Student Perceptions

Many of the students interviewed seem to be limited by their own understanding of the field of engineering. The following quotes, followed by discussion, illustrate this claim. Students stated, our studies are technology centered and we should not think about the implications about the technology. Companies have specific department for ethical issues, these are just ethical issues and it has nothing to do with our studies, It is the firm s role and I am not looking for justice, and my study is 

The majority of the students seemed to couch social justice within the various engineering code of ethics. For example one student stated, engineers have a code of ethics and once they follow the code of ethics there should not be any issues of social justice. Laws should regulate social justice and code of ethics. It seems that students limit their responsibility for social justice to the various ethical codes in their fields, we all must know and follow the code of ethics... we lose our license if engineers do not follow this.  

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From the Old Dominion University survey it is clear that the students perceptions of Willy s actions in the Admiral Sugar Processing Plant incident shifted dramatically from pre-9/11 to post-9/11. For example, when asked to select the best pre-9/11 descriptor to describe Willy, crazy and insane ranked high however, after 9/11, the students perception shifted away from crazy and insane to terrorist. Likewise, the students pre-9/11 responses on Willy s actions ranked high in madness however, his actions post-9/11 overwhelmingly were described as terrorism . 

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Creating a classroom environment conducive to learning can be measured both by increased student learning of content as described above and by student perceptions of learning. Student perceptions of learning have also been shown to be a reflection of instructional effectiveness (Centra and Gaubatz 2000). 

As the literature shows, the classroom environment developed by the instructor can affect student perceptions, teaching effectiveness, and learning. 

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No obstacles while reading 20 Amount of time spent on essay equals quality (This is a student perception)... 

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Characterising Features of Physical Chemistry and Students Perceptions... 

Mammino L. (2007). Chemistry Students perceptions of the Factors Influencing Phase Transitions of Pure Substances, as Expressed in Laboratory Reports. Anuario La tinoamericano de Educacion Quimica XXIII, 41 6. 

Students were asked to complete an online module rating survey after they finished the online modules in an attempt to determine students views of the module. Specific questions the survey sought to answer were those related to students motivational level, students perception of the modules helpfulness, user friendliness, and how students use the modules to assist their learning. 

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The ASLE instrument includes 14 Likert scale items a summary of the statements is presented in Table 1. Twelve of the statements probe students perceptions of aspects of the experiment (such as interest, skill development, guidance from notes and demonstrators, and improved understanding of chemistry) the remaining two items concern the time available for the experiment, and ask for an overall rating of the experiment as a learning experience. In addition, the instrument includes five open-response items, which arc ... 

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One of the classic problems encountered in this type of research is that the tools used don t measure the variables in the question asked. Instead, tools are often used that measure convenient variables even though these variables don t address the question. For instance, if you want to know if a particular teaching innovation results in student learning, using a survey that asks students if they like the innovation does not necessarily answer the question of whether the innovation increased student learning. It is true that a positive student perception... 

Phang, F. A., Mohd Yusof, K., Syed, A. H. S. H. (2012). Engineering students perception on learning through CPBL for the first time. 2012 ASEE Annual Conference Exposition. 

The initial survey was conducted in the first week of class to assess students perception of various learning methods, understand their preferred learning styles, and shed a light on their expectations. After employing the discussion fomms for many sessions and administering five simulation exercises throughout the semester, the final survey addressing the same topics covered in the first survey was conducted. 

Lopez-Perez, M. V, Perez-Lopez, M. C., Rodriguez-Ariza, L. (2011). Blended learning in higher education Students perceptions and their relation to outcomes. Computers Education, 56(3), 818-826. 

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Belhaj, R, Ben-Ayed, O., Kammoun, R. (2013). Student perception of higher education quality in Tunisian business schools Case of the University of Sfax. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 5(1), 5-16. 

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