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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; Thomas Brumm, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
ABETa through k general criteria outcomes. The ePortfolios can then be used as evidence for TAC ofABET accreditation purposes. Finally, the ePortfolio, as a compendium of highlights from thestudent’s academic career within the ET program, will also be useful for exhibiting studentcapabilities to potential employers.Implementation: The planned revisions of the ET program will take effect in the fall of 2010.As a matter of best practice, compilation of the ePortfolios cannot be left until the senior year.Ideally, students should be exposed to the concept and begin working on their ePortfolios duringthe freshman year. Students must be given regular input and guidance regarding their progress incompiling the ePortfolio throughout their four-years
Conference Session
Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University; Mark Doorley, Villanova University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
institution. Therefore, the Director of the Ethics Programsought out and teamed up with a faculty member from the Department of Theology interested inpresenting ethical thought processes from a faith-based perspective. The Workshop strives toreinforce the concept that the two sources of moral wisdom, philosophy and theology are notcompletely independent but cooperate together within the individual to produce ethical behavioron a day-to day basis.Recruitment of Engineering FacultyBy its very nature, the faculty of the CoE is primarily focused on technical issues and technicalproblem solving. This primary focus can, without alteration, exclude other extremely importantand essential aspects of a professional’s career. These other essential aspects
Conference Session
New Collaborations
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Libraries
students can take away from their technicaleducation is the ability to become ‘curious and persistent continuous learners,’ to quote PurdueUniversity’s Purdue Engineer of 2020 outcomes statement.2 The engineering community haslong realized the need for lifelong learning, as evidenced by the theme of the 1978 ASEE AnnualConference of ‘Career Management – Lifelong Learning.’ However, with the publication ofEducating the Engineer of 2020, which recommends, ‘…as well as delivering content,engineering schools must teach engineering students how to learn, and must play a continuingrole along with professional organizations in facilitating lifelong learning,’(pg. 55)  lifelonglearning has taken on much greater visibility in the engineering curriculum
Conference Session
Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
, but it does not discuss assessment of interpersonal orlifelong learning leadership skills. While all three instructional strategies show potential fordeveloping leadership skills, only a few articles have been published directly assessing students’leadership skills. Thus direct assessments of students’ leadership skills are needed in order toadequately determine the strengths and weaknesses of the various instructional strategies whenteaching leadership so that they can be applied in preparing doctoral students for a career inindustry.Assessing Leadership SkillsIn industry, managers often assess interpersonal leadership skills of others by a project’s success.Employees with successful projects and more innovative performance tend to possess
Conference Session
Aerospace Technical Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
AC 2010-435: IMPLEMENTING A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO TANGIBLEAIRCRAFT DESIGNMatthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy MAJ Matthew Rowland graduated from the University of Washington in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2008. He has served in various command and staff positions during his Army career and during his tenure at USMA has course directed the aeronautical subdiscipline course for Aircraft Performance and Stability. He is the current faculty advisor for the SAE Design Build
Conference Session
Frontiers in Engineering Management
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector Carlo, University of Puerto Rico; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Management
in participants’dispositions or beliefs, the program will use pre and post online surveys designed to gatherinformation on students’ attitudes, skills, self-confidence, interest in careers, and perceptions ofexperiences related to integrated virtual teaming. For virtual teaming metrics includecommunication level, leadership, and performance as a unit4, 6, 1. Quantitative data will beanalyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to test for statisticallysignificant differences from pre to post. Page 15.248.7Faculty mentors also complete online surveys. Since mentoring is one of the hardest, yet mostrewarding
Conference Session
Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jen Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
part of her work. Through many events and circumstances, includinglearning to see water not as a physical object to be moved across space but as a resource to beprotected, she conceived and implemented strategies that empower communities to take controlof their own water consumption, sanitation, and treatment. Throughout her career, this engineerbecame an agent of organizational change, political action and community empowerment. Shemobilized organizational resources and drafted national legislation to protect water as a resource,engaged social scientists in her attempts to communicate with communities, and more recentlydeveloped community-based processes to map communities and their water use. Throughout herexperiences she learned that
Conference Session
Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
BRIGE grant), advancing problem based learning methodologies (NSF CCLI grant), assessing student learning, as well as understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education (NSF CAREER grant). Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability research, and K-12 engineering outreach.Eric Pappas, James Madison University ERIC PAPPAS is an associate professor in the School of Engineering and the Department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. Page 15.1082.1© American Society for Engineering
Conference Session
History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
and working collaboratively as • successfully enter careers in civil environment, professionals in a diverse, engineering, serve society, and • pursue further studies in their interdisciplinary environment, and pursue further studies in their profession to remain technically • successfully enter chosen careers in profession, and competent and advance their technical the medical device, health care, or • attain professional licensure. competencies, and biotechnology fields, and/or • attain professional licensure. graduate studies or professional
Conference Session
Design in BME Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
modeler) to create a solid 3-D model of that object made from polycarbonate. This gives the students an understanding of the trade-offs involved when designing a component for “printing” using a rapid prototyping device. It also provides students with experience in using rapid prototyping, a tool that they will use in subsequent classes, and likely in their future careers. B. BME Design and Manufacturing IIStudents typically take this course in the spring of junior year. Because this course is more labintensive than the above class, it is only offered in the spring. It is a two credit hour course withthe following objectives: ≠ To learn about modern design practices ≠ To learn about and use a variety of
Conference Session
Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gerry Marekova, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
in their curriculum that leads to academic career in engineering or engineeringtechnology. Two courses that students have in their senior year are transferable to Drexel, if theyare accepted to the AET program. The two courses are EET 102, Introduction to AET, and MET101, Manufacturing Materials. The courses follow the syllabi of the same freshman classestaught at Drexel. The books and other materials for those courses are the same as for thefreshmen students at Drexel University.Currently, the administration of AET Program at Drexel University is working on transferarticulation agreements with Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) and CommunityCollege of Philadelphia (CCP). Both colleges have successfully prepared students in the past
Conference Session
Project-based Education in Energy Courses
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Craig Somerton, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
: a. Student’s reason for participating on this project. b. Student’s skills and talents that he/she brings to the project. c. Student’s academic standing. d. Impact on student’s career and life.The two teams are given below: Fall Semester Team Brian Kunkel, William Hurles, and Bryce Thelen Spring Semester TeamNabeel Aslam, Kevin McPhail, Ryan McPhee, Brent Rowland, and Eric TingwallThe author took on the role of faculty advisor for both teams.The DesignFollowing the traditional design process, the first step was to develop a conciseproblem statement. After significant discussion with ATDC, the followingstatement was developed: The goal of this project is
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Hennington, Mississippi State University
, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and was the faculty advisor for MSU’s chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Her research is in medical microdevice diagnostics & dielectrophoresis.Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University Dr. Keisha B. Walters is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Clemson University in 1996 and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering
Conference Session
Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
AC 2010-2143: IMPROVING TECHNICAL WRITING AMONG ENGINEERINGAND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSPeilin Fu, National UniversityShekar Viswanathan, National University, San DiegoRonald Uhlig, National University, San DiegoHoward Evans, National University, San Diego Page 15.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Technical Writing among Engineering and Technology StudentsAbstractThe ability to communicate clearly and effectively is crucial to success in an engineering career.Good writing skills give students a competitive edge in job searches and career advances. It iswidely agreed in and out of academia that instruction in
Conference Session
Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
engineering principles with math and sciencecurriculum standards. Between meetings, teachers were encouraged to collaborate with thefaculty and fellow participants by e-mail, invite engineering faculty to their classrooms to serveas resource teachers and talk about careers in engineering, bring groups of students to campus fortours and activities, and prepare their students for engineering-based competitions.In the era of No Child Left Behind, school districts evaluate all professional developmentactivities on the extent to which they support the implementation of curriculum standards. Theproject team provided orientation for the engineering faculty on mathematics and sciencestandards and encouraged them to develop their institute sessions in
Conference Session
Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hugo Pirela, InterAmerican Development Bank; Gisela Coto Quintana, SINAES; Juan Luis Crespo Marino, Universidade da Coruna; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Miguel J. Escala, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions
International
Accreditation Process Steps – duration is approximately one yearfrom application to decisionThe assessment team proposed is composed of three members from academia and industry. The Page 15.334.12inclusion of representatives of both sectors is particularly important for a system that evaluatesthe quality of engineering careers and results in achieving the required expertise in theseprofessionals. One of the team members must be from the same country as the institution beingevaluated to ensure that the contextualization of the national situation and thus the objectivity inapplying the model to the realities of different countries.The proposal indicates
Conference Session
Best Zone Paper Competition
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Hunter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dwayne Henclewood, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mshadoni Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Angshuman Guin, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Council of Sections
table. The camp was very effective in increasing students’awareness of transportation engineering (means across both camps increased from 2.05 to 3.89),helping students understand how transportation engineering research relates to the real world(mean=4.63), and helping students understand career opportunities in transportation engineering(mean=3.95). This is also revealed in comments from the students: “The Georgia Tech campwas an excellent experience for me. Now I have a better understanding of what civil engineeringis. Now every time I’m at a traffic light, I will think about the engineers that work every day tomake this possible.” However, overall, the course was not as effective in encouraging students toconsider a career in transportation
Conference Session
Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
outsidetheir alma mater and are looking forward to acquiring new skills and degrees that will make themprofessionally more competitive. However, most students have entered graduate school directlyfrom their undergraduate semesters, armed with Bachelors degrees, but unhappy with the jobmarket and their career prospects.Just as their motives for being in this class are diverse so are the academic backgrounds of theCSE graduate students. Many students have undergraduate degrees in mathematics orengineering, whereas some have majored in biology, business, physics, and agricultural sciences. Page 15.301.6Their level of knowledge of statistics is also varied
Conference Session
High School Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
AC 2010-1121: THE ENACTED CURRICULUM: A VIDEO BASED ANALYSISAmy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Prevost is a graduate student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engineering and engineering education and biotechnology.Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Mitchell J. Nathan is Professor of Educational Psychology, Curriculum & Instruction, and Psychology, in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Chair of the Learning Sciences program. He is a research fellow at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Conference Session
Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
committingto purchasing initial production units once the new vehicle has successfully passed Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) certification testing. The project provides exposure to a very real industryapplication which is similar to what many of the students will face when entering their career fields,and will allow for practical application of project planning, design innovation, budgeting, working withindustry standards and government regulations, as well as manufacturing process planning andexecution. An industrial approach is being utilized for the design process which emphasizes use of severalautomotive industry best practices including Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Design FailureMode Effects and Analysis (DFMEA), as well as
Conference Session
Capstone Design Projects
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
to test the abilities students have gainedover their college careers and to provide a design experience that simulates real-worldengineering. An important factor in giving students a valuable Capstone Design experience isthe selection of an appropriate project. A good project for this purpose should have appropriatetechnical rigor and allow students to focus as much as possible on engineering design rather thanon logistical activities like fundraising. Further, the work done by students in the course shouldbe assessable, both for the purposes of accreditation and for assignment of grades. Additionally,the deadlines imposed must be appropriate, and evaluation criteria need to be established.One solution for many of the project planning
Conference Session
Mentoring First Year Students
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeremy Tartt, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
fly, run, walk, or drive home. There will be days where thestudent feels they cannot stand one more day in the residence halls, in the large lecture, with theirroommate, with their professors and teaching assistants, or their load of courses. These personaltransitions can consume a first year student’s thoughts if they are unable to seriously focus on Page 15.343.3why the university experience is important to their career goals. Insights from mentors can bevery helpful. There may be what appear to be insurmountable personal changes during the firstyear, and research on student persistence supports the importance of linking students
Conference Session
Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
also noted that the legacy cycle helped students to think differently about theircareer trajectories and to consider STEM fields they had not previously considered: Implementation of this legacy cycle in the classroom has had a profound impact on the student perspective of careers in science and engineering. I teach at a small, rural school...Opportunities for furthering education after high school are limited for these students as most of them come from low SES families and motivation to attend postsecondary schools is scarce. Opening the door with aspects of engineering and scientific inquiry has made students aware that there are more fields of study besides teaching, medicine and business
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
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
careers in the future." • "My most rewarding aspect throughout the quarter would have to be between the interactions with my fellow students, seeing our prototype actually prove its concept, and using knowledge from the year to accomplish our goals. After two quarters of limited student involvement, finally getting to work in a group setting for more than a week was extremely rewarding to me." • "I have learned how surprisingly hard it is to work as a team to come to a solution." • "Another way that the course has helped me grow is by forcing me to become a better leader by getting a group of four people to work together effectively on one goal." • "This project also helped better my understanding of
Conference Session
Culture, Society, and Co-op
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adrian Millward-Sadler, University of Applied Science, Graz; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Frank Newman, University of Graz
Tagged Divisions
Cooperative & Experiential Education
basic competence in the English language is a prerequisite for themodern automotive engineering graduate. This is not always the case at comparableinstitutions.While motivation for the course, even in the “difficult” subjects such as Mechanics, tends tobe high, very often students pose the question (usually in the first EFL lesson taught) if thereis not a way for them to accredit the course, as they consider other areas to be more central totheir study. Clearly, at this early stage of their academic career, the important role of theEnglish language has not yet become clear to them – as the language of communicationbetween international companies and also the language in which the majority of academicreports are written (and in the student’s own
Conference Session
Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University; Cheng-Zhong Xu, Wayne State University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
, Emergent, and Distributed Systems, the Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, and the Journal of Computers and Applications. He was a founding program cochair of the International Workshop on Security in Systems and Networks (SSN), a general co-chair of the IFIP 2006 International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC ’06), and a member of the program committees of numerous conferences. His research was supported in part by the US National Science Foundation, NASA, and Cray Research. He is a recipient of the Faculty Research Award of Wayne State University in 2000, the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2002, and the Career Development Chair Award in
Conference Session
New Learning Paradigms II
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Juyeon Yun, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University; Yoojung Chae, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
programs, where she coordinated student courses as well as parent information sessions. Her research interests include students' perceptions of their learning experience as and how to promote students' learning who show giftedness in the Engineering and Technology areas. Page 15.423.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of Parents’ Engineering Awareness Survey (PEAS) According to the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior FrameworkAbstractWith increased interest in promoting engineering as a field of study and career pathway to bothcollege and pre-college student, it is important to
Conference Session
Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Larry Bland, John Brown University
Tagged Divisions
International
AC 2010-1242: IMPACT OF CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY EXPERIENCES ONCULTURAL SENSITIVITY DEVELOPMENTLarry Bland, John Brown University Larry Bland is currently Chair, Division of Engineering and Construction Management and Associate Professor of Engineering at John Brown University. Dr. Bland has been at John Brown since 2002. Prior to his academic career, he spent over 30 years in industry. His industrial career moved from engineering to executive management with significant international experience. Since joining John Brown, Dr. Bland has been active in expanding undergraduate research opportunities for students and assessing university study abroad programs
Conference Session
Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
education through graduate study in engineering. This educationalmodel would be similar to that followed by those preparing for careers in law, medicine, andbusiness. In contrast, ABET’s EC2000 accreditation criteria allow a more moderate approachthat places greater emphasis on liberal education in the undergraduate engineering program.NAE’s E2020 reports occupy a middle ground, advocating for even greater curricular breadthand liberal education than ABET’s EC2000 accreditation criteria require but stopping short of acomplete restructuring of undergraduate engineering education. The Engineer of 2020, inparticular, presents the engineering education of the future as liberal education, stressing theroles of interdisciplinarity, communication
Conference Session
Learning by Doing
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology;and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growthand service.The Department mission statement includes educating and inspiring, which align along a set ofcommonly accepted educational taxonomies; that is, Bloom’s Taxonomy, which is based on theseminal work of the 1950’s educational committee chaired by Benjamin Bloom. The committeeestablished a set of taxonomies in three domains of learning: cognitive, affective andpsychomotor. The cognitive domain taxonomy is widely accepted in many fields and has beenidentified as, “arguably one of the most influential education monographs of the past halfcentury.”3 The taxonomies are a language