Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Weber, Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Student Presentations”12 with the basis for several modifications havingbeen described in “Inherently Adaptable Education through Student Presentations”11. One of theprimary methods of student motivation in the presentation is the utilization of student choice. Ithas been shown that there is a high correlation between student choice and the students’ self-efficacy and motivation to learn2, 13. In addition, changes have been made to the originalpresentations to incorporate a marketing style format to better mimic a real-life situation, theimportance of which has been explained by Bhagat3. Lastly, research has shown the usefulness ofboth cooperation and competition in learning environments7. The presentations combined both asstudents must work

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to rely upon the efforts of the stronger membersof their teams. Of course, this decision making process was reflected in both their knowledge ofthe subjects and the results on their examinations. Their research papers, also, were animportant effort to aid the students in enhancing their self-efficacy through completing researchand producing a professional paper that could be presented at a regional or national conference.Though there was much anticipation at the beginning of the class, many of the students wereinterrupted in their efforts due the fact that a number of the students were completing their seniordesign projects. Instead of using their time management skills in this situation, where they hadmultiple assignments and tasks to

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

objectives, andhighly favorable perceptions of MPCT‟s relevance to real-life applications. During the Spring 2009 term, the evaluation was broadened to include instruments that examine changesin interest, self-efficacy and competence related to mathematics. Approximately 60 students completed pre-and post-course questionnaires assessing attitudes towards math and computer science. These questionnairesincluded multiple-choice and open-ended essay questions in order both facilitate quantitative analysis and toguide the selection of relevant questions for the intended Fall 2010 evaluation. Pre-survey results indicate that in addition to high confidence in programming skills, students have highconfidence in their math skills that are inconsistent