Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

], [16] and scales have beendeveloped in a myriad of fields. With respect to engineering design in particular, Carberry, Lee,and Ohland [17] validated a scale for design self-efficacy that measures student’s self-efficacy,motivation, outcome expectancy, and anxiety across the breadth of activities involved in thedesign process. The correlation between skill and self-efficacy in first-year engineering designcourses is typically studied outside of an assessment context; however, we posit that self-efficacymeasures embedded within open-ended design challenges can add insight into the developmentof students’ skills, both as perceived by the students and as assessed by engineering instructors.To investigate this proposition, this paper presents an

Conference Session

Technical Session X

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

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FYEE Conference Sessions

Expectations of Non-Technical Students. Paperpresented at 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah., https://peer.asee.org/129592. Krupczak, J., & Mina, M., & Disney, K. A. (2017, June), A Framework for an Engineering Reasoning Test andPreliminary Results. Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.https://peer.asee.org/274633. Krupczak, J., & Mina, M. (2015, June), Work in Progress: An Approach to Engineering Literacy EmphasizingComponents, Functions, and Systems Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle,Washington. https://peer.asee.org/250844. Carberry, A.R, Hee Sun Lee, Matthew W. Ohland, Measuring engineering design self-efficacy, Journal

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech

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FYEE Conference Sessions

practice in reflective thinking and judgement.Reflective learning skills are metacognitive, and first year engineering students are alreadyinvolved with metacognition as they consider and evaluate their own place in the engineeringcommunity through engineering identity and self-efficacy. [2] [3] We apply reflection in orderto contribute to our students’ intellectual development for critical thinking skills to whateverextent is possible during the first year. Our research goal is to measure individual progress inreflection over the course of a semester in two ways:  By using the same rubric for all assignments, do students’ grades improve over time?  How do participants’ responses compare to the intellectual development scales found in

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED)

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FYEE Conference Sessions

mechanical engineering background Teamwork 2 Tech Oral Presentations, Engineering Build 1 Straw tower assisted the students with creating the mechanical design and Disciplines/Self-Efficacy Survey I, Oral fabrication. presentation activity Students in the Autonomous Robot Vehicle section 3 Tech Writing, Info Literacy/Discussion Build 2 Straw tower assemble a Makeblock Starter Robot kit and then develop board posts on oral, Tech writing assignments Arduino programs that interface the

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati

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FYEE Conference Sessions

, whichmany students find challenging. Poor performance in the first year could have an effect on theircareer self-efficacy and have an adverse impact on their interest in engineering [9].The rest of this extended abstract summarizes theories and empirical studies relating interest tocareer and college major choice. This will lay a foundation of the importance of interest and willbe a starting point in the FYEE workshop where faculty will share ideas on how they currentlytry to help students maintain interest and brainstorm new ideas to try in the future.Theories for Career and College Major Choice that Include InterestWithin the research disciplines of career choice and college retention, multiple frameworks havebeen used to understand why people

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jack Bringardner, New York University; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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FYEE Conference Sessions

shown inFigures 2 and 3. These preliminary results help to guide the faculty on updates to the projects. Figure 2: Survey Responses on Impact of Makerspace Activity on Engineering Self-EfficacyFigure 2 reveals a generally positive assessment of the makerspace training and the courseproject on engineering self-efficacy and desire to study engineering or computer science. Inparticular, many or all students felt that the project enhanced their ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs. No students reported that the course or theirproject decreased their confidence or interest in engineering and computer science. Also, thenegatively phrased Likert statement regarding motivation for math, physics, and chemistryindicates