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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin R. Campbell, Robert Morris University

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Paper ID #25515Design and Delivery of an Electro-Optics Summer Camp for Secondary Stu-dents (P12 Resource/Curriculum Exchange)Dr. Benjamin R. Campbell, Robert Morris University Ben Campbell holds a BS in physics and MS in electrical engineering from Penn State and a PhD in engineering from Robert Morris University. For the first decade of his career, he worked as a laser engineer at the Penn State Electro-Optics Center. In 2011 he joined Robert Morris University and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor of Engineering. He has been supporting RMU’s mechatronics minor and also teaching dynamics and electronics

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Briscoe, American Society of Naval Engineers; Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University; Dale A. Lumme, American Society of Naval Engineers

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Paper ID #26694Implementing and Integrating an Engineering Video Game into a Variety ofEducational ContextsMr. Michael Briscoe, American Society of Naval Engineers I am the Educator-in-Residence at the American Society of Naval Engineers. ASNE was founded in 1888 for the betterment of naval engineers and the field of naval engineering. Today, that means that ASNE has an active, cutting-edge STEAM program based around a free naval engineering video game called FLEET. We are beginning to publish our findings on implementing an engineering video game across a variety of K-12 educational contexts. I also am ABD in Educational

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giti Javidi, University of South Florida; Ehsan Sheybani, University of South Florida

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Education ModelThe goal of this project is twofold: (1) to increase the interest in cybersecurityworkforce and (2) to increase the number of teachers equipped to embed the topics intheir curriculum. As such, a model shown in Figure 1 is structured to address fourcritical areas that will help us reach those goals: 1) effective academic and socialintegration [5][6], 2) appropriate financial support, 3) narrow perception of the field ofcybersecurity and available career paths, and 4) role models/mentors. The proposedmodel (Figure 1) is partly based on Tinto’s model of student integration [5] whichfocuses more on experiences the students encounter after coming to college, rather thanthose occurring prior to college. But, we have found several aspects

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Valarie L. Bogan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelbi C. Smeathers , Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Yoon Jung, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Utkuhan Genc, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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is a lack of literature usingengineering design in life sciences courses. Considering this lack of research and integration, ourresearch team developed curriculum materials for integrating engineering design where theexisting units of the life sciences curriculum were modified to center around a design challengeand incorporate engineering design principles. The study used teaching science and engineeringin an integrated manner to subsequently explore students’ learning outcomes and engagement(behavioral, emotional, cognitive and social). In this paper, we present the effects of thesedesigned curricula on 6th-grade students’ engagement.More specifically the study is guided by two research questions: 1) What is the relationship between the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Samantha A. Murphy, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Matt Johnson; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Mark McKenney, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Ann Vogel, iBIO Institute

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Illinois and California, directing research, business develop- ment, operations, quality assurance, sales and marketing. Ann is a licensed acupuncturist, holds an MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a BS in Nutrition from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine. In 2010, Ann co-founded Point of Health Acupuncture and owns Birdhouse Acupuncture, both health and wellness businesses. Ann received her BS in Biology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Optimizing the Integration of Computational Thinking i​n​to a STEM Curriculum for a Minority Girls’ After-School Program (prek-12, Work-in-Process-Diversity

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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role she supports and studies use of robotics in K-12 STEM education. Her other research interests include robotics, mechanical design, and biomechanics.Mrs. Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Veena Jayasree Krishnan received a Master of Technology (M. Tech.) degree in Mechatronics from Vel- lore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India in 2012. She has two years of research experience at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. She is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is serving as a research assistant under an NSF-funded DR K-12 re- search project to promote integration of robotics in middle school science and math education. For

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Manopriya Devisetty Subramanyam, University of South Florida; Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, University of South Florida

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Paper ID #27540Contemporary STEM Issues: Engineering Training of Pre-Service Teachersfor Middle School STEM Curriculum Development (Evaluation)Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas is currently an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and former Assistant Dean for the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She holds several patents and has over twenty-five years of experience in industry and academia. Research Interests Sylvia Wilson Thomas, Ph.D. leads the Advanced Materials Bio and Integration Research (AMBIR) lab- oratory at USF. Dr

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Rachel Farah, University of St. Thomas; Tami Brass, St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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alongside key concepts and practicesin the informal teaching and learning space.Implementation StrategiesThis case study is based on an informal education program which provides students with anopportunity to dive into hands-on engineering. This program also serves as a laboratory settingfor teacher-researchers to pilot new programming that they would not have the opportunity to trywithin the formal classroom. The program serves approximately 100 diverse 6th and 8th gradegirls in an engineering summer program. The diversity of the educators may add to theinnovation with formal educators including a secondary math teacher, K-5 STEAM specialists,an inclusion coordinator, a tech integration specialist, secondary science educationundergraduates

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Muscarella, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School; Mi Thant Mon Soe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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, only 19 % of tenthgrade students retain interest in engineering after the second ICE-HS program course, raisingconcerns about efficacy [10].Programs such as the year-long ENGR 102 HS program developed by the University of Arizonahave successfully increased students’ interest in becoming an engineer and their confidence intheir ability to succeed in university-level engineering courses [7]. However, the ENGR 102 HSprogram cost additional tuition and require students to be a junior or senior and enrolled in pre-Calculus or higher math.In this work in progress paper we report on a developing Differentiated Engineering Curriculum(DEC), which was created to expose students of varying knowledge backgrounds and interests toengineering while providing

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Barlow, Utah State University; Max L. Longhurst, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Paper ID #24713Board 109: Integrating a Teacher Professional Learning Experience into theGEAR UP Engineering Summer Camp (Work in Progress)Ryan Barlow, Utah State University Ryan Barlow obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2012 and his Master’s Degree in Science Education from the University of Maryland in 2016. He is currently a PhD student in Engineering Education at Utah State University where his research focuses on professional learning for engineering educators and K-12 STEM teachers.Dr. Max L Longhurst, Utah State University Dr. Longhurst is an Assistant Professor

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Sun You, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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students can meet the new standards, it isof paramount importance that their teachers leverage the SEPs in instructional planning andimplementation. Use of technology in the context of science teaching and learning can also helpteachers perform inquiry-based teaching so that students can have meaningful learning experiences[4—6]. In a recent effort, we developed and conducted professional development (PD) workshopsfocused on using robotics technology to provide a supportive opportunity and environment toteachers to experience the use of robotics in classroom teaching and to lower their perceivedapprehension about its classroom integration. The projected outcome through the PD is to improvethe teachers’ curriculum knowledge and standard aligned

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #26235Computer Security Activities for a Middle School Classroom or OutreachEvent (P12 Resource/Curriculum Exchange)Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Computer Science. Research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, Outreach of STEM, Women in STEM, and Software Engi- neering.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Kimberlyn Gray is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Congying Wang, Purdue University; Tikyna Dandridge, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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children’s awareness and motivations and preventingmisconceptions with a constructively designed curriculum. A real-life implementation ofcurriculum integration of sustainability in the K-12 setting plays a key role in validating andevaluating the feasibility of this approach. In this study, a module of sustainability was designedfor 12 one-hour sessions over 3 months with a focus on the recycling of electronics and wasimplemented in an industrial-oriented class. We use instructor reflections to provide preliminaryinsights for addressing difficulties associated with sustainability education, i.e., whether middleschool youth can relate the societal and economic aspects to the sustainability concept.Purpose of StudyThe purpose of the study is to

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Dylan Smith M.S., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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. Contemporaneously, this lab has also hosted an NSF/REU sitesince 2011 [1, 3, 13].Professional Development ReviewProfessional development (PD) is required of many teachers. Teacher PD has been shown toimprove student achievement in science [14], and PD is considered imperative to the realizationof standards in curriculum [15]. Teachers are typically required to earn a certain number ofcontinuing education credits (CEUs) as part of their work contract. CEUs may be earned anumber of ways, including workshops and courses at nearby institutions, however this can beproblematic. One-shot workshops designed for teacher enrichment can be useful, howeverlonger-term PD programs are required to support standards which reach all students [15]. Thelimitations of the

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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whilestudents completed an engineering design challenge and attempted to apply epistemic frames toassess student ways of being an engineer.Creation of Engineering Epistemic Frame for K-12 Engineering (EEFK12) The engineering epistemic frame for K-12 (EEFK12) was created by synthesizing localframeworks[9], higher education goals, policy directives[33, 34], and relevant literature. Thedevelopment of the frame occurred using a similar process used by Chesler and colleagues [32]in the development of an online professional practice simulator for freshman undergraduates andArastoopour and colleagues’ virtual internship[29] where they used ABET Criterion 3 as afoundation. Local standards from Massachusetts were used because the curriculum for thesummer

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carson Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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] Wing[14] connects computational thinking to engineering thinking by arguing that computationalthinking is the overlap between engineering thinking and mathematical thinking. As a result ofthe strong connection between these two types of thinking, and the prevalence of CT andprogramming in engineering in professional practice, we believe that exploring CT is animportant aspect of learning about children’s engineering learning.Purpose of the studyThis study is part of an NSF-funded project that integrates computational thinking in STEMactivities and curriculums both in formal and informal settings. The aim of the project is tocharacterize children’s computational thinking in different learning settings. Consistent with theaim of the project, we

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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nature, engineering and teaching both require problem solving, and integrating the topicsand practice of engineering research with the extant curriculum in a STEM classroom also requirescreativity and innovation. One explanation for the benefit of cognitively-diverse teams oncomplex, creative tasks is the cognitive diversity hypothesis [13,18,19]. The cognitive diversityhypothesis posits that dissimilarity in team makeup (with regard to task-related attributes)discourages groupthink and encourages positive member disagreement, debate, and discussion, aswell as introducing differing attitudes, perspectives, and knowledge structures [18-23]. Similarly,the information processing perspective provides an additional framework to explain

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Corinne Lardy, California State University, Sacramento

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hold an undergraduate degree in a STEM field and may not even befamiliar with the acronym. This preliminary study evaluates the impact of an After SchoolSTEM service learning course on undergraduate preservice teachers (PSTs). This course wasdesigned with the broad goal to engage undergraduates who are thinking about becomingteachers (going on to a credential program after graduation) in a service learning course in whichthey engage in a pre-credential field experience. As part of this experience, undergraduates learnabout STEM integration in teaching and STEM based activities, and then teach those activities toelementary students in local after school programs. The main research questions for this studyinclude: A) How did the service learning

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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ideasuniversity students develop and teach the curriculum. 4. Give reasons for your ideasThis study took place in a socioeconomically, racially, 5. Discuss many different ideasand linguistically diverse fourth-grade classroom. Of the20 participating students, 11 were female, 9 were male, Figure 1. Groupwork norms.11 were White, and 9 were People of Color. Thecurriculum was designed by two researchers to scaffold collaborative groupwork and decisionmaking. The instruction was provided by an undergraduate Data Science major and the firstauthor, a graduate student in engineering education. The scaffolds include a set of groupworknorms (Figure 1), adapted from Morris [16] and a decision matrix (Figure 2) developed by theauthors.Figure

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Milton Johnson, Bioscience High School; Allison Wolf; Xavier A. DeLeon, QESST; Mayra Ramos; Meredith Marie Morrissey, Mountain Pointe High School; Alyssa Johnson, Kyrene School District; Scott Richard Currier; Lauren D’Amico

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radically new applications, i.e., PV-on-everything.But getting there requires an educated citizenry empowered to utilize and create sustainableenergy solutions. To this end, QESST, an Engineering Research Center for Quantum Energyand Sustainable Solar Technologies sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S.Department of Energy, program aims to advance PV science, technology and education througha Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program.The QESST RET program is focused on furthering innovations in solar energy engineering byadvancing PV science and technology. We are also committed to promoting solar energyeducation by (a) developing an extensive set of K-12 curriculum materials to promote solarenergy and PV engineering

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Christine Nguyen, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #27409Identifying Phenomena and Developing Sustainable Engineering EducationalModules that Integrate STEM Education Best Practices and Next GenerationScience Standards for Middle School Science TeachersMr. Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Michael Greene is a PhD Student at Arizona State University. He is pursuing his degree in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program, concurrently while pursuing a Master’s degree in Engineering. Michael graduated with his B.S. in Mechanical engineering from University of Pittsburgh in April of 2018. His research interest lies in diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota; Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University

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Paper ID #25863Participation in Small Group Engineering Design Activities at the MiddleSchool Level: An Investigation of Gender DifferencesJeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota Jeanna R. Wieselmann is a Ph.D. Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction and National Science Foun- dation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on gender equity in STEM and maintaining elementary girls’ interest in STEM through both in-school and out-of-school experiences. She is interested in integrated STEM curriculum development and teacher professional de- velopment to support gender-equitable

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Richard J. Puerzer, Hofstra University

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State University course “provides an overview of the salient math topics mostheavily used in the core sophomore-level engineering courses.”4 “The course will also provide anintroduction to the engineering analysis software Matlab, which is used throughout theengineering curriculum. While time constraints will preclude a formal treatment of Matlabduring lecture, application of the software will be integrated with each laboratory assignment.”4Having taught the WSU course, the author wasconcerned the new model might resemble the WSUcourse too closely. Since both courses have a goal ofincreasing student

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ruben Dario Lopez-Parra, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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representation of woman in the STEM field, k-12 engineering education and computational thinking. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Design Decision Processes of First Grade Students during an Engineering Design Based STEM Unit (Fundamental)Introduction Currently, there is an effort to bring engineering as a part of the curriculum into earlyelementary classrooms. For this purpose, academic science standards have incorporatedengineering design in the pre-college curriculum [1]. According to the NGSS standards for K-2engineering design, the aim of implementing a STEM curriculum is that children be able to askquestions and define problems that build on their prior experiences and develop models

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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projectthree years ago to explore integrating these subjects and literacy in a curriculum for 5-8-year-oldstudents. We reported on the development of this project and an analysis of how the existingcurriculum highlighted CT knowledge and skills, and how we expected the curriculum to engagestudents in CT in an ASEE conference paper in 2016. This paper reports on the evolution of theproject and curriculum. Part of this evolution included the defining of CT and its associatedcompetencies and what it would look like for this young age group. In this paper, we discuss thisevolution as well as how we have operationalized the competencies with data from classroomtesting. At the outset of this project, there were few resources that specifically

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Elisabeth Roberts, Northern Arizona University; Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University; Haylee Nichole Archer, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University

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intended outcomes. The researchers then analyzed enactment with anactor-oriented perspective to understand educators’ learning goals, decisions about what toimplement or adapt from a unit, and reasoning for implementing in these ways. We used these two lenses to examine how a sample of educators enacted the OSTengineering curricula. We asked: 1) How did educators implement OST curricula? 2) To whatextent did they implement the curriculum with integrity? and 3) Why did they make thecurricular decisions and modifications they did?Methods We used a multiple-case study approach [19] to examine integrity of implementation andactor-oriented perspectives of four educators as they facilitated an engineering design curriculumwith youth in

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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fidelity ofimplementation (FOI).Generally speaking, lower FOI is thought of as reducing the potential effectiveness of acurriculum. However, not all changes and adaptations made by teachers will necessarily reducethe quality of implementation – some adaptations increase effectiveness and improve the qualityof curriculum, by adjusting the design of lessons to account for the needs, interests, andbackgrounds of particular students [3], or to better match district and state learning objectives [5]Such changes are often said to align with “integrity of implementation” [6].Why is it important to measure fidelity in an efficacy study?Key to measuring the true effect of an intervention like EiE is measurement of FOI to improveand assure internal validity

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris San Antonio-Tunis, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. She focuses on developing research-based, field-tested curricula. For sixteen years, she worked as a vice president at the Museum of Science where she was the Founding Director of Engineering is Elementary, a groundbreaking program that integrates engineering concepts into preschool, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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modeling their solutions [7][8].However, studies show that these competencies are not exhibited in undergraduate students [9].Thus, we can argue that pre-college engineering exposure should help children promote thesecompetencies by engaging children in age and developmental-appropriate activities in-schooland out-of-school.Engineering design plays a crucial and important role to have an effective K-12 engineeringeducation [10][11]. However, to have an effective engineering design integration, we need toknow how to successfully implement appropriate engineering design activities for variety oflearners. The NRC report [11] makes recommendations for conducting research to determinewhat works for diverse learners and why. They suggest that before

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hayaam Osman; Carson Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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engage her child in CT during integrated CT+engineering activities. The researchquestions addressed in this study are: What roles does a homeschool parent play that lead to their child’s engagement in computational thinking during (a) an integrated literacy, STEM, and CT curriculum at home, and (b) interaction with an engineering and computational thinking exhibit in a science center? MethodsResearch Design This is a qualitative study that utilized a single-case-study approach to investigate theroles that a homeschool parent plays in promoting CT in her six-year-old child. We employed acase study approach because a case study is an empirical inquiry which can provide