Collaboration is an essential skill in today's rapidly evolving academic and work contexts.
However, achieving the purported benefits of collaboration is challenging (Kirschner et al …

With an increase in technology to mediate learning and a shift to more student-centred
approaches, open-ended online assignment tasks are becoming more common in higher …

Online technologies can facilitate new assessment designs, where students develop,
analyse and reflect upon their learning. Online multi-stage assignments provide students …

The ability of students to problem solve begins with interpreting the problem. When they
interpret the problem inaccurately, they will likely use ineffective strategies or fail to solve the …

Understanding problems or tasks is a critical step in any problem-solving activity and the
heart of self-regulated learning. When encountering a problem, students draw upon …

Infrared thermography is one of the main techniques of predictive maintenance. It consists of
measurements of temperature at a distance and analysis of thermograms. Thermography is …

This paper shares partial findings of a three-year research project, funded by the National
Science Foundation, that examined undergraduate students' metacognitive knowledge …

A termografia infravermelha é uma das principais técnicas de manutenção preditiva. Ela
consiste em medições de temperatura à distância e análise dos termogramas obtidos. A …

This work in progress aims to better understand engineering students' task interpretation (ie,
accurate understanding of a task) processes while engaged in problem-solving of …