It’s Happening Here! Pre-Engineering Education
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Pre-Engineering
Education
It’s Happening Here!
Pre-Engineering Education - Indiana
Technology Education
Communications Technology
Construction Technology
Engineering Design
Manufacturing Technology
Power & Energy
Pre-Engineering
Transportation Technology
Pre-Engineering Education - Indiana
Pre-Engineering Education - Indiana
United States
• 45 States
• 13,000 Schools
Indiana
• 135 Schools
• 14,000 Students
Pre-Engineering Education – Middle School
Design & Modeling
The Design Process
Visualization
Sketching
Parametric Modeling
- Sketch Geometry
- Constraint Geometry
- Dimension Constraints
- Extrude Features
Pre-Engineering Education – Middle School
The Science of Technology
Simple Machines
Mechanisms
Prototyping
- Tools
- Materials
- Processes
Pre-Engineering Education – Middle School
The Magic of Electrons
Electrical Theory
Electrical Circuits
Electronic Components
Digital Electronics
- Logic Gates
Pre-Engineering Education – Middle School
In hospitals, babies sometimes need to be
kept warm in incubators for a period of time
after birth. Design a system that will sound an
alarm if the incubator gets too cold.
Inverter (Not Gate)
A
Thermistor
Q
Buzzer
Warm (1)
Off (0)
Cool (0)
On (1)
Pre-Engineering Education – Middle School
Automation & Robotics
Mechanisms
Electrical Circuits
Logic Gates
Problem Solving
Teaming
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Foundation:
Principles of Engineering
Introduction to Engineering Design
Digital Electronics
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Specialization:
and/or
and/or
and/or
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Civil Engineering and Architecture
Biotechnical Engineering
Aerospace Technology
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Capstone:
Engineering Design and Development
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Introduction to Engineering Design
The Design Process
Computer Modeling
- Tolerances
- Testing
Working Drawings
Prototyping
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Principles of Engineering
Types of Engineering
The Design Process
Engineering Systems
Strength of Materials
Materials Testing
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Digital Electronics
Electronic Fundamentals
Logic Gates
Boolean Algebra
Circuit Design
Microprocessors
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Computer Integrated
Manufacturing
Computer Modeling
CNC Machining
Robotics
Computer Integrated
Manufacturing
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Civil Engineering &
Architecture
Project Planning
Site Planning
Architecture
Structural Engineering
Pre-Engineering Education – High School
Engineering Design &
Development
Problem Solving
Engineering Notebook
Patents
Engineering Design
Prototyping
Testing
Presentation
Pre-Engineering Education - Research
Indiana Teachers
Is pre-engineering a valuable component of
technology education?
Overall: 95.2% Valuable Component
PLTW Teachers
Very Valuable
88.2%
Somewhat Valuable
11.8%
Non-PLTW Teachers
46.4%
42.8%
Pre-Engineering Education - Research
Indiana Teachers
Is pre-engineering a valuable component of
technology education?
By Teachers’ Age
Less than 40 years
41-50 years
Over 50 years
M
3.61
3.68
3.85
SD
0.502
0.478
0.366
4-point Likert-type scale
Pre-Engineering Education - Research
Indiana Principals
Effect of PLTW on Students
Motivation-Enthusiasm
Critical Thinking Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Career Awareness
Mathematics
Science
M
4.93
4.86
4.86
4.84
4.39
4.37
SD
0.254
0.351
0.351
0.371
0.645
0.598
5-point Likert-type scale
Pre-Engineering Education - Research
Indiana Principals
Effect of PLTW on math and science by
length of implementation
1st - 2nd Year
M
SD
Math
4.09 0.539
Science 4.10 0.568
3rd – 6th Year
M
SD
4.48 0.655
4.48 0.593
5-point Likert-type scale
Pre-Engineering Education - Research
330
Reading
320
Math
310
Science
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
No Major/No C
Prep
Coll Prep only
Major/C Prep
PLTW
Pre-Engineering Education – Teacher Education
Technology Teacher Education Program
PLTW competencies integrated throughout program
Nation’s first and only to certify PLTW graduates
All faculty are PLTW affiliate professors
Model undergraduate program for NSF’s NCETE
- National Center for Engineering and Technology Education
Only teacher education member of CASEE
- Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education
Pre-Engineering Education – Teacher Education
Technology Teacher Education Curriculum Adjustments
• March 2003
Added National Alliance for Pre-Engineering Education (PLTW)
content
• February 2005
Adjusted to meet PLTW science requirements
Added CEA
Mapped to PLTW standards
• March 2006
PLTW accreditation visit
Pre-Engineering Education – Teacher Education
PLTW Content – Purdue Course Matrix
IT
272
GTT
IED
IT
275
IT
276
X
X
IT
277
IT
372
X
X
X
CIM
X
CEA
X
CGT
110
CIM
400
EET
214
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
IT
471
X
POE
EDD
IT
278
X
X
X
X
Pre-Engineering
Education
It’s Happening Here!