and focused on attaining their degree for specific lifegoals. However the lack of difference amongst the groups when examining epistemologicalbeliefs illustrates the need for faculty to advance the students’ level of certainty, simplicity, andsource of knowledge and justification for knowing to be common across all students,independent of their academic level, age, or prior military experience.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University underthe Internal Grant. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Embry-RiddleAeronautical University.References1. Arnett, J.J. (2000
connected to infra-red drivers, andall network-node drivers were aimed at a reflective surface. Each network node also had aninfra-red receiver aimed at the same reflective surface. The infra-red receivers providedelectrical signals as receive-signal inputs to the nodes. Having wireless optical signals made theproject a bit more interesting to some students. However, the network-node implementationswere otherwise the same as they would have been with an electrical bus. It was decided that theadditional complexity and logistical difficulties in setting up the wireless optical networkoutweighed the positive aspects of having implemented a wireless network.Message transmission format: Each transmission for the message-exchange course
given the recent increase in nationwide outreachprograms designed to introduce women and racial/ethnic minorities to opportunities in STEMfields. However, the distribution of engineering degrees awarded across racial/ethnic groups isnot reflective of the current demographic shift in the United States. According to the U.S.Census Bureau, 14 out of 50 states in our country have already shifted to majority minoritypopulations with New Mexico, California, and Texas at the top of the list.7 Since 2005,Hispanics have exceeded more than 20 percent of students enrolled in the K-12 educationsystem,8 yet they earned only 10 percent of the engineering degrees awarded in 2007.9Racial/ethnic minorities continue to be an untapped pool of prospective STEM
. Page 24.106.5 4 1. Explore prior knowledge related to engineering and relationships between domains, 2. Develop basic knowledge of engineering, 3. Engage in cooperative engineering design activity, and 4. Reflect on activity as both learners and STEM educators (p.3).The only component Donna (2012) included that we did not was the formal development ofprofessional learning communities after PD concludes. While this took place informally in ourstudy due to the statewide AMSTI model, it was not a formal part of the design. Yoon, Diefes-Dux, and Strobel (2013) determined that engineering teacher professionaldevelopment
) > Thinking (N=14)** (MBTI; p = 0.114, MWp = .046)Machining Analysis Spring 32.41** Extrovert (N=10) > Introvert (N=8)* UoP 20 65.9 87.3 (MBTI; p = 0.034, MWp = .055)during Chip Formation 2013 (p < 0.001) Active (N=14) > Reflective
Page 24.138.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Adopting the BOK2 Student Outcomes: A Six Year RetrospectiveAbstractIn 2008, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) published the Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge, Second Edition (BOK2), reflecting ASCE’s vision of the skills and knowledgethe next generation of civil engineers must acquire. The Department of Civil Engineering atLawrence Technological University adopted the BOK2 that same year as part of its regularprogram review process. Faculty engaged in extensive debate on the prudence of adopting anew, more complex standard just two years before the ABET accreditation visit in 2010.However, the Department’s commitment to
survey software called Qualtrics15. The survey instrumentincludes Likert-type (aka Likert Scale or rating scale), Yes/No (dichotomous), multiple choice,open-ended and demographic questions.The survey follows the postal questionnaire method16 that involves sending questionnaires to alarge sample of people located in a wide geographical area and who do not have any previouscontact with the authors. The response rate is usually as low as 20%. Thus, the survey was sentto 266 design educators of 89 of the top 100 Graduate Mechanical Engineering programs (withABET accredited undergraduate programs) in the US to ensure that the demographic profile ofrespondents reflect the design faculty population in the nation. The design faculty included aDean, Full
micro-battery to their output of their charging circuitand measure the charging of the battery over time using a multimeter. Students are asked tocharge the battery for 30 minutes, stopping every five minutes to remove the battery and measureits charge. At the end of the projects students individually write a reflection memo.MATLAB Signal Analyzer DesignThe sound card analyzer is a simple MATLAB program with a graphical user interface. TheMATLAB code (.m and .fig files) are available on the project website.5 The initial screen thatopens is shown in Figure 1. It is organized into three sections based on the steps users shouldfollow. The first section (“1. Select Source”) allows users to choose the signal to analyze. Anew signal can be recorded
first step in understanding the current job market.Our results are somewhat consistent with Borrego’s4 survey of Engineering Deans. Her surveyresults indicated that engineering education graduates would encounter negative perceptions oftheir degree’s rigor. This negative perception is strongly reflected in Factor 2 where participantsagreed with the statement that those with discipline-specific degrees view engineering educationdegrees as less rigorous and more in line with “teacher training.” Our survey of engineeringeducation degree holders finds that negative perceptions of rigor still exist seven years afterBorrego surveyed engineering deans. This view may also be reflected in the low number ofparticipants holding tenure track positions. If
pedagogical approach, CE most strongly is connected to service-learning (S-L). ThoughFurco (2003) stated that at least two hundred different definitions of service-learning have beenpublished, the distinguishing factor of between S-L and community-service is that S-L isintentionally designed to meet learning (often academic) objectives. Other components commonin service-learning definitions include 1) the need for student reflection on the value of the effort,2) the connection and integration of the effort with the community, and 3) the attainment byparticipants of the desirable outcome of civic or social responsibility.The benefits of CE projects are well documented in the literature13, 27. A longitudinal study on
Engineering Department at Mississippi StateUniversity. The paper discusses the rationale for the course, the course description, the gradingprocedures, and survey-based course assessments. The surveys showed that the students’reaction to the class was very positive. The impact of this course was evident in students learningoutcomes that were published online on ICME Wiki. The majority of the students were awardedthe top grade for the class, reflecting their performance, interest and effort.IntroductionIntegrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is an emerging discipline that aims tointegrate computational material science tools into a holistic system than can accelerate materialsdevelopment, transform engineering design optimization, and
: Content Area: Sixth Grade JHR Elementary Technology/ Computer ScienceMr. Jimmy LaraUnit of Study: Sessions: See Appendix Time Frame (Period):Computational Thinking 1. Planning: Defining computational design processes Fall Semester 2. Reflecting: Design Notebook question Date(s) of Instruction: 3.Connecting: My favorite song August- September
for chondrogenicdifferentiation and whether these reflect the existence of origin-specific biological signatures. Students will design their experimental inquiries to determine how culture conditions altercell differentiation. Teams of 2-3 students will independently design and execute studies to testhow the following influences the formation of differentiated chondrocytes: 1) undifferentiatedcell types, and 2) addition of growth factors (e.g, transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) family,bone morphogenic protein (BMP) family, basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), insulin-likegrowth factor-1, IGF-1). Students will assay cell viability, cell number and differentiation. Eachstudent team will assay differentiation by one of the following 1
―enhancement of student learning by means of reflection, analysis, anddiplomatic criticism‖. Other benefits include the increased amount of more immediatefeedback12 and the potential of extending learning to a public domain13. More recently, online peer review has become popular. DiGiovanni and Nagaswami14conducted a study on online peer review in two English-as-Second-Language classes andobserved that ―when our students were online, they remained on task and focused‖.According to DiGiovanni and Nagaswami, other advantages, compared to face-to-face peerreview, include closer monitoring of student interaction and independence on students’memory to revise draft based on peer feedback. Effects are not only seen in writing classes;Tseng and Tsai15, in
5.Correlations among the self-efficacy scale scores are generally moderate to high, ranging from .4to .6, which corresponds to 15 to 35 percent shared variance. A factor analysis was conductedacross administrations and scales (including Week 1) to determine the factor structure (Tables 2& 3); the solution was restricted to two factors. This method of data reduction is done to seekunderlying unobservable (latent) variables that are reflected in the observed administrations. Asseen in Table 2, the two factors selected had eigenvalues of 1.00 or greater. This approach is thedefault in most statistical programs, such as SPPS (the program used in the analysis of ourstudy), where eigenvalues are used to condense the variance in a correlation
stormwater plans generally include guidance for selecting, designing, and maintainingBMPs. Where a BMP is a structural or managerial practices used to meet NPDES requirementsby reducing stormwater pollutant loads and volumes7-8. BMP design guidance reflects generallyaccepted engineering practices and is customization for the specific regional conditionsincluding; pollutant concerns, terrain, hydrology, issues with receiving waters, and siteconditions9-10. The addition of a new or the modification of an existing BMP requires a study todemonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed BMP for meeting NPDES permit requirements.Such a study involves developing a quality assurance project plan (QAPP), that is approved bythe EPA and generally describes the
particular events) and reflective notes(researcher’s personal thoughts, speculations, problems, ideas, hunches, impressions, andprejudices). The interview protocol contained a brief script explaining the purpose of the study tothe interviewee. There were standard procedures for the interviewer to maintain consistencyincluding an ice breaker question followed by five to six open-ended questions, and a questionlike, “Who can I talk to about some of the questions I’ve asked you today? ” Because of theinductive nature of this study, additional questions based on the responses of the intervieweeoccurred. Sample Interview Questions: 1. Tell me about why you chose to attend #####. 2. What were your goals in choosing a STEM major at #####? 3
course mainly included the introductory and essential robotics concepts for the teamdesigns: locomotion concepts, fixed and mobile robot kinematics, actuators and basic sensors.The course lecture and hands-on laboratory content reflected the IEEE Region-5 roboticscompetition guidelines, related project descriptions, hands-on design specifications, tasks,timeline, and a component list. High School Mentorship opportunities provided valuablerobotics and engineering design experiences for the robotics students who strengthened theirrobotics knowledge and skill sets to high school students for their high school level roboticscompetitions. Robotics-II course maintained the robot design continuity by requiring the sameteams from Robotics-I, with their
Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10091B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora-tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supportedby the National Science Foundation include
through [is because] I know I’m helping that number [of Black female engineers] go up, and I’m [going to] help future Black female engineers.Another student echoed this sentiment when he said that he hoped as an entrepreneur he wouldbe able to give back to the Black community. On a slightly different note, one student in thecoed HBUC1 focus group noted the importance of a Black student performing well at aninternship, in that that performance was likely to influence whether other Black students wouldbe hired in the future: … [W]e're very … un[der]represented … [W]hat you do will not just be a reflection on you. It will be a reflection on Black students in general. … [I]f you go and you excel, then they'll think okay
. Table 2 shows the data for four semesters, µ – mean and σ –standard deviation.Specifically: Page 24.199.10• Spring 2011 – Addition of specific examples in check-mark criteria for both SO (a) Foundations, and SO (b) CS Core. This may account for improved statistics for SO (b) post Fall 2010.• Fall 2011 - Incorporation of the 2nd Tier Teamwork Peer Rating Rubric, to seed the SO (f) Teamwork ratings. The change in the rating probably reflects a more realistic assessment in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011• Fall 2011 - Incorporation of the 2nd Tier Presentation Skills Rubric, to seed the SO (g) Communication ratings
solving becomes a cognitive strategy when learners are aware of howand when it should be used. Furthermore, in order to get the ability to design strategies forsolving problems it is essential to be conscious about the cognition and reflection processesrequired for achieving a feasible solution; these processes are known to be part of metacognition.Metacognition refers to people’s abilities to predict their performances on various tasks and tomonitor their current levels of mastery and understanding1. This approach is typically found it inconstructivist theories of meaningful learning that respond to the need for a transition, instudents, from passive learners willing to learn adaptive and reproductive forms, to constructivelearners who are
-standing.24 This involves devoting instructional time to teaching students how to construct con-cept maps so that those used in assessment are reflective of what they know and understand ra-ther than how sophisticated they are at constructing a concept map overall.Concept mapping tasks can vary from having students create a map from scratch, to giving stu-dents skeleton maps with some concepts included, to providing a list of concepts and asking stu-dents to create a map from the list. Variations in scoring systems also exist. While some empha-size a more qualitative approach based on the overall morphology of the maps to indicate stu-dents understanding, other approaches are highly quantitative with detailed scoring systems in-volving counting of
– related career Wanted to be something else when I grew up, but now I wanted to work with programming. Theme 2: student reflection The program explained to me different career choices & helped me think about which I liked. Not to be afraid about technology. Computer science was something I didn’t even consider I didn’t think I would like programming I It was an inspiring program, although I would still like to be a marine biologist(9) Just for research purpose, please tell us about yourself: Ethnicity n = 14 African American/Black 3 Asian/Pacific Islander 5
, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; Page 24.286.1 writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. c American
, andthe other lecture for the class reflection of lessons learnt), as well as two additional weeksdesignated for all teams to submit their final design reports. The course schedules for the twosessions are summarized in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. Page 24.299.11 Table 1: Course schedule for the EBT sessionWeek Date (Tue.) Weekly Lecture Subject (6:40-8:30pm) Team Project Work (8:30-9:20pm) 1 08/27/2013 Introduction of Methods for Design of Technical Systems (Overview) n/a 2 09/03/2013 Team Assembly
disorders like narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, hypersomnia, andsleep apnea. While a PSG provides valuable data to characterize sleep quality, the signal-acquisition technologies are obtrusive and not easily tolerated by children.6 The cost of the Page 24.374.2procedure and the necessary travel to a sleep laboratory also make it impractical for long-termsleep monitoring. For instance, biopotential measurements require wired electrodes in constantcontact with the skin. Oxygen saturation is typically measured with a bulky finger-clip sensor,although reflectance-mode sensors are becoming available. An unmet need remains for thedevelopment
education.Research ParticipantsTwenty engineering students at a large research university participated in the study. Thesestudents came from a variety of engineering disciplines and had a variety of project experiencerelated to innovation. All students identified themselves as seniors. Table 1 provides a glimpse ofthe participants by gender, academic discipline, relevant project experience, and self-describedproject role. These data do not reflect the depth and complexity of each student or their academicenvironment. They are included to provide brief contextual information about the types ofprojects they have experienced and how they interacted with those projects. Project roles listed inquotes represent the student’s own words. We use pseudonyms to
quality of student learning and interactivity. The first feature will bebased on a question/answer repository (database) related to material covered in specific lectures.This repository will work in conjunction with the recorded lectures to serve as an interactivefeedback mechanism to ensure proper viewing as well as improve understanding of the lecturematerial. The second feature will be to extract specific events from each recorded lecture. Theseevents correspond to interactions between students and instructor in a live lecture setting. Thebenefits of extracting these interactions will reflect on current and future students. Furthermore,it will positively impact the training of future teachers of the subject matter.Innovations in Curriculum
algorithmsproduces realistic hourly data, being easy to use, requiring only the latitude and the monthlyaverages, while displaying realistic day to day and hour to hour patterns. The synthetic data arecreated with certain statistical properties that reflect global average value. However, generateddata for a particular location will not exactly replicate the characteristics of the real solarradiation. But tests show that synthetic solar data produce virtually the same simulation results asreal data. HOMER synthetic wind data generator is little different to use than the solar data as itrequires four parameters, in order to generate wind statistics for this specific site. A user starts byspecifying system parameters and hourly electrical load, wind and solar