How People Learn: Effect on Student Achievement and Retention in Engineering

人们如何学习：对工程专业学生成绩和保留率的影响

• 批准号: 0835705
• 负责人: F. James Boerio
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0835705&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: How; People; Learn; Effect; Student

This exploratory project will restructure the Freshman Engineering Program (FEP) in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC) to include new approaches to teaching, emphasize engineering applications of material being taught concurrently in courses such as Calculus and Physics, and provide students with information regarding career opportunities in various fields of engineering through interaction with leading engineers from local industries. This is expected to increase the graduation rate of students in FEP. The effect of restructuring FEP will be evaluated by comparing the performance in Calculus and Physics of students who have participated in the restructured program with that of students who participated in FEP before the restructuring. This project is part of a long-term program to transform undergraduate education in the College which will include formation of a Department of Engineering Education (DEE) to lead and coordinate undergraduate education in the College, especially during the critical first two years. The results of this project will help determine the effect that teaching methods, advising, and mentoring have on retention to graduation and on performance in the workplace for students at UC. The knowledge and methods developed will help address the growing need for engineers in Ohio and in the nation.

该探索性项目将重组辛辛那提大学（UC）工程学院的新生工程计划（FEP），以纳入新的教学方法，强调微积分和物理等课程中同时教授的材料的工程应用，并通过与当地行业领先工程师的互动，为学生提供有关工程各个领域就业机会的信息。预计这将提高联邦就业方案学生的毕业率。重组FEP的效果将通过比较参加重组计划的学生与重组前参加FEP的学生在微积分和物理方面的表现来评估。该项目是一个长期计划的一部分，以改变本科教育的学院，其中将包括工程教育（DEE）的部门，领导和协调本科教育在学院的形成，特别是在关键的头两年。该项目的结果将有助于确定教学方法，建议和指导对毕业保留和UC学生在工作场所的表现的影响。开发的知识和方法将有助于满足俄亥俄州和全国对工程师日益增长的需求。