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A Project-Based Learning Approach: Developing Mathematical Competences in Engineering Students

A Project-Based Learning Approach: Developing Mathematical Competences in Engineering Students

Ismael Osuna Galan, Alejandro Miguel Rosas-Mendoza
ISBN13: 9781522520269|ISBN10: 1522520260|EISBN13: 9781522520276
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2026-9.ch006
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Osuna Galan, Ismael, and Alejandro Miguel Rosas-Mendoza. "A Project-Based Learning Approach: Developing Mathematical Competences in Engineering Students." Handbook of Research on Driving STEM Learning With Educational Technologies, edited by María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 107-128. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2026-9.ch006

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Osuna Galan, I. & Rosas-Mendoza, A. M. (2017). A Project-Based Learning Approach: Developing Mathematical Competences in Engineering Students. In M. Ramírez-Montoya (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Driving STEM Learning With Educational Technologies (pp. 107-128). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2026-9.ch006

Chicago

Osuna Galan, Ismael, and Alejandro Miguel Rosas-Mendoza. "A Project-Based Learning Approach: Developing Mathematical Competences in Engineering Students." In Handbook of Research on Driving STEM Learning With Educational Technologies, edited by María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, 107-128. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2026-9.ch006

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Abstract

Mathematical applications have a presence in an engineering environment; in the particular case of mathematical models. A pedagogic theoretical framework that supports various teaching-learning techniques is constructionism; one of these techniques is called Project Based Learning which provides several advantages. This chapter aims to show the experiences during the course of Mathematical Modeling in a context of project-based learning. It will show that students develop general skills of engineering which includes developing the faculties of memory, reasoning and problem solving, teamwork and initiative and of readiness to take risks. Also presents some of the advantages and issues for consideration in relation to its effectiveness as a teaching and learning method.

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