, Lewin, and Piaget. The second reason is to emphasizethe central role that experience plays in the learning process.”19 Kolb aligns Lewin’s model ofaction research, Dewey’s model of learning, and Piaget’s model of cognitive development intohis own model of experiential learning that he described as “the process whereby knowledge iscreated through the transformation of experience.”Figure 1, utilizing a recast and critiqued version of Kolb’s experiential learning model fromBergsteiner, Avery, & Neumann, illustrates four ways of experiencing: Concrete Experience,Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization, and Active Experimentation. 22 These fourways of experiencing iteratively interact with four distinct learning styles, Diverging
Deputy Chairman of the Boar respectively of the Housing andBuilding National Research Center (HBRC) in Cairo, Egypt, for their partnership and continuoussupport of the program. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. 16 APPENDIX AADVERTISING BROCHURES (2015 & 2016) 17 APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT WORK PRODUCTSA. Summary of your personal experience (1-2 pages) Times New Roman (12) Single Space Brief Description of your research, including project title(s), team and mentors Brief
Fig.14: Timer Control HMIIV. ResultsThis section summarizes results which demonstrate the functionality of the system and discussproject execution from a cost and schedule viewpoint.System PerformanceInitially, to test the integrity of the sensor, an RS232 terminal named Termite was utilized. Thisterminal allows the user to send and receive data from a sensor based upon written commands.When commands were sent to the sensor through the terminal, desired responses andmeasurements were received assuring that the sensor was in good working order and ready to beemployed. Further experimentation included the testing of the sensor in dry soil and wet soil toconfirm that the sensor’s measurement numbers are consistent and reflect nominal values
: built into the key program features were evaluation criteriathat efforts be “radically, suddenly, or completely new; producing fundamental, structuralchange; or going outside of or beyond existing norms and principles” [6]. With an innovativedepartment head or dean at the helm, change had to be rooted in engineering education research,a social science understanding of organizations, and a theoretical change framework that couldmove research to practice, with team composition reflecting this varied expertise. Facultydevelopment efforts, incorporation of professional practice, and a plan for scalability thatcountered anticipated obstacles had to be baked in to the original vision and project plan.With NSF investing relatively large amounts of
reflects less understanding thantalking about which first order pole is slowest.Question 2Question 2 is a bit of a philosophical one that probes the students understanding of the definitionof a transfer function. Students are given time domain expressions of the input and output of asystem and asked to find the transfer function. If students remember that a transfer function is theLaplace transform of the output divided by the Laplace transform of the input, this problemshould be fairly straight forward. Ideally, students will also remember the instructors’ preferencesthat a transfer function be given as a proper fraction with one polynomial of s in the numeratorand one polynomial in the denominator.Question 2 Problem Statement ∙ You are given a
Proceedings of the 45th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 355-360). ACM.15 Exter, M., & Turnage, N. (2012). Exploring experienced professionals’ reflections on computing education. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 12(3), 12.16 Lethbridge, T. C. (2000). What knowledge is important to a software professional? Computer, 33(5), 44-50.17 Andriole, S. J. and Roberts, E. (2008). Technology curriculum for the early 21st century. Retrieved from http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2008/7/5359-point-counterpoint- technology-curriculum-for-the-early-21st-century/fulltext 21Formal
& Lechuga, 2017; Trowler, 2014).Researching such learning communities involves a systematic exploration of many contextualaspects, including “the culture of the institution, the administrative hierarchy, students, faculty,and external constituencies” (Pasque & Lechuga, 2017, p. 2).The recent surge in ethnographic or participant-centered, qualitative research in higher educationaligns with an increased awareness that classrooms, programs, lectures, work sessions and thelike all operate within a system that is multilayered and often hierarchical (Bryk, Sebring,Allensworth, Easton, & Luppescu, 2010). As such, final scores or reflections may hint at thecomponents, activities, and resources most useful to, or constraining the
,” Academic Exchange Quarterly, 2007. 3. http://idea.ed.gov/explore 4. The State of Learning Disabilities, 3rd edition, 2013, National Center for Learning Disabilities. 5. “Academic accommodations for students with learning disabilities,” Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT), University of Washington, 2012. 6. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2016. 7. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011, Table 4. 8. “For your consideration… suggestions and reflections on teaching and learning,” University of North Carolina Center for Faculty Excellence, Nov. 2009. 9. Lyman, F. T. (1992). Think-Pair
, as well as publishing papers in conference or in journals.In summary, as depicted by the testimonials, the results of assessing the peer mentoring,undergraduate research output, and post-graduation placement, our NSF STEM program,coupled with well-designed support services, helps students successfully complete theirundergraduate studies and secure a bright future for themselves. Further longitudinal assessmentsare forthcoming.References[1] S. Agili, A. Morales, L. Null, J. Smith, and S. Vidalis, “Reflections on Experiences of a Successful STEM Scholarship Program for Underrepresented Groups,” Proceedings of 2015 ASEE Conference, Seattle, Washington June 14-June 17, 2015.[2] P. Hubel, “Student Satisfaction: An Examination of
entity along the lines of a maker lab? In somecases, existing facilities are rebranded, but in other cases, brand new spaces are created.The “origin story” of SCU’s maker lab is that of a new space that grew out of a desire for anenhanced level of accessibility to a broad set of tools of making. SCU’s School of Engineeringhas a well-equipped, maintained and managed suite of standard fabrication/assembly/test labs.These shops have been developed, operated, and maintained by individual departments, withpolicies and use reflecting decades of practice. Traditional shop use typically serves students ina single department once students reach a specific point in their program. While these shopsserve their traditional purpose well, they are not at all
leadingthem to construct and organize patterns of ideas (logico-mathematical knowledge) and throughsocial experiences (social-conventional knowledge; Piaget, Henriques, & Ascher, 1992). Theactivities utilizing design in engineering education serve as a potential context for providing thekinds of experiences Piaget alluded to in his research, as these experiences allow the learner toactively engage in his or her own learning process, reflect on the use of existing structures ofknowledge, and benefit from scaffolded learning in an environment that values participation andinteraction among students, teachers, and other resources (deMiranda, 2004; Loewenberg Ball,2010).Engineering Problem Solving & Design as Context Curricular units and
interdisciplinary model for engineering education in ZJU is reflected in ACEE (Advanced HonorClass of Engineering Education. Through integrating interdisciplinary general education,professional education, and comprehensive innovation education, ACEE prepares professionallycompetent engineering leaders who are capable of organizing and leading projects in key areas ofengineering and technological innovations, and has been recognized as a national “ExperimentalZone for Paradigm Innovation in Educating Comprehensive Engineering Talents.” ACEE emphaseson “fundamentals, design, and creation,” aiming to educate comprehensive engineering talents whoare solidly grounded in the natural sciences, have strong ethical principles, and display command ofengineering
semester, we believe there is great value in students working with the two new subjects(Capital Budgeting and VBA) over time and within the same context (the simulation).Development work is distributed throughout the first two-thirds of the semester to create a senseof flow in relation to the topics of the course. After development, students use the remainder ofthe semester to examine peer-reviewed literature in order to find other methods for ranking andselecting projects, to design new or novel approaches to project selection, and to modify thesimulation model to better reflect real-world operating environments. Students then use thesimulation model to perform experiments and test hypotheses related to research objectives theydefine.Of course
redesign. The practice of engineering requires the application of Apply Science, Engineering, science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge and Mathematics Knowledge engineering education at the K-12 level should emphasize (SEM) this interdisciplinary nature. Students should be independent and reflective thinkers Engineering Thinking capable of seeking out new knowledge and learning from
. For many, the ambassador rolebegins during a large, multi-institution workshop. Post-event surveys reveal high levels ofability, confidence, and preparedness to create and deliver outreach presentations. Post-workshopinterviews reveal that the training offers a platform for role identity development. Theambassador role aligns career-related motivations, resonance with messages contained in theNational Academy of Engineering’s Changing the Conversation report, beliefs about the missionof the EAN, and plans for fulfilling the Network’s mission. After the initial training, students’role identities reflect an integration of their undergraduate engineering student role with the newrole of ambassador, with the intermediary role of an effective
State University’s 2000-2005 Strategic Plan, which reflected an expanded mission with a focus on research. From itsinitial founding, the ECE department had significant collaborations with local industry and inparticular from two major technology corporations that surrounded it. As the program grew andexpanded, the need for a doctoral program was seen as a natural next step in the progress of theuniversity and critical to serving the needs of local industry.Since this would be the first doctoral program in engineering and only the third at the university,several challenges existed. The first was the high cost associated with such a program, thesecond was resistance to the university in moving from a comprehensive institution to a
the total activity time and total lecture time on a specific concept. From Figure9(b), we observe that the basics concept had the highest weight in the exam. However, the pointsallocated to exam questions on conditions and functions does not align well with the timeallocated for class time. Conditions, which has the least class time, accounted for 9.17% of theexam grade, whereas functions accounted only for 5.42%, despite devoting the highest amount ofclass time. This analysis empowers instructors to design fair exams based on their in-class timeallocation or adjust the in-class activities to reflect the exam expectations.Preceptor SurveyTo measure the overhead of the FEAL form administration and its impact on the preceptors’ability to
, Writing and Learning Disabilities Vol. 6, pp. 223-247.9. Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T. & Smith, K.A. (1991), “Active Learning Cooperation in the College Classroom,”Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company.10. Fairhurst, A.M., & Fairhurst, L.L. (1995), “Effective Teaching, Effective Learning,” Palo Alto, CA: Davies-black Publishing11. Dale, E. (1969), “Audiovisual Methods in Teaching,” (3rd ed.), New York: Dryden Press.12. Wankat, P.H. (1999), “Reflective Analysis of Student Learning in a Sophomore Engineering Course,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol.88, (no.2), 195 -203.13. Finelli, C., Klinger, A., & Budny, D.D. (2001), “Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment,” Journalof Engineering Education, Vol 90, (no.4), pp. 491
, 2011) argue that while there are three main affordances — proximity,privacy, and permission — that support interactions in a space, finding the right balance amongthem is crucial because “a lopsided distribution is more likely to inhibit than promote beneficialinteractions” (Fayard and Weeks, 2011, p.110). In particular, Fayard and Weeks (2011) stressthat people always interpret what are the appropriate behaviors in a space (e.g., in a librarypeople tend to be silent or speak in a low voice) and that these interpretations often reflect anorganization’s culture.The role of culture is also highlighted in research on makerspaces, especially through the senseof community makerspaces promote and nurture: “Participants often refer to the space as
women and URM, but Pell-eligible students are not as wellserved.6.0 AcknowledgmentsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation throughGrant No DUE-1347830, and the ongoing support of the Dean of Arts & Sciences and the Officeof the Provost.ReferencesAllexsaht-Snider, M. and Hart, L.E. (2001). Mathematics for All: How do we get there? Theory IntoPractice, 40(2) 93-101.Ames, C. (1992). Classrooms: Goals, structures and student motivation. Journal of EducationalPsychology, 84, 261-271.Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. PsychologicalReview 84 (2), 191-215.Bloom, B. S. (1994). "Reflections on the development and use of the taxonomy". In Rehage, Kenneth J
. Grant funded career navigation efforts continue to be institutionalized within the university structure. Career navigation focused initiatives are also undergoing an evaluation to better understand how these efforts support the project’s overall objectives and project goal. Acknowledgements Support for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program under Award No. 1209115. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References1. “RIT_EFFORT_Career_Life_Survey.pdf” NSF ADVANCE RIT (2009, October). Web
costly,and eventually were stopped or replaced with traditional lectures. Nonetheless, these studies andattempts had a significant contribution in underlying the importance of practical approaches inconveying knowledge to students in heat transfer and thermodynamics courses, which traditionallyare dry-lecture based. Moreover, the contribution of thermal-fluids energy systems performancein global sustainable development is substantial but was not emphasized until recently. Thereforeit may not be reflected in the already developed learning modules for these traditional courses.Our team re-developed our thermal-fluid related courses in Engineering Technology curricula byincluding several modules involving industry-like scenarios as laboratory
personalcomputer in the 1980s and the obvious possibility of using the computer as an automated form oftutor, or as an “intelligent tutoring system” (ITS). [42] An ITS is “any computer system thatperforms teaching or tutoring functions (e.g., selecting assignments, asking questions, givinghints, evaluating responses, providing feedback, prompting reflection, providing comments thatboost student interest) and adapts or personalizes those functions by modeling students’cognitive, motivational or emotional states.” [31] As might be expected, STEM topics – andcomputer science in particular – proved well-suited to these modeling efforts. Not only werecomputer scientists the ones designing the computers in the first place, but they were alsooperating in a
., Williams, L. (2004). Voices of women in asoftware engineering course: reflections on collaboration. Journal on EducationalResources in Computing, 4(1): 3.[21] Laeser, M., Moskal, B. M., Knecht, R. (2003). Engineering design: Examiningthe impact of gender and the team's gender composition. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 92(1): 49-56.[22] Du, X. Y. (2006). Gendered practices of constructing an engineering identity in aproblem-based learning environment. European Journal of Engineering Education,31(1): 35-42.[23] Du, X., Kolmos, A. (2007). Gender Inclusiveness in Engineering Education-IsProblem Based Learning Environment a Recipe?. European Journal of EngineeringEducation, 7(5): 25-38.[24] Stein, L. A., Aragon, D., Moreno, D. (2014). Evidence for
activities to develop students’ reasoning skills and therefore, increase engineeringstudents’ physics learning.IntroductionScientific reasoning refers to “cognitive abilities such as critical thinking and reasoning” (Bao etal, 2009, p. 586) or “skills involved in inquiry, experimentation, evidence evaluation, andinference that are done in the service of conceptual change or scientific understanding”(Zimmerman, 2007). It is needed in problem solving situations and requires methods of scientificinquiry such as the cycle of analysis, testing, reflection and revision, in order to construct adeeper understanding of the situation. Scientific thinking is “purposeful thinking that has theobjective of enhancing the seeker’s knowledge” (Kuhn, 2010, p. 2).To
prior projects underthe same faculty in future years. The report also provides students with an opportunity to learnhow to write academic research papers and reflect on their semester’s work. Guidelines areprovided in Appendix C. Sample Projects and Outcomes. Over the tenure of the FIRE program, a number of projectshave been offered, ranging from analyzing human gait to develop a prototype for a prosthetichuman ankle to modeling and creating energy models of buildings for predicting energy efficiencymeasures to designing a fire suppression system. The project offerings selected for each cohorttake advantage of faculty expertise while maintaining a balance of theory based analysis (such asgenerating order of magnitude calculations or