Problem Framing Skills in Engineering Problem Solving

这一工程教育研究项目旨在更好地理解复杂问题解决的问题框架阶段；这是创新的一个关键方面。研究小组将研究学生吗？问题框定技能，并在问题框定阶段建立个性化、及时反馈的程度，以帮助学生发展开始解决复杂问题所需的元认知技能。该项目的一个关键方面是通过扩展在线学习系统的能力来解决解决复杂问题所需的更广泛的分析技能，从而侧重于个性化学习。具体地说，该团队感兴趣的是什么学生行为应该触发实时反馈，以及确定实时反馈在多大程度上帮助学生构建复杂的问题。这项研究对许多工程项目具有广泛的适用性。解决复杂问题是一项很难教授的关键技能，而且往往需要投入大量的机构资源。实时反馈系统将作为一个开放源码项目开发，这将增强其他程序在这项工作的基础上进行构建和适应的能力。

This engineering education research project seeks to better understand the problem framing stage of complex problem solving; a key aspect of innovation. The research team will study students? problem framing skills and establish the extent to which individualized, just-in-time feedback during the problem framing stage can help students develop the metacognitive skills needed to start solving complex problems. A key aspect of this project focuses on personalized learning by extending the capabilities of online learning systems to address the broader analysis skills required in complex problem solving. Specifically the team is interested in what student behaviors should trigger real-time feedback and determining how much real-time feedback helps students frame complex problems.This research has broad applicability to many engineering programs. Complex problem solving is a key skill that is very difficult to teach, and often requires significant investment of institutional resources. The real-time feedback system will be developed as an open-source project, which will enhance the ability of other programs to build from and adapt this work.