Piloting A Balanced Curriculum In Electrical Engineering Introduction To Robotics

Abstract

Recent papers have reported that engineering students perceive and assimilate academic content in different ways. A variety of theories have been developed to try to understand this phenomenon better so that instructional methods may be developed to reach all students. One well-known instrument used to assess learning styles is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) [Myers80], which can be used to classify learners according to a Jungian personality typography. Others have reported on the utility of this approach. Since the engineering profession requires that its practitioners function in all types of circumstances, these results underscore the importance of an educational process that provides a balance in teaching methods to reach, reinforce, and challenge students of all personality types and learning modalities.