Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students
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2015Author
Loutfy, HanaaOsman, Yossra
Najjar, Abdullah
Abu Soufah, Meera
Abd, Abdul Salam
Moussa, Siba
Selim, Moustafa
Daey, Maream
Haleem, George
Kerr, Tricia
Salama, Ghada
Ahmed, Beena
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A substantial number of secondary school students are accepted into engineering schools without adequate exposure to key engineering based skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and design. Unfamiliarity with the practical skills needed in engineering leaves students unprepared, leading to poor academic performance and demotivating them about engineering. It is critical that students be able to apply learnt scientific concepts to solve real life problems. In this paper, we will present a set of design-based learning activities created to help develop the analytical thinking and problem solving skills of students in local Qatari secondary schools. We will discuss implementation details of these design-based learning activities along with results, comments from participating students and teachers as well as data analysis.
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