Active learning and assessment within the NASA robotics alliance cadets program

• Autores: D. R. Schneider, M. León, C. van der Blink, N. Ahmed, D. Shah, K. Li
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 24, no. Extra 6, 2008, págs. 1091-1102
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In response to the 2006 National Defense Education and Innovation Initiative, NASA and DAVANNE LLC have collaborated to create the NASA Robotics Alliance Cadets Program to develop a highly integrated and interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) undergraduate curriculum. This paper investigates the NASA Cadets' use of Active Learning to not only meet the nationally recognized need for a formal assessment standard, but also to ensure the sustainability of the program. To demonstrate the program's Active Learning tools wide accessibility and their integration with the program's methodologies, this paper examines the NASA Cadets' robotics platform and its use within an educational experiment co-developed by Cornell University.