regard to the value ascribed to graduate student professional development, support for preparation for diverse career pathways, and the availability of, and support during, teaching opportunities • Structural dimension: The size and composition of programs that prepare students for academic careers, including, but not limited to measures of diversity of students enrolled, diversity of post-graduation plans, and frequency and duration of teaching experiences • Perceptual dimension: A doctoral student’s perception of peer, faculty, departmental, and institutional support for his/her career preparation and professional development • Behavioral dimension: Interactions among graduate students, program
foster the ability to weigh the complex issues surroundingvarious energy generation sources and the capability to develop strategies for reduced energyconsumption. In recognition of this prominence, the United States Department of Energy (DOE)has advocated for promotion of energy literacy through energy education in strategic plans, otherdocuments, and various events4,5,6. The DOE has devoted significant efforts to the developmentof a guide for general energy literacy principles to serve as the basis for educational efforts7. Energy literacy has been measured by testing broad energy knowledge through tests andquestionnaires. Such efforts have shown generally low levels of energy literacy both in children8,9,10,11 and
development engineering and manufacturing content expert. He develops and teaches all related engineering courses. His responsibility as a director of Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory include the plan- ning, implementation and dissemination of research projects that are related to the need of accessibility. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He managed team members in delivering the next generation Advanced Process Control solution which replaced the legacy APC system in the 300 mm semiconductor fabricator. Behm has fifteen patents and has presented over 30 scientific and technical papers at various
importanttheoretical insights into the nature of learning and the determinants of academic performance6 and hasbeen used in many studies 7. Academic performance has been widely reported to correlate significantly and positively with thechoice and application of self-regulated learning strategies8,9. Because motivation and learning areinterconnected, researchers regularly seek better understanding of differential effects of various classroomvariables on students’ motivation to learn10. Achievement and self-regulated strategies have a notable relationship between them. Whilelearning strategies involve “a deliberate, goal-oriented action plan that a learner employs to control,regulate, and enhance his or her language learning” 11, the self
(AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2012-2013, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Mr. Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University Samuel S. Newton is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He plans to enter the aerospace industry and is considering a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His interests pertain to aircraft design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engineering EducationIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper presents the intermediate results from a qualitative research projectfor which we are
methodology – phenomenography. We then discuss our datacollection methods, validity concerns, data analysis procedures, and preliminary findings. Weclose by discussing some implications, limitations, and plans for completing this study.2. Research QuestionsTo better understand the multi-faceted MOOC student experience, we investigate the followingresearch questions: 1. What are student intentions and perceptions of the utility of engagement with online and offline components of this class? 2. How do students describe their learning behaviors while interacting with the online environment, and what reasoning do they give for these behaviors? 3. How are the students using the physical lab-kits, and how can we characterize their
Engineering Objectives(SEO) Input Parameters The coach or student discusses the initial input variables of the experiment Measurement The coach or student discusses the plan Strategy the students will use to gather data on their experiment Performance Metrics The coach or student discusses the specific, measured engineering objectives of the projectCoaching Objectives (CO) Experimental Design The coach or student discusses the and Strategy experimental plan for the project Kinetics The
1 Understanding the problem: givens, 5 required, and clear plan 2 Correct Free body diagram of the rods 10 and rigid bar 3 Correctly obtained forces in each rod 6 4 Obtained the safe load correctly 10 5 Determined the deformations in each rod 10 correctly 6 Solution has flow and neat, clear sketches 5
Technical Writingfrom the English Department), which design presentations that highlight what they have learnedat the institute, as well as how they plan to implement the various techniques in their classes.Workshops. Schedules for various workshops offered by CxC and workshop materials can befound on the CxC website by any interested faculty member. Since its inception in 2005, CxChas presented 13 faculty-focused workshops on topics ranging from designing a website to usingvideo in a classroom. The majority of the workshops (7) have focused on incorporatingcommunication into the classroom and developing C-I syllabi, and two have been specificallyfocused on grading informal and formal writing and incorporating them into a syllabus. Theworkshops are
, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM). These initiatives were funded by the National Science Foundation through their STEP(STEM Talent Expansion Program) (STEP-DUE-0230148) program. This was achieved throughthe following objectives: ‚ Developed a high school awareness activity that brought teams of UMBC engineering students to area high schools to introduce the high school students to STEM concepts using hands on engineering activities and demonstrations. During the presentation, the high school students were made aware of the various paths that UMBC students have taken in order to study engineering and what they plan to do upon graduation. ‚ Evaluated the relative effectiveness of a two-week summer bridge
students can actually do after they are taught instead oftraditional inputs such as course credits earned. Learning outcomes need to be clear, observabledemonstrations of student learning that occur after a significant set of learning experiences.Learning outcomes are demonstrations that reflect what students know; what students canactually do with what they know; and the confidence and motivation of students indemonstrating what they know6,7. Hence, all curricular and teaching decisions in an OBE modelare made based on how to facilitate the desired outcome. This leads to a planning process that isdifferent from the traditional educational planning. The desired outcome is first identified and the
was formed from the following sets of questions: Page 23.521.4 Goal setting: Questions 1, 6, 7, 9, 14 Applying appropriate knowledge and skills: Questions 5, 10, 12 Engaging in self-direction and self-reflection: Questions 8, 13 Locating information: Question 11 Adapting learning strategies to different conditions: Questions 2, 3, 4Circle your answers to these questions using these guidelines for 1 to 5. 1-Strongly agree 2-Agree 3-Neutral 4-Disagree 5-Strongly Disagree1. I prefer to have others plan my learning 1 2
for Engineering Education, 2013 Examining Reflections of Current Engineering Students on Educational OutreachThis study was conducted to explore the experiences of engineering students that helped themlearn about engineering. The hope is that understanding which experiences made the most impactmay improve the planning of student outreach activities. 974 students in the first-year of theirengineering program were asked to describe the experiences and interactions that had the mostinfluence on them when contemplating an engineering career. Results indicate that knowledgeabout what engineering is and outreach experience, and therefore the reasons that students gointo engineering, vary greatly. Future directions
standards in an implicit way [6].Providing PPDs during problem solving process enables a direct comparison andencourages students to focus on generating a general plan or sequence of principleapplications that can be followed in order to solve the problem. Compare-and-contraststrategy highlights similarities and differences between two diagrams. Successfulapplications of this strategy include training students in writing [22] and reading [23]. It canhelp students cognitively perform the act of classification, distinguish between types ofideas, and facilitate the formation and attainment of conceptual and metacognitiveknowledge [24]. It can also support students making connections by “identifying andlearning key concepts and networks of information
conceptsof structured cognition in the research plan. Scaffolding was indicated in 45% of studies. Co-operative learning was found in 10% of studies.Of the 20 studies selected for the meta-analysis, the research method selected was fitting for 95%of the studies. The instrumentation selected seemed appropriate for 65% of studies. There did not Page 15.51.7appear to be an issue with history, maturation, bias, mortality, or selection-maturationinteraction. There were no issues related to the ethical conduct of the investigators.DiscussionThe empirical evidence on the association between cognitive science and student outcomes inundergraduate engineering
the basics of user experience design.Mentors were given a lesson plan for all of the modules with the autonomy to update andinfluence content with socially and culturally relevant examples. An example of a modulecreated by the near-peer mentor included ways to simply teach inclusive design andaccessibility concepts to high schoolers by showing them examples from the web. Theycreated a classroom project within the Web Design activity that showed the students how toprovide constructive feedback to other projects to improve their initial design for theprototype solutions. Table 5: Camp activities showing unit name, sample lesson, and a description. Unit Activity Description Intro to CS and Given a list of 15 African
Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #25044 Planning in the Community & Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research assis- tant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering Departments, and has been recognized as a Graduate Studies student spotlight recipient and teaching scholar. Jordan studies learning in authentic, real-world conditions utilizing Design-Based Research methodologies to investigate design learning and social engineering, in which he studies urban planners who design real-world interventions for commu- nities and students who use design to learn. A member of the Grand Portage Band of
Process: Prescribe new environmental Change Process: Empower/support stakeholders to features that require/encourage new teaching collectively develop new environmental features conceptions and/or practices. that encourage new teaching conceptions and/or practices. Examples: policy change, strategic planning Examples: institutional
longitudinal data to inform refinements to the survey instrument, and recruit additional schools for the Broader National Sample.Part of the planning for the Broader National Sample involved selecting a nationallyrepresentative sample of institutions, in addition to the four affiliate campuses originally slatedfor sampling. Based on Carnegie classifications and other factors such as geographic diversity,researchers determined that a minimum of 14 institutions with defined characteristics wasrequired to assure a representative sample of institutions and students. Ultimately, 21 institutionsparticipated in addition to the four core schools.Workplace CohortResearch around the school-to-work transition was redefined for pragmatic reasons. Whereas
that case, how can an instructor evaluate their own performance?When developing lesson plans, laboratories or other instructional materials, on what basis doesthe faculty decide to use one or the other approach? This objection to CQI appears to reduceteaching to a random activity in which anything goes and no method is better than any other forconveying information.It has also been claimed that a student learning outcomes-based CQI system is not needed sincethe ultimate function of an engineering education is employment upon graduation and themajority of the program’s graduates are getting jobs. This objection is reminiscent of thosevoiced by American automobile manufacturers when initially faced with potential competitionfrom overseas
biases will be worked outover time as we process the remainder of the Phase Two articles. Despite these biases, the datacurrently in the database provide insight into the state of engineering education research oninterventions and practice.Depending on the nature of the data, the data in some tables are presented in descending order offrequency, while the data in other tables are presented conceptually. Regardless of method ofpresentation, “Other” is often the most frequently coded item. We plan to analyze the text-baseditems that have been coded to “Other,” and, where appropriate, create new discrete items.Our analysis of the current content of our database is structured as follows: First we discuss theinterventions. Second, we present data on
contexts through a brief literature review and suggested areas of future research. In thefinal section of the paper, we discuss two ongoing exemplar projects, not to report findings, butto offer examples of what research designs could look like and the associated data collection andanalysis protocols.Cognitive Neuroscience BasicsSimply stated, cognitive neuroscience focuses on empirical data from both human behavior andthe brain in order to explore human cognition (thinking, planning, decision making) [2]. Thestudy of behavior has a rich tradition in psychology and is strongly rooted in the primacy ofempiricism—that knowledge is built through systematic and objective observation andmeasurement. A primary goal of empirical study of behavior is
spring2017, continuing through summer planning months and through the first course offering duringthe fall 2017 semester. This analysis is timely as the events have recently occurred and thedetails of each negotiation and adaptation are not yet obscured by the broad brush strokes ofinstitutional record.The bulk of data shared in this paper include auto-ethnographic observations and recollectionsbased on the lived experiences of the course instructor and coordinator, the assessment director,and supporting administrators and researchers (Ellis, Adams, & Bochner, 2011). Institutionalartifacts constitute a secondary source of data; they include presentation slides, emails and otherwritten communications, curricular flowcharts and other digital files
?” Student Immigration into and within Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(2): p. 191-205.24. Trenor, J.M., et al., The relations of ethnicity to female engineering students' educational experiences and college and career plans in an ethnically diverse learning environment. Journal of engineering education, 2008. 97(4): p. 449-465.25. Brainard, S.G. and L. Carlin, A six‐year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering and science. Journal of Engineering Education, 1998. 87(4): p. 369-375.26. Bell, A.E., et al., Stereotype threat and women's performance in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. 92(4): p. 307-312.27. Foor, C.E., S.E. Walden, and D.A. Trytten, “I wish that
both its content (Section 3.2) and form (Section 3.3). To illustrate theproposed typology, we also provide numerous examples of actual feedback comments providedby students and the instructor. We conclude this paper with a general discussion and a plan forhow the developed feedback typology will be used to categorize and analyze the rich feedbackdata collected thus far (Section 4).2. Review of existing typologies of feedback2.1 The design processDesign, as a high form of problem solving20, is generally regarded as essential knowledge for allof the professions. Indeed Simon21 reminds us that design is the core of all professionaltraining, and that “it is the principal mark that distinguishes the professions from thesciences”(p.111). It is
because of its size Denmark provides us with a kind of social laboratorywithin which to map out some of the responses that have been unfolding under Bologna. Thisbeing said, the institutional responses in Denmark are complicated enough to provide quiteinteresting things to report.The National Responses of DenmarkThe unique response of Denmark, along with the other Scandinavian countries, is partly due totheir social democratic traditions. While shortly after our visit there were student protests aroundthe planned reductions in government subsidy for students, historically Denmark has spent alarge percentage of its wealth on public education.9 Based on 2009 World Bank data, Denmarkspent 8.7% of its GDP on public education, as contrasted against
Paper ID #9597A Study of Feedback Provided to Student Teams Engaged in Open-EndedProjectsDr. Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University Laura Hirshfield is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Oregon State University. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She is cur- rently doing research in the engineering education field, investigating technology-mediated active learning in a chemical engineering curriculum. After her post-doc, she plans to pursue a career in academia.Ms. Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University Jaynie Whinnery is a graduate
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. Page 15.706.3The analogy between temperature in annealed materials and creative energy in innovation is asimple logical concept that we plan to exploit in improving creativity in engineering. Inannealing, it is thermal energy that samples the states of the metal. In stochastic simulation, it isfluctuations in energy that sample the state of the simulated material. The creative energy thatallows the sampling of idea space is humor. The equivalence of humor and innovation is wellestablished. Edward de Bono points out that both humor and innovation require lateral thinkingthat jumps from one plane of thought to another. This transfer is the punch-line in a joke wheretwo disparate ideas are compared in a humorous way. In innovation, this transfer
these higher-level executive functions such as planning, monitoring,evaluating, and revising guide problem solving processes and are vital in monitoring progresstowards goals.31 Students using limited metacognitive processes typically are unable to identifyand correct errors in problem solving attempts. Metacognitive tasks have been shown to becorrelated to successful problem solving attempts.28 There are two distinct components ofmetacognition: knowledge about cognition and regulation of cognition. Knowledge of cognitionrefers to the reflective aspect of metacognition and includes three components: declarativeknowledge (knowledge about self and about strategies), procedural knowledge (knowledge abouthow to use strategies), and conditional