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Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Eunsil Lee, Florida International University

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research associate at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Carbon Composite Materials Research Center. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Examining the Impact of Interpersonal Interactions on Course-Level Persistence Intentions Among Online Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractThis research paper examines the influence of interpersonal interactions on the course-levelpersistence intentions of online undergraduate engineering students. Online learning is increasingin enrollment and importance in engineering education. Online courses also continue to confrontissues with comparatively higher course dropout levels than face-to-face courses. This

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul J. Thomas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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the purpose of securing a job and performing well incorporate environments. In addition to certain technical skills, essential 21st-century skillsinclude communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. A well-known learningtheory that helps students learn these skills is cooperative learning. Cooperative learning positsthat when students collaborate within teams to solve complex problems, their creativity andcritical thinking skills are improved as a result. Implementing cooperative learning in the pastseveral months has been challenging due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden shift fromface-to-face to online instruction, has left a void for newer pedagogical approaches to teachteamwork. In this full paper, we investigate

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ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandro Gutierrez, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced

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research demonstrates that professional skills, such as teamwork, projectmanagement, cultural awareness, leadership, and interpersonal communication, are still lacking inour graduating students [7, 8], and, in turn, are slowing their career advancement. For this reason,university engineering programs, as well as professional societies in engineering [9, 10], haveidentified the teaching of such professional skills as a goal. Unfortunately, despite this growingand collective interest in professional skills, studies [3, 11] continue to show significant gapsbetween what students are taught in the classroom and what they need to know to succeed inprofessional engineering practice.There is well-established research that professional skills are

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadas Ritz, Cornell University, College of Engineering; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering

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the reasons for their preferences, and 64% (124) of the students whoresponded did so with written comments.Of those who preferred the board format, 70% (57) of commenters indicated that the work at theboard improved collaboration among group members. Most of these simply gave very briefcomments such as “more collaborative” or “easier to work together.” The next common responsewas given by 21% of respondents, who noted that the board work made it easier for all to see thework and follow along. Here are a few of the more articulate responses explaining the boardpreference, which capture sentiments expressed by many students in this group: Working on the board seemed to get everyone more involved as we could all follow along step by

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Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Studying Education Organizational Change: Rigorous Attention To Complex Systems Via A Multi-theoretical Research ModelAbstractThe purpose of this paper is two-fold. We first explore the question how might we rigorously andcompletely study

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Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Miller, Ohio State University; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Paper ID #16360Classifying Dissatisfaction: Student Perspectives on Teammate PerformanceEmily Miller, Ohio State University Emily Miller is a recent graduate of the Industrial Systems Engineering program at Ohio State University. She has worked for the National Integrated Cyber Education and Research Center, as a teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering program at Ohio State, and as a researcher at Olin College of Engi- neering and Ohio State. She will begin her graduate studies in Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia this fall.Dr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, gender issues, existential phenomenology, and Lagomorph physiology.Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has de- grees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $11.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and multiple conference Best Paper awards

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Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

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Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Engineering Sustainable Systems Program. He is Chief Science Officer of Fusion Coolant Systems. Professor Skerlos has gained national recognition and press for his research and teaching in the fields of technology policy and sustainable design. He has co-founded two successful start-up companies (Accuri Cytometers and Fusion Coolant Systems), co-founded BLUElab, served as Director of the Graduate Pro- gram in Mechanical Engineering (2009-2012), and served as associate and guest editor for four different academic journals. His Ph.D. students in the Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Laboratory have addressed sus- tainability challenges in the fields of systems design, technology selection, manufacturing, and water

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Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical engineering from Duke and NC State, respectively. Her research interests include engineering education and precision manufacturing. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Use of Personas in Rating Scholarship ApplicationsIntroductionThis evidence-based practice paper introduces a method for creating subjective, holistic rubricsbased on the human-centered design concept of personas. It can be difficult to align assessmentmetrics with subjective artifacts, especially when the goal of the artifact itself is subjective. Thefaculty team who collaborated on an NSF S-STEM project faced

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University; Md Tawhidur Rahman, West Virginia University; V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; David Martinelli, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Julia Daisy Fraustino, West Virginia University; John Deskins; L Christopher Plein, West Virginia University; Abhik Ranjan Roy, West Virginia University

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mental models [18]; Understanding [17]. Adaptation4.3.1 Dimension #1: IdentificationCDTL’s identification dimension assesses students’ readiness for team formation, which iscritical to the successful completion of the project and the maximization of team learning [23].Self-assessment of self-regulation strategies is the building block of this dimension.4.3.2. Dimension #2: FormationIn this CDTL dimension, team members start to participate in a cooperative and collaborativeprocess of team formation and functioning [18]. The team members move from individualproject goals to defining team goals, and as such, utilize the expertise of individual teammembers toward project work. Many constructs are used by researchers to measure thisdimension

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Juebei Chen, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University; Xiangyun Du, Qatar University

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ineffective communication, though she was aware of benefits of teamwork. Thus,more attentions are needed to explore the reason behind those situations and to provide possiblestrategies for both students and engineering staff to optimize current PBL design and improvestudents’ learning experience and outcomes.In this pilot study, we adopted both focus group and individual interviews to collect qualitive data.Though limited data we had, we still see the difference between these two data-collecting methodsbased on researchers’ self-reflection and data analysis. In the case of the focus group interview,students in one group could inspire each other when answering the interview questions. For example,when they were asked more abstract questions like “in

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University

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environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in eLearning technologies for training and devel- opment. Her research focuses on the efficient and effective transfer of knowledge and learning techniques, innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration, and strengthening the bridge between K-12 learning and higher education in terms of engineering content.Dr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; LuEttaMae Lawrence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Anthony Salvatore Margotta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Renee Livingston; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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responsibilities", Springer International Publishing, 2015.[13] S. DeChenne, N. Koziol, M. Needham, and L. Enochs, "Modeling Sources of Teaching Self- Efficacy for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Graduate Teaching Assistants", CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 14, no. 3, p. ar32, 2015. Available: 10.1187/cbe.14-09-0153.[14] S. Shehab and E. Mercier, Exploring teaching assistants’ framing strategies of collaborative problem-solving engineering tasks: Learning Sciences Graduate Student Conference, October, 2018, Nashville, Tennessee.[15] E. Mercier and S. Shehab, Adaptive expertise in the teaching of collaborative problem solving in undergraduate engineering courses: American Educational Research

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scottie-Beth Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology

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research: discipline, community, or field? Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 39-52.11. Burt, R.S. (2004). Structural holes and good ideas. American Journal of Sociology, 110(2), 349-400.12. Coso, A., Louis, R., London, J., Ngambeki, I., and Sattler, B. (2012). Exploring the reasons for collaboration and cooperation among graduate student researchers. Paper presented at the ASEE Conference, San Antonio, TX.13. Olds, B.M. Moskal, B.M. and Miller, R.L. (2005). Assessment in engineering education: Evolution, approaches and future collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 13-25.14. Mckenna, A.F. Yalvac, B. and Light. G.J. (2009). The role of collaborative reflection on shaping engineering faculty

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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iii) Square footage of labs and offices and support facilities g. Total engineering related research expenditures [31]2. Reputation indicators a. External perception among peer researchers [29] b. External perception among employers [29] c. External perception among administrators [29] d. External perception among alumni and the community [29] e. Graduate satisfaction rate f. Employer satisfaction rate g. Student satisfaction rate, e.g.: i) Student satisfaction: Useful knowledge and skills ii) Student satisfaction: Quality of learning experiences iii) Student satisfaction: Quality of facilities and resources iv) Student satisfaction: Quality of services3. Teaching indicators a. Graduate programs offered

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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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Derrick S. Harkness, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine

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), was implemented as the treatment intervention. Data gathered in thetreatment sections of Calculus I and II (AY 2014-2015) are the subject of this study. The calculus instructor required students enrolled in the treatment sections to postquestions related to concepts or out-of-class assignments (i.e., homework) in the online forumweekly. Posting was required a) to provide opportunities for collaborative learning and peer-to-peer instruction among students and b) to improve instructor-based support for thegeographically dispersed student body. Researchers selected the Piazza platform as theintervention based on its a) wiki nature that allows participants to edit posts for organization andcontent, b) conceptual organization, and c) built

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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these signs that engineering education may not be providing graduates with sufficientattributes to commence their careers, it is interesting to observe that little research has beenreported on engineering practice.There are very few recent reports of systematic research on engineering practice, with thepossible exception of certain aspects of engineering design14. Florman5 complained that "Theaverage citizen has very little idea what we do, often confusing us with people who run trainsor take care of boiler rooms." In fact it is still not easy for the interested citizen to find acoherent written account that could provide a comprehensive answer.On reflection, the reason for this gap in the research literature might be explained by therelatively

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Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gireesh Guruprasad, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ryan R. Senkpeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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focuses on student problem-solving pro- cesses and use of worked examples, change models and evidence-based teaching practices in engineering curricula, and the role of non-cognitive and affective factors in student academic outcomes and overall success.Mr. Gireesh Guruprasad, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Gireesh Guruprasad is a graduate student at Purdue University. As part of his research, he explores factors that affect the Professional Formation of Engineers, based on students beliefs and preferences and the beliefs of the faculty who teach them. Gireesh obtained his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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, NRC, NASA and NSF, and generated over 50 journal and conference papers.Dr. Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Pedagogy, Renewable Energy, Nano-Technology, Heat & Mass Transfer, and Com- bustion. He is managing multi-million dollar external research grants from NSF as PI. Previously, he worked as a Professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University

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Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University

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13.196.3perceptions of active learning and how this relates to perceptions of course effectiveness,feelings of course relevance. This paper will explore three research questions in the context ofan engineering education course focusing on teaching concepts for graduate students. Theseresearch questions and hypotheses follow:1. What is the relationship between students’ perceived helpfulness of the course activities andtheir perception of active learning?We hypothesize that those students who have a positive perception of active learning techniqueswill also find the activities used in a specific course to be helpful. Given that the majority of theactivities used in the course are designed to have students actively involved with their learning, itis likely

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They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Candice Stefanou, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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encourage student ownership is a criticalissue that continues to confront and challenge teachers from kindergarten through graduate school.Of the many factors that contribute to the student response in autonomous learning environments,perhaps the least explored are the contextual or environmental factors. In 2000, Paul R. Pintrichnoted that “there is a clear need for more descriptive, ethnographic, and observational research onhow different features of the context can shape, facilitate, and constrain self-regulated learning”.15More than a decade later, the need remains. Studies have shown that students’ positive perceptionsof their assigned tasks and instructors’ autonomy support can lead to increases in intrinsicmotivation, self-regulation

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ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Underlying Educational InterventionsThe Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at theNational Academy of Engineering has developed a web-based database that summarizes theavailable research on educational interventions designed to enhance student learning, retention,and professional success (see www.PR2OVE-IT.org -- Peer Reviewed Research OfferingValidation of Effective and Innovative Teaching). The website is similar to the U.S. Departmentof Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/>), except thatPR2OVE-IT does not engage in extensive pre-screening of papers for rigor. Rather, we leavejudgments of rigor up to individual users of the system and focus instead on summarizing theresults of

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The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Neha Kardam, University of Washington; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Morgan Anderson, University of Washington; Ziyan Bai, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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peers, students wouldexperience less peer support, this research question sought to explore whether this was indeedthe case. If students report less peer support in remote settings, we can likely attribute suchreductions, in whole or in part, to the reduced opportunities for peer-to-peer interactions. If,however, students report more peer support, no differences in peer support, or inconsistent levelsof support between the two settings, then we must look at other possible causes to explain thesedifferences. One potentially important influence on perceptions of peer support could be a shiftin student expectations. In the process of adjusting to remote learning, students’ expectations forthe type and amount of peer support they might receive may

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Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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research varies fordifferent groups of students.ResultsSurvey RespondentsThe Undergraduate Research Experiences Survey (URES) was administered to allundergraduate students enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at UVA.The response rate was 28% (n = 769). Respondents were evenly divided among class yearsand representative of the school’s demographic makeup with respect to age, genderidentification, race, ethnicity, first-generation status, and distribution of students amongmajors. In addition to their primary majors, 3% of respondents were completing a secondengineering major, 9% had a second major outside engineering, and 38% had at least oneminor. Most students (67%) planned to pursue a job as an engineer after graduation

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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hard data from their own students. Therefore, the goals of the workshop design were to guide North Carolina A&T faculty in gaining: 1) an understanding of three findings from a large-scale study of the engineering student experience; 2) an awareness of the types of decisions explicitly and implicitly made in teaching; and 3) an appreciation of the implications of research findings for their own teaching. In an effort to promote faculty buy-in for the workshop, several months before the scheduled event the entire faculty was introduced to the agenda of the planned workshop which consisted of a presentation of findings, followed by general discussion and small group work to explore

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #12565Problematizing Best Practices for Pairing in K-12 Student Design TeamsMs. Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park Gina Quan is a doctoral candidate in Physics Education Research at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. She graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include understanding community and identity formation, unpacking students’ re- lationships to design, and cultivating institutional change. Ms. Quan is also a founding member of the Access Network, a research-practice community dedicated to fostering supportive

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

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to grow at a faster rate than the demand for qualified graduates inother occupations. Despite the value and increasing necessity of STEM skills within today’ssociety and the 21st century workforce, substantial numbers of Americans still do not have equalaccess to postsecondary STEM education and, thus, have limited opportunities for STEM-relatedemployment and careers [4].Along with unequal access to STEM degree programs, researchers report stark differencesbetween traditional and nontraditional undergraduate enrollment and degree attainment in STEM,wherein nontraditional students consistently fare worse. Chen and Weko [5] found it was atypicalfor students who were older, financially self-supporting, or from low socio-economicbackgrounds to

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The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ellen Gundlach, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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RLC on StudentsThe three tenets of the situated learning framework served as the theoretical lens to understandexperiences of novice learners within the DMLC. This pilot study revealed that students found theexperience positive for all three tenets of situated learning. Social interaction among studentsrevealed evidence of intrapersonal conflict. We need to study reasons for conflict as well asstrategies students use to overcome them. Additional research is needed to evaluate students overa period of a year, so that we can understand how students’ perception of context, socialinteraction, and authentic learning change over time. Identifying challenges along with benefitsare important for the design of improved RLCs in the future. Future

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University

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engagement from apsychological perspective, engagement can be studied from a systems perspective (i.e. Pentland,2014) at a group level of analysis, with overlapping complex and adaptive interactiveengagement dimensions (Hilpert & Husman, 2015). Complex engagement refers to connectedgroups of students working together in multiple ways to solve problems. It involves effectivecommunication among students and capitalizing on each other’s strengths. Adaptive engagementrefers to student groups adjusting to problems spaces and exploring multiple competing ideas. Itinvolves the evolution of possible solutions to problems within student groups, where ideas areexplored and vetted for adequacy. Interactive engagement properties are emergent; they

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Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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in engineering such aswomen and ethnic minority students. The authors suggest that future research should includethe re-development of the social engagement concept to reflect distinguishing characteristics ofengineering fields.Introduction During the last two decades, the retention and academic success of engineering studentshas emerged as a major topic for discussion among policy makers and researchers in highereducation. However, the current record of engineering student retention and graduation doesnot suggest a positive outlook. Based on the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsprojections 1, the demand for qualified engineering graduates will grow 11% between 2008 and2018, yet the number of engineering graduates remained