Open AccessSIMULATING CLASSROOMS: EXPERIENCE WITH AGENT-BASED MODELS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Author(s) -
Nathalie Drzewiecki,
Gayle Laird,
Nancy J. Nelson,
Riya Pande,
R. Paul,
Andjela Popovic,
Juan Jose Villarreal,
Robert W. Brennan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.vi0.14868
Subject(s) - scholarship , computer science , science and engineering , engineering education , rapid prototyping , focus (optics) , natural (archaeology) , mathematics education , engineering ethics , engineering , engineering management , psychology , mechanical engineering , archaeology , political science , law , history , physics , optics
In this paper, we share our experiences applying agent-based modelling (ABM) to engineeringeducation problems. ABM is a well-established modelling approach that has been successfully applied to a range of natural science, engineering science, and social science problems. However, its application to the scholarship of teaching and learning is in the early stages. The examples in this paper focus on two general areas: (1) teaching and learning, and (2) academic administration. We follow an established ABM framework to describe how each model was approached and how the models differ from each other. Our experience has been that ABM offers a promising tool for engineering education researchers, particularly as an early “prototyping” tool when designing an engineering education study.