Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Amy Frances Golightly, Bucknell University; Carrine Megan Gadoury, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

learnabout heat and temperature, students outperformed those doing just a physical lab [34]. Other factors may influence the effectiveness of instructional methods, including labgroup composition and gender. Even with effective implementation methods, there can also bedifferences in learning based on the composition of lab groups. For example, Ding, Bosker, andHarskamp [5] found that females in single-gender dyads significantly outperformed females inmixed-gender dyads. For males, this pattern was not evident. One factor that could impactfemales’ performances in lab groups is self-efficacy. MacPhee, Farro, and Canetto [13]discovered that when starting college, females tended to regard themselves as academicallyweaker than males. However, by

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, not unlike distillation. Byunderstanding these specific experiences, we can make chemical engineering more relatable tothe students who are least likely to persist.This approach has been shown to be effective in engineering education. For instance, Mejiaidentified Latinx high school students’ funds of knowledge tied to the engineering design process[2], [41], [42], [43]. He found that students were able to build on their everyday experiences toaddress community problems. He also showed that students used professional skills, such ascommunication, collaboration and project management to reach design solutions. This approachalso enhanced students’ self-efficacy [44]. Our own work has built on this approach, finding thatdiverse undergraduate

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Theory (by allowing for more individualized learning), and Self-Regulated Learning (in part through increased access to feedback) (see pp. 41-51 in Ref. 3). Intheir recent analysis of 62 articles about flipping in engineering classrooms, Karabulut-Ilgu,Cherrez, and Jahren identified “flexibility, improvement in interaction, professional skills, andstudent engagement” as frequently cited benefits. (see p. 7 in Ref. 5). A 2016 metastudy offlipping in STEM disciplines similarly found mainly positive results, including evidence ofincreased student engagement and of students' perceptions of self-efficacy.7Despite such benefits, it is necessary for any teaching strategy to be implemented as part of aprocess of, as adult education scholar Stephen