Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University, Band and Orchestra Department; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation Page 24.302.1 of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

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First-Year Programs

strategies including inquiry-based learning, case-based teaching, problem-based learning,project-based learning, collaborative learning, and integrated curricula are described below.Inquiry-based learning is based on the investigation scientific or engineering questions,scenarios or problems. Those ‘inquiring’ will identify and research issues and questions todevelop their STEM knowledge or solutions, guided by an instructor. Inquiry-based learningactivities are designed for students to investigate, apply prior knowledge, examine, broadenconceptual knowledge, and to assess the growth of developing new knowledge.36,37,38,39 Inquiry-based learning is most effective when students are able to make a connection between theirlearning and real life