An Exploration of Matching Teaching to the Learning Preferences of Systems Engineering Graduate Students
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Author(s)
Valerdi, Ricardo
Ferris, Tim
Jain, Rashmi
Kasser, Joseph
Date Issued
July 19, 2009
Abstract
This paper provides an exploratory study on the relationship between learnings of systems engineering graduate students and delivery methods of systems preference engineering coursework. We begin by providing an overview of learning in the systems engineering context, followed by two central research questions that guide the rest of the paper. Our study is focused on measuring learning preferences based on a previously developed survey instrument called VARK. We provide a detailed description of VARK and some insight into the existing database that sheds light on the typical distribution of learning preferences across disciplines. We provide some preliminary results and discuss their implications on systems engineering curriculum development and delivery. Finally, we discuss additional questions that remain to be explored as we strive to understand the learning preferences of systems engineering graduate students.
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systems engineering (SE)
learning
VARK
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