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Engineering students' proficiency in electromagnetics: Role of procedural and conceptual knowledge, and mathematics anxiety in learning of electromagnetics - Couverture souple

Leppävirta, Johanna

 
9783659111273: Engineering students' proficiency in electromagnetics: Role of procedural and conceptual knowledge, and mathematics anxiety in learning of electromagnetics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659111279 ISBN 13 : 9783659111273
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Mathematical proficiency is an important predictor of engineering success. However, the change of the demographics of engineering students has led to larger percentage of students with weak mathematics skills. Furthermore, electromagnetics courses are perceived as abstract and irrelevant. Students struggle with required mathematics and have been shown to have motivational difficulties when studying the subject. Vast amount of research in engineering education has been conducted on the development of conceptual knowledge, but rather little is known about procedural knowledge, and especially how conceptual and procedural knowledge alternate and contribute to the development of expertise. This thesis examined engineering students' conceptual and procedural knowledge, as well as mathematics anxiety that all relate to proficiency in electromagnetics. The findings suggest that there is clearly a need to broaden the view of what types of knowledge are valued and assessed in engineering courses.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Mathematical proficiency is an important predictor of engineering success. However, the change of the demographics of engineering students has led to larger percentage of students with weak mathematics skills. Furthermore, electromagnetics courses are perceived as abstract and irrelevant. Students struggle with required mathematics and have been shown to have motivational difficulties when studying the subject. Vast amount of research in engineering education has been conducted on the development of conceptual knowledge, but rather little is known about procedural knowledge, and especially how conceptual and procedural knowledge alternate and contribute to the development of expertise. This thesis examined engineering students' conceptual and procedural knowledge, as well as mathematics anxiety that all relate to proficiency in electromagnetics. The findings suggest that there is clearly a need to broaden the view of what types of knowledge are valued and assessed in engineering courses.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Johanna Leppävirta has obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Education in 2011. Her research interest lies in studying factors that influence the development of engineering students' mathematical proficiency, as well as academic and scientific expertise.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659111279
ISBN 13 
9783659111273
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
76
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