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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 2: Skills Development and Career Preparation

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Kristin Eden, Old Dominion University; Jeffrey W. Fergus P.E., Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University

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Readiness for the springsemester.The PA are seeking approval from the university's Institutional Research Board (IRB) toimplement a pre-and post-test for all first-year students enrolled in Introduction to Engineering inFall 2025. By utilizing the Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-Efficacy v3.0developed by [7], the PA aim to gain insights into the persistence and success of participants inthe engineering program. Additionally, this approach will enable the tracking of each cohort overtime to evaluate the program's overall success.References[1] A. Tichavakunda and C. Galan, “The Summer Before College: A Case Study of First- Generation, Urban High School Graduates,” Urban Education, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 1658– 1686, Oct. 2023, doi

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Motivation and Engagement in Engineering Students

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Zain ul Abideen, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Student Division (STDT)

shapingachievement goal orientation, our results encourage the design of gender-neutral interventionsaimed at fostering mastery and performance goals for all students. By focusing on strategies thatcollectively enhance mastery orientation, cognitive engagement, and self-efficacy, educators canbetter support students’ academic success regardless of gender. This involves designing learningenvironments that prioritize growth, collaboration, and skill development, ensuring that allstudents are empowered to reach their full potential. Future research should explore additionalfactors influencing AGO, such as cultural background, teaching methodologies, and students’academic years. Investigating these variables could provide a deeper understanding of whatdrives

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 3: Integration of Math, Computing, and AI in First-Year Courses

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Daniel Selvakumar Raja, Greenville College; Natalie Schleper, Saint Louis University

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’ communication skills, both oraland written. By engaging in presentations, report writing, and peer reviews, students will developthe ability to convey technical information in a clear and concise manner to technical as well asnon-technical audiences.Furthermore, the course introduces students to the engineering design process, a systematicapproach to problem-solving by eliminating uncertainties/unknowns, is fundamental and crucialto all engineering disciplines. Students are provided multiple opportunities to brainstormsolutions, create prototypes, and test their designs, iterating as necessary to achieve results.Self-efficacy, motivation, and agency are essential components for effective student learning andacademic success. Self-efficacy, described as

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teaching Engineering Decision and Process

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Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; David Earl James, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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And Technology Freshmen. In 2003 Annual Conference (pp. 8-186).[7] Knight, D. W., Carlson, L. E., & Sullivan, J. F. (2007, June). Improving engineering student retention through hands-on, team based, first-year design projects. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in Engineering Education.[8] Michael, J., Booth, J., & Doyle, T. E. (2012). Importance of first-year engineering design projects to self-efficacy: Do first-year students feel like engineers?. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).[9] Seth, D., Tangorra, J., & Ibrahim, A. (2015, October). Measuring undergraduate students' self-efficacy in engineering design in a project-based

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Angela Minichiello PE, Utah State University; Eric Jankowski, Boise State University; Uyen Thi Kim Nguyen, Utah State University; Anne Hamby; Jelena Pokimica, Boise State University

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thestorytelling process. Writing stories enabled participants to reflect deeply on their STEMjourneys and develop communication skills, while listening to peers’ narratives fostered empathyand a sense of shared experiences. Many participants noted that performing their stories publiclysignificantly bolstered their self-confidence and self-efficacy, helping to counter feelings ofimpostorism. However, challenges such as public speaking and language barriers led someparticipants to experience heightened impostor feelings. These findings highlight the need fortailored coaching and practice opportunities to enhance the performance phase of theintervention.Audience measures from public storytelling performances revealed significant changes inaudience

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 8: Division Best Papers

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Universidad del Norte; Yadeeh Sawyer, University of New Mexico - School of Engineering - Engineering Student Success Center; Christina Salas, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Carl Willis, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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research, the study explores how these frameworks support students inactivating their funds of knowledge and addressing local issues. Data collection included studentwork artifacts, video/audio recordings, and pre/post surveys measuring identity, persistenceintentions, design self-efficacy, and consequentiality. Quantitative analysis employed descriptivestatistics and regression, while qualitative analysis expanded an existing coding scheme toinclude querencia. Results show that most students initially framed locally relevant problems,often tied to recent events like wildfires and flood risks, though some identified global issueswithout local connections. After team collaboration and scaffolding, all students developedlocally-relevant problem

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 13: Equity in Action - Identity, Mentorship, and Inclusion

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Katherine M Ehlert, Miami University; George D. Ricco, Miami University

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support the United States inremaining a strong economic and global competitor [1-3]. However, through analysis of nationaldata sets, approximately only half of the students who enter a STEM major will graduate with aSTEM degree [4].Recent research examining the reasons why students leave STEM disciplines show that theytypically leave for non-technical reasons including poor teaching, curriculum overload, limitedadvising and support, or a rejection of the competitive culture in many STEM disciplines [7-10].In more recent years, studies have continued to document the same factors influencing attritionin STEM degrees as well as student’s lack of self-efficacy, failure of the material to capturestudent interest, overly competitive grade structures

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The Real World-Project-Based & Experiential Learning

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Jose Capa Salinas, University of St. Thomas; Manuel Salmeron, Purdue University; Herta Montoya, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Morgan R Broberg, University of Arkansas; Shivam Sharma, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Hyewon Hailey Seo, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jorge Rojas, Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University, U.S.

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by a team of five graduate studentinstructors enrolled in PhD programs in civil engineering at Purdue.Pre-college engineering programs have been integral to the engineering pipeline for decades.Many student participates in these programs have gone on to become successful engineeringstudents including underrepresented students [2], [3]. More than just increasing representation,these programs can also help students develop a sense of engineering identity [4], self-efficacy[5], [6], [7] and persistence in engineering programs [8], [9]. Nevertheless, several studies alsosaw limited to no increase in student achievement with participation in these programs [3], [10],suggesting that merely offering a program does not translate to the program being

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 10

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Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University; Uma Kannan, Alabama State University

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. 4.08 .900 3.82 1.079TOTAL SCALE 4.03 .93 3.79 .78Scale (SD, D, N, A, SA)Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy: We asked the students to respond to the 15items adapted from the Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy Scale (CESES) [19].Students were highly confident in their abilities, with all items averaging above 4.0 and overallscales averaging 4.45 in 2022 and 4.51 in 2023. Students demonstrated particular confidence intheir ability to solve problems, persevere in seeking solutions, and acquire knowledge incybersecurity. They also expressed confidence that they will be able to understand what theylearn about cybersecurity.Longitudinal

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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Emmanuel Tetteh Teye, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Seth Yeboah Ntim

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

central to entrepreneurial competence.Recognition by Others Recognition from family, peers, and mentors played a crucial role in participants’entrepreneurial identity development. Grace shared how her family’s encouragement bolsteredher self-efficacy: “My family has always encouraged me to pursue my entrepreneurial dreams.They see my work ethic and think that I have what it takes.” Similarly, Cortex described howpeer validation reinforced his leadership identity: “I naturally gravitated towards this vicepresident role... because I showed up and liked the club.” Such external recognition strengthenedtheir confidence and reinforced their belief in their potential as entrepreneurs.Future Possible Selves (Hoped-for) Participants’ hoped

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 8: Division Best Papers

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University

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achieve their planned academic or employment next steps, and describes thepathways as participants' progress to post-program, as key information for programadvertisements to potential participants and to the program sponsors.Table 1 below identifies some of the objectives of the AACRE program, the tracked outcomesused to evaluate them, and quantitative or qualitative metric used to objectively measure them:Table 1: Program evaluation metrics developed from objectives and tracked outcomes Program Objective Outcome Tracked Evaluation Metric Develop participants Participant self efficacy at a Likert-scale participant engineering technical and soft variety of ABET-informed self

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Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

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Bree Jimenez, Baylor University; Ginevra Courtade, University of Louisville; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science; Jennifer Marie Fosbinder, University of Louisville; Mary Rathmann, University of Louisville

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participants were asked to fill out self-efficacy surveys 3 separate times; at the beginning of the first professional development (PD)before receiving training or experience on engineering instruction, at the beginning of PD 2 afterimplementing one month of engineering instruction, and at the beginning of PD 4 aftercompleting the unit. The surveys measured their confidence in the UDL framework, theirunderstanding of the 16 engineering Habits of Mind (HOM), their perceptions of the importanceof these HOMs, as well as their confidence in fostering HOMs within their students. The overallmean scores for all participants increased in each area indicating an increase in their overallconfidence with teaching engineering to their students. The HOM in which

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 2: Foundational Skills in the First-Year Engineering Classroom

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Benjamin D McPheron, Ohio Northern University

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and Coach SurveysIn addition to analysis of the outcomes of the SDP program, it is also important to measureparticipant and coach feelings about the updated program, especially to identify gains in self-efficacy and confidence on the part of the participant. This will be measured using anonymoussurveys which are optional for the participants and coaches. The surveys include close-endedprompts rated on a 5-point Likert scale and open-ended prompts for qualitative feedback. Theproposed surveys for this assessment method can be found in the appendix.Conclusions and Future WorkThe development of an updated plan is the beginning of a much larger work. Future work isneeded to assess the success of the plan using the strategies described here, make

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 5 - Pedagogy & Aviation

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Jacob Joshua Shila, Bowling Green State University; Shantanu Gupta, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; Catherine Smith, Bowling Green State University

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only rise in interestamong the students to learn more about the aviation industry but also the possibility ofsustainably implementing the curriculum utilizing existing equipment [8]. In addition, exposingthe students to aviation-themed learning activities has shown to help with determining themotivation and self-efficacy levels of the students toward STEM-based curriculum [9]. Inaddition, since UAS technologies are uniquely positioned to help with variety of workforceneeds, exposing students to UAS curriculum has shown to better prepare students towards STEMcareers [10].Utilization of simulators has been noted to be one of the methods of enhancing learningexperiences for the students and overall safety during training [11]. As it has also been

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

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Emily Houston Monroe, Dartmouth College; Jentry Elizabeth Campbell, Dartmouth College

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-assessment activity, we looked to what others have done related to‬ ‭confidence achievement from skill-building capstone assignments.‬‭ rofessional development instruction related to student confidence, or self-efficacy, within‬P‭engineering design courses ranges from grade-dependent and single-semester‬‭[15]‬‭to multi-year‬e‭ fforts outside of a single course‬‭[7]‬‭. Validated instruments have been used to measure‬ ‭self-efficacy‬‭[16]‬‭while in some cases a customized‬‭assessment specific to a department or‬ ‭institution was implemented‬‭[10], [17], [18], [19]‬‭.‬‭ ne validated instrument called TRAILS was used by Hebda et. al. to measure confidence‬O‭before, in-process, and after the course, as well as qualitative interviews with

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo ; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Blayne D. Stone, University of Pittsburgh; Liwei Chen, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper M.Ed., University of Georgia; Spencer Currie, University of California, Irvine; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Rachel Kelly Forster, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University/Cornell University; Melissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine; Kelly Tatone, University of Pittsburgh

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to be retained inengineering into the second college year [4] and that women students who receive theintervention may have more positive self-efficacy [5].To expand on understanding the impacts of the intervention on students, we have recently begunto examine how students experience the intervention, if they remember it, what they rememberabout it, and what they feel they gained from it. In this paper, we provide an overview of ourfindings in this area using data collected from surveys of one first-year engineering programmingcourses at one study institution and focus groups and interviews with students at a second studyinstitution where the intervention is being implemented within second-year courses in specificengineering majors.Project

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

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Laura Albrant, Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University

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improves students’ understanding of key programming concepts, leading to higher retention rates in computer science courses. Studies show that timely feedback not only improves stu- dent performance but also boosts self-efficacy and confidence in programming [17]. Through this project, WebTA will be optimized to serve both novice and advanced learners, providing a continuous scaffold for their development into proficient programmers.Practicum PlanThe Collaboration and Exchange: The Journey Towards a Practicum Experience project will beconducted through a structured, multi-phase approach to ensure thorough development, evaluation,and dissemination of WebTA across both higher education and K-12 settings. The project com-prises

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

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Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Max Fowler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Cheryl Ann Cohen; Jennifer Martinez; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yael Gertner, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Christine Alvarado. 2021. The Relationship Between Sense of Belonging and Student Outcomes in CS1 and Beyond. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (Virtual Event, USA) (ICER 2021). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1145/3446871.3469748[4] Alex Lishinski and Joshua Rosenberg. 2021. All the Pieces Matter: The Relationship of Momentary Self-efficacy and Affective Experiences with CS1 Achievement and Interest in Computing. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (Virtual Event, USA) (ICER 2021). Association for Computing Ma- chinery, New York, NY, USA, 252–265. https://doi.org/10.1145

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Integrating Environmental Justice and Sustainability in K-12 Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Tejal Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo Regalado, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Kyle Spence, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University

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likely to pursue STEM majors and careers. Additionally, Alexander, etal. [15] indicate that minority students who participate in STEM outreach programs demonstratehigher levels of academic self-efficacy and are better positioned for future STEM success.Despite significant advancements in renewable energy technologies and growing publicawareness, clean energy education has not fully reached all segments of society [16]. Existingliterature suggests that targeted educational outreach remains critical for addressing these gaps[17-20]. Ikevuje, et al. [5] note that while general STEM outreach has expanded, specializedprograms focusing on clean energy and sustainability are less common, particularly those thatcater to underrepresented student

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Case Studies

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa M Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Iris Louella Jenkins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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, “Research Integrity and the Regulatory-Industrial Complex,” Account. Res., Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2179395.[9] APPE, “Improving Research Integrity: The Role of Accountability Across the Research Enterprise,” 2024.[10] C. Bicchieri, Norms in the Wild. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.[11] D. Narvaez, J. L. Vaydich, J. C. Turner, and V. Khmelkov, “Teacher self-efficacy for moral education: Measuring teacher self-efficacy for moral education.,” J. Res. Character Educ., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 3–15, 2008, [Online]. Available: http://ezproxy.umsl.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db =psyh&AN=2011-19985-001&site=ehost-live&scope=site%5Cndnarvaez@nd.edu

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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Shiho Nakamura, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Next Steps for Design ToolsIntroductionSketchtivity is an intelligent tutoring software that aids in student learning of sketchingfundamentals through providing individualized feedback to freehand sketching activities [1]. Theproject has explored the role of freehand sketching in engineering design education and has foundthat learning with the software can improve spatial visualization skills [2], creative problemsolving [2], and self-efficacy [3], through enhancing students 2-point perspective freehandsketching skills. A study investigating a sketch-based game ZenSketch also indicated that studentswith improved sketching skills were more adept at idea generation and exhibited higherengagement in the design process [4]. Recent work launched

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

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Tao Zhou, Pennsylvania State University

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-School High School Science Experiences and Influence on Students’ Engineering Choices,” Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), vol. 6, no. 2, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.7771/2157-9288.1131.[5] F. Lewis, J. Edmonds, and L. Fogg-Rogers, “Engineering science education: the impact of a paired peer approach on subject knowledge confidence and self-efficacy levels of student teachers,” Int J Sci Educ, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 793–822, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1080/09500693.2021.1887544.[6] M. Riojas, S. Lysecky, and J. Rozenblit, “Adapting Engineering Education to Resource- Constrained Middle Schools: Teaching Methodologies and Computing Technologies,” in 2010 17th IEEE International Conference and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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Ann (Beth) Wittig, City College of New York at City University of New York (CUNY)

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component rate statements 1: Motivated 38 statements On a 5-point scale: Strategies for Factors: “value” with subfactors “intrinsic goals” and “task value”; “not at all true of me“, Learning “expectancy” with subfactors “self-efficacy” and “control of “a little true of me“, learning”; and “self-regulation” with sub-factors “metacognitive “partly true of me“, regulation“ and “effort regulation“ “mostly true of me“, and Example: “When I get confused about something I’m learning in my “very

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

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Tyler Carter Kreipke CSC, University of Portland; Chris James Hainley Jr, University of Portland; Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University; Craig M. Goehler, University of Notre Dame; Lynn Dudash, University of Mount Union; Michael Foster, George Fox University; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University

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Congregation of Holy Cross in 2024. He now teaches mechanical engineering at the University of Portland in Oregon. His research interests include developing student self-efficacy and engagement in mechanical engineering, specifically in design and engineering graphics contexts.Mr. Chris James Hainley Jr, University of Portland C.J. Hainley is an Engineering Instructor at the University of Portland with over 15 years of combined experience in industry and academia. He specializes in CAD, manufacturing, and human-centered design, and directs student-led electric vehicle and UAV design competition projects. A former design engineer at ESCO Corporation and research fellow at Draper Laboratories, he holds an M.S. in Aeronautics

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Faculty Development and Change

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Emma Edoga M.S., Texas A&M University; Rujun Gao, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Yanai Y Otero La Porte, Texas A&M University; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; David Christopher Seets, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Guillermo Aguilar, Texas A&M University; Claire Bowman-Callaway, Texas A&M University

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. Additionally, there has been a positive mindset shift amongfaculty members as seeing teaching innovation as less overwhelming and more manageablethrough small, incremental changes.4. Assessment 2: Climate SurveysMethod The participants consisted of faculty members (tenure-track, tenured, and academicprofessional track) and graduate students in the MEEN department. The online climate surveywas distributed 10 times between June 2021 and June 2024 (roughly 3 times per year) to theentire department (including staff members) via Qualtrics. The content of the surveys includedthe following topics for teaching and teaching innovation: means efficacy (i.e., are theresufficient resources), self-efficacy (i.e., do I believe that I am capable of this

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ECE-Circuit Courses: Instructional Innovations and Student Success

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Welter, Wiley; Yasaman Adibi, zyBooks; Ryan Barlow, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Adrian Rodriguez, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; G. Austin Taylor, Auburn University

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learning and performance, engagement,and self-efficacy. The study involved computer and electrical engineering students enrolled in anintroductory circuit analysis course across seven semesters at a large public land-grant researchuniversity, from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024. The class met MWF at 9:00 am for every semester in thestudy. Class periods consisted of traditional lectures with the instructor going over concepts andworking problems by hand on a projector. All students received access to the zyBook as part oftheir required course materials through the university’s inclusive access program.Assessments included 16 homework assignments due 1 or 2 times per week, 3 mid-term exams,and a comprehensive final.The semesters were divided into two groups

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 13: Equity in Action - Identity, Mentorship, and Inclusion

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver

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administrators understand the benefits thatmentorship programs can have, especially as it relates to academic success, student persistence,and leadership training that helps their students establish practical skill sets vital to engineeringcareers. Peer mentoring is defined as “a form of peer education where students serve as rolemodels to fellow students and provide them with support and guidance” [9]. Peer mentoring hasbeen shown to provide a variety of benefits for the mentees and mentors alike [10]. The menteescan see first-hand how upper classmates balance their academic, work, and home life [10]. Peermentoring helped to promote academic achievement and community building, and in turn, toform a sense of belonging, to build self-efficacy skills, as

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 3 - Moving Beyond the Uniform

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Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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on recurrent data collection and analysis. Drawing from situatedlearning theory’s Communities of Practice (CoP) [5], our project goal is to help students’navigate their undergraduate engineering degree and build a sense of belonging and self-efficacyin engineering by creating an integrated community of post-traditional and military students inengineering. To meet these goals, our study is guided by the following theory- and design-basedresearch questions.Theory 1. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ navigation of their undergraduate engineering program? 2. In what ways does an onboarding seminar series influence participants’ sense of belonging and self-efficacy in engineering?Design 3

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WiP: Interdisciplinary Connections

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Kat. Nilov, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; abigail koppes, Northeastern University

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[1].As with most changes in curriculum implementation, challenges remain. The most documentedchallenges highlight student understanding, lesson timeliness, and school district acceptance.Other comments focus on challenges in STEAM assessment [2]. Despite STEAM educationpromoting creativity and self-efficacy [4], new tools need to be developed and designed forintegration in order to serve a variety of learners and successfully communicate complexscientific ideas.One of the most traditional scientific communication tools is the textbook, often text heavy withsupporting visuals. Textbooks and other standard tools rely on active cognitive participation bythe reader. Unfamiliarity or predisposed conflicting beliefs can easily sway readers away

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 15

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder

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engineering and social science, focusing on understanding how innovation self-efficacy develops among engineering students with diverse neurotypes. Additionally, she investigates household resilience capacity in relation to sustainable practices, employing both quantitative and qualitative research methods.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Engineering Education Program. Her research interests in engineering education include community engagement, ethics, and sustainability. Bielefeldt is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering