A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform

Charles D. McCartan

A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform

Charles D. McCartan

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

49 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

This paper presents details of a project to support the transition from school to university for engineering students in the UK. The initial phases have already been disseminated by the project collaborators. The background, rationale, objectives and outcomes of this latter phase of the project are presented and specific data from a web-based transition diagnostic is discussed which verifies specific learning issues amongst engineering students enrolling in their first year of study. This prompted further investigations into these specific learning issues, which produced relevant data pertinent to enhancing learning through curriculum reform with the ultimate goal of accommodating the transition from school to university, improving the learning experience and increasing retention.

Original language	English
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - 10 Jun 2015
Event	11th International CDIO Conference - Chengdu University of Information Technology , Chengdu, China Duration: 08 Jun 2015 → 11 Jun 2015

Conference

Conference	11th International CDIO Conference
Country	China
City	Chengdu
Period	08/06/2015 → 11/06/2015

Access to Document

A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform
Copyright 2015 The Author This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits distribution and reproduction for non-commercial purposes, provided the author and source are cited.
Final published version, 1.17 MB

http://www.cdio2015.org/

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

McCartan, C. D. (2015). A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform. Paper presented at 11th International CDIO Conference, Chengdu, China. http://www.cdio2015.org/

@conference{6538184b723040b9a5d51e9de4508321,

title = "A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform",

abstract = "This paper presents details of a project to support the transition from school to university for engineering students in the UK. The initial phases have already been disseminated by the project collaborators. The background, rationale, objectives and outcomes of this latter phase of the project are presented and specific data from a web-based transition diagnostic is discussed which verifies specific learning issues amongst engineering students enrolling in their first year of study. This prompted further investigations into these specific learning issues, which produced relevant data pertinent to enhancing learning through curriculum reform with the ultimate goal of accommodating the transition from school to university, improving the learning experience and increasing retention.",

author = "McCartan, {Charles D.}",

year = "2015",

month = jun,

day = "10",

language = "English",

note = "11th International CDIO Conference ; Conference date: 08-06-2015 Through 11-06-2015",

}

TY - CONF

T1 - A Transition Study to Support Curriculum Reform

AU - McCartan, Charles D.

PY - 2015/6/10

Y1 - 2015/6/10

N2 - This paper presents details of a project to support the transition from school to university for engineering students in the UK. The initial phases have already been disseminated by the project collaborators. The background, rationale, objectives and outcomes of this latter phase of the project are presented and specific data from a web-based transition diagnostic is discussed which verifies specific learning issues amongst engineering students enrolling in their first year of study. This prompted further investigations into these specific learning issues, which produced relevant data pertinent to enhancing learning through curriculum reform with the ultimate goal of accommodating the transition from school to university, improving the learning experience and increasing retention.

AB - This paper presents details of a project to support the transition from school to university for engineering students in the UK. The initial phases have already been disseminated by the project collaborators. The background, rationale, objectives and outcomes of this latter phase of the project are presented and specific data from a web-based transition diagnostic is discussed which verifies specific learning issues amongst engineering students enrolling in their first year of study. This prompted further investigations into these specific learning issues, which produced relevant data pertinent to enhancing learning through curriculum reform with the ultimate goal of accommodating the transition from school to university, improving the learning experience and increasing retention.

M3 - Paper

T2 - 11th International CDIO Conference

Y2 - 8 June 2015 through 11 June 2015

ER -