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Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Students Gratitude, Meaning, and Mindfulness

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Julianna S. Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University; John Mark Froiland, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25835Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Students Gratitude, Meaning, and Mind-fulnessMs. Julianna S. Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julianna Ge is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. At Purdue, she created and currently teaches a novel course for undergraduate engineering students to explore the intersections of wellbeing, leadership, diversity and inclusion. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, her research interests intersect the fields of engineering education, positive psychology, and human de- velopment to understand diversity, inclusion, and success for

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Understanding Interrelated Growth Mind-set and Academic Participation & Performance

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Shiliang Zuo; Jinhao Zhao, Tsinghua University; Wai-Tat Fu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julia Laystrom-Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Wolters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26840Understanding Interrelated Growth Mind-set and Academic Participation &PerformanceZiang Xiao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ziang Xiao is a PhD student from the computer science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. His primary research interest is in human-computer interaction.Mr. Shiliang ZuoMr. Jinhao Zhao, Tsinghua UniversityProf. Wai-Tat Fu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Wai-Tat Fu is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His research focuses on applying theories of cognitive science and human

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Board 51: An Initial Step Toward Measuring First-Generation College Students’ Personal Agency: A Scale Validation

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25287Board 51: An Initial Step Towards Measuring First-Generation College Stu-dents’ Personal Agency: A Scale ValidationMs. Dina Verd´ın, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She completed her M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Re- search Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Her research

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A Preliminary Exploration of Student Attitudes about a Continuous Grade Point Average Scheme

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 21: Student Grades and Feedback
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wan Kyn Chan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

greater differentiation between grade boundaries will give more motivation to study harder and I will have more opportunities to improve where I have fallen behind. (Agree/ Disagree) 12. I believe that I will have a better GPA were a continuous GPA system used rather than a discrete one. (Agree/Disagree)For the following questions, keep in mind your current feelings about engineering and thecourses that you are currently enrolled in or have been enrolled in for your current academicstanding (Strongly Agree/Agree/Somewhat Agree/Neither Agree nor Disagree/SomewhatDisagree/Disagree/Strongly Disagree) a) While in my engineering courses, I thought about how much I enjoyed the those that I were enrolled in. b) Engineering

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Board 46: Multiple Intelligences and Undergraduate Engineering Education

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: William E. Lee III P.E., University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25271Board 46: Multiple intelligences and undergraduate engineering educationDr. William E. Lee III P.E., University of South Florida Dr. Lee is a professor in the Dept. of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering and has a strong interest in philosophy of mind and epistemology and how these influence engineering education. Recent research has included investigations of problem solving, the creative process, and how engineering/science education can be informed by the visual and performing arts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Multiple Intelligences and

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Exploratory Examination of an Interdisciplinary Engineering Field: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cassandra Sue Ellen Woodcock, University of Michigan; Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

both basic sciences and engineering disciplines. Participant 5 “…I think a good tissue engineer is not purely an engineer and not purely a basic scientist. It's someone who straddles both fields or straddles multiple fields. Whether there's a camp of people that are developmental in training but see value in engineering approaches to either answering developmental questions or trying to harness developmental programs for tissue repair applications. I think that's a great example of people who care and are invested in biology but are also thinking about modulating or controlling those biologies for something translational. In my mind, people who can do that, who see value in both sides and can speak the speak of both sides

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Smartness in Engineering Culture: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Stephen Secules, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #24665Smartness in Engineering Culture: An Interdisciplinary DialogueDr. Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University Dr. Dringenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State Uni- versity. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (Purdue ’15). Her team, Beliefs in Engineering Re- search Group (BERG) utilizes qualitative methods to explore beliefs in engineering. Her research has an overarching goal of leveraging engineering education research to shift the culture of

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Examination of Student Choice to Remain in Engineering

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Katherine Tanner, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

longitudinal approach for additional analysis. While some of the data is the same,our study branches further into examining why students stay in or leave engineering. There hasbeen some previous research investigating relationships between demographic variables andengineering fields, but leaves out the student perspectives and expectations in choosing a major[11]. With this in mind, we focus on engineering specifically with our data from students in firstyear engineering coursework analyzing their expectations by reading the response data fromsurveys.A large portion of previously conducted major selection research comes from the perspective oftrying to introduce more people into STEM fields. For example, another study approaches theparticipation of

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Engineering Graduate Students’ Salient Identities as Predictors of Perceived Task Difficulty

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 21: Student Grades and Feedback
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

, scientist, and engineer identities and perceptions of task difficulty. 2. Demographic markers (e.g., gender identity) moderate the effect of salient identities on perceived task difficulty.Theoretical Framework: Identity-Based MotivationIdentity-based motivation (IBM) is a theory “that explains when and in which situations people’sidentities motivate them to take action towards their own goals” [10]. Particularly, IBM explainshow the identities that come to individuals’ minds influence how individuals perceive taskdifficulty in different contexts to pursue goals [10]–[12]. For example, Oyserman and colleaguesused IBM theory to examine how students’ demographic identities (e.g., race/ethnicity,socioeconomic status, gender) matter

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Board 48: The Epistemic Beliefs of Chemical Engineering Faculty (Part I)

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jason Tedstone, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

of criticalthinking (Chinn et al. 2014). Both the broad term of critical thinking and the more niche term ofsystems thinking share similar meanings of thoughtful analysis or analytical reasoning, and callto mind King & Kitchener’s Reflective Judgement Model (King & Kitchener, 1994, 2001, 2004),a stepping stone between the cognitive development research started in the 1970s and morerecent epistemological research. This researcher argues that discovering the epistemic beliefs offaculty and the ideas being disseminated to students in their chemical engineering classroomswill prove useful in the field of chemical engineering education as well as related academicfields concerned with systems and critical thinking.TheoryResearch preceding

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A Kinesthetic Approach to Reviewing Content in the Engineering Classroom

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

learning occurs, such as peer to peer discussions, students are still sitting.Learning science has shown that the brain and physical activity are connected. An active body canlead to an active mind. Significant work has been done on how to create intentional movement inelementary and middle school classrooms, but it is limited in higher education settings.This paper discusses how an “escape room” learning activity has been implemented and assessedin two small-sized engineering programs, York College of Pennsylvania and Iron RangeEngineering. Escape rooms are a physical adventure game to challenge players, where they mustsolve a series of puzzles to escape the room in a given time limit. In this activity, using movementto review content in

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Validating a Short Form Writing Attitudes Survey for Engineering Writers

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Joana M. M. Melo, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26742Validating a Short Form Writing Attitudes Survey for Engineering WritersEllen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ellen Zerbe is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S.M.E. at Grove City College. She is currently researching under Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognition Research Laboratory.Dr. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn- sylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in

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Professional Expectations and Program Climate Affect the Professional Formation of Engineers

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, The College of New Jersey; J. Lynn Gazley, The College of New Jersey; Christopher Wagner, The College of New Jersey; Steven Schreiner P.E., The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour P.E., The College of New Jersey
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

color on their perceptions of engineering climate and their professional identity formation?Conceptual FrameworkRobust engineering identities, like other STEM identities, are associated with persistence viamultiple pathways, including self-efficacy and motivation [17, 18]. These identities mustbalance individual affiliation with three aspects of a field: doing (hands on practices), being(habits of mind), and becoming (professional aspirations) [19]. Individuals construct theseidentities over time via interaction with material and social contexts [20, 21]. As individuals gainexperience over time, particularly in real-world vs. classroom settings, these aspects maydevelop at different rates. Thus, to understand the professional formation of

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Knowledge in the Making: What Engineering Students are Learning in Makerspaces

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Louis Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Kate Youmans, Utah State University; Cindy Ann Lenhart, Oregon State University; Alexis K. Van Winkle, University of Central Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26249Knowledge in the Making: What Engineering Students are Learning in Mak-erspacesDr. Louis S. Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas Louis S. Nadelson has a BS from Colorado State University, a BA from the Evergreen State College, a MEd from Western Washington University, and a PhD in educational psychology from UNLV. His scholarly interests include all areas of STEM teaching and learning, inservice and preservice teacher pro- fessional development, program evaluation, multidisciplinary research, and conceptual change. Nadelson uses his over 20 years of high school and college math, science, computer science

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Creativity Exercises and Design Methods to Enhance Innovation in Engineering Students

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Karen Elaine Anderson, Destination Imagination Inc.; Daniel D. Jensen, Singapore University of Technology and Design/MIT International Design Center
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25881Creativity Exercises and Design Methods to Enhance Innovation in Engineer-ing StudentsDr. Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy Lt Col Mike Anderson is an Associate Professor and Director of Capstone Programs, Department of Engineering Mechanics, US Air Force Academy. He has pursued research in engineering education for several years in the areas of curriculum design and assessment, capstone design experiences, innovative design methodologies, and enhancing student creativity. In addition, he pursues technical research in autonomous systems, design of terrestrial and aerial robots

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Facilitating Transfer Student Success in an Engineering Baccalaureate Program

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Johnson, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Pauline Entin, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

importance of developing a community of like-minded peers forsharing resources, studying, motivating each other, and forming an academic network. Thesepeers encouraged each other to participate in research, to speak with professors, and to study.Students also found in this peer group of STEM students in the seminar course, an importantgroup of friends and social support. Although not examined in detail in this study, participationin undergraduate research, internships and professional competitions, can also be considered“socio-academic integrative moments rather than solely academic experiences, because of thesocial nature of STEM. During research students learn to engage in the social environments ofscience and engineering laboratories, including

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WIP: How Students Externalize Epistemologies: Describing How Students Explain, Ground, and Consciously Construct Their Definitions of Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Health/Work/Play/Love Dashboard Class 10 Group reflect on GTJ Read DYL Chapter 3 Reflection as an eng. skill Keep Good Time Journal Mind mapping Class 11 Mind map sharing DYL Chapter 4 + 5 Creating an odyssey plan DYL Mind mapping activity Class 12 Intro to portfolio Odyssey plans Portfolio reading Class 13 Ritual design Reflection - What is engineering Start work on your Portfolio Portfolio reading Class 14 Present Odyssey plans Reflection - Compiling your portfolio Life prototyping Submit

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Training Future Engineers to Become Better Communicators: The Effects of Engineering-specific Communication Courses on Student Attitudes and Identity

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Darren L. Linvill Ph.D., Clemson University; Meghnaa Tallapragada, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

communication has beenintegrated into some of these courses, but has often played a subordinate role to writingpedagogy [18]. A truly integrated engineering and oral communication course has not previouslybeen thoroughly assessed.Complimenting previous work in CXC, identity-based motivation theory describes motivationand goal pursuit, explaining when and how individuals’ identities motivate them [19], [20]. Thetheory suggests that people prefer to make sense of situations and act in identity-congruent waysconsistent with their self-perceptions. This happens in a context specific manner, where thecontext shapes what identities come to mind. It is reasonable to suspect that offering students acontext that connects communication skills to their

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Co-Designed Research Agenda to Foster Educational Innovation Efforts Within Undergraduate Engineering at HSIs

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

studying the formation of engineers at HSIs. This lack ofunderstanding of what is needed to amplify the efforts of HSIs to appropriately educate Latinxundergraduate engineering is, therefore, the focus of the research project.Research on engineering education reform highlights the importance of understanding barriers tochange and the impacts of the environmental, historical, and systemic constraints on reformefforts [7]. In addition, research on educational change emphasizes that effective strategies forreform require alignment with the beliefs of the individuals involved or must seek to changethose beliefs [8]. With that in mind, there exists a need to learn from individuals who wouldbenefit from and/or engage with future research at HSIs, the

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Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Instrument to Measure "Engineering Intuition"

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26904Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Instrument to Measure”Engineering Intuition”Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. She graduated from Ohio State University in 2015 with a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and is interested in student learning in engineering. In particular, her work focuses on various aspects of students’ develop- ment from novice to expert, including development of engineering intuition, as well as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.Dr. Kaela M

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Board 53: Work in Progress: Learning Assistant “Noticing” in Undergraduate Engineering Science Courses

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; Hernan Gallegos, Tufts University; Luisa Chiesa, Tufts University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

high school systems. His research interests are in manufacturing, materials science and selection of appropriate technology for sustainable engineering projects.Hernan Gallegos, Tufts University Hern´an Gallegos is an undergraduate student at Tufts University. He is studying Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Engineering Education. His academic interests lie in trying to aid students to understand engineering concepts and how they can enhance their learning through various resources. With this in mind, he is working within the Engineering Learning Systems lab under Professor Kristen Wendell, a Mechanical Engineering Professor. With this opportunity, Hern´an is able to further his understanding of both

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Play-in-learning: Studying the Impact of Emotion and Cognition in Undergraduate Engineering Learning

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26082Play-in-learning: Studying the Impact of Emotion and Cognition in Under-graduate Engineering LearningMr. Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Alex Pagano is a PhD student studying a variety of research questions related to engineering technology and education. He received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona in 2015 and his M.S. in Mechanical Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2018.Dr. Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign For the past 25 years, Leon Liebenberg has been

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Creating a Learning Environment that Engages Engineering Students in the Classroom via Communication Strategies

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26093Creating a Learning Environment that Engages Engineering Students in theClassroom via Communication StrategiesDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State University. c American Society

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Critical Theories for Unmasking the Personal and Structural Racialized Experiences of Engineers

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

are aware of the potential legal implicationsof some of the participants’ lived experiences and are mindful of the exponential weight ofintersectionality [37] and the analytic tools offered by critical race theory (e.g., foregroundingrace/racism; focusing on racialized, gendered, and classed experiences; using interdisciplinaryunderstandings) to bring the issues to the fore [38].In reviewing the literature, we note that socially-constructed beliefs and subsequent behavior –and vice versa – within engineering lead to cultural mismatch, identity conflict,compartmentalization of work and social lives, diminished job satisfaction, and psychologicalstress [15], [16], [19], [29]. The individual impact of racism can be assessed through

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Developing an Engineering Identity through Immersive Design Challenges in Academic Makerspaces: A Qualitative Case Study

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Juan Torralba, University of Miami; Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25329Developing an Engineering Identity through Immersive Design Challenges inAcademic Makerspaces: A Qualitative Case StudyMr. Juan Torralba, University of Miami Juan Torralba is a PhD student in STEM education and educational researcher at the University of Miami. His research focus is on equity in STEM education, with specific interest in access to opportunity for minoritized students.Dr. Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University Rob is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. In addition, Rob is the Interim Director of

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Conceptual Representations in the Workplace and Classroom Settings: A Comparative Ethnography

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

’ [materials] contribute to solutions every bitas much as ‘minds’ [social] do; information and meaning is coded into configurations of objects,material constraints, and possible environmental options, as well as in verbal routines andformulas or ‘mental operations. […] Our ‘cognition’ is always bound up with, co-dependentwith, the participation and activity of Others, be they persons, tools, symbols, processes, orthings” [14]. This emphasis of social and material context as being an intrinsic part of cognitionis one of the main points of situated cognition [7]. Therefore, it is worthwhile to explore the social and material contexts of the designactivities performed by practicing engineers and engineering students. Understanding how

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Board 42: What Engineering Students Think of Knowledge in Their Discipline and How to Measure It: An Exploratory Study

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jinjushang Chen, Florida State University; Jeannine E. Turner, Florida State University; Min Tang, College of Education, Learning and Cognition Program,Florida State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

depended on which experts they had in mind. They wanted toevaluate the experts first, and then make the judgement of the validity of the expert’s answers.As mentioned above, the student who put neutral for the item of Certainty of Knowledge made acomparison between two different fields (civil engineering vs. biomedical engineering) and wasaware that her beliefs would vary according to the different fields. Contrary to theory, thesestudents’ choices of neutral points might reflect a more sophisticated thinking than other studentswho stick to the ratings of the scales.6. Conclusion The measurement validity issues with the self-report instruments of domain-specificepistemic beliefs may be due to any of the reasons we described in section “2.2

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Work in Progress: The Professional Development Track: A Cooperative Experiential Learning Approach to Academic Success for Underserved Engineering Students

Conference Session: ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Alejandro Gutierrez, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

on their work. The year-long Capstone experience will give students the opportunity to receive a wide spectrum offeedback, enhance their technical communication skills, and develop their professional networks.AssessmentThe PDT is designed as an integral experience and the development of professional skills willoccur in a progressive manner as the student makes progress through the different courses. Theprogram learning outcomes (PLOs) of the PDT were developed with the ABET list of professionalskills in mind and they give educators the opportunity to assess the level of competence in eachskills in a comprehensive manner. By the time a student completes the PDT, they will be able to: 1. Identify an engineering problem and formulate it in

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Board 50: Work in Progress: Evidence-based Analysis of the Design of Collaborative Problem-solving Engineering Tasks

Conference Session: Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session
Collection: 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25919Board 50: WIP: Evidence-based analysis of the design of collaborative problem-solving engineering tasksMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics. She is now pursuing a master’s degree at UIUC and will begin in the Digital En- vironments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction in the fall of 2019. She is interested in design thinking as it applies to engineering settings and lends her technical background to her