subtest B thatboth subtests of the TMCT will demonstrate sufficient reliability. Future work with the TMCTwill include using the instrument among sighted populations to measure gains in spatial ability asthe result of tactile spatial interventions. In order to ensure quality of results from this study,future projects will include replicating the study with both lighting formats. Such a study willhelp narrow down possible reasons for the difference in test reliability between groups.Further use of the TMCT among sighted engineering students will include a qualitative study todetermine what strategies sighted individuals employ when solving spatial tasks on the TMCT.Results from this work may be able to better inform educators of the tactile
Identification, and Value Creation into Problem-basedLearning Modules with Examples and Assessment Specific to Fluid Mechanics,” Proceedings ofthe 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.[17] L. Liu, J. Mynderse, A. Gerhart, and S. Arslan, “Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset inthe Junior and Senior Mechanical Engineering Curriculum with a Multi-Course Problem-basedLearning Experience,” Proceedings of the 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,El Paso, TX, October 2015.[18] A.L. Gerhart, D.D. Carpenter, and R.W. Fletcher, “Developing Design and ProfessionalSkills through Project-based Learning focused on the Grand Challenges for Engineering,”Proceedings of the International Symposium on Project Approaches in
inengineering education at HSIs. The findings are expected to provide guidance for furtherresearch, inform policy decisions, and help shape practices that lead to a more inclusive andsupportive engineering educational environment. Specifically, we offer implications to betterserve Latinx and BIPOC engineering students and their communities at HSIs. MethodsTo better understand the implications from existing literature for engineering faculty membersand administrators at HSIs, we conducted a systematic review of literature on engineeringeducation at HSIs. This paper is part of a larger project for which we collected article data thataddressed STEM undergraduate education at HSIs. With specific inclusion
Activities for the 27,404 2017 Classroom and Outreach A Comparison of Network Simulation and Emulation 9,760 2016 Virtualization Tools A Taste of Python – Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms 6,233 2015 Design of a Bluetooth-Enabled Wireless Pulse Oximeter 5,644 2019 Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using 5,558 2016 Arduino A Real-time Attendance System Using Deep-learning Face 5,225 2020 Recognition STEM Outreach: Assessing Computational Thinking and 4,288 2017 Problem Solving A Methodology for Automated Facial
role in student problem solving approaches, then how will students solve real lifeengineering problems outside of this context? Many researchers have studied students’ ability tosolve real-world problems with bleak conclusions [5], [25], [26]. Additionally, there has beensignificant and inspiring work to understand how students may learn better from open-endedproblems [27], [28] and project-based courses [29], but significant barriers prevent theirwidespread adoption [6], [7], [16], [28]. There has been little research that digs into thepeculiarities of the status quo and even less that suggests a direction for piecemeal progress.Describing student behavior and contextualizing practices that might otherwise be chalked up tomisconceptions or
system and novel meaningful use implementations through the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, experiential learning approaches, and first year curriculum. Dr. Feldman is one of the lead instructors for Introduction to Engineering courses, with enrollments in the hundreds each fall. His research and teaching interests, in addition to first year engineering, include telemedicine, health informatics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and
-based learning as a classroom model for learning.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section 2 provides a brief review ofbadge-based course literature. Section 3 describes the badge-based course in terms of the badges,assessment, and deliverables including the changes we made to the overall structure of the course.Section 4 provides summative results of the course in a longitudinal review over the time it hasbeen run. Section 5 discusses our experience with a badge-based course, and the modifications wehave tried, and Section 6 concludes the paper.2 BackgroundBadge-based learning hinges on ideas of project-based learning [2], experiential learning [3], andformative assessment [4], [5] among others. Since we last reviewed
the Summer Academy ensure ongoing guidance and feedback.Certification: • Upon completing the program, fellows receive a certificate from a nationally recognized organization, affirming their participation and achievement in this innovative educational initiative.This structured approach to implementing the project ensures a blend of rigor and engagingcontent aimed at fostering interest in STEM fields among younger students. Throughprofessional development activities and expert-led workshops, graduate students are equipped todeliver high-quality educational experiences, contributing to the broader goal of promotingSTEM education.2.4. Sample Program Descriptions developed and created by graduate students.The initial Cohort in
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) 3) Build the VLEs 4) Collect Feedback and Modify VLEs( Test and Validate the VLE content) 5) Perform Learning Interactions and Assess Learning outcomes. Figure 1 c: The main phases in the creation of the VLEs and the assessment tasks (from [29]).The project team includes the instructor (or knowledge source), the software engineering team(who designs and builds the VLEs) and an educational assessment expert. In the first phase, theinstructor identifies the learning objectives specific to the students in the course. Subsequently, acollaborative team of experts, VLE designers, and education assessment specialists design anddevelop the VLE under the supervision of the instructor in phases 2, 3
Paper ID #43009Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Motivations: An Early-StageAnalysisRibhav Galhotra, Nanyang Technological University Ribhav Galhotra is a senior undergraduate pursuing a double degree in Aerospace Engineering and Economics at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is working on research projects relating to undergraduate engineering education as part of Dr. Yeter’s research team. With a keen interest in aerospace technologies and education, Ribhav has a strong inclination to enhance the education systems for the development of future engineers.Panting Yu, The University of
courses, citing factorssuch as large class enrollments and insufficient time for providing meaningful feedback to thestudents. The survey’s respondents also did not value professional development workshops orguidance from writing consultants as desired resources. Instead, the consensus suggests thatinstructors generally comprehend the reasons and methods for integrating writing into theircourses. They seek additional support and resources, such as teaching assistants, handouts, andrubrics, to effectively implement their ideas [10].An NSF-funded project conducted by a collaborative team with both engineering and Englishprofessors produced engineering lab writing instructional guides, or the guides, developed forinstructors and undergraduates to
, professional engineeringsocieties, industry and academia have implemented many strategies at the pre-college level toattract, motivate, stimulate, and educate students in STEM fields. When applied effectively thesestrategies can produce positive results in addressing the overall deficit problem. Among manyestablished initiatives, effective recruitment tools for STEM majors include: K-12 schooloutreach, university open house, maker spaces, hands-on career focused workshops,competitions and demonstration, and summer camps [10]. Pingen and Pingen [11] utilizedPrintLab as STEM outreach and engaged 5th -12th grade students applying the engineering designmethod to meaningful projects. Another study showed that holding STEM focused open housesand workshops
social context within the learningenvironment. This entails encouraging learners to connect and collaborate with peers, be itthrough formal avenues such as group projects or mentoring programs [10].Figure 1: The 3Cs Framework [13].The emphasis on connection in social learning highlights the importance of instructors not onlyfacilitating student interaction during traditional lectures or lab sessions but also fostering onlineactivities [15]. Instructors should establish a mentorship environment within the classroom,encouraging students to learn not only from the instructors but also from each other. Thisreciprocal learning benefits both students and mentors through reinforced learning. Thisdeliberate shift in strategy aims to broaden access to
to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Dr. Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Natasha Andrade is a Senior Lecturer and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in
as a function of government response time and themagnitude of resource allocations.A survey was created to assess students’ basic understanding of social justice associated withenvironmental disasters. A list of primary research articles were compiled covering a range oftopics including environmental disasters (e.g., hurricanes Maria and Irma), hazardous spills (e.g.,East Palestine), and poor decision-making (e.g., Flint water crisis). Students working in groupswere asked to read different articles from the list, select one disaster, research the event further,and either give a PowerPoint presentation or write a report. A post-project survey and a reflectionpaper were administered at the end of the module. In both the engineering and
first and second year-specific Complete six-hour Serve as an EPAL for at EPALs, additionalcriteria synchronous training; least two semesters. responsibilities (planning Participate in training to events, scheduling, serving as develop, communication, points of contact for projects). active listening, leadership & soft skills; Observe EPAL sessions Serve as an EPAL by volunteering to be a peer adviser, staffing events and making classroom presentations.Additional Complete BUILD Training Prior completion of EPALs
to transition into a new field [9]. Therefore,rather than switching undergraduate majors from chemistry to chemical engineering, a morenatural choice would be pursuing a graduate degree in engineering to maximize earning potentialand employment opportunities.According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers [10], a master’s degree canlead to a 20% increase in earnings compared to a bachelor’s degree. The national median salary,national projected growth rate, and state mean annual salary estimates for mechanical, electrical,biomedical, and computer engineering are given in Table 1 below. All engineering majors have aprojected growth rate higher than the national average of 3%, indicating a healthy demand fordegreed engineers
project that primarilyfocused on two specific groups of students within graduate engineering education. One group isdenoted as Returners, who are defined within this study as those students who have completedtheir undergraduate degrees five or more years before returning to obtain a master’s inengineering. They may have completed other training or another master’s but have waited thislength of time before enrolling in a graduate engineering program. Direct Pathway students arethose who have elected to enroll in graduate school for a master’s in engineering or who havecompleted a joint bachelor/master program concurrent to or less than five years from when theycompleted their undergraduate degree.Research QuestionsThe focus of the overarching
surveys. We chose a significance level of 0.05 for all comparisons.Paired t-tests were performed on results in each Likert-scale question from pre- vs. post-surveyand pre- vs. one-month post-survey. Holm-Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons wereperformed in analysis of data involving the one-month post-survey. Python 3.11 was used toimplement the statistical routines and create the illustrations. Our IRB approved our project as anexempt study (IRB #2030008-2).ResultsThe demographics of student participants who responded to our post and one-month post-surveysare included in Table 1, which comprises of the data set that we analyzed in this study.Table 1. Demographics of responding students in the post-intervention survey (post-survey, 20
thematerial and gives them the chance to practise and develop critical thinking, communication,and teamwork skills. This study project involved two classes of UG students. The POGIL wasintroduced for only one batch which consists 48 students. The other batch is taught using theconventional approach. In this study, the learners' performance was evaluated and data wasgathered from them via a questionnaire. Based on the data collected, the efficacy of the POGILis evaluated through comparative analysis using statistical test. The comparative analysisshows that students who exposed to POGIL had significantly higher mean scores inengagement than students exposed to traditional instruction. The result indicatesnotable distinctions in
. ● We were just introducing the first concepts of programming (variables, etc). 4 ● We hadn't done any "Computing in the World" readings, reflections, or discussions yet. ● Since then we also did bigger assignments like the "Solar Panel Project" or the "MBTA/Transit Project". ● We've done a lot of data manipulation, analysis, visualization, and interpretation. For this assignment, please reflect on: ● How do you NOW feel about the "Are We Automating Racism?" video? ● Do you have remaining questions about the content? ● Thinking back to "you in Week 02," are your perspectives the
engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179Ms. Danilo Alberto Gomez Correa, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile Danilo G´omez is an assistant professor at the School of Engineering at the Andr´es Bello University in Concepci´on, Chile. He has a Master’s degree in applied statistics and Industrial engineering. In addition, Danilo has certifications in data science, machine learning, and big data. In his role as a teacher, Danilo specializes in teaching industrial engineering students and carries out academic management activities. His main research areas can be reviewed at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8735-7832
may pose a challengefor newly employed engineers, construction team members, and workers due to the significantcontrast in environment compared to academia. Furthermore, miscommunication arising fromthis diversity can lead to project delays and diminished work quality [11]. It has been suggestedthat four common reasons lead construction workers to avoid seeking help: “Shame and Stigma”,Fear of Judgment by Peers”, “Fear of Negative Job Consequences”, and “Uncertainty about Howto Access Care” [12]. Therefore, there is a pressing need for future engineers in this field todevelop their skills in effectively communicating with workers. Following our Work in Progress (WIP) study, which was the initial step in addressing theimportance of need
development cycle provided the framework to stage activities in asequence that supported the development of students’ fundamental understanding ofprogramming adjusted to their previous experiences, which segued to engagement in inquirythrough engineering design to build new programming and engineering skills. The engineeringdesign projects, micro:bit pet and technical design challenge, were framed using the StanfordDesign Model [17]. During these activities, students completed a full design thinkingdevelopment cycle to develop products based on other user feedback.To research the short-term and long-term impacts of the GGEE summer programs on students, astudy was designed to collect pre-, post-, and daily surveys during participation in the
marginalized groups [6]. Engineering isone of the fastest growing career paths in the United States and will require the appropriateeducation of a diverse population to fulfill those needs [7]. As the U.S. population keepsdiversifying [8], it is critical we ensure that students from different backgrounds have the supportthey need to transition to a successful path in engineering and other STEM areas.ContextThis evidence-based innovation project is taking place at the University at Buffalo, where thefirst-year engineering seminar EAS199: Engineering Principles takes place. The inception of thecourse re-design was previously reported [11] with the intention of enhancing retention ofstudents at the first year. The overall goal is to provide a better
Paper ID #43309Board 181: Work in Progress: Language-based Dual Degree EngineeringProgram: Increasing Women in Engineering?Dr. Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia Dr. Rodriguez serves as the industry capstone project coordinator for the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He is a faculty member of the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering.David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia I am an atmospheric scientist with a background in agriculture, astrophysics, and applied statistics that turned up in an engineering program. My major engineering education
item difficulty can belargely confirmed by empirical evidence and only one programming task potentially favored themen group (i.e., the dominant student population in CS education) as opposed to the non-mengroup. Time spent on task analysis and efforts spent on code review, code revision or debugginghave positive relations to programming proficiency. We are also developing a pipeline to extractmeaningful process features from the keystroke logs. We plan to present analyses results at theconference as they become available in the near future.DiscussionIn summary, this project aims to advance our understanding of the cognitive processes underlyingprogramming and inform ways to better teach, learn, and assess programming skills for alllearners
: movedeadlines back, rolling deadlines, and dropped assignments.01/17/2024, #5 “UDL & Accessibility Highlights from Fall 2023”For the first week of the spring semester, we highlighted the topics covered over the previousfour nuggets: Flexible Deadlines, Recorded Lectures, Use of Captions, and ClassTranscribeand I-Note tools.01/27/2024, #6 “Survey”We requested feedback from our subscribers on their experience with the nuggets.01/28/2024, “Campus Newsletter”The weekly campus newsletter ran an announcement about our subscription-based UDLnuggets. It highlighted our research project, linked to our subscription sign-up page, and ourresearch website.01/30/2024, #7 “Use Onboarding Forms to Understand Your Students Needs”We provided an example of a semester
project, which is funded by European Unions (1M $ European Union & 7 Iranian Universities) which focus on TEL and students as well as professors’ adoption of technology(modern Education technology). Moreover, I cooperated with Dr. Taheri to write the ”R application in Engineering statistics” (an attachment of his new book ”Engineering probability and statistics.”)Ben Van Dusen, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyJayson Nissen ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Computer Adaptive Testing in LASSO platform for classroom assessment and self- assessmentJason W. Morphew1, Amirreza Mehrabi1, Ben Van Dusen2, Jayson Nissen3, & Hua Hua Chang4
approaches such as project-based learning and flipped classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024An Exploratory Analysis of an Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum using Bernstein’s Instructional DiscourseAbstractThis paper analyzes the undergraduate electrical engineering technology curriculum at anengineering technology college at a private R2 (based on Carnegie Classification) university inthe USA. The purpose of this analysis is to identify key elements of the curriculum being studiedincluding selection, sequencing, pacing of the course content, and evaluation criteria. Data forthis work include the undergraduate plan of study, course outlines, and course syllabi for