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Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University
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(hereinafter referred to as 2011 Plan).2011 Plan is another major strategy that reflects the national will after the 211 Project and 985 Pro- 1ject. The implementation of this project is a strategic measure and a practical need to promote theintensive development of higher education, and a major action to deepen the reform of scientificand technological system.The construction of world-class universities and first-rate disciplines (hereinafter referred to asDouble First-rate Initiative) was a crucial measure taken by the Chinese government in October2015, to improve higher education after 211 Project and 985 Project, and to ensure that the nationbecomes rich in human-resource potential. It is also
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Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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more about the next steps of theresearch component of the exercise. Despite being suggestions for improvements, these responsesalso reflected a high level of motivation about this curricular intervention.The curricular intervention did not include control groups (i.e., CE 251 and MCRO 224 studentswho were not involved in the curricular activities presented herein). However, anecdotal evidencebased on instruction of CE 251 in years prior to this curricular intervention suggests thatcontextualizing the regression unit of the CE 251 added a real-world relevance to this subject andincreased the level of student engagement and understanding of this course module. In MCRO224, the scope of the laboratory activities and test protocols developed and