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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Racheida S Lewis, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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and science learning (pp. 331–352). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.[3] Settles, I. H. (2004). When multiple identities interfere: the role of identity centrality. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(4), 487–500. http://doi.org/10.1177/0146167203261885[4] Jones, B. D., Paretti, M. C., Hein, S. F., & Knott, T. W. (2010). An Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 319–336. http://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01066.x[5] Krathwohl. (n.d.). The Logic of Inferential Statistics (p. Chapter 19

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lu Li, Sacramento City College

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is equivalent to the continuous or distributed force. Due to the impending motion condition, R and the normal line from the contact surface construct the angle of static friction, ∅s. To build equations, we use the static equilibrium model. Since the screw has a tendency to translate in the axial direction and rotate about the axial line, we will build

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Brian Paljug, University of Virginia; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia

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). An obvious option is to enlist the tutorsQ1. This semester, about how often have you somehow in distributing or advertising the survey, though 3.50used SEAS tutoring? this runs the risk of being seen as coercive, and would haveQ2. My tutor(s) was /were knowledgeable ofthe subject/course material 4.11 to be approached carefully and with full IRB approval.Q3. My tutor(s) successfully answered my Another option is for a non-tutor, non-faculty person to go to

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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FELIX ORLANDO MARTINEZ-RIOS, Universidad Panamericana

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necessary for engineering practice. j 1 k 3 2 2and where program outcomes are covered in the curriculum,a course assessment matrix might be constructed [5]. Among these skills we can mention for example: The first column is assigned for each PSO (one by row)and other columns with each program´s courses related with • Conduction of

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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

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2000” Technical Communication Quarterly, 10(2), 2001, pp. 149-soft skill information would have been better served earlier 167.in their engineering coursework, and that they did not see a [12] Burrows, A. C., & Harkness, S. S. “Experiencing action evaluation’sreason for it so late in the graduation requirements. The first cyclic process: partnering conflict, reflection, andauthor was discouraged that the student group did not make action” Educational Action Research, 24(4), 2016, pp. 460-478.a connection with future engineering positions and projects

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #20898High School ACT Math Scores: Why and How Do We Use Them?Dr. Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Sungwon S. Kim joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at MSU Mankato in January of 2011. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (2008), working in the area of synthesizing carbon nanotubes, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), working in the area of designing and analyzing double spiral heat exchangers, and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University (2000

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2017 FYEE Conference

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

] Felder, R.M., R. Brent, and M.J. Prince, Engineering instructional comments they made to refine their practice (20 development: Programs, best practices, and recommendations. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(1), 2011. minutes) [2] Shulman, Lee S. "Signature pedagogies in the professions." Daedalus 134.3, 2005, pp. 52-59.III. Identify Opportunities for Evidence-Based Instruction [3] Rokeach, Milton. "Beliefs, attitudes and values: A theory of6) Moderators

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2017 FYEE Conference

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University

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attention to such detail inEnvironmental is listed as one of the “Elite Eight” realistic the engineering design projects in future years? Theconstraints, but its listing within the CSM draws the authors hypothesize that the early introduction of thesefollowing distinctions based on the source, where “T-4” is the concepts will have a lasting affect throughout thecode for the technically-sourced attribute, and “S-3” is the remaining years of the student’s engineering program.code for the societally-sourced attribute:• [T-4. Environmental] Can the operational environment REFERENCES negatively impact the product through normal use? [1] ABET

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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SolidWorks. This portion of the activity was future MECH courses.”removed from the project because the use of SolidWorks is In the survey, the students were also asked to respond toalready incorporated in another segment of this freshman specific statements related to their perception of the project’scourse. Finite element modeling was also removed and impact on learning.reserved for more advanced engineering classes. • Spring 2016 (S’16) was the semester where the previous Upon completion of the SolidWorks drawings, the version of the project was used and a balsa wood bridgegraduate teaching assistant collected all the models, was built. It included

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University

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measured by the REFERENCESstudents GPA after Introduction to Engineering. Studentswere divided into two groups according to their nationality, [1] J. L. Hieb, K. B. Lyle, P. A. S. Ralston, and J. Chariker, “Predictingand divided again according to which version of the course performance in a first engineering calculus course: implications forthey took. The interaction effect between nationality andFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference July 31 – August 2, 2016, Columbus, OH W1A-3

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Akhan Almagambetov, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; John M. Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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. Description 2 0 Cannot draw a K-map U 1 Cannot draw correctly sized K-map 4 Draws a K-map but cannot place 1’s and 0’s correctly 5 Draws a K-map and fills in 1’s and 0’s correctly 6 Circles groups inside the K-map P5 P2 6 2 gate types, incomplete K-map D 7 Draws a circuit based on the incorrect groups Draws a circuit with only a single gate type but based 8 upon incorrect K-map

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Julian Sosnik PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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shared interest presents promise in providing an the authors to believe that complementary personalities mustoverall positive experience for students, further modification also be considered in order to further improve upon theto the process is required. In subsequent iterations of the student experience.course, two additional methods are planned. 1) Skills-based assigned teams that includes consideration for complementary personalities REFERENCES through a preliminary personality test. [1] Karlin, J., & Kellogg, S. (2009). ‘Metrics and the Holistic Learner’. 2) A Hybrid approach that assigns large teams for a Proceedings

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kayla Nicole Arnsdorff; Ashley Tingting Chen; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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reflection in classroom activities. Turns andMany students enter the engineering disciplines unprepared colleagues define reflection as “an intentional and dialecticalto be successful in the rigors of engineering academia. thinking process where an individual revisits features of anEngineering student retention continues to be a significant experience with which he/she is aware and uses one or morearea of research, partially due to lack of academic preparation lenses in order to assign meaning(s) to the experience that canor skill when entering a higher education institution. One guide future action (and thus future experience).” [10]. Turnstheoretical framework that describes the needed skills to et al

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi P.E., NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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. [17] E.J. Coyle, J.V. Krogmeier, R.T. Abler, A. Johnson, S. Marshall and[5] Susan Freeman, Richard Whalen, Courtney Pfluger, Bala B.E. Gilchrist, “The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program – Maheswaran, Mark Sivak, Josh Hertz. (2016), The Cornerstone Leveraging Faculty Research Interests to Transform Undergraduate Course: Projects and Progress, FYEE Annual Conference The Ohio STEM Education,” Proceedings of the Transforming Institutions: 21st State University Columbus, Ohio

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University

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Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher Education,” Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 40, No. 5, Sep/Oct 1999, pp. 518-529.[3] Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), Learning for the 21st Century: A Report and MILE Guide for 21 st Century Skills, Washington, DC: P21, 2003. Web: http://www.p21.org/our- work/resources.[4] Deci, E. L., and Flaste, R, Why we do what we do: the dynamics of personal autonomy, New York: Putnam’s Sons, 1995.[5] Pink, D., Drive: the Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, New York, NY: The Penguin Group, 2009.[6] Hirsch, L., Gibbons, S., Kimmel, H., Rockland, R., and Bloom, J., “High school students' attitudes to and knowledge about engineering

Conference Session

WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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2017 FYEE Conference

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington

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. REFERENCES [1] Beichner, R., J. Saul, R. Allain, D. Deardorff, and D. Abbot, “Introduction to SCALE-UP: Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics,” presented at the Annual meeting for the American Society for Engineering Education, St. Louis, MS, 2000. FIGURE 7 [2] Ingram, B., M. Jesse, S. Fleagle, J. Florman, and S. Van Horne, “Cases NORMALIZED SUCCESS RATES ACCORDING TO

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lauren Miranda Lingar; Abbey Williams; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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solve low 9. Schrlau, M.G., R.J. Stevens, and S. Schley, Flippingperformance and retention issues in the first year. Specifically Core Courses in the Undergraduate Mechanicalin courses intended to introduce first year students to contentFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6-8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL M1A-3 Session M1A Engineering Curriculum: Heat Transfer. Advances in Engineering Education

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Education, 95, 1, 2006, pp. 39-47.[2] Knight, D, W, Carlson, L, E, & Sullivan, J, F, “Improving Engineering Student Retention through Hands-On, Team Based, First-Year Design Projects”, 31st International Conference on Research in Engineering Education, June 22 – 24, 2007.[3] Felder, R, M, Felder, G, N, & Dietz, E, J, “A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. V. Comparisons with Traditionally-Taught Students”, Journal of Engineering Education, 87, 4, 1998, pp. 469-480.[4] Sorby, S, A, & Baartmans, B, J, “The Development and Assessment of a Course for Enhancing the 3-D Spatial Visualization Skills of First Year Engineering Students”, Journal of Engineering

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; William T. Riddell, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

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used for stability and positioning a protractor. The stand also included a piece of 1.5 m string with a marking at 1.0 m to A B indicate where students should hold the light meter. FIGURE 1 A. COORDINATE SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS. ASSUME THE CENTER OF THEBULB IS AT THE ORIGIN AND THE BULB IS ALIGNED ALONG THE Z-AXIS [3]. B. DIAGRAM OF SPHERICAL CAP SURFACE AREA. THE ARROWS SHOW THEDIRECTION OF 𝐸! MEASUREMENTS FOR THE FIRST THREE 𝜃′S. THE SMALLER DASHED LINES SHOW THE 𝑆𝐴! 'S ASSOCIATED WITH 𝜃! AND 𝜃

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University; Jingru Zhang, Western New England University; Chang Hoon Lee, Western New England University

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the laststudent to select will inevitable be forced on a team, whichcan be a problem in certain situations.Future DirectionsAs a “Work in Progress” data has not been collected toassess the effectiveness of the method presented. Teamswere created using the method presented here along withother team formation methods across several sections of acommon first year engineering course. By the time of theconference these data will be available. REFERENCES[1] S. H. Bhavnani and M. D. Aldrich, "Teamwork across Disciplinary Borders: A Bridge between College and the Work Place," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 13- 16, 2000.[2] Engineering Accreditation Commision, "Criteria for accredition

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

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Skills: The McMaster Problem Solving Program”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1997, pp. 79-91 [4] Felder, R, M, Silverman, L, K, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education”, Engr. Education, 78(7), pp. 674-681, 1988 [5] Freeman, S, Eddy, S, L, McDonough, M, Smith, M, K, Okoroafor, N, et al, “Active

Conference Session

Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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-based traditional classroom saw approach over several semesters would provide additionalaround 40% of at least one non-attempted CT. It is seen that results to support the effectiveness of this approach.First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 - 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-6 Session W1A REFERENCES [17] Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Kinshuk, Chen, N-S., “Is FLIP enough? Or

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Hamid Rad, Washington State University

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., “Engaging Freshman Experience: The Key to Retention?”, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference on Engineering Topics Covered in this Course: Education, Austin, TX, June 14-17.[6] Sheppard, S. D., 1992, "Mechanical Dissection: An Experience in 1. Overview of Mechanical Engineering Profession How Things Work," Proceedings of the Engineering Education: 2. Engineering problem solving Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Santa Barbara, CA. 3. Forces, Materials, and Stresses[7] Sheppard, S., 1992, "Dissection as a Learning Tool," Proceedings of

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Social Psychology, 38(2), 113-125. 7 30 8 30 [2]Atwaters, S. Y., Leonard, J. D., & Pearson, W. (2015). Beyond the Black-White minority experience: 9 30 Undergraduate engineering trends among African 10 19 Americans. In J. B. Slaughter, U. Tao, & W. Pearson, Jr. (Eds.), Changing the face of engineering: The African 11

Conference Session

WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Tonya Whitehead, Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

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Instruction. Kristina Lenn contributed to 1) How does air quality change by season? preparation of the research proposal for the sub-award that 2) Is there a time of day when air quality is worst? supported this effort. 3) Is there a significant difference in air quality REFERENCES between day and night? 1. Bergin, S. and R. Reilly, The influence of motivation and comfort-Anecdotal feedback from instructors in higher level courses level on learning to program. 2005

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L Hutchins, Tennessee Tech University

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. Robbins, et al. identified three engineering organization meeting and encouraged to choosepredictors of college success: traditional predictors that one of the 30 in which to become involved. The College ofinclude academic ability and achievement, demographic Engineering also sponsors a professional development seriespredictors, and psychosocial predictors. [1] It is the third that covers topics to help students develop “soft skills.” Somecategory that is the most changeable, and therefore the focus of these topics include diverse career paths, leadership,of Krumrei-Mancuso, et al.’s study. [2] They identified six finding mentors on the job, finding leadership opportunitiespsychosocial factors

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech

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72.42% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient isor 1215 version. This variable was represented as a dummy generally used to measure internal consistency reliabilityvariable, with 0=1024, and 1=1215. The variables M, U, S, among a group of items combined to form a construct. TheI, and C represented the examination of students’ reliability of the survey analyzed for this study will beperceptions of each of the courses. These variables addressed by running an internal consistency test calculatingrepresented the average of each of the components of the this coefficient. Criteria by Kline [14] suggest that a valueMUSIC model: empowerment, usefulness, success, interest, of 0.8 is generally

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sharri Lee Kornblum, CSULA engineering department; Zanj Kano Avery El; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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concerning the effectiveness of SI from the university of missouri-kansas city and other institutions across the united states. , ERIC document reproduction service NO ED 370 502, columbia SC. Annual Conference of the Freshman Year Experience, Columbia, SC.Menezes, G. B., Won, D. S., Tufenkjian,M.,Allen,E., & Schiorring, E. (2017). An integrated first-year experience at ECST (FYrE@ECST). ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.Ojeda, L., Flores, L. Y., & Navarro, R. L. (2011). Social cognitive predictors of mexican american college students' academic and life satisfaction. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(1), 61-71. doi:10.1037/a0021687Sharif, A. A., Menezes, G. B., Schlemer, L. T., & Won, D. S. (2016). Discovering the

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew Pierce, Embry-Riddle Human Factors and Systems; Andrew Calvin Griggs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Li Ding, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

instructor experience(s), provide course teach students to program. Despite educators being fullymaterials, and review student outcomes from this two aware of this, students can find it hard to make the sameyear study. Workshop participant involvement is distinction which can lead to difficulty when learning moreencouraged through interactive elements of the abstract concepts [1].presentation such as live polling, discussion, and aquestion and answer forum. SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHINGIndex Terms – Education, Performance, Programming

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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Leavingexpected in engineering. The challenge was to provide [2], a review of student accession, retention, graduation, andappropriate levels of support and curriculum hiring data showed many trends that were present in theengagement to help students be successful and retain 1990’s and still present today. Some of the issues include:them in the engineering programs. For the past two loss of 40 -50 percent of entering freshmen engineeringyears, the School of Engineering conducted a variation students in the first year due to lack of high schoolof Math Review sessions at the pre-calculus level during preparation, loss of motivation based on poor performancethe first few weeks of the fall