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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Utah State University; Jodi Cullum, Utah State University

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studies in Canada and the United States as well as large-scale national projects. She has presented at national conferences and published in journals in the area of health psychology. Jodi has been involved in STEM evaluation for the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education since May 2007. Page 14.668.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 High School Teachers Engineering Design Lesson Planning through Professional DevelopmentKey words: Professional Development, High School Teachers, Engineering Design “The vast majority of Americans will

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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moreinteractive, presenting things in video or audio formats. The course outline and the results fromthe summative and formative assessment will follow. Page 14.1158.3Course Design and AssessmentThis is an introductory material science course which requires some "lower level" learning, i.e.,remembering basic information and concepts. Expanded outcomes also help impart confidenceand some higher level learning including problem solving, critical thinking, and creativethinking. The Castle Top course design created by Dee fink was utilized to plan the course. Theuniversity is a Blackboard campus so the tools from that website are used in the plan

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Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Daniel Tauritz, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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attending college and completing degrees. The approach taken was to offer scholarshipsto low-income, academically talented students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree incomputer science, mathematics, or engineering, with the stipulation that the students would berequired to participate in a specially designed scholastic achievement program called CSEMScholars. It was hoped that this program would provide them with a mixture of motivationalactivities that were aimed at promoting personal, academic, and professional development, andwould create a support community of students with shared experiences which was activelycultivated by holding interactive meetings in a relaxed environment.Although we initially had planned to cover particular

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ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University

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. Next, we plan to distribute surveys to engineering faculty and students tosee how their perspective differs from employers.Dissecting the Meaning of Hands-On AbilityGiven that most engineers spend little time actually doing hands-on work, we wished todetermine why that ability is so important. With input from members of a mechanicalengineering department external advisory board, we identified a list of reasons that “hands-onability” is important. A survey was then developed for the purpose of rating each of the reasons.Respondents are asked to rate the various aspects of hands-on ability in importance using a 1-5scale, 5 being very important and 1 being not important. Thus far, the survey has beendistributed to employers at an on-campus career

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ERM Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Snyder, Taylor University; Elise Romines, Taylor University; Rachel Dodge, Taylor University; Jason Kruegar, Taylor University; Travis Booth, Taylor University; Josh Gates, Taylor University

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into practice; not only the electronics portion, but working as a teamand planning ahead.” The HARP program was started in 2003 through an Indiana Space Grant Consortiumgrant, and has been the recipient of four consecutive grants for the continuation of the program,as well as matching funds from the Lilly Corporation, Taylor University’s Center for Researchand Innovation, and other INSGC grants focusing on research of individual components of thesystem. The program was recognized as having the potential to become a powerful new tool inTaylor University’s STEM curriculum from the very beginning: in the 2003 grant, theobservation was made that the program would be an asset to Taylor University students becauseof the requirements listed

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Marie Kendall-Brown, University of Michigan

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-university collaborative research study assessing the ethical outcomes associated with the curricular and extra-curricular experiences of engineering undergraduates on a national scale, she leads projects to evaluate the effects of different kinds of instructional consultations on teaching, to assess the impact of an interactive theater sketch on student teamwork skills, and to determine the effects of an applied honors math course. Dr. Finelli is Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education, is a member of the International Planning/Advisory Committee for the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, and is

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ERM Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh

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building.B) The Hazelwood Initiative (HI) is an organization whose Mission and Goal is dedicated to the betterment of the Hazelwood neighborhood. HI was the driving force that lead to the development of the "Master Development Planning in Hazelwood and Junction Hollow" document which set forth a plan to work towards their goal. It's office is located at 5125 Second Avenue in Hazelwood. The project was to help design a system to make the Hazelwood Post Office handicap accessible.C) Hill House Association. The Hill House Association is located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh and provides a comprehensive array of services to the surrounding neighborhoods. The Hill House Association is currently working with Denys Candy, the managing

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ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

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mathematics, a broad notion ofmathematical thinking has been adopted for this study. Rooted in Alan Schoenfeld’sdescription of five aspects of mathematical thinking 4, this study not only examines themathematical content knowledge students use, but also problem solving strategies, effectiveuse of one’s resources, mathematical beliefs and affects, and mathematical practices.Shoenfeld's discussion is mostly based on a cognitive perspective. When referring to the use ofresources, Schoenfeld meant the metacognitive processes, such as planning and monitoring.However, in order to understand how engineers use mathematics, we must also consider theproblem from a situated perspective in the collaborative context of teammates, teachers, etc. Tounderstand

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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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subfactors identified through factor analysis14; each subfactor isin turn comprised of individual items. The constructs include:- Motivation, consisting of 25 items in four subfactors: Control, Challenge, Curiosity and Career.- Metacognition: consisting of 20 items in four subfactors: Planning, Self-monitoring/Self- Checking, Cognitive Strategy and Awareness.- Deep Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Motive and Strategy.- Surface Learning, consisting of 10 items in two subfactors, Memorization and Studying.- Academic Self-Efficacy, consisting of ten individual items that do not form specific subfactors.- Leadership, consisting of 20 items with four subfactors, Motivation, Planning, Self- Assessment and

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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with the instructor posing a “challenge question” to thestudents. Students are then led through a series of steps entitled: Generate Ideas, MultiplePerspectives, Research and Revise, Test your Mettle, and Going Public3. By the end of theLegacy Cycle training, teachers had developed a plan for linking their summer research to theirclassroom teaching. The consultant guided teachers in ensuring that their teaching module metrelevant state standards and contributed to their regular curriculum topics. Page 14.941.3Theoretical FrameworkThis work employs a social cognitive theoretical framework to investigate the influences of theRET program on

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Special Session: Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates 2003-2008--Overview and Panel Discussion

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University

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selected findings from the extensive APS researchand to offer audience participants an opportunity to interact with these findings and providefeedback to the CAEE research team.The expected audience for this session would be engineering education researchers, engineeringeducators, faculty development practitioners, engineering curriculum developers, and policymakers. The session is designed to engage attendees in developing ways of thinking about thesefindings that can inform engineering education program planning and classroom practice.Overview of the Session ≠ Part 1 (40 min.): The first portion of the session will provide a brief overview of CAEE and APS with a focus on selected findings centered on the APS research questions. ≠ Part 2

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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Czekanski, United States Military Academy; David Roux, United States Military Academy

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forassessing student understanding of learning objectives, but their growing popularity in theclassroom in recent years has also been linked to their role in supporting active learning3. Theeffective integration of clickers into the traditional lesson plan has proven to be an excellentmeans to capture the attention of students, while also giving them a stake in the material beingcovered. Students who commit to an answer tend to become invested in the question anddevelop an increased interest in the discussion surrounding that question1. The critical benefitoffered by clickers over other methods historically used to query classroom populations is theirability to provide a level of anonymity to the student in answering a question posed in public.They

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Layer, University of Evansville; Chris Gwaltney, University of Evansville

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waterheating project. The engineering information obtained from the initial Dominican Republic visitprovided the student teams with critical engineering data for a total of three design projects thatwould be completed during the 2008-2009 academic year. The three design projects include: 1.a 40 acre Sports Complex, 2. a church structural design, and 3. a solar water heating system for a60-person dormitory. In addition, the site visit put the students in direct contact with theirDominican Republic client, as well as the general population who will benefit from theseprojects.MethodologyDominican Republic learning outcomes causal modelThe planned outcome of this capstone project is to provide the students an opportunity toinvestigate, assess, design

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, University of Michigan

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decision, why aspects of the experience were or were notimportant to them, how one concept or meaning they discussed related with otherconcepts or meanings they discussed, and how one priority, reflection point, orexperience compared to another. While general ways to follow-up with participants maybe the most important part of the interview for achieving the outcomes of aphenomenography2, 4, 9, often follow-up prompts cannot be pre-planned because theydepend upon what the participant says during the interview.The development of the interview protocol in this study was governed by the focus ondesign as the particular aspect of the world being investigated. The goal of the questionsin the protocol was to prompt participants’ discussions on their

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Julie Trenor, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

provided a strong foundation of findings, one limitation was that the studypredominantly focused on science students and not engineering undergraduate researchers.Our own prior work 7 on undergraduate research experiences previously focused on socialcognitive aspects of an NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program,finding that the experience positively impacted participants’ academic and career plans,especially for doctoral level work. We utilized a mixed-methods approach to gain in-depthinformation about the impact of the undergraduate research experience, and particularly the roleof graduate student mentors, on participants’ self efficacy

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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atthe end of the semester. Students enrolled for the equivalent of an independent study or researchand design thesis course. Informational meetings were held before travel to prepare students forthe visit to South Africa. Students were also expected to review and procure material andequipment required for projects.A schedule was formulated for the visit that provided students time to work on their projects incollaboration with South African students and faculty, and time to embark on planned travelexcursions to different parts of the KwaZulu-Natal province to experience African cultures andenvironment. On arrival in South Africa the planned schedule was followed fairly closely and atthe end of the visit student teams presented their work to

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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problem-solving processes: (1) represent the problem, (2)goal setting and planning, (3) execute the plan, and (4) evaluate the solution. In the first step,problem representation, the student must read the problem statement and discern the objective.There are instructional interventions for engineering education that are grounded in thistheoretical model of problem-solving. For example, Gray et al.9 developed a systematicapproach to solving Statics and Dynamics problems. Their intervention recommends thatstudents be taught the sequence of: Road Map (Planning), Modeling (Representation), GoverningEquations (Representation), Computation (Execution), and Discussion and Verification(Evaluation). Don Woods completed some of the most thorough work that

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

activity students were asked to insert a key into a heap structure. Theobjective of the instructor here was to force students to think about the heap structure andwork through a seemingly simple algorithm. Although all the students indicated that theyunderstood the algorithm, a good portion of them failed to correctly demonstrate theinsert algorithm (see the sample submission slides in figure 4). This is another goodexample of where the student response helped the instructor to spontaneously digressfrom the planned lesson to take advantage of the information received from the studentsubmissions. An important part of lecturing is adjusting material in response to audiencereactions and developing spontaneous examples and explanations to clarify and

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Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renée Butler; Christina Scherrer

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Educational Research and Methods

implementing some of the features of the template intwo of our courses offered this semester. We plan to survey students in these courses about theirsatisfaction and their perception of the ease of use of the template. We are converting to a newversion of WebCT in summer 2009 that will be rolled out in the fall semester 2009. The goal isto use the template for all online courses going forward in fall 2009.The usability studies conducted do not conclusively establish how students access material basedon tools/task (e.g. exam or assignment) or content (module 1 material). However, the homepageicons were usually the first point of access. We will repeat the usability study on the templatewe plan to adopt for our department and determine if additional

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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, flexibility of the degree plan and/or post-graduation plans,prestige of a degree, and interactions with peers.ConclusionsUsing data from the Academic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES), wesought a better understanding of undergraduate engineering students’ motivations relative totheir majors.In terms of gender, men and women are for the most part similar in their motivations to studyengineering in the six majors analyzed. We found no statistically significant differences(p<0.001) between women and men’s levels of motivation in the six motivational factors thatwere explored for electrical engineering students, chemical engineering students, aerospaceengineering students, and bioX engineering students. In addition, behavioral

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Masi, MIT

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principles (laws, methods, etc.) underlying an engineering problem.Design-Innovation Quickly grasp the limits of a technology well enough to judge whether a project should use it.Problem solving Evaluate and choose between 2 courses of Page 14.933.7 actionIn the pre-freshman survey, students were also asked about their planned choice of major(students do not choose a major until the end of their freshman year). In the final survey,they were asked which major

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gymama Slaughter, Virginia State University; Toni Harris, Virginia State University; Kabongo Ngandu, Virginia State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University; Kwame Adom, Virginia State University

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Educational Research and Methods

student referral programfor research. It is like hiring hundreds of in-house recruiters of the research as well as theengineering program. The program is new to VSU, and the rumor around campus is one musthave “a TOUGH SKIN” in order to participate in the undergraduate research experience becauseduring the individual meetings “they (the committee) will break you down and make you want toquit but its really just constructive criticism.” It is clear more students want to join the programwhere they can grow and learn, personally and professionally. Many of the students in theprogram feel a sense of being part of a group of scholars. Hence, the CBE plans to set up moretraining programs to teach and prepare future leaders in the CBE.Mentoring/Advising

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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University

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sense for how specific keywords were being used by authors. Of more than1800 unique keywords, approximately 70% (or 1260) were assigned to one or two categories.About 10% of these keywords were assigned to two categories. The researchers did notcategorize keywords associated with specific engineering disciplines, sub-disciplines, andtechnical topics, but plan to do so in future analysis.Findings and DiscussionNumber of Qualifying Papers by Source and YearAs summarized in Table 1, 815 of 2054 articles (or about 40%) in our data set qualified asresearch papers according to the criteria described above. Papers published in IJEE exhibit aconsistent upward trend, with the percentage of qualifying papers more than doubling from 31%in 2005 to 63%. In

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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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althoughLinver et al found that boys’ interest levels are more closely tied to ability beliefs than girls’interest levels 16. Finally, Australian boys planned on and actually enrolled in higher levels ofmath classes and intended to pursue math-related careers more often than women 18 butAmerican high school students showed no significant gender differences in math and sciencecourse enrollments 14. This research shows that gender, a component of identity, does contribute to shaping career-related competence and value beliefs and potentially course enrollments. Although to a muchlesser extent, an ethnicity study within Eccles’ expectancy value framework shows a relationshipbetween ethnicity and valuing achievement 19. Other aspects of identity have not

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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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interviewees were male. Two of theengineers were Asian and one was African-American. The HR director was African-American. Data from our interviews and observations emphasized the importance of the extendedhistory that participants had together and their enjoyment of their work. The majority had beenat P&Y Tech for over 10 years, some for over 30, and nobody expressed plans to moveelsewhere. They knew each other well and knew where they could go for assistance on a project,for another viewpoint on a problem, or for an answer to a question. The participants weinterviewed and observed were clearly focused on doing good work and putting out qualityproducts. The engineers talked about a few key things that they valued in their work. One

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Understanding Factors Contributing to Retention in Engineering: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) ApproachIntroductionRetention of early engineering students is a nation-wide concern that will affect the strength ofthe future engineering workforce and, hence, the role of the United States as a dominant worldplayer in engineering and technology1. Michigan State University (MSU) and LansingCommunity College (LCC) were recently awarded a five-year NSF STEP grant (STEM TalentExpansion Program) to increase retention by 10% over current levels at our large, research-intensive

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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University; Philip Sadler, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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. Sinceintroductory college English students were surveyed, the project is able to examine themotivations and experiences of a spectrum of students, ranging from those who wanted tobecome engineers to those who had different career plans. Students at 34 randomly selectedcolleges/universities across the United States completed 6860 surveys (4801 freshmen). Overall,51% of the sample was female. This study compares the importance that freshman femaleengineers (n=87) placed on various career-related outcomes with corresponding results forfreshman female non-engineers (n=2236), and for freshman male engineers (n=486).InstrumentThe data used in this study was drawn from the PRiSE (Persistence Research in Science &Engineering) Project, which focuses on

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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, cooperative learning, andrecruitment of under-represented groups in engineering; it also leads to better retention ofstudents, and citizenship (3), as well as helping meet the well-known ABET criteria (a)-(k) (4).Astin et al. (5) found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that S-L had significant positive Page 14.1055.2effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinkingskills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy,leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of aservice career, and plans to participate in

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Special Session: 19 years of NETI-- A Tribute to Jim Stice

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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attended by 935 professors from 209 different schools (Appendix A).Information about the NETI can be found at . Topics covered in the NETI include designing instruction to address the full spectrum ofstudent learning styles; planning courses (including writing learning objectives covering allcognitive levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy); assessing and evaluating learning; effective lecturing;active learning; teaching problem-solving skills; time management; and dealing with a variety ofproblems that commonly arise in the careers of engineering educators. Cooperative learning andinductive teaching methods such as inquiry-based learning and problem-based learning areintroduced but minimal instruction in them is given. During the afternoon of the

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Garner, Pennsylvania State University; Allen Gaudelli, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

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presentercan also plan to explain concepts in more or less detail, and to highlight or gloss overrelationships between concepts. Extrinsic cognitive load arises primarily from the method by which information ispresented. That is, extrinsic load can be influenced by how information is presented on a slide,including the amount and format of the information, rather than the actual conceptual meaning ofthe information on the slide. Depending on the way that a presenter’s visual aids are structured,extrinsic load may be increased or decreased and may therefore impact audience members’comprehension in a negative or positive way. Meanwhile, Dual Code Theory states that information is more easily learned when verbaland image-based formats are