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This 6-page article written by Kevin J. Fleming discusses the lack of skilled technicians in California. Fleming argues that the lack of skilled technicians is caused by the focus on pursuing 4-year degrees immediately after high school. A university degree is no longer a guarantee for success....

This paper, published by the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science (IWITTS), discusses the results from a 2009 survey conducted by IWITTS. These surveys, given to female students in technology courses in which they were underrepresented, collected data on recruitment and...

This 15-page paper, from the Wisconsin Center for Education, presents the results of a study investigating whether adapting instruction to gender preferences can improve the attitudes of students and their performance in mathematics. The study found that there was no effect on performance based on...

This 12-page article, published in the American Journal of Engineering Education, explores Madison College's experience offering a project-based engineering design course. This article discusses challenges and opportunities for engineering design courses at two-year colleges and includes recommended ...

This webinar, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance, discuses the inclusion of career exploration in college programs. "This webinar provides examples of career exploration tools that are available to students, teachers, faculty members, counselors and others who are...

This paper was written by Thomas Bailey and discusses developmental education. "The author traces the progression of students through the developmental sequence and into college-level classes, reviews research on the effectiveness of developmental education, and briefly discusses the cost of these...

This 2-page document, provided by the New England Board of Higher Education, is a chart that classifies the Problem Based Learning (PBL) Challenges by challenge type, number of solutions, real world application, and level of difficulty. Challenges are PBL case studies. Types of challenges include...

This 2-page resource, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA), is a best practice guide for handling the challenges of grant funded projects. CCTA offers a series of National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education best practice guides. CCTA comprises five NSF...

This 6-page checklist, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, identifies and describes the components of an evaluation report. This checklist is focused on the content of long-form technical evaluation reports. This checklist includes the following...

Collection Description: This collection, developed by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, includes checklists that cover the six types of research discussed in the Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development, created by the Institute of Education...