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Iveland, Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this study, I sought to identify differences in the views and understandings of engineering design among individuals along the learning-to-teach continuum. To do so, I conducted a comprehensive review of literature to determine the various aspects of engineering design described in the fields of professional engineering and engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Internship Programs, Science Instruction
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Lopez, Enrique J.; Shavelson, Richard J.; Nandagopal, Kiruthiga; Szu, Evan; Penn, John – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Problem solving is a highly valued skill in chemistry. Courses within this discipline place a substantial emphasis on problem-solving performance and tend to weigh such performance heavily in assessments of learning. Researchers have dedicated considerable effort investigating individual factors that influence problem-solving performance. The…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Performance Factors, Academic Achievement, Problem Solving
Olsen, Brad – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2008
As teacher educators better understand the recurved, holistic, and often deeply embedded ways in which teachers learn, they can better support meaningful professional preparation that serves teachers' careers, the students they teach, and the profession of teaching as a whole. This article uses the ecologically minded "teacher identity"…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Work Attitudes, Student Educational Objectives