Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Joseph M. Nowakowski, Muskingum University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

as a time series requires that certain limitation be kept in mind. Over time,there are changes in occupational classifications – for example, in 1997 and 1998 electrical andelectronic engineers were considered a single sub discipline, but in 1999 and thereafter they weretreated separately. The surveys designed to collect employment data may be treated differentlyby employers, who may classify employees in the same occupation differently. Finally, the OESdata are collected as averages across time periods, a methodology that may not reveal suddenchanges very quickly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics acknowledges the limitations of the data inthe OES, and suggests that conclusions drawn from survey data be viewed with caution. With

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2751: TEACHER TRAINING AND STEM STUDENT OUTCOME:LINKING TEACHER INTERVENTION TO STUDENTS’ SUCCESS IN STEMMIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSESGisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is an associate professor in the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. She has expertise in engineering education, precollege engineering and in assessment and measurement. Page 22.1370.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teacher Training and STEM Student Outcome: Linking Teacher