High School Student Information Access and Engineering Design Performance

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research

Mentzer, Nathan¹ 

[1] Purdue University - Main Campus

关键词: engineering design;    st;    ards for technological literacy;    information;   

DOI  :  10.7771/2157-9288.1074

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Purdue University

【 摘 要 】

Developing solutions to engineering design problems requires access to information. Research has shown that appropriately accessing and using information in the design process improves solution quality. This quasi-experimental study provides two groups of high school students with a design problem in a three hour design experience. One group has access to the internet while the other does not. Quality of design solution was measured and the two groups were compared. Solution quality did not change significantly. Student information requests were categorized and the most commonly requested piece of information related to cost of materials. Students spent substantially more time in the design process with internet access.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND