Improving Engineering Skills in High School Students: A Partnership between University and K-12 Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Salas-Morera, Lorenzo; Cejas-Molina, María A.; Olivares-Olmedilla, José L.; Climent-Bellido, María S.; Leva-Ramírez, Josefa A.; Martínez-Jiménez, Pilar
Titel	Improving Engineering Skills in High School Students: A Partnership between University and K-12 Teachers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 23 (2013) 4, S.903-920 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957 7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-012-9223-7
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Engineering Education; Skill Development; Partnerships in Education; Student Improvement; College School Cooperation; Teacher Collaboration; Secondary School Teachers; College Faculty; College Freshmen; Educational Needs; Needs Assessment; Knowledge Level; Learning Activities; Vocational Aptitude; Articulation (Education); College Readiness; Enrollment Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ingenieurausbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Lehrerkooperation; Fakultät; Studienanfänger; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bedarfsermittlung; Wissensbasis; Lernaktivität; Ausbildungseignung; Berufseignung; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache
Abstract	The level of science skills in Spanish students are significantly below the average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and university teachers agree that the level of freshmen students' skills is too low. Moreover, the number of engineering enrollments has been declining in recent years. The purpose of this study is to improve both the level of knowledge and skills of students upon entrance into engineering programs and their general opinion about engineering studies. The aim is to establish the importance of proper coordination between groups involved in the overall educational process and to avoid, at least in part, the decline in recent engineering enrollments. The project had the following four phases: (1) determination of the freshmen's weakest concepts; (2) assessment of high schools students' knowledge; (3) development of educational activities; and (4) re-assessment of high school students. These measures were complemented with the high school teachers' opinions about the students improvements and analyses of the evolution of engineering enrollments. Most of the participants significantly improved their knowledge and skills. Similarly, high school teachers believed that the attitude of the students toward engineering improved significantly. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10