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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Evans, Houston Christian University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Mitzi Desselles, Louisiana Tech University

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specifically designed for the program.ConclusionsHaving concluded the execution of the summer program, the team has started to reflect on NSFproject outcomes. The stated goal of the program was for 80% of the S-STEM Scholars tograduate with a STEM degree within four years. The 4-year graduation rates in STEM forCohorts 1 through 3 were 83%, 53%, and 84%, respectively. Program goals were met in two ofthe three years for which data is available. As mentioned above, the extent to which COVID-19had an impact on retention and graduation is unknown.Program sustainability is a significant challenge given that the scholarship funding covered fullcost of attendance for students, i.e. tuition, fees, books, housing, and meals. Sustaining theprogram will require

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley M. Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch

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requirements and are admitted to anExploratory Studies major in the university’s University College. Historical data indicates thatapproximately 170 students per year with a high school GPA of 3.00 or higher are admitted toExploratory Studies because they do not meet the College of Engineering admissions criteria. Ofthose, roughly 78 students remain at the University after one year. Of those 78, only about 45students per year transition to College of Engineering majors by the end of their first year, withthe majority of these students transferring to engineering technology majors. The low transferrate for students to the College of Engineering in general and to engineering majors in particulardoes not accurately reflect the ability of these students

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Jennifer Avena, San Jose State University; David Schuster, San Jose State University; Wendy Lee, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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learningcommunity (FLC) with a local two-year institution to foster a collaborative community andsupport faculty in adopting APEX materials, which included helping them to consider, plan,apply, and reflect on effective practices for integrating computing into their courses. Buildingupon these pilot efforts, we are actively expanding adoption of the APEX program in severalways. First, we have begun holding summer and winter training workshops for faculty at severaladditional community colleges. Second, we are refining and improving the FLC experience aswe initiate new FLCs with these institutional partners. Finally, we will continue to assess theprogram’s efficacy through a research plan that evaluates student and faculty experiences,allowing us to optimize

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A. Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech

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State University, Mankato. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fun- damental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evelyn Hanna, Kent Place School; Suzanne Tracy, Kent Place School

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;E Department.The school’s mission centers around empowering girls to be confident, intellectual, and ethicalleaders who advance the world. With the school’s mission in mind, the CS&E Departmentdefined a curricular scope and sequence aimed at introducing the various disciplines ofengineering, focusing on engineering as a “helping profession” and cultivating students’engineering habits of mind and identity. The focus of this paper is to zoom in on a 2nd gradelesson that reflects the goals of the CS&E curricular scope and sequence.At the Primary School level, which includes grades K-5, the pre-transformed curriculumenhanced students’ knowledge of and skills with block-based coding and robotics. Building onthis strength, and after a

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Jordan Williamson

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Abstract In order to inform a discussion of silenced communities within systemic processes, we examine the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program (ADRP) as a step towards amplifying re- flexive and critical activities already occurring within ASEE. In light of recent concern over the ADRP as a means of disrupting minority marginalization in Engineering Education1 , we reflect on the origins of the program as well as how to proactively shift the program’s cultural context to one of greater criticality about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in engineering, broadly. To investigate this more deeply, our research questions for this study were: What have other organizations used to anoint2 member

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Caitlin Anderson, Southern Methodist University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

transfer status, both out of the school ofengineering and out of SW-PWI. The rosters also included students’ term grade point average(GPA) and term hours completed for Fall 2022, which were used as measures of academicoutcomes. Term hours completed refer to the credit hours that students passed and completed ina semester, and do not reflect students’ initial credit hour enrollment. We selected both GPA andterm hours completed as measurement metrics because SW-PWI uses these variables to measurestudent persistence and to predict students’ retention and graduation.Second, we requested and received access to a retention dashboard at SW-PWI. This dashboardcontains historical retention data both within the school of engineering and at the institution

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shauna N. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Philip Goldberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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questions measure the constructs as intended by the authors. However, themajority of validation studies in engineering education do not look at how items function forsubgroups of learners, particularly different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups [1]. Evenframeworks designed to improve the validity evidence provided regarding an assessment’s score,still leave out evaluations of fairness [2]–[4]. To gain a better understanding of how wellengineering assessment contexts are reflective of the diverse experiences of engineering studentsin the U.S., this work-in-progress paper explores the contexts of concept inventories from asociocultural perspective. The purpose of this WIP paper is to identify contexts that are used in three

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Hume, P.E., United States Military Academy; Adrian Biggerstaff, United States Military Academy; Eric B. Williamson, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

be better. I felt like I was just correcting mathematical errors, perhaps this method will improve my scrutiny over time but it is hard to tell from one problem set.Students were similarly neutral to positive in their comments at the end of the semester, thoughfar fewer focused on the mechanics of working through the self-revision process. Most studentsfocused their comments instead on the outcomes of the process: The self-revised method reduced study time and helped me work through my thought process on mistakes, helping me to solidify how to overcome those particular problems. I was better able to reflect on my mistakes using this method. This is because, for the regular problem sets, I rarely look at

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 11: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

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notstraightforward.In this study, the authors surveyed faculty teaching introductory courses in engineering toexplore the range of projects already developed, the basic details of the projects, and topicsaddressed in each. The online survey was utilized to collect faculty members’ teachingapproaches, preparation, activities, and materials needed, as well as self-reflection. Data analysiscategorized first-year engineering projects (N=32) by the project outcomes, themes, extentwithin the course coverage, grading system, institutions’ educational model, and the projects’inclusivity of other power/holistic skills. There were common features among the first-yearintroductory engineering courses including the engineering design process, teamwork, andprofessional

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

simulation is running in Tinkercad Circuits. However, the output in the serialmonitor will reflect whichever Arduino was selected at the beginning of the simulation start. Forexample, while interacting with the potentiometer, only the analog circuit (lower one in Fig. 2)will display output in the serial monitor. In contrast, if the student clicks on the upper arduinobefore clicking the StartSimulation button, s/he will notice the serial monitor starts displaying0 (the default digital output when push button is not pressed) on the serial monitor. As soon ass/he presses the push button, the serial monitor will print 1 and then go back to the default 0state.Graph Output: Tinkercad allows to visualize the circuit output data in graph format. Though

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

other subjective measures like letters of recommendation and interviewsfor the admission process as the GRE quantitative score only measures a student’s ability whichaccounts for a fraction of graduate school success determinants. Rockinson-Szapkiw, Bray Jr,and Spaulding [6] in their study on the GRE score predictive validity in doctoral education alsodiscovered the GRE writing score to be a strong predictor for graduate students’ dissertationcompletion time.While these studies focused on various components of the GRE, evaluating their validity inpredicting factors postulated to reflect graduate school success, a more recent study by Newmanet al. [7] assessed issues with the GRE considering fairness for all demographic of applicants.They

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Drzymalski, Temple University

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

, equity and inclusion (DEI). Simple exposure to adiverse environment in the classroom does not fully prepare students to succeed in a similar real-world environment.In order to best prepare students for post-graduation roles, we must incorporate DEI into ourcurriculum. Education in these issues promotes their awareness of the topic and allows them toexplore their own implicit bias in a safe environment. Practicing our teaching with similarthought, we must assess the student outcomes in a manner which is reflective of our ownunderstanding of these issues and aims to minimize performance gaps due to disparities betweenstudents.Systems Engineering is an ideal platform to promote student awareness of global inequities inthe world as well as explore

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Carrell, Texas Tech University; Joshua M. Cruz; Andrew Mark Herbert; Michael Scott Laver, Rochester Institute of Technology; Emily Lazarus; Iris V. Rivero; Erika Nuñez, Texas Tech University; Nafisha Tabassum

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groups of individuals cannot exist without a mixture of critical andempathetic reasoning: “rational reflection would not be able to provide us with the imaginarypower that we need to envisage future scenarios and to take part in other people’s perspectivesand to evaluate their destinies” (p. 106).STEM and Empathy. Through emotional reflection, STEM professionals come to decisions abouthow their choices affect individuals beyond themselves. STEM curriculum alone often fails toteach this important concept [25-27]. Humanities instruction may be key to supporting thesetypes of reflections. Prior research indicates that interdisciplinary and holistic approaches may bemore effective than traditional programs in developing empathy [28-30]. Through

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Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salvador A. Vargas, California State University, Bakersfield; Daniel Torres, California State University, Bakersfield; Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

, allowing them to take ownership of their learning and pursue their interests. • Authentic assessment: Students are assessed based on the quality of their final product, as well as their ability to reflect on the learning process and apply what they have learned to other contexts. Senior project/capstone experiences have long used PBL. However, we are interested inrevisiting the topic to ensure that the course also follows inquiry-based learning, a corecomponent of PBL. At CSUB, senior project/capstone experiences in the department follow asoftware-development paradigm like the waterfall method. The teacher and students select aproduct of some significance. They define a project, set goals, and work on sub-goals over

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Trahan, University of California, San Diego; Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Jasmine L. Sadler, University of California, San Diego; Darren J Lipomi

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

can be done through a course that focuses on teaching the conceptsand skills, or it can be embedded within the engineering classroom experience. For example, areview of growth mindset approaches identified effective interventions including courses andother learning experiences like workshops, discussions, reflective writing, online tutorials, andcourse-embedded tutors [10]. Metacognitive strategies are also commonly taught outside theclassroom through campus teaching and learning centers. There is an emerging focus onmetacognition and self-regulated learning embedded within STEM classrooms [14], [15], [16].Proactive identification and advising of studentsProactive advising, built on the concept of intrusive advising [17], [18], involves

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Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Lagoudas Wilkerson, Texas A&M University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Rachelle Pedersen, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

iterativeprocess [42]. However, the vast majority of the design activities involved more of a trial anderror or tinkering approach to building the prototype.Table 3. NGSS Promoted in Engineering Interventions Category N NGSS Physical Science Core Ideas 24 NGSS Life Science Core Ideas 10 NGSS Earth & Space Science Core Ideas 8 NGSS Engineering Design Performance Expectations* 3-5 ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes 33 specified

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 10

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Thorne, Purdue University; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

development [9]. Idea generation, synonymouswith brainstorming, focuses on generating a large quantity of ideas in a short period of time, withlists ranging from 50 - 100+ ideas. Concept development works to pare down and combineelements of this list into manageable numbers, no more than a dozen or so for consideration. Ashuman-centered design is a defining characteristic of design thinking, the finalized list ofsolutions should reflect the user’s needs in an end product [9]. For those who wish to develop adesign thinking mindset, practice in divergent thinking or thinking creatively, is an essential step.Creativity is often referred to in the idea generation step of design thinking, as it is of great aidwhen developing a large list of potential

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Janet M. Ankrum; Melany Coates; Cheryl Carswell; Andrew Centanni; Mia Delarosa; Rebekah Jongewaard, Arizona State University; Maryan Robledo; Steven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Indigenous people and settlers in our region across time.For the entire set of resources, see the SPV Lab website or email michelle.e.jordan@asu.edu.Note: This material is based on work supported in part by the National Science Foundation (#2055395). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of NSF.

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COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

with my cousin's death, my community being affected, my mental health, and just well being in general. To make a long story short, no matter how much I tried to explain it to this Professor, he did not care. [J7-1F1-3S]7. Reflective “Reflective” was defined by participants who shared three instances in which the events ofthe dual pandemic gave pause to “normal” life and enabled people to think more about the realitiesof others; realities that they may have never given much consideration to otherwise. An exampleof this is seen by one participant who shared “I believe with the cancellation of most major sportingevents or anything with a gathering of large crowds, we are forced to look at these things a bitmore.” [G3-2F3

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Sabina Anne Schill, Florida International University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

influence transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) students’interests in and intentions to pursue engineering? This paper aims to provide preliminary insightsinto TGNC students participating in this course by exploring their unique perspectives. Anunderstanding of TGNC student experiences in the e4usa course will help to improve the course,while also exposing the policies and practices in the field of engineering that continue tomarginalize these students.Limitations We acknowledge our small sample size as a major limitation of this quantitativeexploration of TGNC student experiences in a pre-college engineering course. Our sample size issmall, but it is also unfortunately reflective of the overall TGNC representation in engineering.The

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sara Jordan-Bloch, Stanford University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

hierarchy, which in turn is responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of subordinates. Employment in a bureaucratic organization is expected to be full time and long term, with opportunities for advancement—in short, a career. (p. 3)In many organizations today, such bureaucratic arrangement has morphed into more flexible and“flat” structures (see [3])—but even within those structures, with smaller manager ranks andfewer hierarchical levels, people report to people, i.e., accountability and decision-makingauthority rolls up from contributor to leader.Overall, these relationships reflect an organization’s reporting structure. A reporting structurecaptures three key features of work: chain of command, span of control, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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expansion of the CW.In the past year, we have focused on (a) analyzing extensive interviews with faculty members toinvestigate aspects of the educational systems that influence the propagation of the CW in fivediverse institutional settings, (b) a multi-institutional “Common Questions Study” expandedfrom last year, (c) student metacognitive responses to complex concept questions, (d) machinelearning of constructed responses, (d) continued development and review of concept questions,and (e) development of adaptive instructional tools.Ecosystems Metaphor for PropagationIn this project, we use an ecosystem metaphor to understand the propagation of an instructionaltool, the Concept Warehouse [9]. This metaphor reflects a socio-cultural perspective that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey E. Brady, Vanderbilt University; Hyunyi Jung, University of Florida; JOSE DAVID DE LEON ALEJANDRO, University of Florida; Chonika C Coleman-King, University of Florida; Zandra de Araujo, University of Florida; Kayla Sutcliffe, University of Florida

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from the larger community of thesurrounding town. Many of the students who attend St. Teresa’s live on this side of town, wherethere is quite a bit of poverty. Most students receive government-funded scholarships to attendthe private school, which is owned and run by a Black woman native to the local community.The school serves students pre-K through eighth grade. Roper Developmental Research Schoolis a public school affiliated with a University. The student population is selected by lottery andrequired to reflect the demographics and socioeconomics of the school-age population of theState. Participants were recruited and consented through a convenience sampling, by word ofmouth through researchers’ contacts in the schools and

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacalynn Sharp, JHU APL; Julianne Burroughs; Jorge Luis Rivera; Aishwarya Jayabharathi; Katherine-Ann Carr; William Roberts Gray-Roncal; Danielle Patrice Hilliard, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel; Alberto J. De Jesus Santiago

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

from over 75 interns from across the JHU/APL,16 day-of volunteers/mentors, and 8 judges (a total of approximately 25 JHU/APL staff members).There was a diverse representation of race and ethnicity, with the majority of students identifyingas Asian and Black or African American. This reflected the high participation of students from theCIRCUIT and ATLAS internship programs. Survey responding students identified as 56% male,40% female, and 4% other/prefer not to say. Academic disciplines represented by students werediverse, unlike traditional hackathons which often see participation primarily from software-oriented majors. Table 1: Represented Academic Majors at Net-Hack 2022 Academic Majors Represented Aerospace Engineering

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

dispositional changes in STEM self-efficacy and identity.Students completed surveys and reflections at multiple points throughout their internship,including a retrospective pre/post survey capturing dispositional shifts during the experience.The results of the internship experience on student intern participants educational andprofessional plans at the 3 sites are evaluated in this paper. Results show significant gains onitems related to professional discernment (desire to work in a STEM field, use technical skills,on open ended problems for the betterment of society) for participants at all sites. Additionally,there are differences by gender.OverviewBeginning in 2015, the College of Engineering researchers and staff at UNIVERSITYdeveloped, piloted

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Adia Jefferson, Virginia Tech ; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Tech

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Student Division (STDT)

to understand what this process may entail.According to some graduate education scholars, there are four core elements related to graduatestudents' development of an identity congruent with the norms and values of their field:knowledge acquisition, investment, involvement, and engagement (Weidman, 2006). Knowledgeacquisition describes how students learn skills and information that will help them perform wellin their new role as a Ph.D. student, as well as gain an understanding of what academic successentails. Through knowledge acquisition, students become aware of normative expectations of thePh.D. student role and can make a realistic assessment of their personal ability to pursue theirdesired career. The student's investment reflects their

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 10: Broadening Participation in P12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Claudia J. Morrell; Sandra Staklis; Kevin A Jordan

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

educators’ andstudents’ implicit biases. Several theories support the concept of creating an inclusive andwelcoming environment. Most prominent is “school climate,” which is generally described as thequality and character of school life and reflects the norms, goals, values, interpersonalrelationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures that shape the qualityand character of a school[22]. A recent literature review recognized no less than six theoreticalframeworks that inform research and speak to its multi-dimensionality[23]. All six developmentaltheories stress the importance of strong social bonds between teachers and students.Relevant refers to students’ experience of learning, “relatedness” with their teachers, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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find strategies to overcome them. With a qualitative approach, this study also includeddescriptive statistics to complement each other. Findings revealed that Latinx student participantsperceived and experienced Engineering as competitive and challenging, especially to interactand develop long-lasting relationships with their classmates. Also, participants reflected on thedifferent learning outcomes they gained by participating in the ROLE program highlighting theirpersonal discoveries and academic and research development. Overall, participants enjoyed theexperience of acquiring a new skillset through research activities and were highly satisfied by thecommunity building they created among all peers and mentors.Background While

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville; Olfa Nasraoui, University of Louisville; Kyle Dylan Spurlock; Breanna Graven, University of Louisville

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a rule (algorithm) for sorting and grouping. Then cards, describing sets of characteristics of select elements, were distributed, Sam and in small groups while debating with each other, students determined patterns and features that would be helpful in rules. After discussion of their thinking, a periodic table was reviewed to highlight how their pattern seeking and algorithmic approach to making decisions reflected how the original periodic table was constructed based on observable properties of elements.ASEE 2023, Baltimore, MD Across all cases, teachers reported that students found the instruction engaging. Teachersreported that they found that