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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #16801Impromptu Reflection as a Means for Self-Assessment of Design ThinkingSkillsMiss Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette Avneet is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interests include K-12 education and first year engineering in the light of the engineering design process, and inclusion of digital fabrication labs into classrooms. Her current work at the FACE lab is on the use of classroom Makerspaces for an interest-based framework of engineering design. She is also inter- ested in cross-cultural work in engineering education to promote

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Paper ID #15016Elementary Teachers’ Reflections on Design Failures and Use of Fail Wordsafter Teaching Engineering for Two Years (Fundamental)Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, and taught high school physics and pre-engineering. She has taught engineering and science to children in multiple informal settings. As a pre-service teacher educator, she includes

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce Seifried, The College of New Jersey ; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

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education community that is developinglessons and activities specifically designed for K-12 educators [3]. Nanoscale science has beenrecognized as truly interdisciplinary and oftentimes reflects modern science better than thetraditional science disciplines [4]. Previous reports demonstrate that introducing NSE modules ina high school engineering classroom can leave students with positive perceptions aboutnanotechnology [5] and allows students to delve into science content across multiple size scales[6] . Furthermore, just having a firm understanding of what objects look like at the nanoscale canhelp students gain a better understanding of concepts in related scientific fields [7].On the other hand there are challenges in implementing NSE lessons

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beau Vezino, University of Arizona

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the uncertainty of divergent problems byconstructing multiple problem spaces and then engaging in reflective practice or reflectiveconversation as they interpret and evaluate alternatives. These metacognitive strategies enableengineers to deal with uncertainty by continuously engaging in acts of self-evaluation, self-monitoring and reflection as they work through the engineering design process.10, 13 The use of acollaborative environment has been found to help engineers reduce and manage uncertainty.10, 14Shin and his colleagues14 explain that working in teams allows engineers to reduce ambiguity bydistributing the knowledge and skills and collectively making decisions. The ability to logicallyand persuasively argue for or against a decision

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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a responsive teaching approach looks like in engineering and how teachers might enter intothis approach. Our study is also intended to highlight some of the challenges that teachers face inresponsive teaching in engineering.In this research study we analyze interviews with six elementary teachers who had at least twoyears of experience with Novel Engineering, an approach to teaching engineering designdeveloped at Tufts University that uses narrative texts as the basis for design problems.14 In thesesemi-structured interviews we discussed the implementation of Novel Engineering in theirclassroom and showed them a short video of some of their students working on the project. Weasked teachers to reflect on these students’ work, drawing on the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux; David Sears; Paul Asunda, Purdue University

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reflect the recommended timeframefor curriculum delivery.Data screening was conducted based on recommendations from Tabachnick and Fidell45 formultivariate statistics including: inspecting univariate descriptive statistics, evaluating anddealing with missing data, considering linearity and homoscedasticity, identifying and dealingwith multivariate outliers, and evaluating for multicollinearity. In dealing with missing data,cases were retained for listwise completion at the subscale level because each survey waspresented as its own page. This led to a greater number of students having completed theEngineering Design Self-Efficacy instrument (see Table 1) and a varying number of studentsbeing included in each statistical test. (We have taken care

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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currently leads up a team of educators and educational researchers who are exploring how to integrate science, mathematics and engineering within authentic school contexts and researching the nature of the resultant student learning c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Engineering Design Log: A Digital Design Journal Facilitating Learning and Assessment (RTP)AbstractStudents engaging in design and engineering processes are frequently encouraged to keep anotebook, journal, or log containing their drawings, reflections, decisions, and justifications. Inthe professional world, such a notebook is primarily for the benefit of the designer, to keep trackof important ideas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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componentadditions. Tailoring activities for pre-college pedagogy and grade-level appropriateness can bereadily done3. Also, an introduction to this IC facilitates understanding of related onlinehobbyists resources and can be a good transition to other IC hardware.Modular Resources Six modular activities were developed for a two-day outreach experience – four involvingcircuit manipulation and two involving reflection. The activities are modular so that they can bedone separately, expanded or contracted (time), or tailored to available components or studentability. For example, advanced students can engage in extra challenges that involve exploringdeeper relationships. Students work in pairs during circuit manipulation activities. Two of thecircuit

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High

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, motion and energy.  Teams were required to document their design and construction processes in an electronic engineering notebook. The notebooks were examined for evidence of student understanding and communication of the engineering design process, reflective learning, and kinematic principles as well as the level of participation of each individual in the team. Integrating engineering into math and science courses is new to many in­service teachers and research has documented that science teacher efforts focus more on engineering practices such as teamwork and communication rather than the application of the math and science concepts that are important to engineering problem solving. The research objective was to identify tools and practices

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Danielle Champney, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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for Engineering Education, 2016 Future K-12 Teacher Candidates Take on Engineering Challenges in a Project-Based Learning CourseAbstract: This paper documents new engineering focused curricula for an undergraduate LiberalStudies course directed at future K-12 teacher candidates. The engineering design process isintroduced to students within the context of a Project-Based Learning environment. Students arepresented with engineering design challenges for which they must generate possible solutions,ask questions, seek information, reflect on project directions, and finally develop an artifactrepresenting their design solution. Course learning objectives are centered on applying theengineering design process

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

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similar summer research programs offered at universitiesaround the country. The framework of the supporting features of Northeastern University’sprogram is what enables participants to succeed in the labs, build self-efficacy in STEM andprepare them for their academic journey into college. The weekly schedule is supported throughmorning homerooms during which a variety of topics and activities are introduced, in addition tolunchtime technical seminars, and field trips to local companies and research facilities. Utilizingformative evaluations, such as weekly reflections to inform program design and implementation,allows staff to make adjustments that might be necessary to ensure a high level of participant andfaculty satisfaction with the program

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christie Jilek, West Ada School District; Noah Salzman, Boise State University

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FridayInstitute1 aimed measuring perception toward STEM related fields and study. Surveys wereadministered before and after engineering lessons.Along with student perceptions toward STEM content, we will describe the journey and thoughtprocess throughout the 8-week period from the implementing teacher’s point of view. We willdetail the implementation process, reflect on student success and struggles, describe perceptionsof student achievement based on student responses and completed work, as well as present anoverarching reflection on the author’s journey throughout the process. Through the study andreflection others can learn how to bring engineering design into the classroom. It is also our goalthat this process and study, including implementation, will

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Crismond, City College of the City University of New York; Michal Lomask

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),  influenced  our  efforts  to  develop  the  teaching  standards  used  for  this  project.  In  addition,  a  framework  that  articulates  what  informed  design  thinking  entails  –  students  using  design  strategies  effectively;  making  knowledge-­‐driven  decisions;  conducting  sustained  technological  investigations;  working  creatively;  and  reflecting  upon  their  actions  and  thinking  –  was  another  foundation  upon  which  this  work  was  built  (Crismond  &  Adams,  2012).  The  final  set  of  the  design  teaching  standards  (see  Table  1  for  details)  created  for  this  project  is  organized  around  three  dimensions:      Dimension  I  –  STEM  Concepts  –  Teachers’  understanding  of  science,  technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Te'Airra Monique Brown , Virginia Tech; Glenda D. Young Collins, Virginia Tech

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AR raised students’ interest whichincreased the majority of participants learning of science concepts. Still, the majority of currentAR literature reflects the prior point: researchers’ attempts to evaluate and measure studentlearning in AR applications has little basis in learning science or educational literature. Webelieve our guide will add to the literature by designing AR applications within the situatedlearning environment.Situated LearningSituated learning theory is based in the situative conceptual framework and examines howlearners gain knowledge through social contexts and interactions with materials and people.When discussing theory, it is important to understand the nature of knowing and consequentlywhat signifies learning and

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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learners receive and process information. The FSLM incorporates someelements of the Myers-Briggs model and the Kolb’s model. The main reasoning for its selection inthe DLMS evaluation is that it focuses on aspects of learning that are significant in engineeringeducation.The FSLM consists of four dimensions, each with two contrasting learning styles: Processing(Active/Reflective); Perception (Sensing/Intuitive); Input (Visual/Verbal); and Understanding(Sequential/Global). The details of the dimensions can be found in Ref.6. In order to determine anindividual’s specific learning style, Felder and Soloman13developed the Index of Learning Style(ILS) survey. Each of the 44 questions within the survey is designed to place the learner’spreference within

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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insectoid robots, etc.). This relaxed introduction to robotics reduces anyreservations that the students might have about the field of robotics. After a welcome phase, ashort lecture is given introducing some of the main themes of robotics and the core researchareas studied by the scientists and robotic engineers at DLR and RWTH Aachen University.A small group size of four to six persons allows for active participation in the six practicalexperiments, of which each group carries out four, and the necessary concentration forhandling the high-tech equipment. Each experiment is followed by a short break, allowing thestudents reflection time to discuss the experiments with their peers. Each experiment startswith a clarification of the educational

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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learners construct newunderstanding by building on what they already know [8]. We see approaches that connect toculture as a critical extension of such teaching; culturally relevant pedagogy connects tostudents’ cultural experiences and understanding [9-13]. In such approaches, students’ “funds ofknowledge” are leveraged, using the resources students bring from their experiences in home andother culturally-specific out-of-school settings [14]. Such approaches reflect a range of student-centered teaching, including using students’ strengths to introduce new instruction, supportingcollaborative learning spaces, adapting curriculum, engaging in social justice and communityengaged learning, etc. [15]. These approaches align to engineering education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. de Miranda, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Paul R. Hernandez, West Virginia University

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triggered a decrease in confidence inSTEM learning among entering college students. This can be illustrated by the fact thatenrollment in U.S. institutions of higher education has grown steadily at all levels rising from14.5 million students in 1994 to 20.7 million in 2009, but such a growth is not fully reflected inscience and engineering. Institutions of higher education in the United States granted engineeringdegrees in the mid-2000s at a lower rate than in the mid-1980s. The number of Americanstudents earning bachelor’s degrees increased by 16% over the past 10 years, however, thenumber of bachelor’s degrees earned in engineering decreased by 15%. Nationally, less than50% of the students who enrolled in engineering curriculum complete the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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applications with opportunities for students to exploreelectrical experimentation, measurement, and re-design. The activities are appropriate tosupplement physical science and algebra courses at the 9th-grade level and beyond.Pedagogical Context and ActivitiesElectronic devices are ubiquitous and deeply embedded in everyday life and students oftenwonder how they work. Thus, the “Electronics of Everyday things” teaching resource aims toanswer students burning questions about “what makes a light blink?”, “what makes a buzzersound?”, or “what happens internally when you push a button on a device?” through hands-onactivities and reflection exercises. The target grade level is 9th-grade through 12th-grade.The 555 timer IC is a highly stable device for

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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and how project-based learning (PBL)takes the center stage in this strategy. We assert that building a camp or even a lesson plan fromlearning blocks creates a totally immersive and engaging environment for the learner and makes itmuch more plug-and-play for the designer/instructor.Our paper will also focus on implementing these learning blocks in a K-12 mixed environment (allgrade levels, male and female participants) versus a much more homogenous cohort (all highschool, all female) type of camp. A showcase of student products (from reflective pieces to actualcreations) will be discussed along with how “check-ins” are built into the learning blockchallenges; the latter as a means to embed assessment into the project workflows dynamically

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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. Utilizing a three-year Magnet School grant,DLJ established a Center for Mathematics and Engineering to developed and thenimplement its integrated, whole school curriculum with engineering as the core and theconnector. The results of this careful planning and meticulous attention to detailsproduced an elementary school environment that fosters student creative thinking withthe expectation of quantitative metrics to gauge that creativity. The merit of this totalemersion of engineering into an elementary curriculum is reflected in student scores onstandardized test as well as a plethora of awards and acknowledgements for the schoolincluding being named the top elementary STEM program in the nation by the 2015Future of Education Technology Conference

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan D. Hertel, Museum of Science; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science

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“scaffolds student activity” and “supports epistemic practices of engineering.”Table 3. Categories and Codes Category Code Structures teachers’ lessons Scaffolds Provides reference for student decision making and consensus student Provides prompts for students and groups to refocus their activity activity Focuses student attention on relevant details and processes Previews future parts of the lesson and design process Prompts students to synthesize and reflect on engineering design Supports Provides record of testing information for design evaluation and improvement planning epistemic Supports communication of ideas to other students and to teacher

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs & Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Steven Brill, New York University; Colin Hennessy Elliott, New York University; Jennifer B. Listman, New York University ; Catherine E Milne, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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effective classroom activity with a visual representation of the solution process.As a final assessment of teachers’ TPACK, on the final day of PD, they answered a set ofquestions designed to identify the role of the robot in each of the 10 lessons. The teachersidentified the pedagogical constraints and the benefits of incorporating the robot as a teachingtool for each lesson. This paper provides a description of three of these lessons, and anassessment of teacher reflections toward these lessons.2. Professional Development StructureThe goal of the professional development was to collaboratively and iteratively construct tenlessons that infused the LEGO EV3 robotics kit into existing middle school math and sciencecurricula; allowing

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

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the student received prizes. The UIW SMSE paid for the LunchBanquet.Program Evaluation, Effectiveness, and ResultsA pre-survey was administered while the students were applying for the camp, shown in Table 3below. Daily and final program surveys were conducted to assess the effectiveness ofminiGEMS 2015. The daily surveys indicated the program execution efficiency and allowedimmediate corrective actions, if necessary. The participant interest in engineering as a potentialcareer increased considerably, partially due to popular, hands-on, robot projects and the dailyguest speakers as were reflected in the post-survey results shown in Table 4. The finalsummative survey quantified program effectiveness and is shown in Table 5. The

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technology Education and the recipient of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 High School Students’ Reflections about Participation in Engineering Service Learning Projects (Work-in-Progress)IntroductionThere

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Elizabeth S Hart, University of Dayton; Laura Kozuh Bistrek, University of Dayton; Shaquille T. Tensley, University of Dayton

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the feedback forms and pre-and post-tests of the children and respond to prompts on a reflection sheet.In an effort to make the activity modules freely available to other engineering students, K-12teachers and parents, a website was developed. The activity kit instructions, resources, materiallists and other related resources are posted on this website so that they can be widely accessed bypeople nationwide who would like to engage in meaningful and effective outreach to middleschool students. Additional resources including fun engineering websites for kids, informationabout engineering for parents and teachers and links to websites with additional engineeringactivities are also included on the website. The website is housed on the University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy, Engineering Science, Careers, and Technical Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Edley, Drexel University; Stephanie Owens, Science Leadership Academy; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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The principal joined the classes during the Cook-off event. He was impressed that allstudents were working together and supported each other during the entire event. He was excitedthat students were able to apply their content knowledge of macromolecules to design anappropriate snack. He liked that students were motivated by an authentic audience- the guestchef. Finally, he noted that student choice was an important part of this project. The event didhave design constraints, but the students were allowed to investigate and choose their own recipewithin the constraints which contributed to student engagement and student learning.Student Reflection - Effective group work During the unit, students were asked to self reflect and report in

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College

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outcomes in teaching and learningAs shown in this assessment the workshop successfully introduced learning styles to engineering studentsand improved their readiness for effective presentations.Each workshop was evaluated individually and required changes were applied. For example, after“learning style” workshop, we identified that these types of workshops can be more effective if offered asa two part training session and students work on a related assignment between two sessions and reflect ontheir learnings in group meetings. 2. Assess content validity of workshop plansOnce ambassadors select a topic and study the related background, they design a related hands-onactivity. Then they meet with a faculty mentor to evaluate the designed

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, University of Maine; Paige Elizabeth Brown, Bangor High School

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: Viewers like you. New England Board of Higher Education, 22(1), 26-28.8 Blickenstaff, J. C. (2005). Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter? Gender and Education, 17(4), 369-386.9 Kohlstedt, S. G. (2004). Sustaining gains: Reflections on women in science and technology in 20th century United States. NWSA Journal, 16(1), 1-26.10 Blickenstaff, J. C. (2005). Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter? Gender and Education, 17(4), 369-386.11 th Kohlstedt, S. G. (2004). Sustaining gains: Reflections on women in science and technology in 20 -century United States. NWSA Journal, 16(1), 1

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs & Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, Erebus Labs

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Society for Technology in Education7. Engineering is a part of STEM, and as such“engineering as an iterative process that utilizes math tools and scientific knowledge to solveproblems is reflected in various degrees throughout existing standards documents [throughoutthe U.S. states]”8. Accordingly, the NGSS standards3 includes engineering practices. Thus,STEM content is currently ingrained in the U.S. K-12 educational system, but where does CSplay into this K-12 picture?It has been shown that CS is both an art and a science9, and in January 2016 President Obamalaunched an initiative “to empower a generation of American students with the computer scienceskills they need to thrive in a digital economy”10. Research shows that up until this point a