Action Research: A way to generate new approaches to teaching mathematics in Bioengineering

Author

Añino, María M. ; Waigandt, Diana M. ; Perassi, Marisol ; Pita, Gustavo ; Miyara, Alberto ; Klimovsky, Ernesto ; Ravera, Emiliano ; Céspedes, Hernán Fernández ; Escher, Leandro ; Canavelli, Juan C.

Author_Institution

Fac. de Ing., Univ. Nac. de Entre Rios, Oro Verde, Argentina

fYear

2010

fDate

14-16 April 2010

Firstpage

1385

Lastpage

1390

Abstract

Bioengineering, a relatively recent engineering branch, was launched 24 years ago in Argentina at our university (Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos). The undergraduate program aims at providing solutions to health problems through the application of advanced technology. Consequently, a highly skillful professional is required. However, learning deficiencies and difficulties have been observed among first year students. Action Research was chosen as a research tool to generate new approaches to teaching mathematics in Bioengineering.

Keywords

biomedical education; educational courses; educational institutions; mathematics; teaching; Argentina; bioengineering; biomedical engineering; mathematics; teaching; undergraduate program; Application software; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering education; Calculus; Computed tomography; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Solids; Action Research; Biomedical Engineering Education; Teaching/Learning Mathematics for Bioengineering Introduction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Engineering (EDUCON), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Madrid

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6568-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6570-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EDUCON.2010.5492367

Filename

5492367