Prototyping the Engineer of 2020: A 360-degree Study of Effective Education

打造 2020 年工程师原型：有效教育的 360 度研究

• 批准号: 0618712
• 负责人: Lisa Lattuca
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0618712&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Prototyping; Engineer; 2020; 360; degree

This project is conducting a detailed examination of the organizational, curricular, pedagogical, and cultural factors that produce graduates with the attributes of "The Engineer of 2020." The study has three phases, each with its own distinctive set of activities. In Phase I it is analyzing those factors in 40 institutions, using a database developed as part of the recently completed study "Engineering Change: A Study of the Impact of EC2000." The goal of Phase I is identification of six institutions that have performed at the highest levels in producing graduates with at least three of the attributes of "The Engineer of 2020:" design and problem-solving skills, interdisciplinary competence, and contextual competence. Four of the six institutions are being selected because they have been strikingly effective in educating women and students from historically under-represented minority groups. In Phase II, it is producing detailed case studies of these six institutions, analyzing the organizational, curricular, pedagogical, and cultural features that seem to facilitate or sustain their high performance in producing graduates with high levels of the three competencies. In Phase 3 it is working to quantitatively validate the case studies' findings through the companion study, "Prototype to Production," a 36-institution study designed to develop a portrait of the current condition of engineering education in the United States. Intellectual Merit: To produce the engineers of 2020, faculty and administrators must understand how ideal attributes and skills can be developed in diverse student populations. This comprehensive study is identifying the curricular, pedagogical, cultural, and organizational conditions that promote strong learning and skills outcomes in key areas. The mixed methods approach being used negates two common critiques of case studies of best practices, namely their lack of generalizability and the absence of comparison groups. This study is providing systemic understanding, not simple explanations. It is conceptually broader than most other studies of engineering education, specifying how students' experiences inside and outside the classroom influence their development of knowledge and skills.Broader Impact: By focusing significant attention on institutions that are particularly effective in educating women and students of color, this study is addressing a critical concern in engineering education, providing nuanced guidance on how the persistence and success of diverse students can be enhanced. The case studies are being designed to enable a comprehensive understanding of program and pedagogical features with the most promise for producing engineering graduates who will excel in the competitive global economy of 2020. The case-study information being developed in this study, linked to the quantitative surveys being conducted at the same time in the "Prototype-to-Production Study," is deepening understanding of the breadth and depth of changes and transformations that will be needed - and can be engineered - to produce the engineer of 2020. The project is also contributing to the development of a community of engineering education scholars by engaging five new STEM researchers in learning qualitative and quantitative research methods.

该项目正在对培养具有“2020 年工程师”特质的毕业生的组织、课程、教学和文化因素进行详细检查。该研究分为三个阶段，每个阶段都有其独特的活动。 在第一阶段，它正在使用最近完成的“工程变革：EC2000 影响研究”研究的一部分开发的数据库来分析 40 个机构的这些因素。第一阶段的目标是确定六所在培养毕业生方面表现最高水平的机构，这些机构至少具备“2020 年工程师”的三个属性：设计和解决问题的能力、跨学科能力和情境能力。六所院校中的四所之所以被选中，是因为它们在教育历史上代表性不足的少数群体的妇女和学生方面取得了惊人的成效。在第二阶段，它正在对这六所机构进行详细的案例研究，分析组织、课程、教学和文化特征，这些特征似乎促进或维持了它们在培养具有这三种能力的高水平毕业生方面的高绩效。在第三阶段，它正在通过配套研究“原型到生产”来定量验证案例研究的结果，这是一项涉及 36 个机构的研究，旨在描绘美国工程教育的现状。智力优势：为了培养 2020 年的工程师，教师和管理人员必须了解如何在不同的学生群体中培养理想的品质和技能。这项全面的研究正在确定促进关键领域的强大学习和技能成果的课程、教学、文化和组织条件。所使用的混合方法否定了对最佳实践案例研究的两个常见批评，即缺乏普遍性和缺乏比较组。这项研究提供的是系统的理解，而不是简单的解释。它在概念上比大多数其他工程教育研究更广泛，详细说明了学生在课堂内外的经历如何影响他们的知识和技能的发展。更广泛的影响：通过重点关注在教育女性和有色人种学生方面特别有效的机构，这项研究正在解决工程教育中的一个关键问题，为如何提高多元化学生的坚持和成功提供细致入微的指导。案例研究旨在全面了解项目和教学特点，最有希望培养出在 2020 年竞争激烈的全球经济中脱颖而出的工程毕业生。本研究中开发的案例研究信息与“原型到生产研究”同时进行的定量调查相结合，正在加深对生产所需且可以设计的变革和转型的广度和深度的理解。 2020 年工程师。该项目还通过让五名新的 STEM 研究人员学习定性和定量研究方法，为工程教育学者社区的发展做出贡献。