Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of Engineers per 10,000 inhabitants in some OECD Countries in 2011 .However, this scenario may change in a few more years due to the increasing numbers ofBrazilian engineering undergraduate students lately, where in 2012 this number had asignificantly percentage of growth probably due to recent Brazilian educational policieschanges46. And the number of masters‟ degrees and PhDs graduated in all field areas byBrazilian universities has more than quadrupled in the last 15 years, jumping from 13,219 in1996 to 55,047 in 201111. Figure 2 shows the evolution of doctoral and master‟s degrees inengineering from 2001 to 2011. Nevertheless, this growth was not enough to place Brazilamong countries with large contribution to engineering research yet

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

using a qualitative approach findings are able to emerge from the dataand not be restricted to pre-determined categories or themes. In this way we did not limit ourresearch analysis or findings to “fit” prior work conducted in different settings.MethodThis study is part of a larger project researching barriers to engineering as a career choice forAppalachian youth. The project used an exploratory qualitative methodology and employed in-person semi-structured interviews and maximum variation sampling32. In this section wedescribe the data collection, participant characteristics, and qualitative analysis (coding) used toanswer the research questions: What role(s) does interest play in engineering career choices ofAppalachian students? How do such

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8680Changes in Elementary Students’ Engineering Knowledge Over Two Yearsof Integrated Science Instruction (Research to Practice) Strand: Engineeringacross the K-12 curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sci-ence, and the Common CoreMariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mariana Tafur is a Ph.D. candidate and a graduate assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a M.S., education, Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia; and a B.S., electrical engineering, Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia. She is a 2010 Fulbright Fellow. Her research interests include

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

quite often a stumbling block for many students intheir learning. Many students are not prepared for college level classes, particularly inmathematics [1, 2, 3, 4]. Point in case, one study evaluated true college-level freshmen andsophomore students entering into STEM disciplines on their knowledge of high school mathbecause it was noticed that they struggle with basic mathematical concepts that are covered atthe high school level. Two major conclusions stemmed from the research: one, studentsspecifically struggle with seven particular high school topics [5], and two, students who takemore mathematics classes, whether at the high school or collegiate level, are apt to performbetter in math and engineering classes [2, 5]. Expounding upon the