http://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/123456789/2619 2013-05-22T05:29:23Z http://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/123456789/4171 Title: Investigação em educação em engenharia: um campo emergente Authors: Williams, Bill; Hattum-Janssen, Natascha van; Oliveira, José Manuel Abstract: Num mundo cada vez mais globalizado e em que o rápido desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico ocupa um papel central no desenvolvimento das sociedades, torna-se cada vez mais relevante discutir o perfil desejável dos profissionais de engenharia capazes de dar resposta a estes desafios, e consequentemente, discutir as processos de formação desses futuros engenheiros. No contexto internacional, estas necessidades têm vindo a fazer emergir a Investigação em Ensino de Engenharia (IEE) como um campo de investigação autónomo. Norteando-se pelos critérios de identidade para um campo de investigação de Fensham (2004), usado também por Borrego (2007), como princípios orientadores de análise, este artigo pretende discutir a identidade do campo de IEE, caraterizar o seu estado atual no contexto internacional e no contexto Português e posicioná-lo relativamente às Ciências de Educação. Os autores visam igualmente identificar os desafios emergentes no crescimento e amadurecimento deste campo de investigação específico, de forma a que possa granjear reconhecimento quer nas Ciências da Educação, quer nas Engenharias, no contexto Português.; In an increasingly globalising world in which fast scientific and technological developments have a central role in society, it becomes more and more relevant to discuss the professional profile of engineers able to respond to these challenges and, consequently, discuss the education of these future engineers. In an international context, this led to the emergence of Research in Engineering Education (REE) as an autonomous field of research. Oriented by the criteria of identity of a research field of Fensham (2004), this article seeks to discuss the identity of REE, characterising its current state in the international and in the Portuguese context and position the field in relation to Educational Research. The authors also aim to identify emergent challenges in the development and maturation of this specific research field, in order to promote recognition both in Educational Research as well as in Engineering in the Portuguese context. 2013-05-16T00:00:00Z http://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/123456789/4168 Title: Keeping them involved: encouraging and monitoring student activity Authors: Williams, Bill; Neto, Pedro; Carvalho, Isabel Abstract: In the teaching of engineering, lecture classes are often essentially expository with students in a passive role, not preparing learners for autonomous work and this may contribute to high failure and attrition rates. One way to combat this is through the application of Active Learning (AL) methodologies. In this paper results are presented from the application of an AL Methodology in the classroom and outside it for a last year subject of a BEng degree. A Learner Activity Monitoring Matrix has been used to monitoring in-class learner activity. Also described is the implementation of AL outside class using an online learner management system (LMS) which permits voting by students on the quality of solutions proposed by their peers to resolve engineering problems posed by the lecturer. Empirical data regarding the online participation in the process of each learner is provided. A pre-post survey to reveal student perceptions regarding these methodologies is also presented. 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z http://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/123456789/4166 Title: ITs in engineering education: joining efforts between SPEE and IGIP Authors: Williams, Bill; Neto, Pedro; Cardoso, Alberto; Carvalho, Carlos Vaz de; Magalhães, Fernão de; Rasteiro, M. Graça; Restivo, Maria Teresa; Zutin, Danilo G. Abstract: The International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) and The Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (SPEE), the first being the oldest European Society for Engineering Education in Europe and the second the very young Society for Engineering Education in Portugal, have been intensifying the collaboration between the two societies as well as the exchange and dissemination of information about their relevant activities, whilst promoting understanding and cooperation between their respective members. One possible way is to create joint working groups, open to the members of both societies, on common topics of interest. In fact, both societies already kicked off this activity. The first initiative happened during the 1st World Engineering Education Flash Week (WEE), Lisbon, 2011. The SPEE-IGIP Flash Moment was a one day event integrated in the main Conference, which was dedicated to “Information & Communication Technologies in Engineering Education”. ITs allow the development of different teaching strategies which contribute to enhance the learning outcomes of students. ITs are also particularly suited to develop Life Long Learning tools, in a broad range of Engineering subjects, either open to the general market or oriented to a very specific public. Examples of teaching strategies involving ITs have been addressed during the Flash Moment SPEE-IGIP which took place during WEE, and some are described in detail in the present work. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/123456789/4163 Title: Tracking engineering education research and development: contributions from bibliometric analysis Authors: Williams, Bill; Neto, Pedro Abstract: In recent years, bibliometric analysis of publications has been receiving growing attention in engineering education research as an approach that can bring a number of benefits. In this paper two such forms, taxonomical analysis and citation analysis, are applied to papers from the first 2011 number of IEEE Transactions on Education (21 papers) and from the two 2011 numbers of the ASEE-published Advances in Engineering Education (22 papers). In the former approach, seven taxonomical dimensions are used to characterize the papers and in the second the references cited in the 43 papers were studied so as to analyze how the researchers were informed by previous studies. The results suggest that the silo effect identified by Wankat for disciplinary engineering education journals in 2009 was still apparent in the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. The Advances in Engineering Education papers show a wide range of cited references, including reference disciplines outside of engineering education, and this suggests that research published there is likely to be informed by a broad range of previous studies which may be interpreted as a sign of a growing maturity of engineering education as a research discipline. 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z