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Special Session: Innovation through Improv

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lew Lefton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Figure 4. The Think Loft at Solvay Advancedcreative than engineering students, there Polymers in Alpharetta, GA.was no statistical difference between themeasured scientific creativity levels ofthese same students.32 The above study on people in the arts and engineering examined thehypothesis that creativity is not valued in modern engineering education.31 This study concludedthat engineering education does not embrace many of the open-ended non-traditional principlescommonly associated with innovation such as: keeping an open mind, learning to fail andencouraging risk. Another principle that was not typically followed by engineers in this studywas the search for multiple answers. A similar study we

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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AC 2010-2111: QUALITY INDICATORS FOR ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMike Murphy, Dublin Institute of TechnologyGary Bertoline, Purdue University Page 15.1008.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Quality Indicators for Engineering & Technology EducationAbstractIn recent years the development and use of university rankings, comparisons, and/or leaguetables has become popular and several methodologies are now frequently used to provide acomparative ranking of universities. These rankings are often based on research and publicationactivity and also not uncommonly focus on indicators that can be measured rather

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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AC 2010-1586: ENGINEERING, REFLECTION AND LIFE LONG LEARNINGNora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh Nora Siewiorek is a graduate student in the Administrative and Policy Studies department in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she also received her MS in Information Science. Her research interests include: engineering education and educational assessment and evaluation. Her K-12 outreach activities are organizing a local science fair and a hands on workshop in nanotechnology. Her other research interests are: higher education administration, comparative and international education.Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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AC 2010-2149: MAXIMIZING BENEFITS OF SERVICE-LEARNING INENGINEERINGLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, LowellJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell Page 15.858.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Maximizing Benefits of Service-Learning in Engineering  AbstractAre engineering educators maximizing the benefits of service-learning to students, community,faculty, and institutions? Are we collectively converging on desired goals of service-learning asa pedagogy/philosophy that take full advantage of the benefits elucidated by research?A commonly utilized definition of service-learning is “a credit-bearing, educational experiencein which

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Seda Yilmaz, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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most of his concepts, he first suggested a food that could need to becooked with his product. He seemed to go through a list in his mind of the foods, and diversifiedhis designs by suggesting different foods he had not previously considered. For example, he saidbefore generating concept 9, “Other things to eat. We’ve got shish-kabobs, jerked meat, the driedherbs, the soups and things, um, let’s see.” For one of his concepts, he utilized the processheuristic of synthesizing by combining two previous concepts (concepts 3 and 4) into one new,superior concept (concept 5). Engineer 1 also emphasized different constraints from the problemas he worked. For example, in concept 2, he focused on "maximizing the intensity of thesunlight," while in the

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University

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. Page 15.280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CLEERhub.org: Creating a digital habitat for engineering education researchersAbstractCLEERhub.org uses HUBzero architecture to create a digital habitat for engineering educationresearchers. Wenger has stressed that community needs should be explored before a digitalhabitat is created. With this in mind, this paper discusses the features of CLEERhub envisionedby a sample of engineering education researchers. These features are mapped to three polaritiesWenger identified as existing within virtual communities. Features which allow forasynchronous connections are favored by this sample of the engineering education researchcommunity and

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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AC 2010-1634: CONFLICT BEHAVIOR AND ITS INFLUENCE ONENGINEERING DESIGN TEAMSXaver Neumeyer, Northwestern UniversityAnn McKenna, Northwestern University Ann F. McKenna is the Director of Education Improvement in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. She also holds a joint appointment as a Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy as well as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is the co-Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research (NCEER). She received her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from the University of

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

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laboratory for undergraduates. Journal ofEngineering Education, 97(2), 213-222.National Academy of Engineering. (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in thenew century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.National Academy of Engineering. (200). Educating the engineer of 2020: Adapting engineeringeducation to the new century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. National ResearchCouncil. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington DC:National Academy Press. Page 15.51.10National Research Council Board for Engineering Education. (1995). Engineering education:Designing an adaptive system. Washington DC

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Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna M. Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

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, (2005), Measuring the mind: Conceptual issues in contemporary psychometrics. Cambridge, UK:Cambridge University Press.2 Devon, R., Engel, R., Turner, G. (1998), “The Effects of Spatial Visualization Skill Training on Gender and Retentionin Engineering,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 4: 371-380.3 Dollár, A., Steif, P. S. (2006), “Learning modules for statics,” International Journal of Engineering Education 22(2):381-392. Retrieved from http://www.ijee.dit.ie/ OnlinePapers/Interactive/Statics/Learning-Modules-for-Statics-Dollar-Steif.html4 Huang, M., Gramoll, K. (2004). “Online interactive multimedia for engineering thermodynamics,” Proceedings ofAmerican Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Technology Education. Accessed Jan 2008. 10. Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education. Accessed Jan 2008. 11. Doumont, JL. “Trees, Maps and Theorems: Effective Communication for Rational Minds”. Brussels, Belgium: Principiæ, 2009.12. Personal communication, Blakeslee, October 2009.13. Mullinix, B. "A Rubric for Rubrics: Reconstructing and Exploring Theoretical Frameworks". in Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Conference. 2007. Pittsburgh, PA.14. Mullinix, B. "Rubrics". 2009, Accessed Jul 2009. 15. Meuller, J. "Authentic Assessment Toolbox". 2009, Accessed Jan 2009. 16. Bargainnier, S., "Fundamentals of Rubrics, in Faculty Guidebook - A Comprehensive Tool for Improving

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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). Advancing engineering education in the P-12 classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education 97 (3): 369–87.4. Ryle, G. (1949). The Concept of Mind. Hutchinson, London, U.K.5. Anderson, J. R. (2000). Cognitive psychology and its implications (5th ed.). New York: Worth.6. Hatano, G. & Inagaki, K. (1992). Desituating cognition through the construction of conceptual knowledge. In P. Light & G. Butterworth (Eds). Context and Cognition. Ways of knowing and learning. (pp. 115-133). New York: Harvester.7. Bransford, J. D., & Schwartz, D. L. (1999). Rethinking Transfer: A simple proposal with multiple implications. Review of Research in Education, 24, 61-100.8. Broudy, H.S. (1977). Types of knowledge and purpose of

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Matt Lammi, Utah State University; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Elizabeth Dansie, Purdue University

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AC 2010-1972: METHODS FOR EXPLORING ENGINEERING DESIGNTHINKING IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TEAMSCameron Denson, Utah State UniversityMatt Lammi, Utah State UniversityKyungsuk Park, Utah State UniversityElizabeth Dansie, Purdue University Page 15.869.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Methods for Exploring Engineering Design Thinking in High School Student Teams A better understanding of engineering and its relationship to society is critical for allAmericans even though few will pursue engineering as a career 1. At the heart of engineering isdesign and therefore developing an understanding of the engineering design process

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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jobs and the workthey performed. One new engineer at Small Computer Company cited a number of reasons forhis enjoying his job. One reason was the company’s positive work environment. According tothis new engineer, the company had a very relaxed atmosphere and it was very easy to makeacquaintances within the company due to the large number of young people there. Alsocontributing to the positive work environment was the variety of hands-on work that his joballowed him to do. Page 15.1150.15 Q: Was there something that kind of stuck in your mind, impressed you the most? A: I guess what impressed me the most is the variety that I knew I was going

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

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AC 2010-447: MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHERS’ USE AND DEVELOPMENT OFENGINEERING SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGEMorgan Hynes, Tufts UniversityDavid Crismond, The City College of New YorkBarbara Brizuela, Tufts University Page 15.873.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Middle-School Teachers’ Use And Development Of Engineering Subject Matter Knowledge: Analysis of Three CasesAbstractThis paper reports on a portion of a study of three middle school teachers (twomathematics teachers and one science teacher) as they taught a unit of engineeringinstruction. The study investigated the subject matter and pedagogical contentknowledge these teachers used and developed as they taught

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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. Albuquerque, NM.29. Trevisan, M., et al. "A Review of Literature on Assessment Practices in Capstone Engineering Design Courses: Implications for Formative Assessment." in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2006. Chicago, IL.30. Dreyfus, H.L. and S.E. Dreyfus, Mind over machine. 1986, New York: Free Press.31. Fennema, E., "Teachers’ knowledge and its impact," in Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching, D.A. Grouws, Editor. 1992, NCTM: Reston, VA. p. 147-164.32. Nespor, J., "The role of beliefs in the practice of teaching." Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1987. 19(4): p. 317- 328.33. Leinhardt, G., "Weaving instructional explanations in history." British Journal of Educational Psychology

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Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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AC 2010-91: A PILOT VALIDATION STUDY OF THE EPISTEMOLOGICALBELIEFS ASSESSMENT FOR ENGINEERING (EBAE): FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENT BELIEFSAdam Carberry, Tufts University Adam R. Carberry is a Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Education in the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering Education program. He holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Tufts University and a B.S. in Material Science Engineering from Alfred University. He is currently working at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach as a research assistant and manager of the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP).Matthew Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University; David Shernoff, Northern Illinois University

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controllers inside their minds which permitsthem to damp out the oscillations. Their personal internal controllers advance the phase of thejoystick input, compared to the controller of Figure 2. What does this mean? The phase advanceis the result of our minds anticipating. We begin executing the turn before the car crosses thecenter line. To make the software-based controller work, students must incorporate that sametype of anticipation. All of them figure it out, some with a little help.It has been our experience that engineering students like to build things. They like to tinker. Theylike to figure out how to make things work. With the video game, all the tinkering takes place inthe virtual world. Nonetheless, we suspect that tinkering virtual

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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To treat everyone fairly, we need to ignore the color of people’s skin. .82and Global KinshipSkilled Disposition I try to consider different points of view on an issue in my work before .91and Open-mindedness making up my own mind, even when I have a strong first impression.Peaceful Resolution If people in engineering (or business) industries were treated more fairly, .90 there would be fewer problems and less conflict and disagreement in this country.In concert with item response theory, in addition to item per subscale minimums, one to twoitems per subscale were reverse scored items in support of best practice in survey development.Although at first, the

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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suppose to we realized that we would have to meet again to finish it. So the best skillSkills that I gained from this project is time management.” “Some of the skills I gained were to efficiently and effectively work with a group, present and write a great final report, and how to accurately determine the best choice of a bike with the specific needs.” “I learned basic problem solving skills, as well as how to take an organized approach to engineering tasks and complete them effectively. … Lastly, I learned how to beProblem more creative and think with an open mind and consider all ideas for solutions, evenSolving Skills

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Engineering 2007 existing test and Projects Education data questionnaires7 Student Perceptions of Engineering Journal of July national student Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Engineering 2006 survey justification Study Education8 Developing and Assessing Students' Journal of April existing focus groups Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind-Set Engineering 2005 national Education instruments9 The Impact of

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2010-1537: IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: DEFINING AND STUDYINGINTERDISCIPLINARITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State UniversityDavid Knight, The Pennsylvania State University David Knight is a doctoral student in the Higher Education Program and a graduate research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State. Page 15.710.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 In the Eye of the Beholder: Defining and Studying Interdisciplinarity in Engineering EducationAbstractThe philosophical, practical, and empirical literature on interdisciplinarity

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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AC 2010-444: ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED (PBL) PEDAGOGYAPPROACHES TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION: MULTI–VARIANT MODELSAND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ISSUESWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.919.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On Implementation of Problem-Based (PBL) Pedagogy Approaches to Engineering Education: Multi–variant Models and Epistemological IssuesAbstract: This paper focuses on the implementation of problem–based learning (PBL) in anengineering program, and argues that implementation of problem-based learning needs to beplaced in a context and must be developed with careful consideration of the social

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Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsey Nelson, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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, Mary Field, et al. (1997). Women’s ways of knowing: the development of self, voice, and mind. Basic Books: New York.21. Svarovsky, Gina Navoa and David Williamson Shaffer. (2006) “Design meetings and design notebooks as tools for reflection in the engineering design course.” Proceedings of the 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego CA Oct 28-31 2006. Page 15.1343.10

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Chris Groscurth, University of Michigan

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,and their responsibility to key audiences or stakeholders.Other participants noted the importance of teaching ethics due to societal changes and engineers’responsibilities to society. For example, Manu said, “I think our parent’s generation wouldprobably say that ethics was something that was basically taught in the home…and that wasnecessary and sufficient, but now I think there’s an understanding or, for whatever reason, a shiftin society.”Nathan noted that other social forces such as legal liability are driving the need for ethics inengineering education. He stated, It used to always be engineers… you weren’t taught ethics because when you got accepted to come to a university, you came from the right mind set, you were an

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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AC 2010-2428: LEARNING BARRIERS IN SERVICE COURSES - AMIXED-METHODS STUDYQaiser Malik, Michigan State UniversityPunya Mishra, MSUMichael Shanblatt, MSU Page 15.833.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Learning Barriers in Service Courses: A Mixed- Methods StudyAbstractThis paper reports the results of a longitudinal study conducted on a service course offered tonon-electrical engineering majors at a large Midwestern university. The study focused onunderstanding the reasons why students perform relatively low in service courses. The mixedmethod approach was used to measure the performance in two different ways and

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Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Otto, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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AC 2010-376: STUDENTS IMPROVING: IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT SEEMTO MATTERElizabeth Otto, Stanford University Elizabeth Otto is a second year graduate student at Stanford University pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics with interests in Biophysics and Science and Engineering Education. She received her B.S. degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2008 in Physics and Mathematical Sciences and expects to receive an M.S. degree from Stanford University in Applied Physics in 2010.Helen Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a Research Scientist at the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning and Research Associate in the Center for the Advancement of Engineering

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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Administrators in Higher Education.Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald Carpenter, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering. He is actively involved in ASEE, is a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education, and serves as Director of Assessment for Lawrence Tech. His research interests involve academic integrity, assessment of student learning, and water resources.Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University Janel A. Sutkus, Ph.D., is Director of Institutional Research and Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is responsible for analysis and assessment of all administrative and academic functions. Her work focuses on student engagement

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Joseph Stanislow, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2010-1808: STEPWISE METHOD FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGSTEM STUDENTS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMSGary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Gary Behm is a Senior Project Associate and Director of the NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory and a Visiting Lecturer at NTID. He is a deaf engineer at IBM who received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. He currently serves as a loaned executive at NTID/RIT working in the Center on Access Technology and the department of Engineering Studies. At IBM, he is a delivery project manager in the Rapid Application Development Engineering System. Behm has six patents and has presented over 20 scientific and technical papers

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Seniow, Oregon State University; Eric Nefcy, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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AC 2010-1953: REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDENT MODEL DEVELOPMENT INVIRTUAL LABORATORIES BASED ON A COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIPINSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNKendra Seniow, Oregon State University Kendra Seniow is an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, the University Honors College, and the International Studies Programs at Oregon State University. In pursuit of her University Honors College and International degrees, she is investigating student teams’ use of models during completion of the BioReactor Virtual Laboratory project, how similar educational principles can be applied to international development projects and how participation in both these authentic activities helps develop stronger

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2010-26: IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE: THE COGNITIVE STYLEFACTORJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in journals and