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Giajenthiran Velmurugan; Jacob Gorm Davidsen – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Supervision in higher education (HE) often balances the tension between fostering student autonomy and providing sufficient guidance, especially within undergraduate programs. This paper explores an under-researched area: the dynamics of group supervision in undergraduate education, specifically how students challenge their supervisor's expertise.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Epistemology, Expertise, Supervision
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García, Lucy; Calle, Maria; De Castro, Adela; Soto, José Daniel; Torres, Luis; Candelo-Becerra, John E.; Schettini, Norelli – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Engineering professionals need to employ argumentative skills to support their decisions. This research presents the findings of an intervention that was designed and implemented at two universities in Colombia, South America, to help students enhance their written argumentative skills through essays on ethical dilemmas. Engineering professors…
Descriptors: Intervention, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Engineering Education
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Chu, Lawrence; Sampson, Victor; Hutner, Todd L.; Rivale, Stephanie; Crawford, Richard H. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2019
The goal of this study was to examine how the use of a new instructional model is related to changes in middle school students' engineering identity. The intent of this instructional model, which is called argument-driven engineering (ADE), is to give students opportunities to design and critique solutions to meaningful problems using the core…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Middle School Students, Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning