Title :
Helping engineering students develop skills in content-based problem solving workshops outside classrooms
Author :
Jia-Ling Lin ; Binzley, J. ; Romero, Marcelo
Author_Institution :
STEM Educ. Center, Univ. of Minnesota Twin cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes practices of the Supplementary Instruction (SI) Problem-Solving Workshop in helping entering engineering students develop the concept of problem solving and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills required to succeed in their courses.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; SI problem-solving workshop; content-based problem solving workshops; educational courses; engineering students; supplementary instruction problem-solving workshop; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Equations; Problem-solving; Silicon; content-based; outside classrooms; peer-led; problem solving;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462454
