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Investigating The Impact Of Cad Simulations On Student Design Thinking, Manaz R. Taleyarkhan Aug 2016

Investigating The Impact Of Cad Simulations On Student Design Thinking, Manaz R. Taleyarkhan

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Facilitating students to become informed designers is a goal in engineering education that has been proposed by multiple studies. The use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software has been used as a learning tool to promote design thinking in practical settings for undergraduate students. However, very little is known about the informed design process undertaken by these students while using the interactive and learning focused CAD tool to solve design challenges. This paper analyzes the nature of design thinking that happens when students use a particular CAD tool. In this study, I have adapted Crismond and Adams' Informed Design Teaching and …


Assessment Of The Learning Climate, Basic Psychological Needs And Perceived Knowledge Transfer In An Active Classroom, Sanjana Hemanth Apr 2015

Assessment Of The Learning Climate, Basic Psychological Needs And Perceived Knowledge Transfer In An Active Classroom, Sanjana Hemanth

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he thesis analyzes the impact of introducing active learning components by measuring the learning climate, basic psychological needs and perceived knowledge transfer of one course. This thesis has utilized the data obtained by the IMPACT team to evaluate the learning climate of the classroom with the evolution of the course by measuring the cognitive presence, learning presence and teaching presence in each of the semesters. The results of this study show the impact of the different elements of active learning in a classroom. The study of data over three semesters for one class is a model for other large intake …