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Integrative learning as an instructional design connecting curricular content, career expectations, and diverse disciplines

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Description

Integrative learning is an instructional design that helps students make connections between curricular content and career expectations, understand the need for breadth and depth of knowledge from diverse disciplines, and engage a holistic approach to solve complex problems. The article operationalizes it through a module where "students learned that they cannot merely make engineering decisions without consulting a broad range of constituents," invoking holistic analysis by demonstrating how social issues impact engineering decisions.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Module must be broken down into components and learning tasks throughout the semester requiring data collection and thorough analysis

Constraints

  • This study used an integrative learning module in a post-secondary context; future studies are needed to show the effectiveness of integrative learning modules in K-12 STEM learning contexts

Target Learners

  • First-semester, first-year college students of any major

Learning Goals

  • Understanding the engineering profession's interdisciplinary nature and societal impact
  • Developing holistic approaches to solving complex problems

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Key Sources

  • Singer, K. P., Foutz, T., Navarro, M., & Thompson, S. (2015). Investigating The Extent That An Integrative Learning Module Broadens The Perception Of First-Year Students About The Engineering Profession. American Journal of Engineering Education, 6(2), 99-110. https://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/AJEE/article/view/9603
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title Integrative learning as an instructional design connecting curricular content, career expectations, and diverse disciplines
description Integrative learning is an instructional design that helps students make connections between curricular content and career expectations, understand the need for breadth and depth of knowledge from diverse disciplines,...
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