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Work In Progress: The Wsu Model For Engineering Mathematics Education, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Richard Mercer, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds Oct 2005

Work In Progress: The Wsu Model For Engineering Mathematics Education, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Richard Mercer, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds

Kno.e.sis Publications

This paper summarizes progress to date on the WSU model for engineering mathematics education, an NSF funded curriculum reform initiative at Wright State University. The WSU model seeks to increase student retention, motivation and success in engineering through application-driven, just-in-time engineering math instruction. The WSU approach involves the development of a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course EGR 101, as well as a large-scale restructuring of the engineering curriculum. By removing traditional math prerequisites and moving core engineering courses earlier in the program, the WSU model shifts the traditional emphasis on math prerequisite requirements to an emphasis on engineering motivation for …


The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2005, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Oct 2005

The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2005, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The Fall 2005 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.


Assessment Of Student Skills For Critiquing Published Primary Scientific Literature: Using A Primary Trait Analysis Scale, Manuel F. Varela, Marvin M.F. Lutnesky, Marcy P. Osgood May 2005

Assessment Of Student Skills For Critiquing Published Primary Scientific Literature: Using A Primary Trait Analysis Scale, Manuel F. Varela, Marvin M.F. Lutnesky, Marcy P. Osgood

Biology Faculty Publications

Instructor evaluation of progressive student skills in the analysis of primary literature is critical for the development of these skills in young scientists. Students in a senior or graduate-level one-semester course in Immunology at a Masters-level comprehensive university were assessed for abilities (primary traits) to recognize and evaluate the following elements of a scientific paper: Hypothesis and Rationale, Significance, Methods, Results, Critical Thinking and Analysis, and Conclusions. We tested the hypotheses that average recognition scores vary among elements and that scores change with time differently by trait. Recognition scores (scaled 1 to 5), and differences in scores were analyzed using …


The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2005, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Apr 2005

The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2005, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The Spring 2005 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.


Paper Days: Maine Forest, Pulp, Paper And Allied Industry Symposium, 2005, University Of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation Feb 2005

Paper Days: Maine Forest, Pulp, Paper And Allied Industry Symposium, 2005, University Of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

Program for the 2005 Paper Days Maine Forest, Pulp, Paper and Allied Industry Symposium entitled Developing Our Position in the Global Forest Products Industry.