Fostering Creative Thinking in Student Engineers.

Baillie, Caroline; Walker, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ566735

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Fostering Creative Thinking in Student Engineers.

Baillie, Caroline; Walker, Paul

European Journal of Engineering Education, v23 n1 p35-44 Mar 1998

Focuses on ways to foster and access creativity in engineering students. Presents three case studies that demonstrate the importance of establishing freedom in the learning process as well as providing motivation be it extrinsic or intrinsic. Describes how to monitor the level of success in fostering creativity in students. (Author/PVD)

Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom, Learner Controlled Instruction, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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