Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lynn Albers, Hofstra University; Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University; Robyn Alma, Hofstra University; Travis Chen Shen, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

graduate, or professionalschool. He also found positive correlations between research involvement and a broad range ofself-reported growth measures and satisfaction with many aspects of an educational experience.(Astin, 1994)” They further reported that students, and faculty, overwhelmingly find it to be apositive experience. [5]To assess that the ASPiRe program creates a similar positive impact, a Likert Survey was createdto assess self-efficacy and confidence. Several surveys, such as the Longitudinal Assessment ofEngineering Self-Efficacy [LAESE] and the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitude Survey[PFEAS] were researched to establish preliminary questions to assess self-efficacy and confidence.[2] The former was the primary influence for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

research provides insight into this issue through partnerships between PSTs andUESs and faculty. In the Paired Peer Mentors project (Fogg-Rogers et al., 2017), pairs of PSTsand engineering students presented engineering design challenges to primary school children.Both groups of college students showed sizable gains in teaching engineering self-efficacy andsubject knowledge confidence after the project. In a study exploring a similar partnership model,PSTs and engineering students collaboratively planned robotics activities for early childhoodstudents using LEGO WeDo robots (Bers & Portsmore, 2005). PSTs used robotics to helpelementary students explore concepts in math and science supported by engineering studentpeers. Although these studies

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Nelson, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

surveywas adapted from an energy literacy survey created by Dr. Jan DeWaters that has been used inmultiple contexts, including both K-12 and higher education [17], [18]. Her original survey wasdesigned to gauge energy literacy which encompasses students’ energy-related knowledge,attitudes, and intentions/behaviors [17]. The original survey examined four categories relating tostudents’ understanding of energy: cognitive, affective, self-efficacy, and behavior. The studentsscored lowest on the cognitive questions, but they were aware of many of the issues surroundingenergy and the need for conservation. We selected a total of 43 questions that focused on threeprimary areas: students’ interest in energy topics, students’ pre-existing factual knowledge

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, education courses for PSTs shouldprovide resources and opportunities to increase science and engineering knowledge, andassociated pedagogies to help address the needs of elementary teachers and their students. Hsu et al. [11] found that while elementary school teachers believed that it was importantto incorporate engineering into their curricula, they did not feel confident to teach the concepts.A possible solution is to have PSTs implement engineering lessons in a supported and low-riskcontext. This strategy was found to be a powerful mediator of self-efficacy in a recent study within-service teachers [12]. One means to provide a supportive environment is to partner PSTs withengineering students as they develop lessons. One study found that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

“Soft” Outcomes," presented at the 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois Jun 18-21, 2006. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/1400.[8] T. McClary, J. A. Zeiber, P. Sullivan, and S. Stochaj, "Using Multi-Disciplinary Design Challenges to Enhance Self-Efficacy within a Summer STEM Outreach Program " presented at the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin Apr 4-6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/31537.[9] M. Ellis, "Multi Disciplinary Teaching And Learning In A Senior Project Course," presented at the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee Jun 22-25, 2003. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org