Using the engineering design process as the structure for project-based learning: An informal STEM activity on bridge-building

ISEC 2016 - Proceedings of the 6th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 249-256

  Barroso, L R ^a   Nite, S B ^b   Morgan, J R ^c   Bicer, A ^b   Capraro, R M ^b   Capraro, M M ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

creativity; engineering design; project based learning; student centered learning

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; DESIGN; STUDENTS;

CREATIVITY; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL APPROACH; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; PROJECT BASED LEARNING; STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING;

STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS);

EID: 84970015461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISECon.2016.7457542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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