Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Braxton Lewis, West Virginia University; Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, West Virginia University; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2009-455: SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN PHYS 111: A CRITICAL GATEWAYTO ENGINEERING CAREER PATHSReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Reagan Curtis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University.Braxton Lewis, West Virginia University Braxton Lewis is a graduate student in the Industrial Hygiene and Safety Program of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University.Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, West Virginia University Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, Ph.D., is a Professor of Physics in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University.Gary Winn, West Virginia University Gary L

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit, Mercy; Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit, Mercy; Daniel Maggio, University of Detroit, Mercy; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

whichyield immediate feedback through discussion with peers and/or instructors,…” 4 Innovativepedagogy such as collaborative learning, peer instruction, tutorials, and computer basedinstruction are now commonly used to increase student achievement (a comprehensive review ofthe literature can be found in reference 2). Students bring their personal histories with them toclass, and it has been shown that their expectations play a critical role in the outcome of aphysics course. 5 Similarly, it has been shown (for example, see Reference 5 and referencestherein) that student attitudes towards a Physics course they have completed influence theirfuture engagement with science and engineering disciplines and subsequent career choices

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 14.723.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporating Scientific Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills into a Physics and Engineering Summer CourseAbstractThe Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) three-week summer program offered bythe California Institute of Technology (Caltech) recruits and inspires talented high schoolstudents towards engineering and science career paths. The program is geared towards high-achieving, but traditionally

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Tim A Handy, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott L Murphy, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

andschools. As it has been stated in a report, student mentoring, and the references therein, mentoring isa sustained one-to-one relationship between a caring adult and a child who needs support to achieveacademic, career, social, or personal goals. Unlike natural mentoring, planned mentoring, requiresmatching between mentees, students receiving mentorship, and mentors through a structured 1program with specific objectives and goals in mind.In order to address low undergraduate retention rates, a common problem faced by engineeringprograms, some universities have established various mentoring programs for incoming freshmanstudents. The common goal of these programs is to help students to cope with