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Du, Xiangyun; Lundberg, Adrian; Ayari, Mohamed A.; Naji, Khalid K.; Hawari, Alaa – Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Background: Few studies have reported how students enact learner agency in a team setting or examined what elements of team settings students perceive as more supportive of their learning in problem- and project-based learning (PBL) processes. Purpose: This study explores how engineering students perceive their enactment of learner agency,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Problem Based Learning
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Jiang, Dan; Dahl, Bettina; Du, Xiangyun – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
This study explores how engineering students develop learner agency in an intercultural PBL (problem- and project-based learning) environment, along with the factors that affect their development. Theoretically, learner agency is framed within three interrelated dimensions: intrapersonal, behavioural, and environmental. A narrative inquiry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning
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Chen, Juebei; Kolmos, Anette; Du, Xiangyun – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
During the last 40 years, problem- and project-based learning (PBL) has been widely adopted in engineering education because of its expected effectiveness in developing students' professional knowledge and transferable skills. With a growing number of PBL researches and practices in engineering education, systematic or meta-analysis reviews were…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects
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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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Du, Xiangyun; Naji, Khalid Kamal – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2021
This study explores engineering students' enactment of collective agency and perceptions of professional identity. Empirical data were drawn from observation and group interviews with 30 engineering students in a civil engineering course using a problem and project-based learning (PBL) approach. Using the technique of quantifying qualitative data,…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Professional Autonomy, Professional Identity
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Guerra, Aida; Nørgaard, Bente; Du, Xiangyun – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This study explored university teachers' professional learning when participating in a pedagogical development (PD) programme. The PD programme, entitled the Aalborg Certificate on Basics of PBL and Curriculum Change, had a workload of 150 hours and ran for four months, involving 23 teachers from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Problem Based Learning, Program Descriptions
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Naji, Khalid Kamal; Ebead, Usama; Al-Ali, Abdulla Khalid; Du, Xiangyun – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Background: While improved student engagement has been highlighted as an essential goal and a major outcome of Problem and Project-Based learning (PBL), little empirical evidence has been provided regarding types and forms of student engagement. Material and method: The study explored forms of student engagement in PBL settings, drawing on…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement
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Du, Xiangyun; Ebead, Usama; Sabah, Saed; Ma, Jianping; Naji, Khalid Kamal – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Background: This study investigated the development of engineering students' approaches to learning and views on collaboration in a PBL environment. Material and methods: An explanatory mixed research approach was employed with participants from four PBL-implementing engineering courses in Qatar and China. 197 students responded to two surveys,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Cooperative Learning
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Chaaban, Youmen; Qadhi, Saba; Du, Xiangyun – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
The study adopted a sequential mixed-methods approach to investigate student teachers' learner agency in a teamwork setting at Qatar University. In the qualitative phase, a total of 10 student teachers enrolled in a course adopting a STEAM pedagogical approach participated in in-depth interviews. Qualitative analysis identified seven sources for…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Elementary Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Naji, Khalid Kamal; Du, Xiangyun; Tarlochan, Faris; Ebead, Usama; Hasan, Mahmood A.; Al-Ali, Abdulla Khalid – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This study examined engineering students' initial readiness to transition to emergency online learning in response to COVID-19 in Qatar. A theoretical framework is proposed for understanding the factors influencing students' readiness for change. Sequential explanatory mixed-method research was conducted, with 140 participants completing an online…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Learning Readiness, Student Adjustment, College Students
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Zhao, Ke; Du, Xiangyun; Tan, Huiyu – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
In light of increased cross-border movements of students to pursue their academic studies, university educators in many contexts are concerned about a lack of interactive engagement among students from different cultural backgrounds because of the use of L2 in international programmes. This study explores how students develop engagement in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Students
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Du, Xiangyun; Kolmos, Anette – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
This paper discusses how to increase the diversity of engineering education by making it more relevant and gainful for all students, as well as more attractive to women. Questions were raised whether, and in which ways the problem-based and project-based learning (PBL) method is apt for increasing gender diversity from both the quality and the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Student Diversity, Problem Based Learning