Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

… he has a Ph.D.! Or, ifthe TA is an international graduate student, they assume, All international students are good atscience. But if they see another undergraduate who can explain the work to them, they realize,Hey, if she can do the problem, so can I! Such a TA is a “peer model,” and peer models areeffective in promoting “self-efficacy,” the belief that, by performing in a certain manner, one canachieve certain goals.There is also an advantage to hiring the best student you can find who has taken the course fromyou. This is because that student understands the material as you have taught it, and thus isbetter able to answer student questions on your lectures and assignments. As a TA, (s)he is alsoqualified to grade papers; if the student’s

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth Tadepalli, University of Texas, Austin; Cameron Booth, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell Pryor

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

response to assigned tasks: minimumtime, optimum efficiency, peak effective experience, early assessment, open escape routes andproximity to reward.Chu et. al.9 introduce the concept of active procrastinators where students deliberately workunder pressure and produce similar output as non-procrastinators. The authors provide empiricalevidence suggesting active procrastinators do considerably better than passive procrastinators interms of time use, self-efficacy belief, extrinsic motivation, stress-coping strategies, have higherGPA's and lead less stressful lives than passive procrastinators.The literature has shed light on various concerns that affect procrastination and how we perceiveits negative impact on student learning. However, no metrics

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

activities is expected to result in better fulfillment of learningoutcomes through more inclusive learning and in better course evaluations.Bibliography1 Dee, K.C., Student Perceptions of High Course Workloads are Not Associated with Poor Student Evaluations of Instructor Performance, Journal of Engineering Education, vol.96, no.1, 2007, pp.69-78.2 Dee, K.C., Reducing Workload in Your Class Won’t “Buy” Your Better Teaching Evaluation Scores: Re- Refutation of a Persistent Myth, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, UT.3 Ponton, M., Edmister, J.H., Ukeiley, L.S., Seiner,J.M., Understanding the Role of Self-Efficacy in Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, vol.90, no.2