Andrew Jackson
- Assistant Professor
Career and Information Studies
Interests
- Technology and Engineering Education
- Design-Based Learning
- Design Cognition
- Motivation and Self-Efficacy (in STEM)
- Soft Robotics
Education
- PhD in Technology (Engineering and Technology Teacher Education), 2018
Purdue University - MS in Industrial Technology, 2015
Purdue University - MS in Technology and Engineering Education, 2013
Brigham Young University
Academic Affiliations
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Research Summary
My research explores design learning and teaching in technology and engineering contexts to inform effective instruction. I am interested in both cognitive and non-cognitive effects of participation in design-based learning, including evolution of the design process, and students' motivation and self-efficacy beliefs. My past work has bridged cutting-edge soft robotics research to develop and evaluate novel design experiences in K-12 education, followed students' self-regulation and trajectories while designing, and produced new instruments for assessing design decision-making.
Awards and Accolades
21st Century Leadership Academy Fellow
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, 2017