Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Shawn E Nordell, Washington University in St. Louis ; Erin D Solomon, Washington University in St. Louis

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

linked directly to student careerchoice.14-15 Mamaril et al. recently validated an instrument to measure students’ self-efficacy inrelation to engineering.16 The instrument is broken down into sub-scales to assess students’beliefs about their general capabilities and specific types of skillsets important to engineering(e.g., experimental skills, design skills). Each subscale is assessed with four or five Likert-stylestatements about which students rate their certainty.In this study, a unit operations laboratory course at a mid-sized private university was redesignedto incorporate project-based learning so as to encourage development of the skills and self-efficacy described above, as well as increase student learning and engagement. In addition

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Oral Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reis, Louisiana Tech University; Katie A. Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Dexter Cahoy, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

students who did not submit homework (in either format)for that specific quiz topic were removed for the statistical analysis.To assess student perceptions regarding the use of WeBWorK in the course, online pre- and post-course surveys were sent to the students. Both pre- and post-course surveys asked for studentopinions regarding their identity and self-efficacy as engineering students. The post-coursesurvey also had questions measuring the level of agreement to various statements regarding theuse of WeBWorK as a homework delivery system and their experiences with it.Statistical Analysis of Quiz ScoresA binomial generalized linear mixed effect model was used to analyze the data mainly becauseof the variability between baseline student

Conference Session

Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlee Nicole Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to set personal goals to progress in their skill development, and toenhance student confidence in their self-efficacy related to non-technical skills. These aims alignwith the philosophy described in Ponton et al.13 that engineering educators must train students incourse content while preparing them to become practicing professionals.Self-reflection assignments have been used in three offerings of an undergraduate chemicalreaction engineering course. Data from the second offering were collected with InstitutionalReview Board approval and are presented here. The self-reflection assignments involve briefessays and goal setting related to professional, non-technical skills. The assignments utilize theself-evaluation rubric6 originally designed