B Vaessen - Journal of Engineering Education, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background While educators strive for optimal student motivation to enhance the quality of
learning for all, different students attending the same course can have different needs …

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 …

[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 …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] Academic motivation in beginning students of electrical engineering: A case study of Danish and Israeli universities

A Gero, A Friesel - Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2020 - wiete.com.au
In light of the acute shortage of engineers in the Western world, nurturing academic
motivation is a primary goal of engineering education. The study described in this article …

[PDF][PDF] Systems thinking of secondary and post-secondary students majoring in engineering

A Gero - Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2023 - researchgate.net
Systems thinking, ie the ability to understand the interrelationships between the system
components and the resulting synergy, occupies a central place in engineering education …

[PDF][PDF] Importance of technical and soft skills: Electronics students' and teachers' perspectives

A Gero, S Mano-Israeli - Global J Eng Educ, 2020 - researchgate.net
In light of the gap between the qualifications of engineering and technology programme
graduates and those required in the industry, the importance assigned by students and …

[PDF][PDF] Students' motivation and academic achievement: The case of an engineering preparatory program

A Gero, G Abraham - International Journal of Engineering …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Engineering preparatory programs offer applicants who have not attained adequate
achievements in their high school studies an opportunity to improve their chances to be …

Engineering Students' Misconceptions About Electronic Circuits: Faculty Members' Viewpoint

A Gero, W Zoabi - International Conference on Interactive Collaborative …, 2023 - Springer
A misconception is a perception or opinion that does not match the accepted scientific view.
While engineering students' misconceptions have been systematically analyzed in the case …

ABSTRACT THINKING OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN HIGH-SCHOOL AND HIGHER EDUCATION

A Gero - INTED2024 Proceedings, 2024 - library.iated.org
Abstract thinking, namely, the ability to take into account the details relevant to the current
stage and temporarily ignore those that are not important, is a key skill in many fields of …