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Engineering students’ understanding of the role of experimentation
Engineering students’ understanding of the role of experimentation
dc.contributor.author | Magin, Douglas | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kanapathipillai, Sangarapillai | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T14:43:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T14:43:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Resource constraints have forced engineering schools to reduce laboratory provisions in undergraduate courses. In many instances hands-on experimenation has been replaced by demonstrations or computer simulations. Many engineering educators have cautioned against replacing experiments with simulations on the basis that this will lead to a misunderstanding of the role of experimentation in engineering practice. However, little is known about how students conceptualize the role of experimentation in developing engineering understanding. This study is based on interviews with third-year mechanical engineering students. Findings are presented on their perceptions in relation to the role of experimentation in developing engineering knowledge and practice. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-5898 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/10548 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Computer simulations | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Engineering experimentation | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Mechanical engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Curriculum Studies: Science Education (330203) | en_US |
dc.title | Engineering students’ understanding of the role of experimentation | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.1080/03043790050200395 | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Engineering | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 4 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | European Journal of Engineering Education | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto | 351-358 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 25 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Magin, Douglas, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Kanapathipillai, Sangarapillai, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | * |