A longitudinal evaluative study of student difficulties with engineering graphics     

Charles Potter  Errol Van Der Merwe  Wendy Kaufman  Julie Delacour 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2006,31(2):201-214

We have previously reported in this journal that spatial ability influences academic performance in engineering. We have also reported that spatial ability is trainable, and can be increased through instruction focused on using perception and mental imagery in three-dimensional representation. In this article, we present the results of a longitudinal evaluative study of student difficulties with engineering graphics at our university, involving research over a 24-year period. Prior to our intervention, the first-year engineering graphics course at our university had a failure rate of 36% for all engineering students, and failure rates of 80% for African students studying at our university. In terms of outcomes, our study indicates that changed teaching practices have been associated with increased pass rates, which currently average 88% for all students. There is clear evidence that African students no longer experience major difficulties in passing the course. This can be attributed both to changes in teaching methodology, as well as broader contextual changes occurring in South Africa over the period reviewed.

Despite evidence of increased pass rates, our data suggest that there is a continuing relationship between three-dimensional spatial perception and academic performance in engineering graphics, as well as with aggregated first-year engineering marks. For this reason, many students still require academic support. There is also evidence that female students experience difficulties with engineering graphics due to lack of previous technical experience, and use a variety of strategies to overcome their study problems. The most effective appear to be use of peers and friends, and in particular students who had previously taken the course, as mediators of the course content and materials. Those female students who have not taken technical drawing at school level, and female students who do not network with other engineering students, are those at greatest disadvantage.  相似文献   

Impact of commercial search engines and international databases on engineering teaching and research     

Professor Hubert Chanson 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2007,32(3):261-269

For the last three decades, the engineering higher education and professional environments have been completely transformed by the ‘electronic/digital information revolution’ that has included the introduction of personal computer, the development of email and world wide web, and broadband Internet connections at home. Herein the writer compares the performances of several digital tools with traditional library resources. While new specialised search engines and open access digital repositories may fill a gap between conventional search engines and traditional references, these should be not be confused with real libraries and international scientific databases that encompass textbooks and peer-reviewed scholarly works. An absence of listing in some Internet search listings, databases and repositories is not an indication of standing. Researchers, engineers and academics should remember these key differences in assessing the quality of bibliographic ‘research’ based solely upon Internet searches.  相似文献   

浅析新工科理念下的3D打印实践教学形式改革探讨与实践     

鞠锦勇 《教育教学论坛》2020,(14):198-200

新工科理念下,按照“与当前工业主流技术相衔接”的原则,结合3D打印技术的原理及特点和工程训练实践教学的宗旨,提出将3D打印实践教学与企业产品研发流程相结合的教学组织模式。首先,以培养学生的基本建模和设备操作能力为目的。其次,根据工程训练实践教学的宗旨,结合实际在教学过程中对学生提出具体产品设计要求,让学生有目的地进行设计创新。最后,打印出符合设计要求的实体模型。让学生体会从设计理念到设计过程,从概念设计到成品加工的过程,达到增强学生工程意识和工程实践创新能力的目的。  相似文献   

论文质量是体现工程硕士培养质量的关键     

孙宇 《山东教育学院学报》2007,22(5):82-84

工程硕士学位论文工作是工程硕士培养的重要环节,论文的质量最能反映工程硕士的培养质量。针对工程硕士的培养特点和培养目标,结合我校多年工程硕士的培养经验,本文提出要从学生选导师开始,直到学位答辩,设置几个质量监控环节,而且必须严格执行,才能保证工程硕士学位的论文质量;同时对目前工程硕士论文方面存在的一些问题,提出了切实可行的具体措施,来保证工程硕士论文工作的顺利开展。  相似文献   

Identification of retention levers using a survey of engineering freshman attitudes at Oregon State University     

T. L. Doolen  M. Long 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2007,32(6):721-734

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基于16位单片机的应用实践教学探讨     

江超  曹以龙 《教育教学论坛》2019,(19):220-221

高等教育与行业脱节严重阻碍着国家战略发展规划。随着工程教育改革的推进,作为对人才培养起承上启下关键作用的单片机课程建设亟待革新。本文以MSP430系列单片机为切入点,对基于16位单片机的应用实践课程进行研究探讨,坚持以人为本,以学生为教学主体的原则,有针对性地组织教学内容、革新教学方式方法和教学考核等几大主要环节进行探索,调动学生的主观能动性,使学生真正成为学习的主体,通过分析教学效果,发现此次课程教改起到了一定的积极促进作用。  相似文献   

网络工程专业“计算机导论“课程的教学初探     

曾启杰 《文教资料》2005,(22):110-111

文章探讨对于网络工程专业第一门专业课程“计算机导论”课的地位和重要性,以及如何确定这门课程的教学目标、知识点和教学内容,激发学生学习专业知识的兴趣和热情。  相似文献   

素质教育观下的大学生综合测评研究     

刘学伶  白仲航  毕宏亮 《河北工业大学成人教育学院学报》2007,22(2):13-16

本文以河北省高校综合测评现状的分析为基础,研究、探讨了素质教育观下大学生的综合测评,提出了建立符合素质教育的创新型人才的评价指标体系。该体系以学生的思想道德素质、文化素质、科技创新能力、人文素质、组织实践能力、身心素质等六项为一级指标,并对评价结果的表达方式进行了探讨。  相似文献   

“对分课堂”模式在《交通工程概预算》课程教学中的应用     

陈小娟 《教育教学论坛》2019,(14):183-184

本文针对目前《交通工程概预算》课程教学中存在的问题,将对分课堂引入《交通工程概预算》课程教学。教学中,重新设计教学内容,提取课程的知识主干,碎片化重点、难点。从实践的效果看,《交通工程概预算》课程使用对分模式是可行的,对分课堂能够有效改善课堂氛围,提高学生的综合能力,提升教学质量。  相似文献   

全过程工程咨询背景下工程项目管理课程教学改革实践     

俞燕飞  李娜  高越青  梁超锋  李翠红 《教育教学论坛》2020,(17):188-189

培育全过程工程咨询是建筑行业目前发展的重点,"工程项目管理"课程教学应与时俱进,理论联系实际。该文在分析工程项目管理课程特点和发展现状的基础上,探讨全过程工程咨询引发行业变革,基于全过程工程咨询背景下,从课程内容、学习模式、评价体系三方面对"工程项目管理"课程教学进行了改革实践,取得了良好的效果,以期为"工程项目管理"课程教学提供参考和借鉴。  相似文献