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Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Philip M. Reeves, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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constructsdiffer between first-year and senior students and between female and male students.MethodsData collection procedure A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to examine differences in students’ self-perceptions of creativity during the first and senior years. The research study occurred at a large,mid-Atlantic research-oriented university. In Fall 2012, first-year students who intended to majorin engineering were asked to participate in the study. The students had just started theirundergraduate studies approximately two weeks prior to receiving an invitation to participate. InApril 2013, senior engineering students, two weeks away from graduation, were also invited toparticipate. The creativity study was embedded in a larger

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Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alma H. Rosales, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department; Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Michael A. De Miranda Ph.D., Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; James Warren Weston, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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engaging industry to guide the department’s professional formation efforts to prepare students for an increasingly global profession. Le- land holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Organizational Communications and Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.Mrs. Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department Olivera Notaros has finished undergraduate and graduate studies in the Electrical and Computer Engi- neering Department in Belgrade, Serbia. She has held different university teaching positions since 1990. She is currently Adjunct Faculty and Head of Senior Design in the ECE Department at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.Mr. Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section Richard

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Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; Anindya Roy, Johns Hopkins University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

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Mid-Atlantic university created a specificprogramming course for materials science undergraduate students4. This department also createdand integrated several computational modules into the six materials science core courses tosupport solving disciplinary problems. This presented an opportunity to conduct research toidentify effective pedagogical strategies to scaffold student learning in this context 4,5.Identifying appropriate scaffolding methods in this endeavor is important because learningcomputer programming is a complex task in itself. Now, pairing programming with disciplinaryconcepts may increase the complexity of this learning process4. To scaffold the integration of programming concepts with disciplinary concepts, thisstudy

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First Year Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Page 23.559.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Examining the Experiences and Perceptions of First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe College of Engineering at a mid-Atlantic research University is working on a multi-yearstudy that seeks to understand the undergraduate engineering experience and how engineeringundergraduates are being prepared to become engineers of 2020: engineers who are goodcommunicators, creative, and ethical, and who have the skills to work in global andmultidisciplinary teams. One of the components of this study consists of understanding the first-year engineering experience.The purpose of this paper is to describe the first

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ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg L. Heileman, University of Kentucky; William G. Thompson-Arjona, University of Kentucky ; Orhan Abar, University of Kentucky; Hayden W. Free, University of Kentucky

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, University of Miami,University of Missouri, University of North Carolina–Charlotte and University of Oklahoma.Finally, 21 schools were sampled from the bottom tier of the News & World Report ranking.These schools include: Florida Atlantic University, Jackson State University, Lamar University,Morgan State University, Oakland University, Prairie View A&M University, South Dakota StateFigure 3: The curricular complexity histogram for all schools included in the study. The averagecomplexity value of these schools is 273.6, with a standard deviation of 104.2. top mid bottom Curricular ComplexityFigure 4: The curricular complexity

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University; BaDoi Nguyen Phan, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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learning styles,” presented at the Spring Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, 2016.[3] J. E. Caldwell, “Clickers in the large classroom: current research and best-practice tips.,” CBE Life Sci Educ, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 9–20, 2007.[4] A. Kabalan, “Think–Pair–Share: A Case Study in an Electrical Engineering Class,” asee.org.[5] L. K. Michaelsen, W. Watson, and J. P. Cragin, “Team learning: A potential solution to the problems of large classes,” … Behavior Teaching …, 1982.[6] H. Lodish, D. Baltimore, A. Berk, and S. L. Zipursky, Molecular cell biology. 1995.[7] B. Alberts, Essential Cell Biology, 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science, 2010.[8] D. Richardson, “Kinemage.”[9] M. L. Epstein and G

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariafé Taeví Panizo, James Madison University; John Hollander, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin D. Anderson, James Madison University

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culture, while other departmentslack the knowledge and formal establishment of a culture of student engagement3. The aim ofthis study, thus, is to explore the culture of student engagement at anengineering departmentwithin a medium-sized comprehensive university in the Mid-Atlantic and to compare this cultureto findings of other similar efforts as described in published literature. Specifically, we targetedengineering faculty to gain insight into faculty‘s perceptions of student engagement. Theengineering department at this university has fourteen full-time faculty members, nine of whomparticipated in this study. Being a relatively new engineering program, cultural development isan ongoing process, making this study meaningful at the departmental

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael L Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Mike Reese, Johns Hopkins University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University

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several decades computational methods have increasingly played a central role inMaterials Science and Engineering (MSE) for characterizing structure, simulating processes andpredicting materials' response. To align with this shift, an MSE department at a researchuniversity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region launched a curricular innovation to inculcate studentswith a basic facility with computational methods and to leverage computing proficiency toincrease student comprehension of core MSE concepts. In this study we investigate the impact ofthis curricular innovation on students’ (a) perceptions regarding the utility of integratingcomputation in their studies and their future careers; (b) perceptions regarding their own abilitiesto implement

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington

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for the Advancement of Engineering Education and focused on students’experiences as they move into, through, and beyond their undergraduate engineeringeducations.10 Data collection occurred during a four-year period at four U.S. institutions: a Page 14.360.3public institution specializing in teaching engineering and technology; a private, historicallyblack university in the mid-Atlantic; a large, public university in the Northwest; and a suburban,private university on the West Coast.Nominal, initial APS sample size was 160 students, approximately 40 at each institution, butexact sample size varied with year and data collection method. Although

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Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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formulation activities (e.g., writing requirements) would stem fromsuch observations and interviews – hence why going to the office was the measure.Sample and ResultsThe sample consisted of 148 first-year engineering students at a public university in the mid-atlantic enrolled in a required first-year engineering course between 2012 and 2015. The twoassessment methods were randomly assigned to students, resulting in half of the samplecompleting each assessment method. The assessments were given on the first day of class.All of these 148 students were assigned the design project on the first day of class, too. Theyworked on self-formed teams, performing nearly all of the work outside of class. Between 2012and 2015, a total of 25 teams completed the

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Yoon Suk Lee, Virginia Tech; John S Gero, George Mason University

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) Be<>Bs Documentation (5) S>D Reformulation I (6) S>S Reformulation II (7) S>Be Reformulation III (8) S>F Page 25.619.43. Experimental Methods3.1 ParticipantsParticipants in this study were drawn from mechanical engineering (ME) and engineeringmechanics (EM) departments at a large mid-Atlantic land grant university. The EM students areconsidered the control group in this research, as the EM curriculum has a theoretical orientationthat focuses on

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Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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to enable diversecontexts to ease comparison and contrasts across participant views (Morelock, Matusovich,Cunningham, & Hermundstad, 2016). The first research site (PubU) was a large, public,research-focused university in the Mid-Atlantic United States (PubU). The second research site(PriU) was a small, private not-for-profit, teaching-focused university in the Midwestern UnitedStates. The student population at PriU was less than 5000 (approximated at the time of theinterview), while that for PubU was larger at approximately 35,000. A comparative descriptionof the sites is available from Morelock et al. (2016) to provide an overview of the differencesbetween the two sites. Table 1: Comparison of

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

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suggested that instead of trying tofight with shifting paradigms, they would prefer to blend into the background instead of fight theethnic battles. Given their level of assimilation both in physical presentation and in ideals, thesestudents too made a choice.MethodologyData were collected as part of a larger study of engineering undergraduate students from fourdistinct U.S. Universities whom initially enrolled during the 2003-2004 academic year. For thepurpose of this study we have ascribed pseudonyms to each institution: A) Technical PublicInstitution (TPI), a public mid-western university specializing in teaching engineering andtechnology; B) Urban Private University (UPU), a private Historically Black University mid-Atlantic institution; C

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ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Scott W. Case, Virginia Tech; Natasha Smith, Virginia Tech

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task?). EVT guided the developmentof the data collection instrument and coding of students’ responses during data analysis.Examining course withdrawal decisions contributes to the larger project’s overarching goal ofunderstanding the learning environment in FECs by providing insight into a specific aspect of thelearners in that environment.MethodsTo address our research question, data were collected qualitatively. We developed a form fordepartments in charge of teaching large FECs in a research university in the mid-Atlantic thatcaptured reasons for withdrawing from a course. Participating departments required this form tobe completed, and IRB approval was secured for this study.Data collectionData were collected from 147 engineering students

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Examining "Big" Data

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issam Wajih Damaj, American University of Kuwait; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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, such as ABET.This paper is organized so that Section 2 defines SoTE and explains the measurementframework. Section 3 presents the development of the Student Learning by Coursework ProgramCriterion. Section 4 is dedicated for analysis and evaluation. The fifth and final section concludesthe paper and outlines future work.The Measurement FrameworkIn terms of education, we define Sustainability as the ability to continuously improve withoutreducing the capacity to endure. In other words, the SoTE is Improvability and Endurance. TheSoTE is achieved at two levels, namely, the system and approach levels. At the system level, theeducational institution should be able to improve without reducing its ability to endure. Theinstitution should adopt an

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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, analytics, and visualization for STEM education," in Proceedings of at the annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June 26-29.[38] C. E. Lopez and C. Tucker, "Towards personalized performance feedback: Mining the dynamics of facial keypoint data in engineering lab environments," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, 2018, April.[39] N. Seliya, H. J. LeBlanc, J. B. Hylton, Z. Youssfi, and M. Schweinefuss, "Data-driven investigation of curiosity in student text responses," in Proceedings of at the annual American Society for

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Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Colorado School of Mines; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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and experiences shape their decisions whether to persist inengineering.Research Methods and ParticipantsThe Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) is a multi-year study ofundergraduate engineering education. One facet of this research is the Academic PathwaysStudy (APS), which follows a cohort of students enrolled in four different universitiesnationwide from the freshmen through senior years.13 Identified by pseudonym, theseinstitutions are Mountain Technical Institute (MT or Mountain Tech), a small public universityspecializing in teaching engineering and technology; Oliver University, a private, historicallyblack mid-Atlantic institution; University of West State, a large public university in theNorthwest; and

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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,through, and beyond their undergraduate institutions. Data were collected from students at eachof four institutions (pseudonyms are used here): Technical Public Institution (TPUB), a publicuniversity specializing in teaching engineering and technology; Urban Private University(UPRI), a private historically black mid-Atlantic institution; Large Public University (LPUB), alarge public university in the northwest U.S.; and Suburban Private University (SPRI), amedium-sized private university on the west coast of the United States.The APS uses a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods design, in which both qualitative andquantitative methods are employed to collect and analyze data. The integration of results occursduring the interpretation phase

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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students atthe 31 institutions were invited to participate in web-based surveys. The student survey includedquestions regarding respondents’ background and demographic characteristics, future careerplans, perceptions of classroom practices, out-of-class interactions with faculty, andextracurricular experiences. The survey also queried students’ self-assessments of selectedlearning outcomes, including contextual competency. [Copies of these instruments are availableat: http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/e2020/surveys-1/E20204yrStudentSurvey.pdf.] The survey instrument was first pilot tested on a sample of 478 engineering students fromtwo four-year public institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The finalversion of the survey

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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improvement in outcomes for AfricanAmerican women in particular.The setting for this evidence-based practiceThe institution. Our public, mid-Atlantic institution enrolls approximately 16,000 undergraduatestudents and is classified as “highly selective” in undergraduate admission. The university offersa comprehensive set of academic majors for undergraduates, as well as a rich and variedselection of co- and extra-curricular activities. The undergraduate population is about 54%female, 6% African-American, 5.6% Hispanic, and 6% international students. Students aredrawn from all 50 states and over 100 countries. The four-year graduation rate from theinstitution is over 85%, while the six-year graduation rate is over 90%.The institution organizes its

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New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Engineering Education is a multi-institution, mixed-method, longitudinal study whichexamines engineering students’ learning and development as they move into, through, andbeyond their undergraduate institutions. Data were collected from students at each of four Page 12.321.11institutions: Mountain Technical Institute (MT), a public university specializing in teachingengineering and technology; Oliver University, a private historically black mid-Atlantic 10institution; University of West State, a state university in the Northwest U.S.; and University ofColeman

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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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approach, the instrument must be adapted to a round-robin formatwhich is discussed below.Data and MethodsSample and Data CollectionData for this study were drawn from a total of 435 mechanical engineering capstone designstudents at a large, mid-Atlantic engineering research institution (n=203) as well as a smallernortheastern military focused engineering college (n=22). These responses represent 56.7% and25.5% of the course enrollments, respectively. The data were collected in a combination of paperwith online follow-up and online only survey formats at the midpoint of their year-long teamingexperience. Questions stemmed from the MLQ Form 5X,12 adapted for round-robin data collectionwhere each team member rated each of their teammates and faculty