¹Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
²Department of Curriculum and Instruction & Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
Title
Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Epistemic Cognition in the Engineering Design Process: Experiences as STEM Mentors
Synopsis
Harnessing the epistemic analytical model of AIR (composed of Aims, Ideals, and Reliable processes), this qualitative study delved into the epistemic cognition (EC) of 11 engineering undergraduates serving as mentors in a secondary-school STEM project in Hong Kong. Based on the empirical data, we refined the AIR model to AIRK by adding a new component “K” (Knowledge resources) to better interpret the undergraduates’ EC during the engineering design process (EDP).