Enhancing Student Cognition and Affect through the Creative Art of Structural and Civil Engineering

摘要

National discourse on STEM education urges educators to attend to the growing demand for a STEM-literate populace. At X University, we aim to advance STEM-literacy of all undergraduates, regardless of major, by offering a rich variety of courses that enhance content knowledge, attend to student affect, and explore the societal impact of STEM. The purpose of this evidenced-based practice paper is to report on the impact of the X University's Structures and the Urban Environment (heretofore Structures) course on students' cognition and affect. The Structures course is one component of a multi-institutional, NSF-funded educational project, the Creative Art of Structural and Civil Engineering (CASCE)1.