Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-1900: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICSTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF A PILOT PROGRAMTaryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D. is a Professor the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC. She has spent half of her career working in industry and the other half in academia, and has received over $3M of NSF funding in Engineering Education & Outreach over the last three years. She has been recognized with several teaching and mentoring awards and the USM Regents' Faculty Award for Collaboration in Public Service.Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University; Sarah Rajala, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, reviews assessment data for eachelement, and offers recommendations to engineering schools wishing to establish their ownprograms for new and future faculty members.I. IntroductionThe default preparation for a faculty career is none at all. Graduate students may get sometraining on tutoring, grading papers, the importance of laboratory safety, and the undesirability ofsexual harassment, and new faculty members may hear about their benefit options, theimportance of laboratory safety, and the undesirability of sexual harassment, but that’s about itfor academic career preparation at most universities. This is an unhealthy state of affairs. Being a college professor requires doing a numberof things that graduate school does not teach you to do

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

intervention techniques for the promotion of positive self-efficacy beliefs among students, aimed at ultimately increasing their achievement, success, andretention.Bibliography1. Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1997.2. Pajares, F., "Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Academic Settings," Review of Educational Research, vol. 66, no. 4, 1996,pp. 543-578.3. Lent, R. W., S. D. Brown, J. Schmidt, B. Brenner, H. Lyons and D. Treistman, "Relation of ContextualSupports and Barriers to Choice Behavior in Engineering Majors: Test of Alternative Social Cognitive Models,"Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 50, no. 4, 2003, pp. 458-465.4. Schaefers, K. G., D. L. Epperson and M. M. Nauta, "Women's Career Development

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Tawni Hoeglund, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Kimberley Breaux

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, maybe instead of doing just biology in general, I will be able to generalize it to a certain thing, but I’m not sure how degrees work for that…I’ve heard about companies sending their employees to school to learn about certain things so they can apply it to their field and, to me that’s what works for me, but in either case, I still want to go into the biology thing;…genetics is another thing that I just would love to work with and go into and (.) I think I just [need] to try to find…some kind of a career application....But what I don’t like though: I couldn’t spend my life at a computer.” femaleWhy Balance MattersStudents describe the

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Banzaert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

expected that dramatic transformations would notappear in this initial assessment. However, the initial positive changes promote the value of S-Lfor engineering students. Both schools appear committed to continue the effort of integrating S-L into core courses, and to continue to assess this transformation.Previous research has shown that additional outcomes for MIT’s 2.009 service learning classinclude significant changes in career aspirations, with a preference toward engineering-orientedones following the class; more interest in service-oriented activities by minority students; andwomen having a greater increase in their confidence than men in using certain engineeringskillsiv. The results of other items on the UML student surveys, such as

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-2047: TRACING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION OFENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOSJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ preparedness for professional engineering

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 11.3.2taken to implement the change, typically curricular or pedagogical innovation, the current statusof the change, and the lessons that we learned in the process. At the close of the article, wediscuss the major challenge facing all of engineering education at this time, which is how tobetter prepare our students to succeed in a marketplace being transformed by globalization.The Beginning: ECSELA 15 year period of sustained effort to renew and enhance undergraduate engineering educationat Penn State began with the creation of the team that eventually became the ECSEL Coalition.The team was formed by the Deans of the seven coalition partners, many of whom had workedtogether over the course of their careers, including John Brighton of

Conference Session

K-12 Activities

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leilah Lyons, University of Michigan; Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Collected data allows for demographic analysis of visitorpopulation, user performance assessment, and provides game-play perspective useful foreffective game design. Presented results are based on a year-long study involving about17,000 museum visitors.1.0 Outreach in the Form of a Museum Exhibit: Overview of the ProjectGovernment funding supports research work on the cutting edge of manufacturingtechnologies, but the general population’s understanding of manufacturing processes,equipment, and careers lags far behind that edge. To bridge the gap, the NSF EngineeringResearch Center for reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (ERC/RMS) at theUniversity of Michigan invested in the creation of a museum exhibit to be installed at theAnn Arbor Hands-On

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guili Zhang, University of Florida; YoungKyoung Min, University of Florida; Matthew Ohland, Clemson University; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

merit-based scholarships if the GPA drops below 3.0 and cannotgraduate with a cumulative GPA below 2.0. A high student GPA should also reflectcomprehension and satisfaction with the academic subject and thus discourage migration toanother discipline. In contrast to these conclusions, Seymour and Hewitt reported results from aqualitative study that indicated that students leaving engineering were academically no differentfrom those that remained,17 noting that students left for reasons relating to perceptions of theteaching quality, institutional culture, and career aspects. Thus the importance of college GPA asa factor in engineering attrition is less clear. Further clouding the issue is the tendency of poorperformance to be accompanied by poor

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Technology. He has thirty years of experience in teaching and research of psychology. He has developed and conducted interviews for a variety of corporate, government, and education clients. He is a licensed psychologist and has practiced clinical psychology throughout his career. Page 11.97.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Procedure for Gathering Experience from Practicing Engineers in order to Teach Experience in the ClassroomAbstractHelping students transition from novice to expert requires imparting some level of experience.In order to teach experience in the undergraduate classroom

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Education, 2006 Community Building and Identity Development Through Graduate Coursework in Engineering EducationAbstractThe new engineering education graduate degree program at Purdue University is a pipeline foreducating future engineering faculty and professionals interested in pursuing careers that supportresearch-based engineering education reform. The first cohort of doctoral seeking students wasadmitted in Fall 2005. Two courses were developed to address community building and identitydevelopment in this new field of study. Emphasis was placed on these two ideas as the field iscurrently not well defined and the research community is relatively small and fragmented. Suchemphasis is also intended to circumvent common

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire; Erick Towle, University of New Hampshire; Grace Hwang, University of New Hampshire; Edward J. O'Brien, University of New Hampshire; Christopher F. Bauer, University of New Hampshire

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

e.g. their freshmanto sophomore years. However, since retention was not found to be affected by spatialability of engineering students, the improvements found between upperclassmen andunderclassmen may be attributed to all of the science, mathematics and engineeringcourses that upperclassmen have completed in their college careers. As the study iscontinued for multiple years, the tracking of students from their freshman year tograduate will indeed confirm this effect.The self efficacy test was developed for this research; therefore, it is still being validated.However, the results from these initial analyses are promising. For example, astatistically significant difference was found between subgroups tested. Upperclassmenscored higher on the

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Philip Bell, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Bayta Maring, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 11.69.12quantitative educational research data.Data from the pre-survey also suggested that the 2004-2005 Scholars did not perceive theirdepartments or Universities as particularly supportive of education or research on education. Incontrast, these Scholars did feel that their participation in the Institute fit with their career goals;100% of Scholars agreed or strongly agreed with the following statement “The educationresearch that I do as an Institute Scholar will be well-integrated into my career goals.” As across-validation, a common theme from the focus group sessions was that Scholars had a passionfor education and an interest in improving their own teaching. The word “passion” showed uprepeatedly in discussions as to why they chose

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

such as an “understanding of the social, cultural, global andenvironmental responsibilities of the professional engineer”4. However, issues pertaining tothis broader concept of professional responsibilities might have no implication on theperformance criteria an individual is measured against in the workplace. Hence, in industrysome the qualities or attitudes postulated in Engineers Australia’s Graduate Attributes are notexplicitly measured insofar they are not related to job performance.The second predicament results from the fast changing nature and increasing diversity ofprofessional practice. Universities are confronted with the task of preparing students for amultitude of career paths, each of which demands performance in very specific

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Michigan; Yili Liu, University of Michigan; Virginia Soto, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to learn/teach characteristics Oriented to improving Knowledge X current knowledge Real life applications Need for examples or application X Problem solving, Personal/professional skills X establishing contacts, responsibility, doing well in classes and career beyond formal schooling Good and responsible Professor characteristics X professors Up-to-date learning Resources X(2) Educational TechnologyWhat came to mind when participants thought about educational technology? The participantsgenerated a total of 158 words or phrases that

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Figure 1 Idealized Learning Cycle (adapted from Kolb4)Kolb’s method goes on to describe four different learning modes: concrete experience, reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. These are illustrated inFigure 2. This theory of learning proposes four distinct learning styles which describeindividual differences based on preferences for understanding and transforming experiences.While some theories of learning base individuals’ preferences solely around personality traits,Kolb suggests that personality, educational specialization, professional career, current jobexpectations, and an individual’s adaptive competencies all influence the preferred learningstyle4.Individuals display attributes of all learning

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

., & Nauta, M.M. (1997). Women’s career development: Can theoretically derived variables predict persistence in engineering majors? Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 173-183.12. Strom, P.S., & Strom R. (2004). Entitlement: The coming debate on higher education. The Educational Forum, 68(4), 325-335.13. Furr, S.R., & Elling, T.W. (2002). African-American students in a predominantly-White university: Factors associated with retention. College Student Journal, 36(2), 188- 202.14. McGrath, M. & Braunstein, A. (1997). The prediction of freshmen attrition: An examination of the importance of certain demographic, academic, financial, and social factors. College Student Journal, 31, 396

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

wide variety of existing knowledge as well as the anticipation that the volume ofavailable knowledge will continue to grow during the working career of the graduate. Another area of effort in recent years has been attempts to make the educationalexperience more effective. These attempts have generally followed two pathways, linkingcourses together to enhance the cumulative learning effect,4,5 or increasing the effectiveness ofindividual student experiences. Linking courses together has the combined effect of repetitionand providing an overarching problem in which the student can see how concepts from variouscourses interrelate. Increasing student learning effectiveness comprises a variety of techniquesto include presentation style, use

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

linearregressions were developed for three courses, with quiz and test scores found to be theonly statistically significant predictors of final examination performance (homework wasfound not to be a statistically significant predictor). Study results indicate that gradedhomework may potentially not be an effective means of enhancing student performanceon tests. Areas of potential future research extensions are discussed.IntroductionEngineering Mechanics I (Statics) is typically among the first core engineering coursestaken by students, and thus represents a critical educational career juncture. Yet, over thepast year approximately 50% of students taking Statics at the University of the Pacific gota course grade of D+ or below, despite getting very high

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

career and has already begun to branch off into other areas. The second benefit of the workshop related to motivation stemming from being a part of the developing community interested in rigorous research in engineering education. As a relatively new faculty at a teaching institution, reflection on the workshop experience still helps me to stay motivated on these endeavors.On the original workshop evaluation, responses to the open-ended item on whatparticipants liked best ranged from those who expressed appreciation for the opportunityto meet with other engineering educators and with experts in the field to those whosingled out interactive and encouraging environment of the discussion

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Dexter Whittinghill, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-1902: USING RAPID FEEDBACK TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNINGJohn Chen, Rowan University John Chen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a faculty member since 1994, when he began his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He joined Rowan University in his current position in 1998. He is an active member of ASEE and is currently the Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Division.Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. She began as an Assistant Professor in 1999 after she received her M.S. and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-187: CURRICULAR ELEMENTS THAT PROMOTE PROFESSIONALBEHAVIOR IN A DESIGN CLASSSteven Zemke, Gonzaga University Steven C. Zemke, an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington teaches sophomore, junior, and senior level design courses. His research interests include enriched learning environments, non-traditional instructional methods, and design processes. Before changing careers to academia Steven was a design engineer and manager in industry for 20 years.Donald Elger, University of Idaho Donald F. Elger, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho in Moscow, has been actively involved with traditional research and

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Covington, California State University-Northridge; G. Michael Barnes, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Asynchronous Learning Networks, 4(1), 23-32 pp., 2000.2. Trueman, M. and Hartley, J., A comparison between the time-management skills and academic performance of mature and traditional-entry university students, Higher Education, 32(2), 199-215 pp., 1996.3. Felder, R.M., Felder, G.N., and Dietz, E.J., The Effects of Personality Type on Engineering Student Performance and Attitudes, Journal of Engineering Education, 91(1), 3–17 pp., 2002.4. Kember, D., Jamieson, Q.W., Pomfret, M., and Wong, E.T.T., Learning approaches, study time and academic performance, Higher Education, 29(3), 329-343 pp., 1995.5. Landis, R., Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career, Discovery Press, 304 pp., 2000.6

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University; Reid Miller, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of the curriculum tostimulate learning through independent thinking, communication with peers, and interaction withthe instructor. Voluntary peer tutorials were held each week by outstanding juniors in chemicalengineering who took the course the previous year. Also, short writing assignments were used toprovide the instructor with background information about each student, provide midtermfeedback to the instructor, and to stimulate student thinking about certain tangential aspects ofthe course; like careers, history and famous women in engineering.For the blended instruction course (experimental group), new elements included the following:1) course was set up under university-licensed software as a web-based course using WebCT(even though it

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine; Lori Maxfield, College of St. Catherine

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students seethemselves as engineers by graduation. Recent programs include opportunities for students toexplore the different engineering areas. These start to address the Curriculum of Identity. Theynot only challenge students to determine how engineering complements their own personalinterests, they try to excite and support students so they enter their careers as confident,contributing engineers.Service learning and social action activities can also develop the Curriculum of Identity if theparticulars of the action arise from the students’ choices. It is imperative that the activity’sdesign, action plan development, implementation, and execution is entirely motivated by thestudents. Some schools are able to support students who are free to

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Sullivan, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

design phase and prototyping. With respect tocommunication instruction, teams write an update memo and present an oral project update aboutonce a month. Further, they learn the importance of critical listening, evaluation, and feedback,as they are required to provide oral and written feedback to other teams upon completion of theirpresentations. Finally, the third course in the senior design sequence consists of the construction,testing and optimization of the proposed design. Students continue to write update memos andalso prepare a poster presentation and final report.In sum, Mechanical Engineering students work in teams, speak, and write throughout theirundergraduate career as they complete design, manufacturing, and lab assignments. With the

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

process,or it would quickly become nothing more than a nuisance to them. Effective “marketing” is thekey. While marketing may not be a term that we like to associate with educational methods, itdoes capture what is required. “Extensive research has shown that students learn best when theyperceive a clear need to know the material being taught.”[20] Being able to tie what is done in theclassroom to skills needed for future courses, or better yet their future careers after college is ahuge motivator for students.[21] If students believe that they really do need to know how to do Page 11.988.15something or learn a

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Kathleen Gygi, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-2205: WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT PEER REVIEW OF TEACHINGPORTFOLIO COMPONENTS? AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OFPEER-REVIEW EPISODES WITHIN ETPPJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students