Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

One goal of this research was to re-testthe original hypothesis2,3,4,5 that deep understanding was beyond the scope of undergraduatelearners. To test this hypothesis, students enrolled in introductory Mechanics at one of the bestengineering institutes in India, the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), weretested using standard textbook problems. An Indian Institute of Technology was selectedbecause of the reputation these schools have for providing world-class training. For comparison,the problem solving ability of the IIT-KGP students was compared to data from a U.S. researchuniversity, Texas Tech University (TTU), and to a less-renowned (compared to IIT-KGP) butwell-regarded engineering institute in India, Manipal