How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course?

Wan Hsuan Yen; Chi Cheng Chang

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61

How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course?

Wan Hsuan Yen^*, Chi Cheng Chang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Engineering design ability is critical in today’s society due to the vast development of technology. However, the development of it is not easy. The introduction of STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) and the utilization of PBL (Project-based Learning) seem to promise a bright future in the development of such ability. We adopted Atman’s Engineering Design Process to evaluate the progress that students made after learning from a project-based Truss Tower STEM course. Students were grouped in six to design and construct a light-weight water tower type truss structure that can withstand severe earthquake. 137 students participated in this course and took pre-test as well as post-test. Students demonstrated significant progress in Developing Alternative Solutions and Project Realization. However, students did not show significant progress in Problem Scoping. Our research result echoes earlier research that some of engineering abilities might be trainable in classroom while other abilities might need other development methods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Tien-Chi Huang, Ting-Ting Wu, João Barroso, Frode Eika Sandnes, Paulo Martins, Yueh-Min Huang
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	567-575
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783030638849
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2020 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 2020 Nov 23 → 2020 Nov 26

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12555 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2020
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	2020/11/23 → 2020/11/26

Keywords

Engineering design process
PBL
Project-based learning
STEM
Science-Technology-Engineering-Math
Truss tower

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61

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Yen, W. H., & Chang, C. C. (2020). How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course? In T.-C. Huang, T.-T. Wu, J. Barroso, F. E. Sandnes, P. Martins, & Y.-M. Huang (Eds.), Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings (pp. 567-575). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12555 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61

How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course? / Yen, Wan Hsuan; Chang, Chi Cheng.
Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Tien-Chi Huang; Ting-Ting Wu; João Barroso; Frode Eika Sandnes; Paulo Martins; Yueh-Min Huang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. p. 567-575 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12555 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yen, WH & Chang, CC 2020, How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course? in T-C Huang, T-T Wu, J Barroso, FE Sandnes, P Martins & Y-M Huang (eds), Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12555 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 567-575, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2020, Porto, Portugal, 2020/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61

Yen WH, Chang CC. How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course? In Huang TC, Wu TT, Barroso J, Sandnes FE, Martins P, Huang YM, editors, Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2020. p. 567-575. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_61

Yen, Wan Hsuan ; Chang, Chi Cheng. / How Engineering Design Ability Improve via Project-Based Truss Tower STEM Course?. Innovative Technologies and Learning - Third International Conference, ICITL 2020, Proceedings. editor / Tien-Chi Huang ; Ting-Ting Wu ; João Barroso ; Frode Eika Sandnes ; Paulo Martins ; Yueh-Min Huang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. pp. 567-575 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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