Engineering in pre-college settings : synthesizing research, policy, and practices / edited by șenay Purzer, Johannes Strobel, Monica E. Cardella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Purzer, șenay, editor.

Stroebel, Johannes, editor.

Cardella, Monica E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Engineering.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (470 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in pre-college, engineering is not the silent "e" anymore.There is an accelerated interest in teaching engineering in all grade levels.Structured engineering programs are emerging in schools as well as in out-of-school settings.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part I. Current State of Engineering Education Research and Practice

Chapter 1: The Rising Profile of STEM Literacy Through National Standards and Assessments

Chapter 2: K-12 Engineering: The Missing Core Discipline

Chapter 3: Implementation and Integration of Engineering in K-12 STEM Education

Chapter 4: Engineering in Elementary Schools

Chapter 5: Engineering Education in the Middle Grades

Chapter 6: Designing Engineering Experiences to Engage All Students

Part II. Research Studies with Teachers and Students

Chapter 7: Embedding Elementary School Science Instruction in Engineering Design Problem Solving

Chapter 8: Teachers' Concerns in Implementing Engineering into Elementary Classrooms and the Impact of Teacher Professional Development

Chapter 9: Bridges and Barriers to Constructing Conceptual Cohesion Across Modalities and Temporalities: Challenges of STEM Integration in the Pre-College Engineering Classroom

Chapter 10: High School Pre-Engineering Curricula: Assessing Teacher Beliefs, Intended Curriculum, and Enacted Instruction

Part III. Reviews and Synthesis of Research in Teacher Education

Chapter 11: In-Service Teacher Professional Development in Engineering Education: Early Years

Chapter 12: High School Teacher Professional Development in Engineering: Research and Practice

Chapter 13: Engineering in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Part IV. Assessing Design, Creativity, and Interest in Engineering

Chapter 14: Assessing Design

Chapter 15: Creativity Assessment: A Necessary Criterion in K-12 Engineering Education

Chapter 16: Assessing Engineering Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors for Research and Program Evaluation Purposes

Part V. Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Chapter 17: Engineering at Home.

Chapter 18: Engineering Learning in Museums: Current Trends and Future Directions

Chapter 19: P-12 Robotics Competitions: Building More than Just Robots-Building 21st-Century Thinking Skills

Chapter 20: Engineering Kids' Lives: The Art of Delivering Messages

Part VI. The Future of Pre-College Engineering Education

Chapter 21: Looking Ahead

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61249-357-2

OCLC:

963581518