Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project

Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project

In 2011, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology decided to open a new elective course designed for sophomore electrical engineering students. The course was devised to expose students to the discipline of electrical engineering and improve their motivation. The core of the cours...

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Main Author: Aharon Gero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) 2012-10-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
Subjects:
Electrical engineering education
introductory engineering course
project based learning
motivation
Online Access:http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/2247
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spelling doaj-67360f51590d4c9dab6a7fddef4d2ef02021-09-02T07:53:16ZengInternational Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)2192-48802012-10-0124131710.3991/ijep.v2i4.2247Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory ProjectAharon GeroIn 2011, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology decided to open a new elective course designed for sophomore electrical engineering students. The course was devised to expose students to the discipline of electrical engineering and improve their motivation. The core of the course was a team-based design project of a window cleaning robot. The present mixed-method study indicates a significant improvement in intrinsic motivation of the students who took the course. http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/2247Electrical engineering educationintroductory engineering courseproject based learningmotivation
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International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
Electrical engineering education
introductory engineering course
project based learning
motivation
author_facet Aharon Gero
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title Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project
title_short Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project
title_full Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project
title_fullStr Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project
title_full_unstemmed Improving Intrinsic Motivation among Sophomore Electrical Engineering Students by an Introductory Project
title_sort improving intrinsic motivation among sophomore electrical engineering students by an introductory project
publisher International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)
series International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
issn 2192-4880
publishDate 2012-10-01
description In 2011, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology decided to open a new elective course designed for sophomore electrical engineering students. The course was devised to expose students to the discipline of electrical engineering and improve their motivation. The core of the course was a team-based design project of a window cleaning robot. The present mixed-method study indicates a significant improvement in intrinsic motivation of the students who took the course.
topic Electrical engineering education
introductory engineering course
project based learning
motivation
url http://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jep/article/view/2247
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