Problem formulation during model-eliciting activities: Characterization of first-year students' responses

2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Diefes Dux, Heidi A ^a   Salim, Amani ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIENT NEEDS; FIRST YEAR STUDENTS; FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING; LEVEL OF DETAIL; MODEL-ELICITING ACTIVITIES; OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMS; PROBLEM FORMULATION; STUDENT RESPONSE;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; RESEARCH; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84857770434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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