How Do Engineers Solve Problems?

by: Page Keeley, Cary Sneider, and Mihir Ravel

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how engineers use an engineering design process to solve problems. The probe includes some common misconceptions about engineering design, and is designed to reveal whether students recognize that different approaches are used, depending on the problem.

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Type Digital Formative Assessment ProbePub Date February 12, 2021Stock # PB455X_Probe_18

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