Paper ID #44219Progress Report on BE-TEC: An NSF S-STEM ProjectDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences, embedded system, internet of things, wireless sensor network, and robotics.Dr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati-Mehrizy is a professor of Computer Science Department at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. He received his M.S. and
Paper ID #41948Shifts in Perceptions of Career Pathways: The Impact of an S-STEM Programon Lower-Income Computing StudentsMs. Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University Nivedita is pursuing her Ph.D. in Engineering & Computing Education at Florida International University. She has a background in computer science engineering. For her dissertation, Nivedita aims to uncover the caste-based inequities within engineering & computing education.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University. He has a
Paper ID #39391WIP: Skip the Lecture: A Decoding First Approach to IntroductoryComputing EducationDavid Zabner, Tufts UniversityTrevion S Henderson, Tufts University Trevion Henderson is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Michigan. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 (WIP) Skip the Lecture: A Decoding First Approach to Introductory Computing Education David Zabner Trevion Henderson david.zabner@tufts.edu
Paper ID #42748Algorithmic Thinking: Why Learning Cannot Be Measured By Code-Correctnessin a CS ClassroomMs. Alejandra Noemi Vasquez, Tufts UniversityTrevion S Henderson, Tufts University Trevion Henderson is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at Tufts University. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Michigan.Mr. David Zabner, Tufts University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Algorithmic Thinking: Why Learning Cannot Be Measured By Code-Correctness in a CS Classroom
such as SERA (2023), Sigma Nursing Conference (2023), Frontiers of Education (2023).Dr. Michael S Rugh, Texas A&M University Michael S. Rugh is an Associate Research Scientist for the LIVE Lab at Texas A&M University. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. He received the Graduate Merit Fellowship from the Association of Former Students and was the College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Honor Graduate for Fall 2021. He has had multiple years of K–16 teaching in mathematics and science. As a research scientist, he leads research teams to study the effects of products created by the LIVE Lab which include educational video games, apps, simulations, and
Blocks(i) We will utilize the code blocks editor for listening to an Arduino input pin. Next, the analogvalue or digital state will be print out in the SerialM onitor window. To open the code panel, astudent needs to click the “Code” button.(ii) Next, s/he is asked to click on the SerialM onitor which is located at the bottom of the codepanel.(iii) To run the Arduino code, s/he should click “Start Simulation”, and observe the numbers inthe Serial Monitor during the interaction with the potentiometer. As the potentiometer input valuechanges by moving the pointer on the dial, the serial output value will change accordingly. Sincethe circuit includes two independent Arduinos, students can click back and forth between the twoArduinos while the
MeasuresIn this study, we explored students’ perceptions of the two different kinds of videos they watchedbefore coming to the class for hands-on experience with the programming topic. The data wascollected for eight programming topics (7 weeks), where videos were available to students eachweek through the course management system. The eight topics are Arrays (A), Structures andClasses (SC), Constructors and other tools (C), Operator overloading (OO), Strings (S), Pointers(P), Inheritance (I), and Polymorphism and Virtual functions (PV). Students were asked tocomplete a small survey describing their perception of each video. Each participant had about aweek to answer the survey questions after watching the videos (concept and coding videos) thatwere
is for novice programmersAbstractIn this work-in-progress paper, the emphasis is to understand the perceptions about whichlanguage should be the first programming language. Computer programming is a fundamentalskill for novice engineers. However, over time, multiple programming languages have emergedand are being used as the first language for students. While in modern times, many schoolsaround the globe, particularly in the USA, consider Python’s syntax simplicity and versatility asa way to go, other places and traditional computer scientists consider C++’s efficiency as theirchoice. Similarly, many engineering schools introduce MATLAB as the first programminglanguage. While these decisions are made at the
Inspection Training Group 1 (w/o Adaptive Mechanism) Group 2 (w/ Adaptive Mechanism) Participants 22 6 Samples 82 72 Statistic Time Taken (s) Hits Percentage Time Taken (s) Hits Percentage x) Mean (¯ 68.93 78 % 48.94 83 % Standard Deviation (σ) 34.93 17 % 23.89 14 % Minimum Value (xmin ) 27.00 25 % 10.00 50 % Maximum Value (xmax ) 208.00 100
4 shows the snippet ofkeywords extracted from a document [21], along with their score (S). Score (S) is based onkeyword features (term casing, term position, term frequency normalization, term relatedness tocontext, term different sentence) and is computed by the YAKE! Algorithm [31]. Lower the valueof S, the more significant the keyword [31].Third. To eliminate similar keywords, we employed a de-duplication process based on similarityalgorithms such as Levenshtein similarity [35], Jaro-Winkler [36], and Hamming Distance[37, 38, 39]. We used Levenshtein similarity because it works on the principle of the minimumnumber of single-character edits required to change one word into the other [38].For example, take a group of similar keywords like
Paper ID #36938Teaching IoT in Both Physical and Virtual EnvironmentsProf. James R. Mallory, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)Edmund Lucas, National Technical Institute for the DeafWilliam Arnold ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Teaching IoT in Both Physical and Virtual EnvironmentsAuthors: Arnold, W., Fontaine, J., Griggs, S., Huff, G., Johnson, D., Linares, C., Patel, S.,Reader, J., Roman, J., Sawaqed, Y., Yadav, R., Lucas, E. & Mallory, J. National TechnicalInstitute for the Deaf / Rochester Institute of TechnologyPrimary Division: Computing and Information Technology DivisionSecondary Division: Education
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% 60% 40% 18% 15% 20% 0% CIT 12000 CIT 21400 Agree Neither agree or disagree Table 7: Perceptions of Mentees towards Mentoring CIT 12000 CIT 21400 The mentors gave me the sense that s/he and I The mentors modeled how to overcome challenges shared similarities in the background. and reach personal goals. The mentors helped me explore resources to The mentors showed me how to treat failed succeed academically. attempts as a
Affecting the Future Career Pathway Decisions of Lower-income Computing Students1. IntroductionWithin research on broadening participation in computing, the experience and perspectives ofundergraduate students have been important elements of exploration. As undergraduate studentsare experts of their own experience, conducting research that focuses on understanding theirperspective can help those who organize programmatic efforts to respond to student needs andconcerns. This paper emerges from the context of a specific National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.As with all S-STEM programs, Florida Information Technology Graduation
consolidate all data into a database for comprehensiveanalysis.CASE STUDY: GENERATED PILOT EXPERIMENTS AND DATA COLLECTION PLANThe testbed has been validated by generating three pilot experiments. These pilot experimentsare designed using parameters depicted in figures 4 and 5 for both N -back tasks and MOT taskrespectively. Each of these pilot experiments comprises of R runs, where each run contains T trialsand each trial has S sub-trials. The participant performs any given task once in every sub-trial. Inthe case of both N -back pilot experiments, we chose R = 3, T = 9 and S = 20. Furthermore,the value of N is also varied randomly between 1 and 3 (i.e. N = 1 for low workload, N = 2 formedium workload, and N = 3 for high workload) across trials to
(Figure 27) represents a male passenger who survived despite gender being a negativefactor in the model’s prediction. His high Pclass and fare ($35.5) played a crucial role inincreasing his survival probability. The cumulative SHAP value graphs (Figs. 28, 29) furtherhighlight these trends by selecting the few vital causes from the trivial many, showing thatinstance 3’s survival was driven by gender, wealth, and class, aligning with historical data where75% of women survived compared to only 19% of men. On the other hand, instance 55 survivedsolely due to his high social class, with gender contributing the least to his survival.3 Evaluation and FindingsIn this section, we evaluate the effectiveness of the DARE-AI labs through surveys conducted
resource for NNES studentsin computer science education, providing tailored support that enhances their learning experience and overcomes languagebarriers. R EFERENCES [1] V. Agarwal, Y. Chuengsatiansup, E. Kim, Y. LYu, and A. G. Soosai Raj, “An analysis of stress and sense of belonging among native and non-native english speakers learning computer science,” in Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education-Volume 1, 2022, pp. 376–382. [2] S. Alaofi and S. Russell, “A validated computer terminology test for predicting non-native english-speaking cs1 students’ academic performance,” in Australasian Computing Education Conference, 2022, pp. 133–142. [3
an opportunity to create computer based art. Assessment of learning was through pre- and post-testquestions . A total of eight students were involved in this study; four from middle school (grades 6, 7 and 8)and four from high school (grades 9 to 12).Assembly VLEsTen students interacted with the Assembly VLEs (5 middle school s, 5 high school). Among the middle schoolparticipants, 3 students were able to understand the target assembly concepts in the first round of learninginteractions; two of the students needed an additional round of learning interactions for learning the sameconcepts. Among the high school students, four students were able to demonstrate an understanding of allconcepts after one round of interactive sessions with the VLEs
flexibility engine within the LMSand adjustments to the underlying framework to facilitate adaptability in the dynamic assignmentof materials, tasks, and evaluations, utilizing a more extensive cluster model encompassing abroader spectrum of student characteristics.References[1] S. Park, “Analysis of Time-on-Task, Behavior Experiences, and Performance in Two Online Courses With Different Authentic Learning Tasks,” The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017, doi: 10.19173/irrodl.v18i2.2433.[2] Z. Zen, Reflianto, Syamsuar, and F. Ariani, “Academic Achievement: The Effect of Project-Based Online Learning Method and Student Engagement,” Heliyon, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11509.[3] S. B
will enable students to visually exploreand interact with muscle segmentation processes, including keypoint selection, boundarytracking, and 3D reconstruction. This hands-on approach aims to foster a deeper, more intuitiveunderstanding of the algorithm’s functionality and its practical application in real-world medicalimaging scenarios.AcknowledgmentThis project was funded in part by the Northeastern TIER 1 seed grant.References [1] J. Zhu, B. Bolsterlee, B. V. Chow, C. Cai, R. D. Herbert, Y. Song, and E. Meijering, “Deep learning methods for automatic segmentation of lower leg muscles and bones from mri scans of children with and without cerebral palsy,” NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 34, no. 12, p. e4609, 2021. [2] R. Ni, C. H. Meyer, S. S
CIT21400 course. In this study, we integrated the microlearning instructional approach into CIT 21400to help engage students and retain the knowledge gained through the introduction to datamanagement course. CIT 21400 is a required class for all CIT students and a prerequisite for allother courses in the data-management concentration. Figure 1 shows the current plan of study forthe CIT data-management concentration; we draw particular attention to CIT 21400’s position asa prerequisite course for all data-management courses. Approximately 140 students who enroll inCIT 21400 will directly benefit per academic year. We anticipate seeing learning and performancegains over time as students continue in their programs as an outcome of our research
, has gained attention from the computingeducation community over the last few years [1]. The focus in PI is active student engagementthrough discussion, involving students in the answering and discussion of multiple-choicequestions. This is typically accomplished by obtaining real-time student feedback through theuse of student response systems in class as the students learn the topic.SOLID is an acronym that denotes five basic principles widely used in designing software builton the .NET platform. S stands for SRP (Single Responsibility Principle), O for OCP (OpenClosed Principle) L for LSP (Liskov Substitution Principle), I for ISP (Interface SegregationPrinciple) D for DI (Dependency Inversion Principle). The main purpose of these
cybersecurity and digital forensics). Further iterations of the chatbot will focus onimproving its ability to facilitate collaborative learning, assist with project-based assessments,and provide actionable feedback to students and instructors.References[1] Maderer, J. “Artificial Intelligence Course Creates AI TeachingAssistant,”https://news.gatech.edu/news/2016/05/09/artificial-intelligence-course-creates-ai-teaching-assistant, May 2016, accessed January 2025.[2] Chopra, S., Gianforte, R., and Sholar, J. “Meet Percy: The CS 221 Teaching AssistantChatbot,” ACM Transactions on Graphics, Vol. 1 (1), December 2016.[3] Lluna, A. P. “Creation and Development of an AI Teaching Assistant,” Master’s Thesis,Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 2017/2018.[4
described in Section 3.1. The extra credit points from SEP-CyLE were computed as apercentage ratio of the student(s) with the highest number of virtual points. The student(s) withthe most virtual points received 3% extra credit course points.The grades for each course project deliverable consist of four components: presentation (21%),demonstration (12.6%), documentation (50.4%), and peer evaluation (16%). The peer evaluationconsists of the members of a team grading each other using a peer evaluation rubric provided bythe instructor. The rubric includes four criteria: Helping - assistance provided by a team memberto other team members, Participating - contribution and attendance by a team member at teammeetings, Questioning - the level at which the
indrawing our conclusion. Nevertheless, this work has an added value as a basis for us toconduct more extensive research in the future. Additionally, academics will have a wideropportunity to explore deep learning to produce more novel educational solutions since ourstudy discovered that only a small number of studies had investigated the application of thisAI technology.References[1] M. King, R. Cave, M. Foden, and M. Stent, “Personalised education From curriculum to career with cognitive systems,” 2016.[2] T. J. Sejnowski, The deep learning revolution. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2018.[3] J. S. Groff, “Personalized learning: The state of the field & future directions,” 2017. [E-book]. Available: https://dam
253 600Students were asked to self-report their GPA. GPA was based on a scale of 4, with an “A” being a4.00, a “B” being a 3.00, a “C” being a 2.00, a “D” being a 1.00, and an “S” being a 0.00. Someclasses also used a “+” or “–” system. A “+” adds 0.33 to the base grade, while a “-” subtracts0.33. For example, a “B+” would quantitatively be a 3.33 (3.00 + 0.33), while a “B-” would be a2.77 (3.00 - 0.33).Data was gathered on students’ expected majors. Out of a total of 600 students, 311 (51.8%) weremechanical and/or aerospace engineering students, 114 (19.0%) were civil and/or environmentalengineering students, 102 (17.0%) were biomedical engineering students and 73 (12.2%) studentshad other majors. This data can be seen in Figure 2
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related to these theories will be presented in another paper. The goalof this paper is to examine students’ perspectives in relation to course assessment practices.2.1 Theoretical FoundationsPost-secondary computer science education researchers hold diverse epistemological andtheoretical perspectives [7], [8], [9], although, as with much higher education research, thesefundamental perspectives are often unexpressed in published research articles [10], [11].Epistemology and theoretical perspective, even when unacknowledged, affect researchers’ tacitbeliefs and underlie their theories of learning. Since this study uses Braun et al.’s [12] reflexivethematic analysis and they recommend that “[r]esearchers should always reflect on and specifythe