TY - GEN
T1 - An Exploration of matching teaching to the learning preferences of systems engineering graduate students
AU - Valerdi, Ricardo
AU - Jain, Rashmi
AU - Ferris, Tim
AU - Kasser, Joseph
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper provides an exploratory study on the relationship between learning preferences of systems engineering graduate students and delivery methods of systems 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.
AB - This paper provides an exploratory study on the relationship between learning preferences of systems engineering graduate students and delivery methods of systems 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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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878144371
SN - 9781615674398
T3 - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2009
SP - 1439
EP - 1456
BT - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE 2009) in conjunction with the 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering APCOSE 2009
T2 - 19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2009
Y2 - 20 July 2009 through 23 July 2009
ER -