TY - CONF

T1 - Motivation of engineering students-considerations for programme design

AU - Green, Sarah

AU - Meyer, JRF

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - The learning approaches adopted by three finalist engineering undergraduate students following an integrated MEng programme in engineering at the University of Durham are examined. Using a common questionnaire and one-to-one interviews, inter and intra variation in student learning and the student perception of the learning environment was explored. The students studied shared similarities and exhibited differences in their approaches to learning, which were found to be context dependent. Evidence of inter and intra variability in student learning, the extent of students’ engagement with surface and deep learning approaches, and the correlation of these outputs with the level of the programme is discussed. From this study, a number of specific points for professional practice are discussed.

AB - The learning approaches adopted by three finalist engineering undergraduate students following an integrated MEng programme in engineering at the University of Durham are examined. Using a common questionnaire and one-to-one interviews, inter and intra variation in student learning and the student perception of the learning environment was explored. The students studied shared similarities and exhibited differences in their approaches to learning, which were found to be context dependent. Evidence of inter and intra variability in student learning, the extent of students’ engagement with surface and deep learning approaches, and the correlation of these outputs with the level of the programme is discussed. From this study, a number of specific points for professional practice are discussed.

M3 - Conference paper

SP - P062

T2 - Engineering Education 2010

Y2 - 6 July 2010 through 8 July 2010

ER -