Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

, Technology and Computer Science course2.Without a doubt, the introduction of early intervention programs and application-orientedfreshman engineering courses are significant steps toward increasing student retention,motivation and success in engineering. That said, the correlation between retention rates andthe inability of incoming students to progress through the required calculus sequence cannot beignored. This problem is not unique to WSU, and in recent years has received substantialattention in the engineering education literature10-16. The general consensus thus far is that thetraditional approach of teaching students the required mathematical theory simply as aprerequisite to subsequent engineering application is unsatisfactory, and that a

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross McCurdy, Ponaganset High School

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

2006-712: ESTABLISHING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL EDUCATION IN THE HIGHSCHOOLRoss McCurdy, Ponaganset High School Ross McCurdy received a B.A. in Biology and M.Ed. from Rhode Island College and is currently teaching Chemistry, Biology, and Fuel Cell classes at Ponaganset High School in Glocester, Rhode Island. An advocate of renewable energy and founder of the Fuel Cell Education Initiative, he strives to bring unique and exciting learning opportunities to students that effectively demonstrate renewable energy technologies. Page 11.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

2006-2674: USING INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN THE CLASSROOMGary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy Lieutenant Colonel Gary P. Moe is an Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Lt Col Moe received a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1976 and an M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1984. gary.moe@usafa.af.mil Page 11.1391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Interactive Assessment Tools in the ClassroomAbstractResearch continues to show the most common instructional technique, the lecture, is