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Developing Metacognitive Engineering Teams
James A. Newell,Kevin D. Dahm,Roberta Harvey,Heidi L. Newell +3 more
- 01 Dec 2003
pp 1659-1668
TL;DR: The authors argue that the engineering curriculum provides credentialing that leads to higher paying jobs and develops enhanced cognitive skills that prepare the student to perform that job, while this viewpoint has merit, it ignores more significant benefits of higher education process.
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Abstract: Background and Pedagogical Theory Increasing numbers of college students believe that the most important outcome of college is economic gain [1]. Many engineering educators reinforce this belief by arguing that the undergraduate engineering curriculum provides credentialing that leads to higher paying jobs and develops enhanced cognitive skills that prepare the student to perform that job [2]. While this viewpoint has merit, it ignores more significant benefits of the higher education process.
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