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1. Assessment
1.a. Organizational assessment
1.b. Professional accreditation
1.b.i. Chartered engineer accreditation
1.b.ii. Professional engineer accreditation
a. Fundamentals of Engineering exam
1.c. Program evaluation
1.c.i. Accreditation
a. ABET
i. ABET criteria
a. EC 2000 criteria
ii. ABET outcomes
b. Program educational objectives
1.c.ii. Advisory boards
1.c.iii. Course assessment
1.c.iv. External evaluation
1.d. Student assessment
1.d.i. Assessment criteria
a. Academic performance
b. Body of knowledge
c. Evidence based improvement
d. Performance measures
1.d.ii. Assessment methods
a. Assessment reliability
i. Assessment validity
ii. Assessment biases
b. Combined assessment
c. Continuous assessment
d. Formative assessment
e. Large group assessment
f. Learning assessments
i. Knowledge building
ii. Knowledge gain
iii. Knowledge retention
iv. Learning combination inventory
v. Learning gain
g. Outcomes based assessment
h. Peer assessment
i. Peer review
i. Performance assessment
i. Student performance
j. Self assessment
i. Self assessed learning outcomes
k. Summative assessment
l. Team based assessment
m. Web based assessment
n. Workplace assessment
1.d.iii. Assessment tools
a. Assessment management systems
b. Feedback
i. 360 degree feedback
ii. Adaptive feedback
iii. Formative feedback
iv. Immediate feedback
v. Student feedback
c. Grading
i. Automatic analysis of grades
ii. Grade inflation
iii. Grading discrepancies
d. Multilevel program assessment
e. Portfolios
f. Questionnaire tools
g. Student assessment of learning gains
h. Tests
i. Collaborative tests
ii. Computer tests
a. Computer aided instruction
iii. Examinations
iv. Multiple choice tests
v. Online testing
vi. Practical examinations
vii. Standardized tests
viii. Test administration
1.d.iv. Classroom assessment
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2. Collaboration
3. Communication
2.a. Collaborative design
2.a.i. Team based design
2.b. Informal collaboration
2.c. Teamwork
2.c.i. Group functioning
a. Group decision making
i. Nominal group technique
b. Group development
2.c.ii. Interdisciplinary teamwork
2.c.iii. International teamwork
2.c.iv. Multidisciplinary teamwork
2.c.v. Professional team work
2.c.vi. Social and task dimensions
2.c.vii. Team activities
a. Collaborative engineering
i. Collaborative reverse engineering
2.c.viii. Team formation
a. Team performance
b. Team roles
c. Teamwork training
2.c.ix. Team notes
2.c.x. Team skills
a. Collaborative knowledge
b. Collaborative skills
c. Team ability
d. Teamwork competence
2.c.xi. Teams
a. Distributed teams
b. Interdisciplinary teams
c. International teams
d. Multidisciplinary teams
e. Newly formed groups
f. Project teams
g. Self managing work teams
h. Virtual teams
2.c.xii. Virtual teamwork
a. E teams
b. Ecollaboration
c. Virtual laboratories
3.a. Audiences
3.b. Communication skills
3.b.i. Etiquette
3.b.ii. Interpersonal skills
3.b.iii. Protocol
3.b.iv. Rhetoric
a. Argumentation
3.c. Language
3.c.i. Foreign languages
3.c.ii. Language effects
3.c.iii. Second languages
3.d. Modes of communication
3.d.i. Multimedia communication
3.d.ii. Nonverbal communication
3.d.iii. Oral communication
a. Listening
b. Oral presentations
c. Speaking
3.d.iv. Visual communication
a. Graphic communication
i. Engineering graphics
ii. Sketching
iii. Computer aided design
iv. Drafting
v. Engineering drawing
a. Feature based representations
b. Freehand drawing
c. Mechanical drawing
b. Illustrations
i. Charts
ii. Illustrated figures
3.d.v. Written communication
a. Reading
b. Writing
i. Documentation
ii. Reflective writing
3.e. Multicultural communication
3.e.i. Second languages
3.f. Professional communications
3.f.i. Design intent communication
3.f.ii. Legal documentation
3.f.iii. Professional correspondence
3.f.iv. Professional policy
3.f.v. Proposals
3.f.vi. Public communications
3.f.vii. Reports
3.f.viii. Technical specifications
3.g. Visualization abilities
3.g.i. Mental imagery
3.g.ii. Part visualization
3.g.iii. Spatial visualization
3.g.iv. Virtual prototyping
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4. Design
4.a. Design activities
4.a.i. Creative design
4.a.ii. Design benchmarking
4.a.iii. Design for assembly
4.a.iv. Design for manufacturing
4.a.v. Design needs analysis
4.a.vi. Design portfolios
4.a.vii. Design research
4.b. Design approaches
4.b.i. Heuristics
4.b.ii. Human centered design
4.b.iii. Product development
a. Life cycle assessment
4.b.iv. Product dissection
4.b.v. Reverse engineering
4.b.vi. Sustainable design
4.b.vii. Systems based design
4.b.viii. User centered design
4.c. Design outcomes
4.d. Design practice
4.d.i. Conceptual design
4.d.ii. Design problem definition
4.d.iii. Design problems
4.d.iv. Design testing and evaluation
4.d.v. Design verification and validation
4.d.vi. Product design
4.d.vii. Product realization
4.d.viii. Prototyping
a. Rapid prototyping
4.d.ix. Requirements generation
4.e. Design projects
4.e.i. Capstone projects
a. Software engineering capstones
4.e.ii. Centerpiece projects
4.e.iii. Cornerstone projects
4.e.iv. Design competitions
4.e.v. International design projects
4.e.vi. Multidisciplinary design
4.e.vii. Senior projects
4.f. Design thinking
4.g. Modeling
4.g.i. Information modeling
a. Data visualization
b. Interoperability
c. Simulation
4.g.ii. Physical modeling
a. 3D modeling
i. 3D forms
ii. 3D reconstruction
iii. 3D simulation
iv. Geometric constraints
v. Geometric loci
vi. Geometrical constructions
b. Prototyping
i. Rapid prototyping
4.g.iii. Process modeling
a. Flowcharting
b. Process mapping
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5. Educational Context
5.a. Communication studies
5.b. Engineering economics
5.b.i. Employability
1. Industry demand
i. Industrial competencies
ii. Industrial experience
5.b.ii. Global economy
1. Developing world
2. Flat world
3. Globalization
5.c. English education
5.c.i. English as a Second Language
5.c.ii. English literacy
5.c.iii. English proficiency
5.d. Environmental education
5.d.i. Developing world
5.d.ii. Environment
1. Environmental impact
2. Global environmental concerns
5.d.iii. Environmental curricula
5.d.iv. Green engineering
1. Pollution prevention
5.d.v. Socially responsible design
1. Agile methods
2. Agile process
3. Safe design
5.d.vi. Sustainability
1. Alternative energies
2. Sustainable design
3. Sustainable development
i. Education for sustainable development
ii. International sustainable development
4. Sustainable engineering
5. Sustainable products
5.e. Interdisciplinary education
5.e.i. Disciplinary barriers
5.e.ii. Interdisciplinary engineering education
5.e.iii. Interdisciplinary learning
5.e.iv. Interdisciplinary projects
5.e.v. Interdisciplinary teams
5.f. International programs
5.f.i. International students
1. International student exchange
5.f.ii. Student exchange
5.f.iii. Studying abroad
5.f.iv. Working abroad
5.g. Laboratory curriculum issues
5.g.i. Laboratory costs
5.g.ii. Laboratory scaling
5.g.iii. Laboratory training
5.h. Mathematics
5.h.i. Calculus
5.h.ii. Complex numbers
5.h.iii. Differential equations
5.h.iv. Engineering mathematics
5.h.v. Linear algebra
5.h.vi. Mathematical skills
5.h.vii. Mathematics achievement
5.h.viii. Mathematics learning modules
5.h.ix. Mathematics support
5.h.x. Precalculus
5.h.xi. Probability theory
5.h.xii. Statistics
5.h.xiii. Undergraduate mathematics
5.i. Multidisciplinary education
5.i.i. Multidisciplinary design
5.i.ii. Multidisciplinary teams
5.j. Science
5.j.i. Biology
5.j.ii. Chemistry
5.j.iii. Physics
1. Engineering physics
2. Introductory physics
5.j.iv. Scientific literacy
1. Scientific processing skills
2. Scientific thinking
5.k. Studio courses
5.l. Technology studies
5.l.i. Technology and society
5.l.ii. Technology history
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6. Educational Level
7. Educational Technology
6.a. K12 education
6.a.i. Afterschool education
6.a.ii. Elementary school
6.a.iii. High school
1. Advanced Placement courses
2. Pre college preparation
6.a.iv. Middle school
6.a.v. Outreach education
6.a.vi. Preschool
6.a.vii. University K12 partnerships
6.b. First year engineering
6.b.i. First year curriculum
6.b.ii. First year design
6.b.iii. First year experience
6.b.iv. First year students
6.c. Graduate education/postgraduate education [syn]
6.c.i. Graduate courses
6.c.ii. Graduate degree time requirements
6.c.iii. Graduate engineering programs
6.c.iv. Graduate student supervision
6.c.v. Graduate students
6.c.vi. Postdoctoral studies
6.c.vii. Research culture
6.d. Pre engineering
7.a. Blended learning
7.a.i. Flipped classroom
7.b. Computer applications technology
7.b.i. Digital repositories
7.b.ii. Educational software
7.b.iii. Intelligent agents
7.b.iv. Interactive multimedia E learning systems
7.b.v. Learning management systems
7.b.vi. Mobile technology
7.b.vii. Virtual reality
7.c. Computer based learning
7.c.i. Digital game based learning
7.c.ii. E laboratories
7.c.iii. Educational software
7.c.iv. Interactive multimedia learning
7.c.v. Internet based learning
7.c.vi. Media based tutorials
7.c.vii. Noninteractive multimedia
a. Multimedia modules
b. Multimedia recordings
7.c.viii. Simulation based learning
7.c.ix. Tele education
7.c.x. Virtual lab
7.d. Computer mediated communication
7.d.i. Email
7.d.ii. Instant messaging
7.d.iii. Intercom telephones
7.d.iv. Podcasting
7.d.v. Remote discussions
7.d.vi. Video mediated communication
a. Electronic whiteboard
7.e. Learning environments
7.e.i. Distance learning
a. Asynchronous education
b. Open distance learning
7.e.ii. Informal learning
7.e.iii. Learning communities
7.e.iv. Mobile learning
7.e.v. Remote learning
7.e.vi. Work based learning
7.f. Learning tools
7.f.i. Adaptive computer learning
7.f.ii. Graphic organizers
a. Concept maps
b. Fish bones
c. Mind maps
7.f.iii. Learning guides
7.f.iv. Learning strategies
7.f.v. Mobile devices
7.f.vi. Multimedia learning
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8. Instruction/Teaching
7.g. Online tools
7.g.i. Groupware
7.g.ii. Online laboratory experiments
7.g.iii. Online roleplay simulations
7.g.iv. Online testing
7.g.v. Open course ware
7.g.vi. Personal response system
7.g.vii. Threaded discussions
7.g.viii. Wikis
7.h. Streaming
7.i. Web based education
7.i.i. E learning
7.i.ii. Massive Open Online Classes (MOOCs)
7.i.iii. Online courses
7.i.iv. Online degrees
7.i.v. Streaming video
7.i.vi. Synchronized streaming media
7.i.vii. Video lectures
7.i.viii. Virtual learning environments
a. Blackboard learning system
b. Course management systems
7.i.ix. Web based course modules
7.i.x. Web based discussions
7.i.xi. Web based engineering education
7.i.xii. Web based resources
7.i.xiii. Web delivered tutorials
7.i.xiv. Web lectures
7.i.xv. WebCT
7.j. Virtual teamwork
7.j.i. E teams
7.j.ii. Ecollaboration
7.j.iii. Virtual laboratories
8.a. Change
8.a.i. Department level reform
8.a.ii. faculty adoption
8.a.iii. Institutional transformation
8.a.iv. Research to practice
a. Diffusion
b. Dissemination
8.a.v. Theories of change
8.b. Course design
8.c. Curriculum design
8.c.i. Curriculum change
a. Curriculum reform
8.c.ii. Curriculum development
8.d. Instructors
8.d.i. Faculty attitudes
a. Faculty commitment
b. Faculty perspective
8.d.ii. Faculty recruitment
8.d.iii. Faculty retention
8.d.iv. Faculty scholarship
8.d.v. Teaching assistants
8.d.vi. Teacher development
a. Faculty teaching techniques
b. Professional teacher development
c. Teacher preparation
i. Teacher education
ii. Teacher professional development
d. Teaching experience
8.e. Teaching methods
8.e.i. Active experimentation
8.e.ii. Active learning
a. Authentic contexts
b. Challenge based educational modules
c. Experiential learning
d. Hands on learning
e. Inquiry based learning
f. Interactive learning environments
g. Interactive multimedia learning
h. Problem based learning
8.e.iii. Challenge based instruction
8.e.iv. Co teaching
8.e.v. Critical pedagogy
8.e.vi. Inclusive learning
8.e.vii. Inquiry based teaching
8.e.viii. Interactive teaching methods
8.e.ix. Mutual learning models
a. Collaborative teaching and learning
b. Cooperative learning
i. Cooperative problem based learning
ii. Face to face collaborative learning
c. Group learning
i. Group learning outcomes
ii. Small group learning
d. Team based learning
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9. Learning outcomes
8.e.x. Problem and project based learning
a. Cooperative problem based learning
b. Interdisciplinary project working
c. PBL environments
d. Problem based cooperative learning
e. Problem based learning
f. Project and problem based learning
g. Project based learning
h. Project centered learning
i. Projects
i. Class projects
ii. Laboratory based projects
iii. Real life projects
iv. Student projects
v. Student selected projects
vi. Two tiered project
j. Shared understanding
k. Study groups
l. Vertically integrated projects programs
8.e.xi. Problem based teaching
8.e.xii. Service learning
8.e.xiii. Small group learning
8.e.xiv. Studio learning
8.e.xv. Student centered teaching methods
8.f. Syllabus
8.g. Teaching evaluations
8.g.i. Assessment of new teaching methods
8.g.ii. Teacher knowledge
8.g.iii. Teaching quality
8.h. Teaching philosophies
8.i. Teaching skills
8.j. Teaching strategies
9.a. ABET outcomes
9.b. Accidental competency
9.c. Attributes of engineers
9.d. Computer skills
9.d.i. Computer programming
9.d.ii. Databases
9.d.iii. Information technology
9.d.iv. Software design
9.d.v. Software skills
9.d.vi. Web 2.0
9.e. Cognitive skills
9.e.i. Abstract thinking
9.e.ii. Cognitive patterns
9.e.iii. Cognitive practices
9.e.iv. Critical reflection
9.e.v. Convergent thinking
9.e.vi. Critical thinking
9.e.vii. Divergent thinking
9.e.viii. Evaluative skills
9.e.ix. Logical thinking
9.e.x. Metacognitive skills
9.e.xi. Systems thinking
9.f. Collaborative competencies
9.g. Core competencies
9.h. Creativity
9.h.i. Creative engineering
9.h.ii. Creativity profiles
9.h.iii. Creativity survey
9.i. Embedded indicators
9.j. Engineering skills
9.j.i. Complex systems
9.j.ii. Engineering competencies
9.j.iii. System design
9.j.iv. Analysis
9.j.v. Articulating complexity
9.j.vi. Graph analysis
9.j.vii. Invention
9.j.viii. Inventive problems
9.j.ix. Numerical methods
9.j.x. Product development
a. Life cycle assessment
9.k. Ethics
9.k.i. Academic integrity
9.k.ii. Academic dishonesty
a. Plagiarism
9.k.iii. Corporate social responsibility
9.k.iv. Global awareness
9.k.v. Humanitarian engineering
9.k.vi. Professional ethics
a. Ethics for scientists
b. Professional responsibility
9.k.vii. Social justice
9.k.viii. Social responsibility
9.k.ix. Philosophy of science
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9.l. General competencies
9.l.i. Developing skills
9.l.ii. Examination skills
9.l.iii. General professional competencies
a. Professional competencies
b. Project management
c. Workflow management
9.l.iv. Generic capabilities
9.l.v. Generic competences
9.l.vi. Idea generation
9.l.vii. Information literacy
9.l.viii. Reasoning skills
9.l.ix. Reflective practice
9.l.x. Research skills
a. Undergraduate research skills
9.l.xi. Social competence
9.l.xii. Social skills
9.l.xiii. Spatial skills
9.l.xiv. Students information fluency
9.l.xv. Transferable skills
9.m. Global competence
9.m.i. Cross cultural challenges
a. Cross cultural communication
b. Cross cultural issues
c. Cultural awareness
d. Cultural differences
e. English language teaching
f. English proficiency
g. Global awareness
h. Intercultural communication
i. Intercultural development inventory
j. Intercultural learning
k. International comparison
l. International context
m. International experiences
n. Internationalism
o. Internationalization
p. Managing national and international diversity in
engineering
9.m.ii. Cultural schemas
9.m.iii. Culture as constructions
9.m.iv. Global education
9.m.v. Global engineering
a. Global issues in engineering
b. Global management
c. Global problem solvers
d. Global skills
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9.m.vi. International collaboration
a. Global collaboration
i. Bologna process
ii. Global teams
iii. Globally dispersed design teams
b. Global teams
c. International design projects
d. International initiatives
e. International teams
f. International teamwork
9.m.vii. International education
9.m.viii. International learning
9.m.ix. International survey
9.m.x. Language
a. Foreign language learning
b. Foreign languages
c. Language effects
d. Second languages
9.m.xi. Mobility
9.m.xii. World class engineers
9.n. Innovation
9.n.i. Innovation development
9.n.ii. Innovation processes
9.n.iii. Innovation training
9.o. Interpersonal skills
9.p. Laboratory learning outcomes
9.p.i. Laboratory technical skills
9.p.ii. Professional laboratory skills
9.q. Lifelong learning
9.r. Problem solving
9.r.i. Open ended problem solving
9.r.ii. Problem definition
9.r.iii. Problem framing
9.r.iv. Problem scoping
9.r.v. Problem solving models
9.r.vi. Problem solving processes
9.r.vii. Problem solving skills
9.r.viii. Systematic problem solving
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10. Professional practice
10.a. Careers
10.a.i. Career paths
a. Academic engineering careers
b. Government engineering careers
c. Industrial engineering careers
d. Nonprofit engineering careers
e. Postdoctoral studies
10.a.ii. Career performance
10.a.iii. Career satisfaction
10.a.iv. Life and career planning
10.b. Engineering profession
10.b.i. Employers
a. Employer perceptions
10.b.ii. Employment
a. Demand for engineers
b. Employment of graduates
10.b.iii. Renumeration
10.c. Engineering work
10.c.i. Laboratory work
a. Assembly laboratories
b. Distance laboratories
c. E laboratories
d. Laboratory development
e. Laboratory equipment
f. Laboratory experiments
i. Online laboratory experiments
ii. Remote laboratory experiments
g. Laboratory facilities
h. Massive laboratories
i. Physical laboratories
j. Programming laboratories
k. Remote laboratories
i. Remote access laboratories
ii. Remote experimentation
l. Roving laboratories
m. Simulation laboratories
n. Thermal science laboratories
o. Virtual laboratories
10.c.ii. Professional and research culture
a. Professional competencies
b. Professional development
i. Continuing education
ii. Continuing professional development
10.c.iii. Work environment
a. Work practices
b. Workplaces
i. Workplace assessment
ii. Workplace culture
10.d. Entrepreneurship
10.d.i. Business plan competition
10.d.ii. Entrepreneurial education
10.d.iii. Entrepreneurial leadership
10.d.iv. Entrepreneurial skills
10.d.v. Intrapreneurship
10.d.vi. Leadership
a. Informal leadership
b. Leadership development
c. Leadership skills
10.e. Industry involvement
10.e.i. Cooperative education
10.e.ii. Industry cooperation
10.e.iii. Industry demand
a. Industrial competencies
b. Industrial experience
10.e.iv. Industry liaison boards
10.e.v. Industrial partnerships
10.e.vi. Industrial PhD programs
10.e.vii. Industrial placements
10.e.viii. Industry research collaboration
10.e.ix. Industry sponsored programs
10.e.x. Industry sponsored projects
10.e.xi. Industry training
10.e.xii. Internships
a. Part time internships
b. Research internships
c. Summer internships
d. Yearly internships
10.f. Management
10.f.i. Engineering management
10.f.ii. Global management
10.f.iii. Management games
10.f.iv. Project management
a. Project management skills
b. Workflow management
10.f.v. Supply chain management
a. Inventory management
b. Logistics management
c. Workflow management
d. Work study
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11. Recruitment and retention
11.a. Academic support
11.a.i. Encouragement of student activity
a. Individual interaction
b. Mandatory residential sessions
11.a.ii. Supplemental instruction
11.a.iii. Tutoring
a. Naturalistic tutoring
b. Tutor roles
c. Tutorial services
d. Tutoring models
11.b. Advising
11.b.i. Academic advising
11.b.ii. Coaching
11.b.iii. Mentoring
a. Mentoring for female students
b. Mentors competencies
c. Peer mentoring
d. Student mentoring
11.c. Recruitment
11.c.i. Engineering recruitment
a. Engineering pipeline
11.c.ii. Student enrollment
a. Increasing enrollment
i. Increasing minority enrollment
ii. Increasing student enrollment
11.c.iii. Student recruitment
a. Graduate student recruitment
b. PhD student recruitment
c. Undergraduate recruitment
11.c.iv. Underrepresented population recruitment
11.d. Retention
11.d.i. Attrition
11.d.ii. Persistence
11.d.iii. Retention rate
11.d.iv. Reward and recognition schemes
a. Scholarships
11.d.v. Student retention
a. Graduate student retention
b. PhD student retention
c. Undergraduate student retention
11.d.vi. Underrepresented population retention
11.e. Student satisfaction
11.e.i. Customer satisfaction index
11.e.ii. Satisfaction scores
11.e.iii. Student attitude surveys
11.f. Study behaviors
11.f.i. Self study
11.f.ii. Study and work
11.f.iii. Study groups
11.f.iv. Study success
11.g. Student development
11.g.i. Life and career planning
11.g.ii. Health
11.g.iii. Student anxiety
a. Stress
b. Test anxiety
11.g.iv. Student attendance
a. Student absenteeism
b. Student tardiness
11.g.v. Time management
11.g.vi. Workload
11.h. Student readiness
11.h.i. Academic history
11.h.ii. Background knowledge
11.h.iii. College Student Inventory
11.h.iv. Preparation
11.i. Student interest
11.i.i. Differential aptitude test
11.i.ii. Student engagement
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12. Research methodologies
13. Student demographics
12.a. Epistemologies
12.a.i. Constructivism
12.a.ii. Critical theory
12.a.iii. Interpretivism
12.a.iv. Positivism
12.a.v. Postmodernism
12.a.vi. Postpositivism
12.a.vii. Poststructuralism
12.a.viii. Social constructionism
12.b. Mixed research methods
12.b.i. Concurrent research
12.b.ii. Sequential research
a. Explanatory research
b. Exploratory research
12.c. Qualitative research
12.c.i. Content analysis
12.c.ii. Discourse analysis
12.c.iii. Ethnography
12.c.iv. Grounded theory
12.c.v. Participatory action research
12.c.vi. Phenomography
12.c.vii. Thematic analysis
12.d. Quantitative research
12.d.i. Data analysis
a. Course management analytics
b. Data correlation
c. Descriptive statistics
d. Factor analysis
e. Inferential statistics
f. Metaanalysis
g. Statistical regression
h. Validated instruments
12.d.ii. Quantitative data
a. Course level data
b. Direct observation data
c. Institutional data
d. Student records data
12.e. Research evaluation criteria
12.e.i. Effect size
12.e.ii. Research dependability
12.e.iii. Research generalizability
12.e.iv. Research objectivity
12.e.v. Research reflexivity
12.e.vi. Research reliability
12.e.vii. Research transferability
12.e.viii. Research trustworthiness
12.e.ix. Research validity
12.e.x. Triangulation
13.a. Diversity issues
13.a.i. Cultural inclusivity
13.a.ii. Discrimination
13.a.iii. Gender
13.a.iv. Inclusivity
13.a.v. Multiculturalism
13.a.vi. Sexual orientation
13.a.vii. Socioeconomic status
13.a.viii. Student diversity
13.a.ix. Underrepresentation
a. Underrepresented ethnic students
13.a.x. Workplace diversity
13.b. First generation
13.c. First year students
13.d. Gender
13.d.i. Gender balance
13.d.ii. Gender differences
a. Femininity
b. Masculinity
13.d.iii. Gendered education
13.d.iv. Single gender campuses
13.e. Graduate students
13.f. Nontraditional students
13.f.i. Elite students
13.f.ii. Off campus students
13.f.iii. Part time students
13.f.iv. Special needs students
a. At risk students
b. Deaf blind tertiary students
13.g. Race
13.g.i. American indians
13.g.ii. Minorities
a. Minority participation
b. Minority serving institution
c. Minority students
13.h. Transfer students
13.i. Women
13.i.i. Women and engineering studies
a. Influences on female engineering students
b. Mentoring for female students
13.i.ii. Womens careers
a. Women engineers careers
i. Women in engineering
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14. Theoretical Frameworks
14.a. Cognitive theory
14.a.i. Constructivist
14.a.ii. Double loop learning
14.a.iii. Information processing
14.a.iv. Learning cycles
14.a.v. Meaningful learning
14.a.vi. Self directed learning
14.a.vii. Self regulated learning
14.a.viii. Socio-constructivist
14.b. Developmental theory
14.b.i. Adult learning theory
14.b.ii. Epistemology
14.b.iii. Model of Domain Learning
14.b.iv. Perry
14.b.v. Personal Epistemology
14.b.vi. Piaget
14.b.vii. Self-authorship
14.c. Identity construction
14.c.i. Affective self beliefs
14.c.ii. Discursive identities
14.c.iii. Family
14.c.iv. Generation
14.c.v. Personas
14.c.vi. Role models
14.c.vii. Self beliefs
14.c.viii. Self theories
14.d. Individual Differences
14.d.i. Learning styles
a. Auditory learning
b. Autonomous learning
c. Global learning
d. Kinesthetic learning
e. Multimodal learning
f. Reflexive learning
g. Sequential learning
h. Tactile learning
i. Verbal learning
j. Visual learning
14.d.ii. Personality types
a. Myers Briggs type indicator
14.e. Motivation
14.e.i. Achievement goal orientation theory
a. Mastery learning
b. Deep learning
c. Surface learning
14.e.ii. Attitudes
14.e.iii. Behavior theory/Behaviorism
14.e.iv. Expectancy value theory
14.e.v. Self-determination theory
14.e.vi. Social cognitive theory
14.e.vii. Attribution theory
14.f. Organizational studies
14.f.i. Disciplinary discourses
14.f.ii. Discipline formation
14.f.iii. Institutional and organizational change
14.f.iv. Institutional models
14.f.v. Organizational culture
14.g. Social cognitive theory/ social learning theory [syn]
14.g.i. Cognitive apprenticeship
14.g.ii. Community of Practice
14.g.iii. Expert/novice
14.g.iv. Observational learning
14.g.v. Self efficacy/Self confidence
14.h. Knowledge-centered theories
14.h.i. Bloom’s taxonomy
14.h.ii. Conceptual learning
a. Concept inventories
b. Concept maps
c. Preexisting knowledge
d. Student alternative conceptions
e. Student incomplete conceptions
f. Student misconceptions
g. Student preconceptions
h. Threshold concepts
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