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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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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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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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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
Faris, Ahmed – Online Submission, 2008
A weak negative attitude towards learning science was noticed among the students in Qatar, a matter that was reflected on their achievement in national tests. To test if the use of PBL would improve the students' attitudes towards learning science, a sample of 25 nine graders from Hamza school were motivated to plan their own investigations and to…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Obesity, Investigations, Student Attitudes