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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington; Joanna Wright, University of Washington

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optimally separated into two maincategories: less engaged students (Cluster 1) and more engaged students (Cluster 2). Amongdomestic students, 100% of low income Asian women and 82% of low income Asian men (82%)fell into the more engaged cluster, while high-income Asian women (83%) fell into the lessengaged cluster. Among international students (who were entirely Asian in this sample), lowincome Asian men and high income Asian women were among those who had the highestpercentage of lesser engaged students (40% of each group, respectively) while middle incomeAsian men and middle income Asian women had the highest percentage of more engagedstudents (approximately 80% of each).Overall, the k-means clustering approach provided greater insight into the

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Tandra Tyler-Wood, University of North Texas; Daniella Smith, University of North Texas; Karen R. Johnson, University of North Texas

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activity. These lessons are scaffolded tolead the learners from a baseline toward full mastery of the content and processes involved whileworking in small groups. Activities are iterative and the lessons are built around the principles ofproject based learning. Each lab activity is guided by essential questions and teaches keyconcepts and skills that are put to use in the labs and make activities. The final project of theunit is an invent activity, where all previous learning is put to use in a new and innovative ways. Each phase of the project curriculum has a dedicated page with step-by-step instructionswith photographic illustrations to guide teachers and students through the lessons and “make”activities: Lab 1

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College

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further demonstrated competency in two additional skills, determined as required forcontinued advanced study in dynamics. Students could demonstrate proficiency on additionalskills to earn higher grades. Each skill increased the final letter grade by 1/3 of a grade.Comparisons were made using the rate at which students demonstrated proficiency.Competency-based offerings of the course were compared to a similar group of students assessedwith a more traditional grading system (2014 offering). In the competency-based courses, >93%of the students demonstrated proficiency on the required skills, compared to 43% in thetraditional offerings (Chi-Squared p<0.01).Several aspects of course design can help foster the successful use of the competency

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Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Amar Raheja, California State Polytechnic University; Fang Tang, Cal Poly Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Erika DeJonghe, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona provides a suitable research environmentfor the participants.1 The following paragraphs describe the projects that the 2018 summer REUparticipant were involved in. The projects designed for the 2017 REU Participants were presentedin Ref. 1. The Program continued to provide the participants with an opportunity to gain knowledgeon the application of engineering and computer science to UAV technologies, acquire skillsnecessary to conduct meaningful research, understand research process, and learn laboratorytechniques.A. Development of Flight Dynamics Model of a MulticopterThis project involved an REU participant in flight-testing, data collection, data processing, andsystem identification of a multicopter UAV

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lei Wang P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Jiajun Xu, University of the District of Columbia

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integrate a set of “risk and resilience” focused coursesinto engineering education for workforce towards a hazard-resilient built environment. A set ofthree individual courses, namely, 1) Introduction to Risk and Resiliency in Engineering, 2)Reliability and Optimization Methods in Engineering, 3) Sensing and Data Analytics forInfrastructure Systems will be developed and incorporated into curriculum. These three courseshave been designed to be help address the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed forengineers to conduct the assessment, design and management of engineering systems to achievehazard resilience. The paper provides details about the rational and course objectives, coursecomponents, and sample course projects for design and

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology/Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wendy Robicheau, Connecticut College of Technology-Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Wong P.E., San Francisco State University; Lakshmipriya Lakshmipathy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; Panfilo Jesus Armas; Andres Ernesto Paredes; Chris Park; Jorge Antonio Campos

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first-hand how isolationworks and identify means of sizing the isolators for optimum structural performance. Utilizingthese prototype isolators not only reinforces seismic isolation theory but also allows for scaledtesting otherwise inaccessible to most students due to the cost of real seismic isolators. Thisproject establishes a foundation of work needed to develop 3D printing applications forcivil/structural engineering topics for both classroom and outreach purposes.1. IntroductionMarvel keychain. Crochet hook. Incubator parts. These are just a few designs recently accessedon Thingiverse, a database for 3D printing designs. 3D printing or rapid prototyping has surgedin popularity over the past decade with increased accessibility to printers

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George D Ford P.E., Mississippi State University

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Education (ACE) is based in Washington, DC. A contractor for theDepartment of Defense, ACE oversees academic evaluation of military courses. ACE recruitsuniversity faculty members from across the country to evaluate military training and makeacademic credit recommendations. These evaluators are tasked with matching the content ofmilitary courses to the content of civilian university courses taught within their own disciplines.Military training needs and curricula have changed over the past three decades as a result ofshifting budgets, technological advancements, and evolving military priorities [1][2]. Highereducation has also changed in response to population trends, economic shifts, and increasedaccessibility [3][4][5]. Military students and

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan K. Boettger, University of North Texas; Stefanie Wulff

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introductory and advanced technical writing courses.Data-driven learningAs the educational marketplace expands, institutions of higher learning are experimenting withhow active learning increases student success. Freeman et al.’s meta-analysis of STEM educationstudies found that active learning significantly increased course grades over didactic methodsand was particularly effective in classes of 50 or less students. In contrast, students were 1.5times more likely to fail a course that lacked active learning strategies [1].The spectrum of active learning ranges from simple activities, such as writing minute papers orpausing for reflection, to more complex activities, such as hands-on technology and inquirylearning. Active learning is being promoted as

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Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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architect or engineer are also technical problems that couldcause possible conflicts with the contractor.Design Build (DB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods are increasingly been adoptedin the construction industry, with the purpose of improving interactions between all differentparties involved in the project into a process that collaboratively integrates the abilities andperspectives of all participants. This would ultimately lead to enhancing project results andmaximizing efficiency throughout all phases of design and construction [1]. DB, specifically, hasexperienced increasing popularity in the construction industry ultimately for its recognizedbenefits, including overall reduction of project cost and completion time, compared to

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College Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nitzan Navick, California State University, Channel Islands; Megan Kenny Feister, CSUCI

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. IntroductionHaving friendships within one’s organization has, at times, proven to be conducive to both workenvironments and individual welfare. In their research on interpersonal relationships ofpersonnel, Methot, Podsakoff, Lepine, and Christian [1] found that workplace and organizationalfriendships have been shown to have positive impacts on some individuals’ happiness andeffectiveness. A number of employees who reported having friends within their organization, forexample, appeared to benefit from higher levels of productivity alongside job satisfaction andretention [1]. However, these friendships may often blur boundaries between objectiveprofessionalism and subjective favoritism. Even within a seemingly cohesive organization,subgroups may emerge when

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt R. Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Hannah Ingram, Florida Polytechnic University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University

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conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the US Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the US Air Force Academy, and he has received grants from the NSF, the EPA, and General Motors Corporation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Impact of Functional Modeling in an Engineering Design CurriculumAbstractThe National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) funded“Collaborative Research: Evaluating the Impact of Teaching Function in an Engineering DesignCurriculum.” The original goals of the proposal were to investigate the relationships betweenstudent knowledge level of functional modeling and 1.) the

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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, Herkert [1] noted that there were no “established instructional methods for teachingethics, nor is there any relevant inclusion of ethics in the undergraduate STEM curricula.” And,Riley et al. [2, p. 107] reported that “engineering curricula are increasingly filled with requiredcourses from within the engineering discipline, often leaving students with little room to takeelective courses such as engineering ethics.” And more recently, Howland et al. [3] asserted“there is a lack of research on foundational understandings of social and ethical responsibilityamong engineering students, including how their perceptions change over time and followingparticipation in specific types of learning experiences.” Despite these challenges, engineeringethics

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David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Interpersonal Rapport isone of the two key elements of the model, Lowman indicated that it is not nearly as essential tooutstanding teaching as developing Intellectual Excitement.Lowman’s Two-Dimensional Model of Effective College Teaching was developed by combiningIntellectual Excitement (IE) and Interpersonal Rapport (IR) into a three-by-three matrix whereeach element is rated as low, moderate, or high. Figure 1 shows Lowman’s Two-DimensionalModel, and includes each of the corresponding terms used to identify the different teachingstyles encountered and a brief description about the teaching capabilities of that teaching style.Although the model seems to compartmentalize these different styles, it should be noted thateach axis is really simply a

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bowen, Virginia Tech; Alan R. Kallmeyer, North Dakota State University; Holly Hermine Erickson, West Fargo Public Schools

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teacher’s shift in attitude towards general classroom practicesand teaching pedagogy. This paper describes the program goals and outcomes, specifics of thesummer experience, data collection, results, and the next steps for research and practice.IntroductionReferred to as “solitary STEM teachers”, the participants in this RET are the only mathematics,science, or technology education teacher in their middle or high school grades (referred to in thispaper as STEM teachers). These teachers are from the upper Midwest region where it iscommon for schools to be separated 30 miles or more [1]. Teachers in this region are typicallythe only teacher in their content area, and their schools and districts lack the support, resources,and professional

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Nicole L Ramo, University of Michigan

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Professor of Practice Civil and Environmental Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Assessment of Active Learning Elements in 100-level Introductory Biomedical Engineering CourseAbstract This study describes the results of implementing intermittent active group learning sessions in a traditional lecture-only introductory course. Approximately 1 out of every 5 class periods was devoted entirely to group active learning focused on reviewing, applying, or otherwise emphasizing important topics from the lectures. This approach required little modification of previously prepared lecture materials and minimized the in-class time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Adams, Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University

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beliefs can be implicit, strong, and deeply-held. Additionally,these beliefs are not all-or nothing, but rather they are contextual. For example, a person mayhave a fixed mindset about their mathematical ability while maintaining a growth mindset abouttheir linguistic ability, or vice-a-versa.These beliefs can manifest different behaviors, which in turn can affect their success, particularlyin academics (Dweck, 1990). Previous research has shown that beliefs about intelligence can betied to: 1) Goals and motivation, 2) Beliefs about effort, and 3) Responses to challenges(Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007). Since these beliefs can be implicit, we usequalitative methods to gain a deeper understanding not only of students’ beliefs but how

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; G. Bryan Cornwall PhD P.E., Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, University of San Diego

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, over6,000 bachelor degrees are awarded in BME/BioE every year. Due to the broad nature of thediscipline, there is a large variability in BME curricula [1]. Despite this variability, there arecommon features that are shared within BME education. Specifically, it is common to see coretopics in materials science, mechanics, fluid mechanics, transport, thermodynamics, signals andsystems analysis, instrumentation/electronics, and imaging [2,3]. Thus, the goal with our BMEconcentration area is to expand our current integrated engineering curricular offerings to producewell-rounded engineering graduates that are exposed to these topics in a biomedical context.Our Biomedical Engineering Concentration Overview. Our BME concentration uses a multi-scale

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Ph.D., Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; Katherine Marie Donell

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practiced in other projects throughout the semester.IntroductionThere are many challenges in STEM education, including stimulating student interest, retainingstudents of diverse abilities and backgrounds, and preparing students to address the realities ofthe post-academic world and work-space. Many novel approaches have been developed toaddress these challenges, including problem- and project-based learning [1], entrepreneurship[2], and flipped classrooms [3].First-year engineering students face many unique challenges, including a heavy academic load ofprimarily technical courses. Engineering student success has been shown to be helped byincreasing students’ peer-to-peer instruction [4], and increased efficacy [5] and increasingstudents’ personal

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Bradford, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University; Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Matthew Taylor

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exposure to calculus may improve performance relative to a comparison group, which isespecially noteworthy because bridge students are the least math-prepared STEM studentsentering the university. Future research will analyze outcomes in more advanced math classes.We will use these findings to refine the bridge program’s approach to teaching students how tosucceed at collegiate-level math classes and, ultimately, as STEM majors at Rice.IntroductionMath underpreparedness, defined based on incoming college students’ exposure to and successin math classes in high school, is a persistent issue that detracts from students’ likelihood ofsuccessfully passing required college classes and graduating from college [1]. At a national level,math is the subject

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University

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concepts to unique problems in their futurecourses and careers that may require a more nuanced conceptual understanding. Therefore, it isimportant to understand the similarities and differences between how engineering concepts arerepresented in the contexts of professional practice and academic settings and how these contextsinfluence engineering students’ and practitioners’ conceptual learning [1]. How concepts arerepresented is influenced by the social and material contexts wherein concepts and conceptualknowledge is demonstrated. One example of a material context influence on conceptualrepresentations is in a structural engineering workplace, the creation and use of structuraldrawings influencing conceptual representations such as: tributary

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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series of handbooksin which the authors responded to a paper by Heywood in which he discussed the problemsfacing those who would establish a community of scholarship in technological andengineering literacy [1]. This commentary may be regarded as a continuation of thatdiscussion. Its specific purpose is to consider the need or otherwise of the general public foran understanding of technological and engineering literacy. It is assumed that publicdiscussion is better fostered if they are able to think critically about the important issues thatface the public which by default the public generally passes over. Our approach is to illustratethese tenets by means of a case study. We will not labour the advantages and disadvantagesof case studies which

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Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R Harriger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University

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NSF-funded program called TECHFIT, focussed on Computational Thinking. His interest lies in Software Development, Cloud Engineering, Machine Learning, Network/Cyber Security, Analytics, Data Science and IT Project Management. He has previously worked as a Software Development Engineer at Ericsson and is an incoming Cloud Engineer at Amazon (2019). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Expanding Program Reach through WineAbstractWith the increase in popularity of operating systems like macOS and Chrome OS, creatingnon-mobile applications that run cross-platform is becoming a challenge for developers allover the world [1]. It is costly to create non-Windows versions of

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; James Franklin Wysong Jr., Hillsborough Community College; Peter Stiling, University of South Florida; Gerry G. Meisels, University of South Florida; Robert L. Potter, University of South Florida

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Systemic Transformation of Evidence-based Education Reform (STEER)It is generally accepted that a growing fraction of U.S. job openings will require STEMcompetency [1-3]. However, while the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in STEMdisciplines has increased over the past ten years [4], the retention of students in these programs isstill quite low (less than 40%) [5]. While some students leave a STEM major because of pooracademic performance, many have grade point averages that are as high as those of students whostay in their major [6]. This latter group leaves for a variety of reasons, including lack of self-confidence [7-8], and lack of

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenie R. Moses

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Introduction Engineering jobs in the field of Electrical Engineering saw a five-year wage growth of7.61% in 2018, yet employment for electrical engineers declined by 0.6% [1]. According to theBureau of Labor & Statistics [2], the U.S. will shed 2% of the number of electrical engineersemployed over the next five years. Although there have been significant increases in studentsenrolled in engineering majors, a large percentage of those students will either drop out or changetheir major within the first year [3]. A number of factors contribute to this phenomenon, butresearch has suggested that students experience extreme difficulties in their first year due to CircuitAnalysis (Network Theory) courses that leverages their abilities in Math to

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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faculty on research projectsand then translate the knowledge and excitement of their research into their classrooms [1]. Inaddition, RET programs are expected to foster the creation of long-term collaborations betweenteacher-participants and university faculty.In this paper, we report on one such program hosted by the Functional Materials andManufacturing Institute (FMMI) at the University of South Florida between 2014 and 2018. Anearlier report [2] described the rationale, structure, and activities of the program and providedassessments for the first two years. Here, we will briefly review the program for readersunfamiliar with our previous report, provide assessment results from all four years, and describelessons learned and their implication

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Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenie R. Moses, Educational Technology Research & Assessment

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effects ofthe MLE on student exam scores over three examination periods. The combinedexperimental group (n = 37) showed statistically significant increases in mean studentachievement over the control group. This research proposed that MLE-based digitaltutors have the potential to connect anywhere, anytime learning with domain-specificinformation and provide students with instructional strategies that scaffolds learning.(Abstract) Keywords—MLE, ubiquitous, domain-specific, scaffolding Introduction Degrees in engineering awarded by US universities to US citizens dropped by 23% over the pastdecade [1]. One specific reason for this decline can be attributed to dropout rates. Accordingto Belasco [2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Karl W. Reid, National Society of Black Engineers; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Glenda D. Young Collins, Mississippi State University; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Tikyna Dandridge, Purdue University; Donovan Colquitt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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poster we will share information about the instruments used for thisstudy. Additionally, our poster will summarize the work that we have done to further strengthenthe curricular and training aspects of SEEK.OverviewPromoting the participation of under-represented minorities in engineering is a nationalimperative. Focusing on elementary school students is critical for broadening participation inengineering, as many children form lasting beliefs about their STEM identities and STEM self-efficacy by the time they reach middle school [1]. While there has been a recent surge in effortsto integrate engineering in curriculum in traditional school settings (e.g. [2-4]) through the NextGeneration Science Standards), out-of-school settings continue to

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenie R. Moses

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users. Although students who utilized CircuitITS experienced adecreased perceived ability to problem solve, both tutors showed significant increases inexamination scores. (Abstract) Keywords—mobile learning environment, self-efficacy, metacognitive support Introduction Circuit Analysis (Network Theory) is fundamental “gateway” course that most engineeringstudents must take as part of their engineering curriculum and is also a course that has the highestattrition rates among engineering courses [1, 2]. High attrition rates contribute to an increase indropout rates and according to Belasco [3], 60% of students enrolled in engineering courses dropout or change their major in the first year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Alisa Zornig Gura; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Aliah Rayna Carolan-Silva, Horizon Education Alliance; Sara Boukdad, University of Notre Dame; Juan Carlos Alarcon

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Educational Ecosystem PilotAbstractThe Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem (BCE2) is a pilot project developing a model forbuilding an educational ecosystem with a multiplicity of outcome aims – attracting and retainingunderrepresented groups in engineering and science, building STEM literacy within the regionalworkforce, and improving the quality of life of low-income neighborhoods. Thus, BCE2 aimsnot just at improving practices in STEM for greater inclusion and skill development, but alsoincreasing retention of recipients of training or programming in the geographic regions wherethese interventions occur and are often most needed [1]. To do this, partnerships in the BCE2pilot include a diversity of higher education institutions, the K-12 system