@inproceedings{5f4f0930840248a28807aa03a283e52a,
title = "Work in progress: Developing engineering systems thinking through the modeling of a complex bioengineering system",
abstract = "Systems thinking is an important habit of mind that should be promoted in K-12 engineering education. This work in progress paper describes how systems thinking was introduced in middle school grades through the modeling of a biological system: The artificial heart. Preliminary qualitative results show that introducing systems thinking through modeling is both feasible and useful. Students demonstrated their knowledge of the heart as a system through the structural, functional, and behavioral components of their models.",
keywords = "K-12 engineering education, systems thinking",
author = "Christina Foster and Monica Crowder and Katherine Nelson and Tirupalavanam Ganesh",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/FIE.2012.6462388",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781467313513",
series = "Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE",
booktitle = "2012 Frontiers in Education Conference",
note = "42nd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2012 ; Conference date: 03-10-2012 Through 06-10-2012",
}