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It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Prof. John C. Ryan, The Citadel c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Measuring Undergraduate Student Design Self-Efficacy within an Undergraduate Civil Engineering CurriculumIntroductionAs infrastructure is becoming deteriorated and outdated, there is a need for diverse, design-savvycivil engineers to develop the infrastructure of the future. In fact, the American Society of CivilEngineers has issued a grade of D+ for America’s infrastructure and declared a need for morediverse civil engineering talent to tackle the complex issues related to our infrastructure systems[1

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Brown P.E., University of Hartford; David Pines, University of Hartford; Don Quinn

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is also known as visual-spatial skills and these are different from other forms ofintelligence such as verbal ability, reasoning ability, and memory skills. Spatial skills are linkedto professional and academic success [3], [4]. For example, when designing or constructing apumping station or piping systems within a treatment plant, it is always challenging to develop athree-dimensional mental picture of the space when looking at plan view and section views of aspace. Those who are skilled in developing that clear mental picture make fewer mistakes andare more efficient designers or constructors. Spatial training has been shown to have a strongimpact on developing these visual-spatial skills as measured by success on standardized

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Mayo P.E., RePicture Engineering, PBC; Carolyn Voter, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Expectancy-Value Theory, developed by JacquelineEccles, to understand the factors influencing students’ persistence in engineering. AsMatusovich et al. explains [6], Expectancy-Value Theory suggests that a student’s decision topersist is shaped by: 1) their expectancy or belief that they can succeed in engineering (i.e., “CanI do this?”) and 2) the value or importance they put on engineering (i.e., “Do I want to do this?”).Expectancy beliefs can include: - Engineering self-efficacy (i.e., confidence in one’s ability) - Expectations for success in engineeringValue beliefs can include: - Intrinsic interest (enjoyment of engineering activities or interest in engineering) - Attainment (importance of doing well in engineering in terms of one’s

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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awarenessand in some cases specialized training.The student-faculty and student-student relationships are important because a feeling ofbelonging has been shown to increase academic achievement and sustained success inschool18, 19. Students can focus their thoughts on their studies when they feel safe andwelcomed20. Marra et.al.21 identified lack of belonging as a primary reason that studentsleave engineering. Carter and Wilson22 found that interaction with faculty members is thesingle biggest factor in persistence with students of color. Vogt23 reported that academicintegration positively influenced self-efficacy, which affects effort and critical thinking.Svinicki and McKeachie24 contend that responding to the individual student may be thesingle

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Swift, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

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their careers. Outcome expectations are defined as “beliefsabout the outcomes of various courses of action” [15, p. 458] and differ from goals, which arerelated to one’s intentions to pursue a course of action. For example, a student might have aparticular career interest in an engineering field (e.g., civil engineering, environmentalengineering, etc.) because she has a particular outcome expectation (e.g., solving societalproblems). Outcome expectations have been important in several frameworks used to understandstudents’ career choices and pathways. It is a key feature in social cognitive career theory [16],[17] and expectancy-value theory [18]. In social cognitive career theory, outcome expectationsalong with self-efficacy beliefs and

Conference Session

Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Courtney Zongrone, Virginia Tech

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. 371–395, 2010.[10] C. C. Samuelson and E. Litzler, “Community Cultural Wealth: An Assets-Based Approach to Persistence of Engineering Students of Color,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 93–117, 2016.[11] D. Malicky, “A literature review on the under-representation of women in undergraduate engineering: Ability, self-efficacy, and the ‘chilly climate,’” in Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2003.[12] T. C. Dennehy and N. Dasgupta, “Female peer mentors early in college increase women’s positive academic experiences and retention in engineering,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., vol. 114, no. 23, pp. 5964–5969, 2017.[13] K. L. Tonso, “Engineering

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry, United States Military Academy; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Dion Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas; Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers (Retired); Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J. O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers; Robert James O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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engineering education.Dr. Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Kunberger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering in the U. A. Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Kunberger received her B.C.E. and certificate in Geochemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Soil Science from North Carolina State University. Her areas of specialization are geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. Educational areas of interest are self- efficacy and persistence in engineering and development of an interest in STEM topics in K-12 students.Dr. Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil