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Heidi Diefes‐Dux

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2001
Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering Education and PedagogyExperimental Learning in EngineeringScience Education and PedagogyStudent Assessment and Feedback

Publications

250

Citations

3,217

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Heidi Diefes-Dux studies how engineering students learn and how engineering instructors teach, with a focus on reflection, metacognition (thinking about one's own thinking and learning), and curriculum design. Her recent work examines tools like written reflection prompts, self-evaluation activities, and VR/AR learning modules, as well as how instructors adapt their teaching practices over time. This research is aimed at improving how engineering and computer science courses are designed and assessed at the undergraduate level.

Engineering education and curriculum designStudent metacognition and reflection practicesInstructor adaptability and teaching practice changeLearning technology (VR/AR) in engineering coursesAssessment of student and instructor performance

Publication output has been variable over the last decade, with a large spike in 2020, a near-absence in 2023, and a resurgence in 2024, suggesting an uneven but ongoing publication cadence rather than steady year-to-year growth.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 59 publications59202021: 6 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 23 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Engineering Education×4
  • 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)×4
  • European Journal of Engineering Education×2
  • International Journal of Research in Education and Science×2
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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