Educational reconstruction of size-depended-properties in nanotechnology for teaching in tertiary education

I Metaxas, E Michailidi, D Stavrou… - Chemistry Teacher …, 2021 - degruyter.com
There is an overarching theme in Science Education to integrate in the school and university
curriculum interdisciplinary state-of-art innovations. The field of Nanotechnology is such an …

A size and scale framework for guiding curriculum design and assessment

Y Kong, KA Douglas, KJ Rodgers… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The concepts of size and scale in nanotechnology are difficult for most
beginning engineering students to grasp. Yet, guidance on the specific aspects of size and …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating first-year engineering students' understandings of computer simulations and interactivity

KJ Rodgers, HA Diefes-Dux, K Madhavan - European Society for …, 2014 - sefi.be
Nanotechnology is an educational topic that can ignite the imaginations of future scientists
and engineers [1]. It is a cross-disciplinary field that engages engineers from all disciplinary …

Mini workshop—Developing engineers for a changing world through modeling and simulation-based pedagogy

KJ Rodgers, HA Diefes-Dux… - 2014 IEEE Frontiers …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Developing engineers for a changing world presents a greater need for students to
understand simulations. Understanding mathematical models and simulations are skills that …

[PDF][PDF] Integrating Exposure to Nanotechnology through Project Work in a Large First-Year Engineering Course

KJ Rodgers, BW Boudouris, HA Diefes-Dux… - 2016 ASEE Annual …, 2016 - sftp.asee.org
We report the alignment between our National Science Foundation Nanotechnology
Undergraduate Education grant goals and existing first-year engineering course goals …

[PDF][PDF] Framework for Evaluating Simulations: Analysis of a Student-Developed Interactive Computer Tool

KJ Rodgers, HA Diefes-Dux, Y Kong… - 2015 ASEE Annual …, 2015 - sftp.asee.org
Computer simulations are used in educational setting either to teach students targeted
concepts or to teach students how to build them. This study focuses on the later use and …

Development and validation of a nano size and scale instrument (NSSI)

Y Kong, HA Diefes-Dux, KJ Rodgers… - 2014 IEEE Frontiers …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concepts of size and scale are fundamental to nanotechnology education but can be
difficult for beginning undergraduate students to grasp. It is important to develop curricular …