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This 26-page paper, from Lynn Okagaki and Peter A. Frensch, discusses a study on video games and spatial awareness. In this study "Older adolescents played the video game Tetris for a total of 6 hr each in two separate experiments." The results of the study "indicated that playing Tetris improves...

This webpage was published by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (U.S.) as part of the Necessary Skills Now (NSN) project. NSN aims to support integrated instruction in technical schools around employability in the cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing fields. Employability...

How much of a difference can spatial reasoning assessment and training make for female STEM students? At Michigan Tech 80% of female engineering students that received the training were retained compared to 50% of women with weak spatial skills who did not receive any training. This three-page...

This 7-page paper, written by Jean Armstrong and Gilah Leder, describes how engineering courses should be changed so they are more appealing to female students. There were major increases in female enrollment in engineering in the eighties but they have hit a plateau, and in some cases declined in...

This resource, published by the American Society for Engineering Education, provides statistics related to associate degrees and certificates in engineering technology and computing. This resource features a line graph depicting the number of associate degrees and certificates awarded overtime by...

"The ET Core is designed to prepare students for the study of courses specific to any engineering technology major. The curriculum provides hands-on work with technology and workplace relevance as students complete their study of physics, communications, and mathematics (through introductory...

This webinar, published by the Center for Workforce Development, is part of a series on technology and instructional issues. In the presentation, Dr. Darren Brooks presents on how to promote learner engagement and how to integrate learners and content within real-world situations. The webinar ...

This 8-page article on exploring blended instruction at community colleges and technical schools was written by Laura Lloyd-Smith. This article discusses the benefits of blended or hybrid courses. The article includes the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Advantages for...

This slide deck was presented on October 26, 2017 as part of a National Academy of Sciences workshop on the role of digital tutors. This workshop, titled The Role of Digital Tutors, "describe[s] the evidence on the efficacy of Digital Tutors, exploring our current knowledge about the capabilities...

This 286-page report is provided by the Goodman Research Group, Inc. and discusses a long-term study of more than fifty undergraduate engineering programs. The study used questionnaires for students, engineering deans, and engineering faculty as well as student focus groups and site visits. The...