Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Curran, University College Dublin; Colleen Doyle, University College Dublin; Enda Cummins, University College Dublin; Kevin McDonnell, University College Dublin; Nicholas Holden, University College Dublin

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First-Year Programs

modifications have been made on a regular basis.Table 4. Mentor evaluation of students in a team6 Draft Average grade Q. 2. Q. 3. Q. 4. Q. 6. score from Q. 1. Work Do Informed Q. 5. Listened out of 5 mentorStudent Meeting before team team if Contributed to team from (NG toname attendance meetings tasks absent in meetings mates Q 1-6 A+) AverageFigure 2 shows the 2008/2009 winners of the prize for the top team in the module along

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

readily available. m. The information I received about the activity before it began helped me to participate successfully. n. This activity was well organized. o. This activity should be continued. p. My participation in this activity led me to a better understanding of engineering. q. My participation in this activity led me to a better understanding of my own career goals. r. My participation in this activity makes me more confident in my ability to succeed in engineering. Five-point scale ranging from “strongly

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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First-Year Programs

(SIGCSE), ACM, 2005.3. Guzdial, Narrating Data Structures: The Role of Context in CS2, The Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC), ACM, 2008.4. Eric Freudenthal, Mary K. Roy and Ann Q. Gates, Work in Progress – The Synergistic Integration of an Entering Students Program with an Engaging Introductory Course in Programming, Proc, Frontiers in Education, Fall, 2009..5. Eric Freudenthal, Mary K. Roy, Alexandria Ogrey, Tanja Magoc, and Alan Siegel, A Computational Introduction to Computer Science, Proc. Annual Symposium of the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (ACM SIGCSE), 2010.6. Hestenes, Wells, and Swackhamer, Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher, Vol. 30, March 1992

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Sara Skiles, University of Notre Dame; Sean Kelly, University of Notre Dame; Leo McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

PreparationSAT Q 0.001 0.001 0.001 -0.002SAT V 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000AP credits 0.019*** 0.022*** 0.024*** 0.005Applied activitiesworked on a car engine -0.314* -0.400* -0.425* -0.347built circuit 0.380* 0.331* 0.287 0.266installed software 0.325* 0.371* 0.396* 0.377*installed hardware 0.324** 0.286* 0.233 0.317*repaired small appliance 0.217 0.215 0.149 0.164Aspirations: year aftergraduationengineering grad school 0.799

Conference Session

Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

in eacharea: 1. How well does the pitch/poster articulate a specific problem or unmet need and identify the customer/potential customer? 2. How unique and viable is the proposed solution in addressing the identified need? How well researched is the idea for the profit or non-profit business activity? 3. How effectively and passionately does the presenter articulate the problem, solution and call to action? 4. How effective or accomplished are the speaker’s skills? How well designed and presented is the poster? How well is the Q/A handled?At the competition, posters were displayed for judging during a two hour period. Each team