Fostering Passion among First Year Engineering Students

Autor/in	Mazumder, Quamrul H.
Titel	Fostering Passion among First Year Engineering Students
Quelle	In: American Journal of Engineering Education, 1 (2010) 1, S.21-34 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-2516
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Pretests Posttests; Engineering Education; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Observation; Academic Achievement; Introductory Courses; High School Students; Role; College Faculty; Feedback (Response); Course Content; Questionnaires; Attitude Change; Positive Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Ingenieurausbildung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Beobachtung; Schulleistung; Einführungskurs; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rollen; Fakultät; Kursprogramm; Fragebogen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Lehrerverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation
Abstract	Engineering is a complex field of study. Declining enrollment in engineering programs in the United States is of concern and understanding the various factors that contribute to this decline is in order. Fostering a higher level of student engagement with the content may foster passion towards engineering which could increase academic competency as well as sustained interest in remaining in the profession. This study examined the role of passion toward engineering content on students' overall academic performance in an introductory course taught to university and high school students. A pre-test, post-test, weekly surveys and periodic classroom observation measured levels of passion in the student, classmates, and professor. Mid-semester feedback prompted the professor to adjust his teaching for the purpose of infusing greater student passion towards the content. Results suggest that student passion in both settings fluctuated widely from week to week perhaps due to variable interest in the specific topic. Overall, high school students' level of passion remained more stable than that of university students and they performed better academically. Among university students, higher passion was not linked to higher academic performance. Professor's passion was highly valued by students though it did not increase their own passion. A bibliography is included. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01