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Lyngdorf, Niels Erik Ruan; Du, Xiangyun; Lundberg, Adrian – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been implemented with different levels of success in first-year engineering education in response to the rapidly growing requirements for a higher degree of learner agency in graduates. This study is contextualised in a systemic problem-based learning environment and explores the sources of first-year engineering…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Personal Autonomy
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Jiang, Dan; Dahl, Bettina; Chen, Juebei; Du, Xiangyun – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This study explores the elements engineering students perceive as important for developing their learner agency in the context of intercultural project-based learning (PBL) teams. Background: The concept of learner agency has recently gained prominence due to its relevance for student-centeredness, autonomy, self-regulation, and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Multicultural Education
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Chaaban, Youmen; Qadhi, Saba; Du, Xiangyun – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2021
This study was conducted during the transition to emergency online learning, imposed by the spread of a worldwide pandemic known as COVID-19. The study aimed to examine the factors that influenced student agency during this sudden transition to synchronous online learning in the College of Education at Qatar University. By adopting a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Elementary Secondary Education