Conference Session

ChE: Curriculum Reform & Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; David Ford, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

content, and how the learning process is designed, modeled,and assessed are all issues pertinent to curriculum reform. Recent studies of curricular reformhave suggested that increased attention to the process of curricular reform might lead to broader,deeper, and more lasting improvements1,2,16,17. With these studies in mind, the Departments ofChemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University Kingsville, and PrairieView A&M University, as they began their journeys of curricular renewal in September 2005with support from the NSF DRL program, are constructing a process through which they hope toachieve sweeping and durable improvements.Challenges to sustainable departmental curricular reform are manifold. First, there

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

2006-431: HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTAL ERROR! IMPROVING STUDENTS'UNDERSTANDING OF ERROR ANALYSISStephanie Farrell, Rowan University STEPHANIE FARRELL is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, her MS from Stevens Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Rowan in September, 1998, she was a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Stephanie's current educational research focuses on the role of hands-on experiments in inductive learning

Conference Session

ChE: Outreach Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT7. Douglas J, Iversen E, and Kalyandurg C, “Engineering in the K-12 Classroom: An Analysis of Current Practices & Guidelines for the Future,” ASEE Engineering K12 Center, November 2004.8. Kolb DA. “Experiential learning: experience as the source of learning and development.” Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1984. Page 11.828.149. Honey P and Mumford A, “The Manual of Learning Styles” Maidenhead: Homey, 1986. 1310. Bransford J, Brown A. and Cooking R. “How people learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School.” National Academy Press, Washington DC

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

2006-1354: THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT: CATALYST ORINHIBITOR TO STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE IN SUCCESS?Deborah Follman, Purdue University Deborah K. Follman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2000. Her research interests include engineering education and gender equity, specifically regarding self-efficacy, issues of gender on student cooperative learning teams, and curriculum development.George Bodner, Purdue University George M. Bodner is the Arthur E. Kelly Professor of Chemistry, Education