Generic skills in engineering mathematics through blended learning: a mathematical thinking approach

• Autores: Hamidreza Kashefi, Zaleha Ismail, Yudariah Mohammad Yusof, Fariba Mirzaei
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 29, no. 5, 2013, págs. 1222-1237
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Generic skills are such an important requirement for successful engineers that their development in undergraduate courses isdeemed essential. This paper summarizes the design of a blended learning environment based on mathematical thinking andcreative problem solving aimed at improving generic mathematics skills in a group of undergraduate engineering students. Themain goal of this study is to identify the effectiveness of the designed blended learning mathematics course on engineering students’generic skills. Results indicated that the blended learning engineering mathematics course has a positive effect on students’communication, problem solving and technological skills. However, the scores for both pre- and post-test for students’ teamworkskills remained virtually the same. Some students’ responses to the mathematics problems and journal writing describing theirstruggle, progress and growth encountered in the research implementation are also presented.