Title :
Work in Progress: What do engineering educators take into account when making teaching decisions?
Author :
Huang, Yi-Min ; Yellin, Jessica M H ; Turns, Jennifer
Author_Institution :
Center for the Adv. of Eng. Educ., Washington Univ.
Abstract :
This work-in-progress uses a cognitive science methodology for investigating the nature of teacher decision making in engineering education. We ask engineering educators to identify two memorable, recent decisions and describe the situation, the process of making the decision, the factors that they took into account, and the outcomes of their decisions. In this paper, we focus on the preliminary results from this pilot study
Keywords :
engineering education; teaching; cognitive science methodology; engineering education; teacher decision making; Cognitive science; Decision making; Engineering education; Joining processes; Lenses; Power engineering and energy; Predictive models; Psychology; Reflection; Resource management; Critical decision method; Faculty development; Teacher decision making;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 36th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0256-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2006.322440
