New pedagogical approaches in engineering mechanics yield increased student understanding, confidence, and commitment

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Ellis, Glenn W ^a   Scordilis, Gail E ^a   Cooke, Carla M ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Assessment; Learner centered; Mechanics; Metacognitive

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; METACOGNITIVE APPROACHES; ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES; ASSESSMENT; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; LEARNER-CENTERED; MECHANICS OF MATERIALS; METACOGNITIVES; PROJECT BASED LEARNING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CURRICULA; DYNAMICS; ENGINEERS; PERSONNEL TESTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; MECHANICS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 1642560959     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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