groups. This observation is consistent with national trends showing underrepresentation ofLatina/o populations in STEM disciplines.[1], [2] With this motivating background, a study hasbeen undertaken to explore the social, cultural, educational, and institutional factors affectingmatriculation of undergraduate Latina engineering students into graduate engineering programsand/or industry careers. A research team was formed with four members (co-authors of thispaper) from diverse backgrounds but a common commitment toward an asset-based approachthat avoids marginalizing individuals in the research design process and by selecting respectivemethods.[3] Results of these team discussions and decisions sought balance between variousphilosophical
, Engineering Professions, Quantitative Analysis, Cluster Analysis,Graduate Education, Career Paths1 IntroductionOne often neglected aspect of engineering education is career education. Along with theaccumulation of disciplinary knowledge and skills, students also develop an identity as anengineer [34]—a sense of “who I want to become” and “what I want to do”. Career choice isarguably one of the most important decisions students make as they navigate through theirengineering education. However, senior engineering students are often found unsure about orstruggling with career decisions [34]-[36]. Moreover, while engineering schools endeavor todiversify their educational offerings to meet students’ needs of pursuing various careertrajectories
. His research interests include graduate student mentorship, faculty development, mental health and well-being, teamwork and group dynamics, and the design of project-based learning classes.Dr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering education research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Design and Preliminary Results of a Survey to Explore Relationships
Paper ID #41854The Effects of COVID-19 on the Development of Expertise, Decision-Making,and Engineering IntuitionMadeline Roth, Bucknell University Madeline (Maddi) Roth is an undergraduate student with majors in Neuroscience and Psychology and a minor in Education.Miss Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University Joselyn Busato is an undergraduate student at Bucknell University, majoring in creative writing and biology.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. ˘ in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa
scoping literature review and our own preliminary explorations of thedata collected from Reddit prior to formal analysis have left us with questions - specifically, ifstudents aren’t primarily using grades to inform and develop their learning, how are they usinggrades they’ve received as well as the anticipation of upcoming grades as they navigate theireducation? In what ways do grades motivate students’ decision-making?Expectancy Value TheoryExpectancy Value Theory (EVT) is a well-known framework that can be used to explain aperson’s motivation. The theory was an outcome of an exploration made by psychologists onachievement motivation; it emerged as researchers found that various theories of motivation areinterconnected, such that a
’ personal, livedexperiences of their interactions with their faculty. In these interviews, we initially askedparticipants to narrate their life stories to give us further context and understanding of theirexperiences [14], consistent with the norms of unstructured interviews beginning with a singleplanned question [15]. We then focused more specifically on the interactions that participants hadwith faculty both inside and outside traditional class hours. In keeping with an unstructuredinterview style, we asked probing questions to uncover and further explore salient experiences ofstudent-faculty interaction. For example, after a participant offered their life story, we wouldmaybe focus on their chapters concerning their decision to major in
influence of cultural differences hasemerged as a prominent factor shaping their acculturation style. Curtin [12] and Glass [13] havereported that international students may have encountered more adverse experiences whencompared to their domestic students. Trice [14] explored the viewpoints of faculty members acrossfour academic departments—architecture, public health, mechanical engineering, and materialsscience and engineering—pertaining to international graduate students. A recurring observationamong faculty members was the challenge of English language proficiency. The temporaryresidence status of international students (i.e., F-1 visas), in contrast to that of domestic peers andother immigrant groups, may contribute to the different contexts
from the TRA,limiting their applicability to the RAA. Had the RAA been used, the investigation might havebeen able to better deconstruct the precise beliefs that comprise students’ attitudes andperceptions. For example, rather than survey items aimed at subjective norms and attitudes – themain constructs in the TRA [52], [53] – an RAA-based questionnaire would attempt to delineatebetween the many beliefs and factors pertinent to the doctoral process, like career goals,encouragement from family, friends, and faculty, and STEM identification [54].The scarcity of inquiries in engineering education research adopting the RAA may be attributedto its relative novelty or the frequent reuse of established behavioral theories within the
University Angela (Angie) Minichiello is a military veteran, licensed mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Systematized Literature Review on Problem−Solving in STEMEducation Exploring the Impact of Task Complexity on Cognitive Factors and Student EngagementAbstractThe profound
students overcome the common thematic challenges in graduate school,broadly categorized into subject matter learning, scholarly development, conflicting norms of challengeand support, conflicting academic and personal values, impostorism and belonging, and identity threats. Inthis study, we employ this conceptual framework as an a priori coding schema to help us understand howthese elements may manifest, or manifest differently, for very early-career graduate students, as a way tointerpret students’ perceptions on their transitions into and through graduate school. In this study, we areparticularly interested in how the challenges emerge in these first semesters, and how faculty (and byextension, departmental programming/support structures) may or
Engineering Education from Purdue University, a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Mexico. Rocio’s current efforts focus on engineering faculty and graduate student development, with particular emphasis on the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices.Dr. Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Adrienne Decker is a faculty member in the newly formed Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She has been studying computing education and teaching for over 15 years, and is interested in broadening participation, evaluating tDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly
program design andthe engineering profession more broadly (section 5).2.0 Background and MotivationIn Canada and many other countries, future engineers must complete an accreditedundergraduate program on their journey towards professional licensure [8]. Engineeringprograms must develop twelve graduate attributes in students, and lifelong learning is amongthem. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board graduate attribute definition for lifelonglearning is one’s “ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changingworld in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to theadvancement of knowledge” [9]. In the United States, the ABET outcome for lifelong learning is“an ability to acquire
, adding elements of convenience andsnowball sampling to the recruitment process. For the purpose of this study, the focus was placedon students who were frequent, dedicated users of Makerspaces, rather than casual users –ideally, these students were the most likely to have developed broad and deep skills associatedwith time spent in these spaces. Current industry professionals were recruited for interviews byconvenience, snowball, and criterion sampling utilizing existing contacts at the selectedMakerspace sites (typically faculty or staff formally connected to the spaces in an advisory oradministrative role). These contacts were requested to provide lists of recent graduates – alumniwho have since transitioned into professional roles – who were
Engineering Education at Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Teamwork Experiences in Collaborative Undergraduate Research (REU) Programs through Tuckman's Group Development TheoryAbstractBackground: Undergraduate Research Programs (URPs) provide students with opportunities toengage in authentic research experiences under the mentorship of faculty members. URPs areincreasingly recognized as an important component of undergraduate education, as they can helpstudents develop critical thinking skills, research skills, and teamwork skills. A notable initiativein this regard is the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) which
EthicsIntroductionIt is well accepted by both engineering education practitioners and researchers that developingethical engineers is critical for preparing engineering students to meet the obligations ofprofessional practice upon entering the workforce. Yet despite changing society contexts, and inan era where active changes are being seen in post-secondary engineering students (e.g., Sottileet al., 2021; Sottile, Cruz, & McLain, 2022) engineering ethics education largely looks the sameas it did a generation ago. This paper re-examines the question of engineering ethics educationwith an eye towards evaluating how students and faculty respond to relatively modernengineering ethical situations.Literature ReviewA Case for Case StudiesAs Martin, Conlon, and
activity systems approach [17] to problematize this understanding ofstudent and faculty resistance to reform pedagogy. It builds on previous work in our group in whichan activity systems lens has been used to understand student participation in clubs [18], rote versusconceptual learning [19], and an instructional reform initiative [20]. In the present study, weinterview eight members of the faculty and student activity systems encompassing twoconcurrently-required core courses within an engineering department at a research university andcharacterize participants’ understanding of these systems. In our analysis, we find that bothstudents and faculty share two objects which are in contradiction. One object, transactionalschooling, aligns with the
studentsperceive to be most responsible for their build-up of social capital, as well as how the resultingsocial capital influenced school and/or career decisions in CS. With an understanding of CSSI’simpact on students’ persistence in CS, our findings will inform the design of future CS supportprograms such that they encourage and build social capital and persistence amongunderrepresented students in the field, ultimately working towards greater diversity in CS.Background A. Persistence in CSPersistence refers to an individual’s commitment (whether intended or realized) to stay in a field.Its study is motivated by the substantial opportunity cost that results when undergraduatestudents leave the field [26] and CS’ highest attrition rates among Science
on a qualitative study that explores the uniqueundergraduate engineering experiences of engineers who identify as Central Appalachian. Thisstudy employed interviews to collect data on how engineering students of Central Appalachiadevelop interests, make choices, and achieve success in their academic and career experiences. Interms of engineering education access and job opportunities, the inhabitants of CentralAppalachia have historically faced a unique set of challenges. However, this study took an asset-based approach to understand the unique cultural capital these students hold. The primary goal of this study was to understand the experiences of engineers who grewup in the Central Appalachia region, navigated undergraduate
choice, involvement, retention,graduation, and even post-graduation outcomes [3-4]. These studies have explored sense ofbelonging both as an antecedent to important socio-academic outcomes, as well as an outcome ofstudents’ socio-academic experiences within the college community [5-7].Existing research often examines college students’ sense of belonging as a global construct,positioning students to respond about their sense of belonging to institutions, disciplines, ordepartments [8-9]. However, recent research suggests that students’ development of sense ofbelonging may differ across contexts in the university community [7, 10]. Thus, how one’s senseof belonging in one space on campus (e.g. a classroom) may not be indicative of their sense
spaces, having analter in the field who shares the same gender identity is an uncommon and welcomeexperience for nonbinary students. Zayn developed a close relationship with the nonbinaryprofessor based on their shared nonbinary identity. When asked to describe their relationship,Zayn recalled that they, “love talking with [the nonbinary professor]” and that they “havebonded and would consider [themselves] friends.”Zayn also emphasized the advantages of having a nonbinary faculty member, a person in a placeof authority and respect, and the mirroring support they provided to each other: Also, it’s nice because it is hard for me to correct people about my pronouns, but it’s easy for me to correct people about other people’s pronouns. So
interventions that measurably enhance students’ skills and competencies. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-4322Dr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor – Engineering Education in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas - Austin, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering from India. Dr. Shekhar also holds a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant
/as/xs,researchers have drawn upon studies conducted by and for Latinos/as/xs to challenge theprevailing White narrative of American exceptionalism in engineering education [11, 12].Borderlands scholarship, exemplified by the works of Gloria Anzaldúa [13-16], encouragesresearchers to explore how sociopolitical forces serve as the backdrop to current issues whereoppression is still present. Employing a Borderlands theoretical lens, engineering educationresearch has the potential to expose the origins of sociopolitical forces and analyze theirimpact on students' lived realities, revealing the interconnectedness of the political, personal,and educational spheres they inhabit.In this paper, the concept of Nepantla, a stage within Anzaldúa's
, an estimated 40% of women who earn engineering degrees either quit early in theircareers or never enter the engineering profession altogether [5]. Among underrepresentedminorities (URMs), leaks in the pipeline are equally dismal. In STEM, an estimated 37% ofLatinx and 40% of Black students switch majors as undergraduates, compared with 29% of whitestudents. Latinx and Black STEM students also drop out of college altogether far more often thanwhite STEM students; while only 13% of white students majoring in STEM disciplines drop out,20% and 26% of Latinx and Black students do so respectively [6].At the time in their career trajectory when women and URMs are enrolled in engineeringprograms in college, faculty and other instructors have a
educationalinstitutions [1], [12]. For example, in Adams and colleagues’ workshops, storytelling providedemerging engineering educators with the access to a community of practice, knowledge, andopportunities to co-construct community and faculty practices [1]. Unfortunately, this resourceremains largely untapped. Although change initiatives emphasize the significance of engagingvarious stakeholders, most approaches to change are conducted for and then imposed uponstudents, rather than supporting co-creation and student-led leadership [13]. This WIP papertakes a proactive approach to amplify the role of students in telling their own stories as part ofthe research on an institutional change project that is focusing on elevating student voices. Assuch, we use
. Jacqueline O’Connor, Pennsylvania State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing research identity: Experiences and influences leading to undergraduate students’ growth as researchersAbstract The purpose of this research full paper is to examine the development of undergraduatestudents’ research identity during a summer undergraduate research experience. Identitydevelopment through socialization experiences is crucial for students to explore future careerpaths, especially in careers that require research-focused graduate degrees. However, literature islimited on how effective socialization occurs for research and future research-related careers. Thispaper follows
Paper ID #44078Engineering Learning among Black and Latinx/e/a/o Students: ConsideringLanguage and Culture to Reengineer Learning EnvironmentsDr. Greses Perez, Tufts University Greses P´ rez is the McDonnell Family Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in the Civil and e Environmental Engineering Department at Tufts University with secondary appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Education. She received her Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design with a focus on Engineering Education from Stanford University. As an Afro-Latina engineer and learning scientist, she has dedicated her career
task is encapsulated by ABET Criterion 5 which states that an effective team includes“members [who] together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment,establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” (2023). For the most part, this education inpractice consists of combining students into groups and letting them explore teamwork dynamicsthrough self-determination (i.e., figuring it out as they go). This sort of situational, experientialeducation mimics to some extent what happens in the engineering workplace, where individualswith unique skill sets are tasked with working together to achieve a common goal. However, theoutcomes of this educational approach can be highly variable, resulting in students who have
International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #42511 ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018. He is serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (JEET). He is interested in conducting engineering education research, and his interests include student retention in online and in-person engineering courses/programs, data mining and learning analytics in engineering education, broadening student participation in engineering, faculty preparedness in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of
linearproblems. “So, what we have here is a two-dimensional integer program, [it is] two dimensional because we have X one and X two, two decision variables, and an integer because of this constraint that we have here…in fact, we also have that they are positive integers. And so, what we did here is we said, “Ok, so it’s a maximization problem, so we’re going to try and solve it using the techniques that we know how to use, and the problems that we know how to solve are linear problems.” (Optimization and Data Analytics subfield, IE faculty)A final example of how “Foundational Technical Knowledge” appeared across all required IEcourses was observed in a course taken by IE students nearing graduation. In this
aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a B.S.E. in civil engineering from Case Western Reserve University, both in the areas of structural engineering and solid mechanics.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. His lab’s design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Their current projects include studying and designing classroom