@inproceedings{2973712091c74dd8ac4b7e008ee3cc8b,
title = "Delayed guidance: A teaching-learning strategy to develop ill-structured problem solving skills in engineering",
abstract = "Problem solving is an important skill for engineering graduates to develop. However, in most traditional engineering classrooms, students practice solving well structured problems which is not sufficient because engineers need to be able to solve real world problems which are ill structured. Therefore it is important for engineering students to be trained in ill-structured problem solving. In this paper, we present a new teaching-learning strategy for ill-structured problem solving based on productive failure and instructor prompts. Students do unguided in-class exploration of engineering problems in groups, after which they receive instruction on problem solving strategies. We conducted a pilot study by incorporating our teaching-learning strategy in a senior electrical engineering course. We found that students developed several ill-structured problem solving skills and showed a range of problem solving behaviors and heuristics.",
author = "Aditi Kothiyal and Bipin Rajendran and Sahana Murthy",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 2015 3rd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, LaTiCE 2015 ; Conference date: 09-04-2015 Through 12-04-2015",
year = "2015",
month = jun,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1109/LaTiCE.2015.27",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings - 2015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, LaTiCE 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "164--171",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, LaTiCE 2015",
address = "United States",
}