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Theatre-Based Creativity Activities for the Development of Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering
Previous research papers have shown how can flourish in learning environments where students are not admonished for taking risks or facing failure. Unfortunately, these types of learning environments/ pract...
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Creativity Theory and Action in Bioengineering Class
In this chapter, we describe how a bioengineering professor and a theatre professor collaborated to implement a creativity curriculum in a bioengineering capstone design course. Starting in 2015, the team has ...
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Technology Education as a Practice-Based Discipline
The existing literature suggests a mismatch between what and how engineering and technology students are learning in the classroom and what employers and society in general are demanding from them in their car...
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The impact of student teaching experience on pre-service teachers’ readiness for technology integration: A mixed methods study with growth curve modeling
Adopting a two-phase explanatory sequential mixed methods research design, the current study examined the impact of student teaching experiences on pre-service teachers’ readiness for technology integration. I...
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Open AccessTrends in Texas high school student enrollment in mathematics, science, and CTE-STEM courses
In the context of Texas of the USA, House Bill 5 signifies a major policy shift requiring entering high school students starting in fall 2014 to choose an endorsement, like science, technology, engineering, an...
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Empathic Perspective-Taking and Ethical Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education
Ethical decision-making within engineering has not been broadly studied, although there is a growing body of evidence supporting the view that missteps in ethical decision-making result in changes in organizat...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Technology Education as a Practice-Based Discipline
The existing literature suggests a mismatch between what and how engineering and technology students are learning in the classroom and what employers and society in general are demanding from them in their car...
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Access, Inclusion, and Heterogeneity in Pre-University Engineering Education
In the realm of education, the concepts of access, inclusion and heterogeneity have gained acceptance because of both changing educational philosophies and increased sensitivity to the demographic and personal...
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Hopes and Goals Survey for use in STEM elementary education
This study reports the development and validation studies of the Hopes and Goals Survey, an assessment designed to measure the level of hope of elementary students from diverse backgrounds, and its relation to...
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Interplay of computer and paper-based sketching in graphic design
The purpose of this study is to investigate student designers’ attitude and choices towards the use of computers and paper sketches when involved in a graphic design process. 65 computer graphic technology und...
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Ideologies in the Conceptualization and use of Educational Technology
The concern about information overload predicted by Postman is that in the information society that exists in the 21st century, humans are left without agency against a barrage of relentless information. Postman’...
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Expressions of critical thinking in role-playing simulations: comparisons across roles
The development of critical thinking is crucial in professional education to augment the capabilities of pre-professional students. One method for enhancing critical thinking is participation in role-playing s...
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Applying a Critical and Humanizing Framework of Instructional Technologies to Educational Practice
Traditionally in the field of instructional design and instructional technology, educators and researchers have focused on technical tools, rather than the socio-cultural implications of technology integration...
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Modeling for Meaningful Learning
In the first part of the chapter, we argue that the goal of formal education should be meaningful learning. Meaningful learning is necessarily social, collaborative, intentional, authentic, and active. The res...
