Implementation of problem-based learning into engineering thermodynamics

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 7619-7635

  Nasr, Karim J ^a   Ramadan, Bassem ^a  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TEACHING; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRITICAL THINKING; ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL); SELF-CONFIDENCE;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 22544450492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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