Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport; Mahesh Baral, University of Bridgeport; Tarek Sobh, University of Bridgeport

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Educational Research and Methods

program in the School of Engineering for Fall 2004 semester iscollected.After reading in the relevant data, a DEA model is employed to evaluate the relative efficiency ofeach candidate using six performance criteria, viz., the Bachelors of Science (B.S.) GPA (BS GPA),TOEFL and GRE Quantitative (GRE-Q) scores, number of years of work experience, number ofundergraduate semesters till B.S. degree completion, and the number of below-B grades in math-related and technical courses in the B.S. degree transcript.4.1 DEA model for the evaluation processFollowing the retrieval of the complete application materials, related data is entered into theapplications database. The office of admissions then sends each applicant a confirmation e-mail withan assigned

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meltzer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Educational Research and Methods

path taken.” This P-V diagram represents a system consisting of a fixed amount of ideal gas that undergoes two different processes in going from state A to state B: Process #1 State B Pressure Process #2 State A Volume [In these questions, W represents the work done by the system during a process; Q represents the heat absorbed by the system during a process.] 1. Is W for Process #1 greater than, less than, or equal to that for Process #2? Explain. 2. Is Q for Process #1 greater than, less than, or equal to that for Process #2? Please explain your answer.FIGURE 1. Two of the questions posed to students in both

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandralekha Singh, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

have with questionsrelated to the force on a charged particle in an external magnetic field:Question (4): A particle with charge +q and speed v enters a region with uniform magnetic fieldof magnitude B pointed opposite to the direction of the particle's initial velocity as shown below.How will the motion of the particle be affected as it moves through this region? Page 13.718.9In response to the question (4) above, students performed significantly better on the post-testcompared to pre-test. The most common incorrect response to question (4) was option (c)followed by options (d) and (e). Interviewed students were asked such questions in the context ofa lecture-demonstration related to the effect of bringing a powerful bar

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Burack, Brandeis University; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Melchior, Brandeis University; Eric Morgan, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

resources and people (materials, grants, professional development) that help me improve the quality 32 0.59 * 40.6% of my work with students. o. The existence of partnerships between my College or 31 1.19 * 67.7% program and other organizations in the community p. The use of community issues in the class or program by 32 0.72 * 43.8% other faculty in the College or community organization q. My role as a resource for colleagues in my College or 32 0.69 * 46.9% program r. My

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; William Jordan, CRL-Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

University Press, 1987.21. M. Q. Patton, Qualitative Evaluation and Research. 2nd ed, Newbury Park, California: Sage, 1990. Page 13.42.1422. M. Miles and A. Huberman, Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed, ThousandOaks, California: Sage Publications Inc., 1994.A Framework for Understanding Engineering Practice page 1423. A. M. Huberman and M. B. Miles, eds. The Qualitative Researcher's Companion. 2002, SagePublications: Thousand Oaks, California.24. R. Zussman, Mechanics of the Middle Class: Work and Politics Among American Engineers