Imagination framework) [1] included in the curriculum to guidestudents through a detailed analysis of a song’s lyrics and their meaning, and 2) teachers’ self-efficacy for and attitudes around teaching on racial equity-related topics, including the specificpedagogical approaches non-racist teaching, culturally relevant teaching, and anti-racist teaching.This paper will present the results of the current evaluation with a specific focus on these twonewly added areas of inquiry. Results indicate that students and teachers found lyric analysis andthe OUTKAST Imagination framework to be a useful and valuable tool, and that teachers aregenerally comfortable with, and seek opportunities for, teaching on race-related topics, but theyvary in their self
their way through these learning experiences too, issomething that provides, in the face of ambiguity, to create agency and build self-directedlearners: “Yeah, so I think there are there are course aspects and there's general, general thought process that come through. So, one of the big themes … is self-efficacy. Given a problem, figure out how to solve it. Right. It’s open ended. Is that right? You may not be the technical expert. You may not be even aware of the background, but it's on you to figure it out. And you can do it right. You don't you don't need to be an expert to solve a problem. This whole project-based learning thing, sort of coupling design thinking leads to this increase in self
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]. These brain cells are the building blocks for core human spatial reasoning and thought. Thenotion that learning and memory are neurobiological processes provides opportunities to explorehow pedagogical techniques might harness these known neurological processes to create andretrieve new (geospatial) thinking patterns in STEM education. Learning is possible because thebrain creates memories through altering the synaptic connections between specific neurons,stores them in connected ensembles of neurons, and retrieves them by reactivating those sameneurons and connections [23].A recipe for nurturing spatial literacy as a 4-step process includes self-efficacy, context, scaleand pedagogy [16]. First, self-efficacy (i.e., gender, experience, age
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student will complete the Felder/Soloman Indexof Learning Styles Questionnaire [13]. (See Appendix F.) Finally, it is not enough to understandthe definitions for diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The authors attempt to measurethe feeling of diversity, equity and inclusion by measuring self-efficacy as it relates to impostersyndrome. A first attempt will include having students assess their performance on the activitiesthrough a reflection exercise. NVivo will be used to assess the student reflections for commonthemes. These evaluations will be conducted in the upper level courses with the scaled upactivities.TreatmentsWater Filtration Activity including Water Infrastructure EquityThere is a global and national disparity in access
learning is widely accepted as an integral part of engineeringeducation, as these experiences have been shown to improve students’ vocational self-conceptand work self-efficacy, as well as provide higher starting salaries post-graduation [10-11]. In thecontext of this study, enrolment in the program may signal students’ intent to be part of theengineering profession, or at least to obtain some professional experience in the field of theirdegree. However, given that the students are in their first year, we assume that they remain at anearly stage of professional socialization. Therefore, their expectations for the profession and theirown career trajectories may reflect their implicit assumptions about engineering and serve as abaseline for future
complete autonomy to organize, schedule, and run the program as they seefit. The upper layers of the program – the graduate student and the faculty member – providesupport, advice, and resources, but the undergraduate students are the ones iterating and formingthe program. Through these means, the program has evolved in several ways, including theintroduction of group meetings and a semesterly service project, which were the directimplementations of student ideas. This focus on student voice and agency enables students tobuild self-efficacy and make meaning from their experiences with the mentorship program.IntroductionThis paper describes a mentorship program for undergraduate engineering students at a publicurban research university, and it will
that self-efficacy and learners' achievement goals significantly impact STEMcollege students' motivation, according to a study conducted in Canada [8]. Another studyestablished that reinforcing learners' self-belief and peer collaboration increased motivationamong students studying mathematics [19]. Therefore, this study explores how experiment-centric pedagogy, a hands-on learning approach, influenced undergraduates' motivation incivil engineering at one of the historically black universities and colleges, building onpreliminary research. Two research questions guided the study:(i) Is there a significant difference between the motivation of civil engineeringundergraduates pre- and postimplementation of experiment-centric pedagogy?(ii) Does
leavedoctoral programs without their intended degrees at higher rates than their peers [4]. As recentreports indicate, women’s enrollment in engineering graduate programs increased by only 4percent from 2014 to 2019 [5]. From observation at Penn State, department-level efforts toimprove the well-being of graduate students and limit attrition often rely on professionaldevelopment or lecture-based approaches to establish community. While these efforts can beuseful, literature shows that feelings of isolation and a lack of sense of community, rather than alack of career preparedness, contribute to attrition from graduate programs [6].Instructors have effectively increased student retention in engineering fields by encouraging self-efficacy and belonging
engineering drew on familial capital to navigate unwelcomingengineering environments [Smith, 2022]. Mexican-American and Latinx learners, in otherstudies, regularly drew on their strengths in cultivating familismo and other cultural assets intheir progression through engineering programs [Rodriguez et al., 2023; Rincón & Rodriguez,2021; Wilson-Lopez et al., 2016]. While many of these studies employ qualitative and mixedmethods, several have used quantitative methods [Denton et al., 2020]. In a systematic review ofCCW in STEM education research, Denton et al. (2020) identified two studies that utilize asolely quantitative approach. The first quantitative study explored the relationship between thecapitals of CCW and the self-efficacy of
) [7]. SCCT explains students’development of vocational and academic interests, career-relevant choices and decisions, andpersistence in professional, educational and occupational fields [8]. It specifically suggests thatenvironmental contextual elements combined with learning experiences impact self-efficacy andoutcome expectations to advance an individual’s interests and commitment decisions. The surveyitems were adopted from a previously tested model and study by Lent et al. [9] that examined theinterplay between interest, satisfaction and students' intentions regarding engineering majors.The pre-survey was given to students within their first month of taking the course and thepost-survey was given to students during their last month in the
, G. (2005, June). A Qualitative Investigation Of A First Year Engineering Service Learning Program. In 2005 Annual Conference (pp. 10-77). 12. Main, J. B., Johnson, B. N., Ramirez, N. M., Ebrahiminejad, H., Ohland, M. W., & Groll, E. A. (2020). A case for disaggregating engineering majors in engineering education research: The relationship between co- op participation and student academic outcomes. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(1), 170-185. 13. Raelin, J. A., Bailey, M., Hamann, J., Pendleton, L., Raelin, J., Reisberg, R., & Whitman, D. (2011). The effect of cooperative education on change in self-efficacy among undergraduate students: Introducing work self-efficacy
Perceptions of teaching effectiveness under in- Section 5.2 person and online modes Learning (attitudes, Interest in online versus in-person teaching Section 5.2 knowledge and skills) Self-efficacy in online teaching skills Behaviour New teaching practice introduced to meet online Section 5.2 needs Results Likelihood for teaching online versus in person Section 5.3 in the future Likelihood for using particular instructional development opportunities in the futureIn our analysis, we used the descriptive statistics and thematic analysis for
longitudinal changes in the self-efficacy of undergraduatestudents studying engineering. The LAESE undergraduate instrument has been tested andvalidated on male and female engineering students. The LAESE questions will be administeredeach fall to determine if self-efficacy increases as they progress through school.The second section was based on the questions in the Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale [54].The Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale was designed to measure the concept that individualsare successful by external standards but have an illusion of personal incompetence. Thequestions assess components of the phenomenon such as ideas about self-doubt and achievingsuccess by chance.The third section asked questions about the student’s advisors
modelintegrated elements from Lent's Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) [7] and Tinto'sDeparture model [8] into a hybrid structure aimed at boosting success metrics among LIATS.Figure 1 reproduces the structure of interventions underpinned by the L-CAS model [9]. Figure 1: LIAT college access and success model [9].L-CAS activities followed a longitudinal path consonant with student development, withobjectives ranging from boosting their sense of belonging and self-efficacy beliefs to propellingthem into actions and immersing them into real-life contexts [10]. Context scenarios targeted thedevelopment of collaborations and interactions in communities of practice that led students todevelop practical skills for becoming future
education andbuild capacity for student success. This project will use a data-driven and evidence-based approachto identify the barriers to the success of underrepresented minority students and to generate newknowledge on the best practices for increasing students’ retention and graduation rates, self-efficacy, professional development, and workforce preparedness. Three objectives underpin thisoverall goal. The first is to develop and implement a Summer Research Internship Programtogether with community college partners. The second is to establish an HSI Engineering SuccessCenter to provide students with academic resources, networking opportunities with industry, andcareer development tools. The third is to develop resources for the professional
. Many of these students may not have opportunities forpractical engineering training without this course. In a survey conducted at the end of the course, studentsreported improvement in all of the following three areas: (1) knowledge and skills in and out of theirmajors, (2) self-efficacy in solving complex problems in diverse team settings, and (3) soft skills such asleadership, collaboration, and public speaking. Many students indicated the course offered very valuablereal-world experience during their engineering education. Students also commented that this courseexperience is challenging but inspiring and motivating for them to pursue engineering careers. Theirresponses to open-ended questions revealed a high level of engagement and
organizational success. Given that the majority of engineeringgraduates have only extensively been in the educational system [15], it is vital to identifyapproaches that allow them to better thrive in the workplace. Katz found that engineering studentswho had directly engaged with the professional engineering environment through interviews, co-op assignments, and seminars had “expectations [of their workplace responsibilities]…that muchmore closely matched the expectations of the professionals than…the students who had not”engaged with the professional world [29]. Similarly, problem-based learning through a capstonedesign course was shown to increase software engineering students’ confidence in their technicalabilities and improve their self-efficacy
engineering courses and found that first-time freshmen performed betterthan transfer students, and additionally, that this trend persisted across multiple instructors andsemesters of the same course [5]. A number of possible causes for this have been examined;Laanan et al. found in a survey of transfer students that many felt less comfortable interactingwith faculty at their new institution, and some felt increased stress and received lower grades [3].Concannon and Barrow found that engineering transfer students have lower self-efficacy thanfirst-time freshman, which was theorized to be due to transfer shock [4].A systematic literature review [6] was unable to locate research on transfer students after theirfirst post-transfer year, although the same
Structure How peer mentors Fostering Learning, Supporting Self-Efficacy, Familiarity of the Space/Tools, helped develop Supportive, Encouraging, Creating Common Identity, They did not, Limited to confidence in ability No Interaction, Building Self-Reliance, Growth Mindset, N/A, no conflicts, to do engineering. Offered Explanations, Predictable What peer mentors Positive Statements of Current PM Support, No improvement, N/A, Limited/No could have helped interaction, More information about clubs/activities/resources, Share more with to make others Experience, Promptness/Availability/Accessibility, Had no impact More feel more a part of interactions, More conversations unrelated to project/task -deeper
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Retention Problem and Gauging Interest in Interdisciplinary Integration into Undergraduate CurriculumAbstractUnderrepresented minorities (URMs) leave the engineering field at a rate significantly higherthan average. Researchers conclude that low self-efficacy, lack of support, and hostile andbenevolent discrimination are contributing causes. We contend that URMs’ lack of retention inengineering is due to a push by these causes, as well as a pull towards fields that more closelyalign with their identity. To explore further, a Qualtrics survey instrument was developed tounderstand the experiences of people who have fully or partially left the engineering field. Wesurveyed 47 URM and 38 non-URM participants at
, andresponded to HC. A four-factor model was created because of this work, where the relationsbetween hidden curriculum awareness (factor 1), emotions (factor 2), self-efficacy (factor 3), andself-advocacy (factor 4) were explored across ~58 colleges of engineering and 984 engineeringfaculty and students in the U.S. From the validated instrument (UPHEME; Villanueva et al.,2020), Sellers & Villanueva (2021) analyzed a subset of strategies used by over one hundred andfifty-four BIPOCx individuals in engineering as they coped with the acquired HC. The authorsfound that advocacies taken by individuals, through self-advocacy (or their willingness to enact
recruitment procedures, we asked faculty members to fill out a pre-survey regardingtheir attitudes towards student development, their self-efficacy for supporting student success, theirpedagogical choices, and their perceptions of barriers to implementing the intervention alongsideits efficacy. Six engineering faculty completed the survey, all of whom were willing to implementthe intervention in their course. Unfortunately, the lack of response from uninterested facultyprevents us from characterizing the differences between this population and those willing toimplement the intervention. These differences remain a subject of future research. Due to the smallsample size (n = 6) tests of statistical significance were considered inappropriate and no
differences in GPA alone. Analysis of students’survey responses shows that real-time feedback and unlimited submission attempts helpedstudents assess their learning progress and motivated them to continuously improve theirsolutions. Instant feedback and unlimited submission attempts were regarded by students aslikely having positively impacted academic integrity in the course. The effect of automatedfeedback and optional assignments on students’ need to visit office hours is explored.Implications for future pedagogical practice and research are discussed.IntroductionTimely and effective feedback provided to students on their submitted work has the potential tosignificantly enhance learning, improve student self-efficacy, reduce drop-out rates, and
wereadopted by the faculty in 2020 and approved by the university soon thereafter.The sensing threadThe new sequence includes a holdover fluid mechanics lab and three new courses that prioritizepractical, hands-on experiences, with a focus on the inquiry process, sensing, and data analysis.By centering the principles of self-efficacy and knowledge transferability, we aspire for ourstudents to apply these skills to solve cross-cutting problems. These courses also explicitlyacknowledge underlying shifts in CEE practice that demand an understanding of sensing andcomputing. The three courses are: (1) CEE Infrastructure in Action: a second year fall coursefocused on local excursions to learn about CEE applications in our community; (2) Sensing andData
joining MechE and EE majors [6]. Girls,however, are not participating in pre-college robotics at the same rate as boys [7]. An analysis of pre-college extracurricular activities and their mapping to engineering majors showed that traditionaldisciplines, such as MechE and EE, had more students tinkering with electrical or mechanicalcomponents outside of school prior to entering college[8]. When girls are not part of extracurricularrobotics programs, they miss vital opportunities to develop tinkering self-efficacy. If we can attract moregirls to participate in pre-college robotics, we may open a pathway for these students to developattitudes and self-beliefs that lead them to join majors with lower representation of women [6].Critical Engineering
professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on e ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Gender Harassment at Work and in School Seeing it, Solving It (Panel Discussion)AbstractThe landscape of sexual harassment has evolved since #MeToo went viral in 2017. Thankfully,more violent and more egregious forms of sexual harassment, including sexual coercion andunwanted sexual attention, have declined. Unfortunately, gender harassment and discriminationappear to have increased in
experiences and projects are important partsof learning. Later, Kolb, in his Experiential Learning Cycle (KLC) [2], placed large importance onexperiencing and applying/doing as essential elements of optimal learning. Positive experientiallearning from accomplishing successful projects is also emphasized as an important component ofincreasing self-efficacy [3]. Therefore, it is not surprising that KLC implementations were reportedin most of the engineering disciplines like civil engineering [4] – [6], mechanical engineering [6],chemical engineering [4], [5], [7], aeronautical engineering [6], industrial engineering [8], andmanufacturing engineering [4], [5], [9]. Bansal and Kumar [10] describe a state-of-the-art IoTecosystem that includes edge devices