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Publication Date: 2006
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Implementing Learning-Science Research in University Settings: New Research Opportunities
McKenna, Ann
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n108 p109-114 Win 2006
This chapter highlights some specific differences encountered between K-12 and higher education settings as a way to provide context for several research studies under way in engineering education. Specifically, this chapter highlights differences in three aspects of an academic learning environment: faculty, students, and subject matter.
Descriptors: Research Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Educational Research, Intermode Differences, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Universities, College Faculty, College Students, Learning Processes, Individual Characteristics
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