Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

(AC / AE) Assimilating (AC / RO) Conceptualization (AC)Table 1. Kolb’s Learning Styles.Brief descriptions of the four Kolb learning styles are listed below along with a comprehensivedescription found in reference 1.• Accommodating – Individuals in business, sales, and social sciences are often found in this area.• Diverging – Philosophers, artists, and service oriented individuals often exhibit a stronger preference for this learning style area.• Converging – Engineers and technologists tend to exhibit converger preferences.• Assimilating - Mathematicians and scientists tend to exhibit strong assimilator preferences.In a capstone project learning environment, the education students experience is typically hands-on