Variation among Engineering programs is as large as variation between Engineering and Technology programs¶
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q2 i? Content coverage in calculus and physics final exams varied distinctly among institutions within sectors, contradicting the notion that Engineering programs vary less among themselves than Technology and Engineering programs differ across sectors. → Zakani 2019
Evidence¶
Zakani 2019¶
Zakani, S., Kaupp, J., Turner, R. D., & Frank, B. (2019). Analyzing implicit science and math outcomes in engineering and technology programs. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2019.1.7994
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Content analysis of final-exam question percentages per BCCAT content area per institution, summarized in Figures 1 and 2 for calculus and physics. Some institutions covered a wide range of content areas while others focused on fewer topics, showing "distinct variability amongst institutions even within sectors".
"These findings contradict the notion of smaller variation amongst Engineering programs compared to the differences between Technology programs and Engineering programs."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Collected exam questions required no cognitive processes above apply and no originality in analysis or high-level interdependence — related
- No significant differences between Engineering and Technology exam questions in novelty and level of communication — related
- Engineering physics exam questions demand more approach selection or synthesis while Technology questions often prescribe a specific approach — related
- Technology programs examine discipline-related physics topics at higher cognitive levels within a disciplinary context — related
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Variation among Engineering programs is as large as variation between Engineering and Technology programs |
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Variation among Engineering programs is as large as variation between Engineering and Technology programs |
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