The sequence of 10 units is designed for use with an instructor in architectural drafting, and is also keyed to other texts. Each unit contains several task packages specifying prerequisites, rationale for learning, objectives, learning activities to be supervised by the instructor, and learning practice. The units cover: architectural lettering…

Kolb (2004) and others have defined learning style as a preference by which students learn and remember what they have learned. This presentation will include a summary of learning style research published in the "Engineering Design Graphics Journal" over the past 15 years on the topic of learning styles and graphics education. The…

Several methods have been developed, presented, and discussed at recent ASEE and EDGD conferences on the topic of computer-based multiview drawing instruction. While small-scale and localized testing of these instruments and methods has been undertaken, no larger-scale or multi-location experiments have been attempted. This paper describes an…

The first of a two-book course in drafting, this manual consists of 13 topics in the following units: introduction to drafting, general safety, basic tools and lines, major equipment, applying for a job, media, lettering, reproduction, drawing sheet layout, architect's scale usage, civil engineer's scale usage, mechanical engineer's scale usage,…

Three-dimensional illustrations of an entire building -- or any portion of it -- can be produced instantly on a TV-like screen by a sophisticated computer at Syracuse University. (Author/MLF)

The document provides an introduction to computer graphics and is intended to be used as reference material to assist the high school drafting student in compiling information. A teletype machine with an acoustical coupler for telephone hookup and a time-sharing Peripherals Corporation flatbed plotter were acquired, and an illustrated programer's…

The document is a catalog of behavioral objectives organized by units of instruction in drafting. Each of the 22 units contains an outline of the content, a goal statement, and general and specific objectives. The units were developed by teachers in summer workshops to provide: (1) a bank of objectives for task analyses and job descriptions; (2) a…

A program designed to develop an appreciation of the many aspects in home planning and design is offered to high school seniors in the Oshawa secondary schools. Each student is involved in a major design project which is judged by local architects and builders at the semester's end. (DS)

Minutiae, ends and junctions of finger tip or palm lines, were analyzed in a sample of 115 normal adult individuals, 40 cases of Down's syndrome, and 130 normal children (aged 6 to 14 years). (DB)

Use hardware to save time in grading and marking the sets of drafting students' assignments and to involve the students. (Editor)

Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (MU)