Evidence-based Research on Pre-service Teachers'Pathways to Engineering Thinking:A Multi-case Comparison Based on Evidence from Educational Neuroscience
Engineering and technology talents are the backbone to cope with the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change,and engineering thinking is their soul.Master of Education undertakes the fundamental mission of teaching and educating people,and their engineering thinking directly affects the engineering literacy of primary and secondary school students,and builds up strength for the construction of a strong educational country.With the help of analyzing the evolution characteristics of engineering thinking cultivation under the background of"New Engineering",the paper explores its practical orientation through the comprehensive upgrading of curriculum objectives,cultivation pathways and evaluation modes.Then,based on the multi-case comparative research method of EEG neurophysiological evidence,the paper compares the effects of different teaching modes on engineering problems with different degrees of difficulty in M.Ed.and explores the effective strategies of engineering thinking cultivation,i.e.,experiments first:the teaching mode influences the selection of problem solving strategies for novices,breaking the constraints;breaking through the thinking of disciplines in order to solve new problems,professional barriers;the difficulty of problems influences the application of engineering thinking,and improvisation:engineering thinking can only be solved through the use of new engineering problems by the students.application,and improvisation:engineering thinking shapes the brain's ability to change its form.Based on this,we propose to optimize the cultivation path of engineering thinking in Master of Education:first,abandon the concept of emphasizing scientific research and neglecting practice,and broaden the cultivation strategy of practice and innovation;second,guide students to break through thinking stereotypes,and multidimensionally assess the academic performance of engineering students;third,set up higher-order thinking practice problems based on real situations,and develop engineering thinking evidence-based;and lastly,set up a systematic thinking scaffolding for engineering activities,and shape the variant thinking of problem solving.thinking.
Master of educationPre-service teachersEngineering thinkingHigher engineering educationMulti-case comparisonEEG study