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How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Creator:: Bledsoe, Karen E.
Abstract:: Reform in science education has often emphasized task-based learning as an instructional method to improve student understanding and retention of concepts, and to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving. Yet studies assessing student knowledge at the beginning and end of a task-based class show mixed results. Students in task-based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education presented on March 16, 2007. Title: How Do Engineering Students Develop and Reason With

Development of leadership and design skills among ECE juniors and graduate students

Creator:: Luo, Ding
Abstract:: Engineering students spend a significant amount of their undergraduate careers focused on technical theory and practice. This intensive student prepares them for their technical challenges in the future. This training is so intense that often the more 'soft skills' such as communication, leadership, design, and troubleshooting are left out or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: taken in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Oregon State University (OSU) is a

The decision to pursue education in an Oregon community college : a study of Latino credit and non-credit students

Creator:: Daniels, Rachelle E.
Abstract:: A historical overview of Latino enrollment in the community college is resented. Thirty Latino occupational, transfer, and non-credit students attending an Oregon college were interviewed, examining educational and familial background, and college services as indicators of their decision to pursue postsecondary studies at the two-year institution. Results are analyzed, supplemented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of College, 1991 46 5 Higher Education Degrees Earned by US Latinos, 1991 47 6 Student Enrollment

Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Students: Perspectives, Resiliency, and Suggestions for Improving Engineering Education

Creator:: Haverkamp, Andrea E.
Abstract:: Gender has been the subject of study in engineering education and science social research for decades. However, little attention has been given to transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) experiences or perspectives. The role of cisgender or gender conforming status has not been investigated nor considered in prevailing frameworks of gender...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Resiliency, and Suggestions for Improving Engineering Education Abstract approved

Key motivating factors for rural adult women entering college

Creator:: Benoit, Michelle R.
Abstract:: This qualitative study seeks to gain knowledge about the motives and barriers of rural adult women students and how these factors impact their decision to pursue postsecondary education. As more adult women choose to enter or return to higher education, it is important to examine the factors that influence their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: department of Adult and Higher Education at Oregon State University working towards a master of science in

Student Engagement : Exploring How and Why Students Engage In- and Out-of-Class

Creator:: Pascoe, Jason J.
Abstract:: Student engagement in a course plays a vital role in a student’s ability to process and construct knowledge. Student engagement research has investigated how students engage in and out of the classroom on a macro scale, through observation and survey data collection of large student populations, which lack focus on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: chapter of this thesis begins by presenting the ways in which a student may engage with their education

Prescriptive vs developmental academic advising : an examination of advising style experienced by community college students

Creator:: Eckhardt, Carol A.
Abstract:: Academic advising on American college and university campuses has evolved into a professional activity supported by a growing body of theory and research. Developmental psychology provided the foundation for an approach to advising that emphasizes an holistic view of the student by supplementing traditional advising functions with career and personal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Beliefs and practices of secondary supervising teachers concerning Oregon State University student teacher conferences

Creator:: Parrish, Mary Hilda
Abstract:: This study was designed to answer 1. What are the practices of secondary supervising teachers in conferring with their Oregon State University student teachers? 2. What are the beliefs of secondary supervising teachers concerning conferences with Oregon State University student teachers? To obtain answers to the questions of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master's Degree No. or University 2 1.6 0 0 1 0.8 1 0.8 0 Oregon State System of Higher Education 91

Student experiences in redesigned college algebra

Creator:: Hocker, Krista Foltz
Abstract:: Oregon State University redesigned the college algebra class to make group learning at least 50% of class time. Specifically, in two out of four class hours each week students were organized into small groups where they completed exploratory activities involving new material. Although instructors were present during those group activity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University for providing the funding for the student participant stipends through a

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Higher Education in America” 2003) Poverty is a critical issue for women and education

ScholarsArchive@OSU

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Development of leadership and design skills among ECE juniors and graduate students

The decision to pursue education in an Oregon community college : a study of Latino credit and non-credit students

Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Students: Perspectives, Resiliency, and Suggestions for Improving Engineering Education

Key motivating factors for rural adult women entering college

Student Engagement : Exploring How and Why Students Engage In- and Out-of-Class

Prescriptive vs developmental academic advising : an examination of advising style experienced by community college students

Beliefs and practices of secondary supervising teachers concerning Oregon State University student teacher conferences

Student experiences in redesigned college algebra

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

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