Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weston Elliott, Colorado State University; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

social persuasion and vicarious experience are: - Mentoring: provide like-gender mentors for female mentees. Mentors can be female faculty, students enrolled in the program, or active construction industry members. - Establish Women in Construction Clubs: These clubs support both the professional and social needs of female construction management students by providing an environment of camaraderie. - Summer Programs for Prospective Female Students: Summer program experiences encourage prospective students to explore the construction management field.Future research will focus on determining whether or not female students had formal or informalmentors who influenced their academic and career

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Jacob P. Kovel P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Lee W. Lee, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, and AutoCAD. Without confidencein math, students may fail these courses and drop out of college9. Therefore, fundamental mathskills should be developed before students reach upper level courses. Students must be able toconfidently solve construction-related math problems by the time they graduate.Research Purpose and Method Page 24.161.2The main purpose of this study is to explore different pedagogies and identify an effective one toteach math-related content knowledge in construction education. This study investigated threepedagogical approaches to teach math-related CM courses: the traditional lecture model, theproblem-based learning model