{"id":15703,"date":"2011-02-26T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T15:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2011-02-26T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T17:27:32","slug":"study-hands-on-projects-may-be-best-way-to-teach-engineering-and-technology-concepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/02\/26\/study-hands-on-projects-may-be-best-way-to-teach-engineering-and-technology-concepts\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Hands-on projects may be best way to teach engineering and technology concepts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.uns.purdue.edu\/x\/2009a\/090128DarkStudy.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>[2008\/09] Study: Hands-on projects may be best way to teach engineering and technology concepts<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Purdue University as reported by Kim Medaris<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">This study focused on 126 eighth graders from Indiana; it presents one perspective on teaching STEM-related topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABSTRACT:<br \/>\nExploring the Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Water Resources Engineering Module in an Eighth Grade Science Class<\/strong><em><br \/>\nJody L. Riskowski, Carrie Davis Todd, Bryan Wee,<\/em> <em> Melissa Dark, Jon Harbor <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Engineering education has historically been  given little attention in U.S. K-12 classrooms even though engineering  incorporates scientific and mathematical concepts into meaningful,  everyday applications. Including engineering and design projects in K-12  science and mathematics classes may improve student interest and  comprehension, while also reaching a broader range of students than  traditional lecture-based classes.\u00a0 For this study, the authors  implemented an engineering design project focusing on water resources in  8th grade science classes. Students were exposed to either an  engineering project (treatment) or a more traditional format (control)  and their knowledge of water resource issues was evaluated using a  pre-post assessment tool. Overall, students in the treatment classes  showed statistically significant improvement in two areas \u2013 they  displayed higher levels of thinking on open-ended questions and greater  content knowledge. This research indicates the effectiveness of  engineering in enhancing student learning and supports its inclusion in  the middle school science curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Also, potentially relevant here is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mos.org\/nctl\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">The National Center for Technological Literacy (NCTL)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[2008\/09] Study: Hands-on projects may be best way to teach engineering and technology concepts &#8212; from Purdue University as reported by Kim Medaris From DSC: This study focused on 126 eighth graders from Indiana; it presents one perspective on teaching STEM-related topics. 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