Heuristic beliefs about problem solving in technology courses and their impact on success on problem solving exams Conference Paper

abstract

• In this paper, we describe a study of the students' heuristic beliefs about problem solving and learning and their related habits of learning in an engineering technology environment. For this study, a survey instrument was developed by the authors to assess student beliefs about learning and their habits of learning in a problem solving environment. We compare and contrast their responses with the best practice recommendations of the instructors of the two courses in which the surveys were administered. Implications for teaching and coaching are also discussed. This study also investigates the relationship between a student's responses and his/her performance on problem solving exams.

name of conference

• 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education

authors

• Buchanan, Walter

published proceedings

• 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education

author list (cited authors)

• R. J. August, .., G. W. Lopez, .., C. F. Yokomoto, .., & W. W. Buchanan.

complete list of authors

publication date

• January 2002

published in

• Frontiers in Education Conference  Journal

keywords

• Automatic Testing
• Best Practice Recommendations
• Best Practices
• Coaching
• Educational Courses
• Engineering Education
• Engineering Students
• Engineering Technology Environment
• Instruments
• Learning Habits
• Mechanical Engineering
• Problem Solving
• Problem Solving Environment
• Problem Solving Exams
• Problem-solving
• Student Heuristic Beliefs
• Teaching

start page

• S2H

end page

• S2H

volume

• 3