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Emerging math-related critical thinking theory in civil engineering practice

Engaging critical thinking and mathematical thinking as a two-dimensional perspective in civil engineering practice is consistent with engineering criteria of the Engineering Accreditation Council, Board of Engineers Malaysia. Thus, it is timely and crucial to inculcate critical thinking and mathema...

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Main Author:	Osman, Sharifah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78982/1/SharifahOsmanPSGS2016.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.789822018-09-19T05:21:33Z Emerging math-related critical thinking theory in civil engineering practice 2016 Osman, Sharifah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Engaging critical thinking and mathematical thinking as a two-dimensional perspective in civil engineering practice is consistent with engineering criteria of the Engineering Accreditation Council, Board of Engineers Malaysia. Thus, it is timely and crucial to inculcate critical thinking and mathematical thinking into the current engineering education. Unfortunately, information about the interrelation between these two types of thinking in real engineering practice is not well established in literature. Therefore, this thesis presents an empirical research using a modified grounded theory approach which studied critical thinking and mathematical thinking in real-world engineering practice. The study focused on developing a substantive theory pertaining to these two types of thinking. Data were generated from semi-structured interviews with eight practicing civil engineers from two engineering consultancy firms. Multiple levels of data analysis comprising open coding, axial coding and selective coding were used. The emerging theory, Math-Related Critical Thinking consists of six essential processes of justifying decision reasonably in engineering design process, namely complying requirements, forming conjectures/assumptions, drawing reasonable conclusion, defending claims with good reasons, giving alternative ways/solutions and selecting/pursuing the right approach. The theory explains the interrelation and interaction among the pertinent elements through the process of justifying decision reasonably in dominating orientation. The study contributes useful information in the form of a substantive theory for engineering education, which is aligned with the expectations of engineering program outcomes set by the Engineering Accreditation Council. 2016 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78982/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78982/1/SharifahOsmanPSGS2016.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:106144 phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, School of Graduate Studies School of Graduate Studies
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topic	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
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description	Engaging critical thinking and mathematical thinking as a two-dimensional perspective in civil engineering practice is consistent with engineering criteria of the Engineering Accreditation Council, Board of Engineers Malaysia. Thus, it is timely and crucial to inculcate critical thinking and mathematical thinking into the current engineering education. Unfortunately, information about the interrelation between these two types of thinking in real engineering practice is not well established in literature. Therefore, this thesis presents an empirical research using a modified grounded theory approach which studied critical thinking and mathematical thinking in real-world engineering practice. The study focused on developing a substantive theory pertaining to these two types of thinking. Data were generated from semi-structured interviews with eight practicing civil engineers from two engineering consultancy firms. Multiple levels of data analysis comprising open coding, axial coding and selective coding were used. The emerging theory, Math-Related Critical Thinking consists of six essential processes of justifying decision reasonably in engineering design process, namely complying requirements, forming conjectures/assumptions, drawing reasonable conclusion, defending claims with good reasons, giving alternative ways/solutions and selecting/pursuing the right approach. The theory explains the interrelation and interaction among the pertinent elements through the process of justifying decision reasonably in dominating orientation. The study contributes useful information in the form of a substantive theory for engineering education, which is aligned with the expectations of engineering program outcomes set by the Engineering Accreditation Council.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Osman, Sharifah
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title	Emerging math-related critical thinking theory in civil engineering practice
title_short	Emerging math-related critical thinking theory in civil engineering practice
title_full	Emerging math-related critical thinking theory in civil engineering practice
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, School of Graduate Studies
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publishDate	2016
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78982/1/SharifahOsmanPSGS2016.pdf
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