ERIC Number: EJ1123272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Paired Peer Learning through Engineering Education Outreach
Fogg-Rogers, Laura; Lewis, Fay; Edmonds, Juliet
European Journal of Engineering Education, v42 n1 p75-90 2017
Undergraduate education incorporating active learning and vicarious experience through education outreach presents a critical opportunity to influence future engineering teaching and practice capabilities. Engineering education outreach activities have been shown to have multiple benefits; increasing interest and engagement with science and engineering for school children, providing teachers with expert contributions to engineering subject knowledge, and developing professional generic skills for engineers such as communication and teamwork. This pilot intervention paired 10 pre-service teachers and 11 student engineers to enact engineering outreach in primary schools, reaching 269 children. A longitudinal mixed methods design was employed to measure change in attitudes and Education Outreach Self-Efficacy in student engineers; alongside attitudes, Teaching Engineering Self-Efficacy and Engineering Subject Knowledge Confidence in pre-service teachers. Highly significant improvements were noted in the pre-service teachers' confidence and self-efficacy, while both the teachers and engineers qualitatively described benefits arising from the paired peer mentor model.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Self Efficacy, Engineering, Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Professional Development, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Self Esteem, Attitude Change, Intervention, Science Interests, Teamwork, Outreach Programs, Program Descriptions, Knowledge Level, Mentors, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires, Feedback (Response)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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