CAREER: Mathematics as a Gatekeeper to Engineering: The interplay between mathematical thinking and design thinking

这项工程教育研究启动助学金旨在了解工科学生在必修数学课程中的学习经历如何影响学生学习工程设计。首席调查员将使用口头协议研究，这在过去的研究中已经成功地用于理解设计思维。这个项目更广泛的意义和重要性在于，它可以为本科生工程教育以及K-12级别的全国数学讨论提供信息。研究人员提出了一项强有力的计划，以广泛传播该项目的成果，其中包括通过讲习班向K-12教育工作者进行外联。由于设计与创新密切相关，这对美国技术劳动力的准备工作可能会产生重要影响。该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过培养一支具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改造边境。此外，NSF为社会创新的目标是通过支持创新学习系统的发展而实现的。

This engineering education research initiation grant seeks to understand how engineering student learning experiences in requisite mathematics courses impact how students learn engineering design. The principle investigator will use a verbal protocol study, which has been used successfully in understanding design thinking in past studies. The broader significance and importance of this project is in the way it can inform both undergraduate engineering education as well as the national discussion on mathematics at the K-12 level. The researcher has proposed a strong plan to widely disseminate the results of the project that includes outreach to K-12 educators through workshops. Since design is closely tied to innovation, the impact on preparation of the technical workforce in the United States is potentially important. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by supporting the development of innovative learning systems.