Learning Through Simulation: Student Engagement

Authors

  • Samantha J. Streicher University of Cape Town
  • Kate West University of Cape Town
  • Duncan M. Fraser University of Cape Town
  • Jennifer M. Case University of Cape Town
  • Cedric Linder Uppsala University, Sweden, and University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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Author Biographies

Samantha J. Streicher, University of Cape Town

Samantha Streicher and Kate West are recent chemical engineering graduates of the University of Cape Town and are both currently employed. Both received their degrees with first-class honors. They conducted the work presented in this paper for their senior research project.

Kate West, University of Cape Town

Samantha Streicher and Kate West are recent chemical engineering graduates of the University of Cape Town and are both currently employed. Both received their degrees with first-class honors. They conducted the work presented in this paper for their senior research project.

Duncan M. Fraser, University of Cape Town

Duncan Fraser holds degrees of B.Sc. (chemical engineering) and Ph.D., both from the University of Cape Town, where he has been lecturing in chemical engineering since 1979. He has taught a wide range of courses from freshman to senior level. His research interests are in engineering education and process synthesis.

Jennifer M. Case, University of Cape Town

Jennifer Case holds the degrees of B.Sc. Hons. (chemistry) from the University of Stellenbosch, M.Ed. (science education) from the University of Leeds, and a Ph.D. from Monash University. She taught science in a high school before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCT in 1996 as education development officer. She teaches a freshman introductory course in chemical engineering, and is an active researcher in the area of student-learning research.

Cedric Linder, Uppsala University, Sweden, and University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Cedric Linder holds degrees of B.Sc. Hons. in physics and electronics (Rhodes), and Ed.M. (Rutgers) and Ed.D. (British Columbia), both in science education. He has taught extensively in physics and physics education both in South Africa and Sweden, where he is currently leading a research group in physics education.

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2005-09-01

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