Using inquiry-based activities to promote understanding of critical engineering concepts

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Prince, Michael ^a   Vigeant, Margot ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; GRASP PREREQUISITE CONCEPTS; INQUIRY BASED ACTIVITIES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85029123364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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