Enhancing visualization skills-improving options aNd success (EnViSIONS) of engineering and technology students

Engineering Design Graphics Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Veurink, N L ^a   Hamlin, A J ^a   Kampe, J C M ^a   Sorby, S A ^a   Blasko, D G ^b   Holliday Darr, K A ^b   Trich Kremer, J D ^b   Abe Harris, L V ^c   Connolly, P E ^c   Sadowski, M A ^c   Harris, K S ^d   Brus, C P ^e   Boyle, L N ^f   Study, N E ^g   Knott, T W ^h  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Iowa   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA; COLLEGE STUDENTS; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MICHIGAN; MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; PENN STATE; PRE-COLLEGE; PROJECT LEADERS; PURDUE UNIVERSITY; SPATIAL SKILLS; SPATIAL VISUALIZATION SKILLS; STEM FIELDS; UNIVERSITY LEVELS; UNIVERSITY OF IOWA; VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA TECH; VISUALIZATION SKILLS;

MATERIALS TESTING; TEACHING; VISUALIZATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77951799612     PISSN: 00462012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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