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David E. Schaad

Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
126 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Conferences


A grand challenge-based framework for contextual learning in engineering: Impact on student outcomes and motivation

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2015 Exposure to meaningful, societally relevant applications can increase student motivation and improve learning outcomes. Here, we describe assessment results that evaluate a pedagogical framework based on the NAE Grand Challenges, in which specific engineer ... Cite