Identifying Indicators Related to Constructs for Engineering Design Outcome

Autor/inn/en	Wilhelmsen, Cheryl A.; Dixon, Raymond A.
Titel	Identifying Indicators Related to Constructs for Engineering Design Outcome
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology Education, 27 (2016) 2, S.57-77 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1064
Schlagwörter	Design; Engineering; Case Studies; Content Analysis; Curriculum; High School Students; Problem Based Learning; Engineering Education; STEM Education; Student Projects; Information Technology; Idaho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Maschinenbau; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Inhaltsanalyse; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Ingenieurausbildung; STEM; Schulprojekt; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	This study ranked constructs articulated by Childress and Rhodes (2008) and identified the key indicators for each construct as a starting point to explore what should be included on an instrument to measure the engineering design process and outcomes of students in high schools that use the PLTW and EbDTM curricula in Idaho. A case-study design was used. Data were collected in two stages. In the first stage, a content analysis was conducted for PLTW and EbDTM curricula to identify the indicators that are associated with the six constructs articulated by Childress and Rhodes (2008). In the second stage, the constructs and key indicators or concepts were placed on a survey and sent to experts for them to rate their importance for assessment and their difficulty to assess. Main findings included engineering and human values and the application of engineering design being ranked as first and second, respectively, for inclusion on an instrument to measure the engineering design process and outcomes. In addition, a total of 141 indicators were identified for all constructs. The indicators identified provide a useful list of measures that can be used by technology and engineering teachers. Selected indicators can be used by math, science, technology, and engineering education teachers as they coordinate in the teaching of STEM concepts and collaborate in the designing of project-based activities that they engage students in solving. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Technology Education. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01