Assessing the Impact of Reflective Activities in Digital and Analog Electronics Courses

Utility and Implementation of Reflection in Distinct Types of Engineering Courses

“…A detailed description of this study will also be presented in these proceedings [6], which follow previous and related studies [7,8]. Figure 1 illustrates that students with a higher quality of reflection on the EW also tended to perform better on the final for the type of question that posed them greater difficulty (i.e., the grades on Q1F and Q3F were higher compared to Q1M and Q3M).…”

The Use of Spices as a Media to Stimulate Children’s Critical Thinking Ability while Study From Home Period

“…The use of spice media in learning can provide education to students about the efficacy of medicinal plants and spices. Not only that the medium of spices but also related sensory five senses namely eyes, nose to distinguish between medicinal plants with each other, tongue to feel the characteristic between spices, skin to feel the surface between spices -spices such as turmeric surface is different from the surface of cinnamon (Clark, 2019).…”

On the Use of Reflective Writing Exercises for Improving Student Learning of Conceptual and Technical Problems in Engineering

“…Self-reflection has also been used in non-technical engineering courses to provide students with an opportunity to develop a greater appreciation for professional practice and values, as well as the social responsibilities of engineers [8]. However, there are fewer research publications that examine the impact of reflection on student learning of conceptual and technical ideas in courses that are not focused on design and/or the design process [9,10]. In one study, Benson and Zhu use self-assessment (SA) in two core mechanical engineering courses, a first-year Introduction to Engineering course and an advanced Solid Mechanics course, to allow students to determine weaknesses and develop strategies to improve their performance on tests [9].…”

“…While they found that students in the advanced course provided more elaborate reflections, "it is unclear whether the reflection exercise helps students repair their gaps or simply prompts the student to pause and reflect on the possible cause of their error…" [9]. In a second study, Clark and Dickerson explore the impact of reflection-onaction (after an activity) to enhance students' post-activity understanding in electrical and computer engineering courses on Digital and Analog Electronics [10]. They found that the courses using reflective exercises were associated with better student performance on final exams, though the difference compared to the courses not employing reflection was not large.…”

“…In this paper, we examine the impact of two types of reflective writing exercises in two electrical and computer engineering courses: a fundamental first year course on signals and systems and a final year technical elective course on photonics. Our study follows those conducted in [9] and [10] that focus on the use of reflection to enhance student learning of conceptual and technical issues.…”