Article: Engineering outreach: A successful initiative with gifted students in science and technology in Hong Kong

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TitleEngineering outreach: A successful initiative with gifted students in science and technology in Hong Kong
AuthorsChan, YY1
Hui, D1
Dickinson, AR2
Chu, D4
Cheng, DKW5
Cheung, E5
Ki, WH6
Lau, WH3
Wong, J5
Lo, EWC5
Luk, KM3
KeywordsEngineering education
Gifted education
IEEE student activities
Outreach
Issue Date2010
PublisherI E E E. The Journal's web site is located at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=13
CitationIeee Transactions On Education, 2010, v. 53 n. 1, p. 158-171 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2030178
AbstractThe primary goal of engineering outreach is to attract prospective students to engineering education and the engineering profession. Gifted students, especially those identified as possessing unusually high abilities in science and technology, are especially promising students to attract to careers in engineering. It is critical to cultivate these students' interests and develop their potential for engineering while encouraging them to pursue engineering studies beyond K-12 education. This article presents examples of the successful learning outcomes of an ongoing University-based Electronics Technology Project Study (UETPS) program, a joint endeavor between the IEEE Hong Kong Section, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and the Hong Kong Academy of Gifted Education (HKAGE). The UETPS program promotes electrical, electronic, and computer engineering education in Hong Kong and is aimed particularly at gifted students as well as their parents, teachers, and schools. Project applicants underwent formal identification procedures by the Gifted Education Section of the HKSAR Education Bureau and were identified as being gifted in the area of science and technology. Selected participants then participated in one-year research projects in electronics and computer engineering under the guidance of university professors in their respective engineering departments. This program addresses an urgent need of the engineering education sector by reaching out to highly talented K-12 students and their surrounding communities. According to the evaluation results, the UETPS program has significantly enhanced the participating students' interest in engineering as a career choice and encouraged them to pursue undergraduate studies in engineering. This article also discusses lessons learned and proposes strategies for future potential implementers. © 2009 IEEE.
ISSN0018-9359
2011 Impact Factor: 1.021
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.039
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2030178
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorChan, YY
dc.contributor.authorHui, D
dc.contributor.authorDickinson, AR
dc.contributor.authorChu, D
dc.contributor.authorCheng, DKW
dc.contributor.authorCheung, E
dc.contributor.authorKi, WH
dc.contributor.authorLau, WH
dc.contributor.authorWong, J
dc.contributor.authorLo, EWC
dc.contributor.authorLuk, KM
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-05T08:24:33Z
dc.date.available2011-07-05T08:24:33Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe primary goal of engineering outreach is to attract prospective students to engineering education and the engineering profession. Gifted students, especially those identified as possessing unusually high abilities in science and technology, are especially promising students to attract to careers in engineering. It is critical to cultivate these students' interests and develop their potential for engineering while encouraging them to pursue engineering studies beyond K-12 education. This article presents examples of the successful learning outcomes of an ongoing University-based Electronics Technology Project Study (UETPS) program, a joint endeavor between the IEEE Hong Kong Section, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and the Hong Kong Academy of Gifted Education (HKAGE). The UETPS program promotes electrical, electronic, and computer engineering education in Hong Kong and is aimed particularly at gifted students as well as their parents, teachers, and schools. Project applicants underwent formal identification procedures by the Gifted Education Section of the HKSAR Education Bureau and were identified as being gifted in the area of science and technology. Selected participants then participated in one-year research projects in electronics and computer engineering under the guidance of university professors in their respective engineering departments. This program addresses an urgent need of the engineering education sector by reaching out to highly talented K-12 students and their surrounding communities. According to the evaluation results, the UETPS program has significantly enhanced the participating students' interest in engineering as a career choice and encouraged them to pursue undergraduate studies in engineering. This article also discusses lessons learned and proposes strategies for future potential implementers. © 2009 IEEE.
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dc.identifier.citationIeee Transactions On Education, 2010, v. 53 n. 1, p. 158-171 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2030178
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2030178
dc.identifier.epage171
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000274211300022
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Sciences of Learning Strategic Research Theme at the University of Hong Kong
Funding Information:

This work was supported by the Sciences of Learning Strategic Research Theme at the University of Hong Kong.

dc.identifier.issn0018-9359
2011 Impact Factor: 1.021
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.039
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-76449087112
dc.identifier.spage158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/134689
dc.identifier.volume53
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherI E E E. The Journal's web site is located at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=13
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofIEEE Transactions on Education
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectEngineering education
dc.subjectGifted education
dc.subjectIEEE student activities
dc.subjectOutreach
dc.titleEngineering outreach: A successful initiative with gifted students in science and technology in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. People Impact International Inc.
  3. City University of Hong Kong
  4. Hong Kong Baptist University
  5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology