Concept maps: Development and validation of engineering curricula

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Morsi, Rasha ^a   Ibrahim, Wael ^b   Williams, Frances ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECPI College of Technology ^*

Author keywords

Assessment; Concept mapping; Curriculum development; Curriculum validation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; ASSESSMENT; CHEMICAL-; COMPUTER ENGINEERING; CONCEPT MAPPING; CONCEPT MAPS; COURSE OBJECTIVES; CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM VALIDATION; EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING CURRICULUMS; ENGINEERING DEGREES; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; LEARNING ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM OUTCOMES; STUDENT LEARNING; VALIDATION PROCESSES;

CONFORMAL MAPPING; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

MAPS;

EID: 50049124781     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2007.4418180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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