Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Chitra R. Nayak, Tuskegee University; Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, San Jose State University

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, 70% thought the provided content wasvery important and 26% thought it was important for their learning. Those preliminary resultsare interesting and call for more research as they can allow instructors to get the most impact oftheir effort when implementing all nine of the protocols may not be practical or possible.Table 2, Percentage of students attributing the positive impact of the KACIE intervention to its respectiveelements: First is the most significant and Fourth is the least. Significance Element of KACIE implementation First Second Third Fourth presenting the material as a collection of concepts 21.1

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin McCave, Clemson University; Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel Elizabeth Savage; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering, and serves as a Center Associate for the Learning Research and Development Center. Her principal research is in engineering education assessment, which has been funded by the NSF, Department of Ed, Sloan, EIF, and NCIIA. Dr. Sacre’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas – innovative design and entrepreneurship, engineering modeling, and global competency in engineering. She is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Dr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert M. O'Hara, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University

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University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Dr. Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University Dr. Jennifer Ogle is a Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University and a 2005 graduate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on transportation infrastructure design, safety, accessibility, and management. She also works on research with faculty in engineering education as the facilitator for the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED) grant at Clemson. As a first-generation student and the first tenured female in her department, Dr. Ogle is an advocate for justice, equity, and

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

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Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program. Page 22.208.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Analyzing Subject-Produced Drawings: The use of the Draw-an-Engineer Assessment in ContextIntroductionIn this paper, an example of

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University; Stephanie M. Beard, Louisiana State University

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of practice; Proc. 2004 ASEE Ann. Conf.6. Dancy, M., J. Smith and C. Henderson (2008). Barriers and promises in stem reform; commissioned paper, presented at NRC Workshop on Evidence on Selected Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education; Washington, DC.7. Felder, R. and R. Brent (2010). The national effective teaching institute: assessment of impact and implications for faculty development; J. Eng. Ed. 99:121–134.8. Felder, R., R. Brent and M. Prince (2011). Engineering instructional development: programs, best practices, and recommendations; J. Eng. Ed. 100:89 –122.9. Froyd, J. (2001). Developing a dissemination plan; Proc.31st FIE Conf.10. Froyd, J., C. Henderson, J

Conference Session

Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingya Xu, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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. in Engineering Education, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, all from Virginia Tech. Her re- search interests include engaged learning and high impact practices, assessment, and design education. Her teaching experience has primarily been with first-year engineering.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor in the department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1889: ENGINEERING EDUCATION: TARGETED LEARNING OUTCOMESOR ACCIDENTAL COMPETENCIES?Joachim Walther, University of Queensland JOACHIM WALTHER graduated from The Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) with a Bachelor in Mechanical and Process Engineering and a “Diplom” in General Mechanical Engineering. As a PhD student he is now member of the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology at the University of Queensland. His research interests lie in the areas of cognitive and social aspects of engineering design and education.David Radcliffe, University of Queensland DAVID RADCLIFFE is the Thiess Professor of Engineering Education and Professional Development in the School of

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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research design and assessment practices for othersundertaking curricular revision and development of a student-centered department culture.Research QuestionsOverall, our project seeks to answer the following research questions: 1. How does the deployment of design challenges in core departmental courses, a department-embedded writing-across-the-curriculum initiative, student digital badges, faculty professional development, and other initiatives help support and retain diverse students in our department? 2. What are the impacts of these initiatives and how can they be observed and assessed?Research ContextOur department is currently one of nineteen across the country which has earned NationalScience Foundation funding through

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Engineers (ASHRAE).Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato Stewart Ross is the founding Director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State University. He holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Music Education from Northwestern University. He is an active presenter at colleges round the country on “Integrated Course Design.” He was Director of Bands at the university for 21 years prior to his appointment in the Center.Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato Brian Weninger is a graduating senior in the Mechanical Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Following graduation he is pursuing a Master of Science degree at

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University

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challenges exist to theintegration of engineering in traditional science classrooms. For example, Yasar and colleaguesfound that (a) K-12 teachers held stereotypical views of engineers, (b) elementary teachersplaced less value on teaching engineering design than secondary teachers do, and (c) teachers, ingeneral, lacked confidence in the abilities to teach engineering design activities.13,14 Further, thelimited available research indicates that elementary teachers report feeling unprepared to teachengineering practices.15, 16 Below we explore these interrelated challenges to teacherprofessional development in engineering education, as well as some challenges uniquely facedby teachers in rural schools. Misconceptions about engineers and

Conference Session

Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajid Hussain, The Islamic University in Madinah; Fong K. Mak P.E., Gannon University; Mohammad Faroug Addas, The Islamic University in Madinah

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Educational Research and Methods

ABET Evaluators Team site visit in 2013. EEET received excellent comments for the display materials presented by Dr. Subal Sarkar ABET team chair which was managed to completion by Wajid. He is Digital Integrated Quality Management Systems Expert for Automated Academic Student Outcomes based Assessments Methodology He has taught several courses on electronics, microprocessors, electric circuits, digital electronics and instrumentation. He has conducted several workshops at the IU campus and eslewhere on Outcomes Assessment best practices, OBE, EvalTools R 6 for faculty, E learning with EvalTools R 6 for students, ABET accreditation process. He is a member of SAP Community, ISO 9001, Senior Member IEEE, IEEE

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin Hawkinson, Seattle Pacific University; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College

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22.591.4order to make the engineering identity measurement. Further, since persistence in theengineering workforce varies by degree, interviews fit that measure best as well. Finally, open-response interview questions are the best approach for seeking out unknown factors relevant topersistence.To recruit participants we emailed prospective participants a request to complete an onlinesurvey to briefly assess identity and persistence in a quantitative format. We emailed the requestto engineering alumni at three institutions: all engineering alumni at one small, private universityin the Northwest; all engineering alumnae who graduated after 1980 of one small, private collegein the Midwest; and all the engineering alumnae of a large research university in

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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dedicated staff post to deal with the issues around attrition in general and student failure in particular. A purposefully employed member of staff, working with students two or three days a week could make a significant impact or retention and success; preventing students from reaching the stage where their mental health is impacted or they begin to flounder, and making sure bespoke individual advice is given at a time when it is most needed. 2. Staff Training: Needs to be provided for all colleagues with regards to mental health issues. This is particularly important for personal & subject tutors who have day-to- day contact with students. 3. Academic Support Services: Work best when effectively

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tris Utschig, Kennesaw State University; Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Margaret L. Lowder, Kennesaw State University; Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Renee Butler, Kennesaw State University

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and learning innovations into their classroom and assessing their impact. He has regularly published and presented work on a variety of topics including assessment instruments and methodologies, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching diversity, and peer coaching. Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Dr. Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University Research interests are focused primarily in laser/material interaction, sustainable housing and engineering education.Dr. Margaret L. Lowder, Kennesaw State University M. Loraine Lowder is the Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Assessment at Kennesaw State Univer

Conference Session

Survey and Assessment Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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methods include the use of content experts, reviews of existinginstruments, and lists of behaviors and descriptors commonly associated with the construct(s) wewish to assess. Unfortunately, however, item creation sometimes becomes overly dependentupon a researcher’s personal attitudes about the construct(s) being tested, or on “borrowing”items from other instruments that may or may not be sound measures of the construct(s) ofinterest. These risks are particularly likely for new researchers in engineering education, whomay have little experience with best practices in social science research.One way to support best practices in the development of new surveys and assessments is to usean instrument blueprint to guide the creation of items, as well

Conference Session

Teaching Assistants, Supplemental Instruction, and Classroom Support

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Changhyun Choi, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Frances Wood, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Professionalization of Academic Advising: A Structured Literature Review,” NACADA Journal, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 89–100, Jul. 2019.[15] X. Zhang, C. Gossett, J. Simpson, and R. Davis, “Advising Students for Success in Higher Education: An All-Out Effort:,” Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, Jan. 2017.[16] J. M. Allen and C. L. Smith, “Importance of, Responsibility for, and Satisfaction With Academic Advising: A Faculty Perspective,” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 397–411, 2008.[17] T. Montag, J. Campo, J. Weissman, A. Walmsley, and A. Snell, “In Their Own Words: Best Practices for Advising Millennial Students about Majors,” NACADA Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 26–35, Sep. 2012.[18

Conference Session

Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hadi Ali, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Rod D. Roscoe, Arizona State University

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of the 23rd Frontiers in Education Conference. Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE), Vol. 2.Driskell, J. E., Goodwin, G. F., Salas, E., & O’Shea, P. G. (2006). What makes a good team player?Personality and team effectiveness. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 10: 249-271.Duderstadt, J. J. (2008). Engineering for a changing world: A roadmap to the future of engineeringpractice, research, and education: University of Michigan. Retrieved from http://milproj.ummu.umich.edu/publications/EngFlex%20report/index.htmDweck, C. S., & Leggett, E. L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.Psychological Review, 95, 256-273.Dym, C., Agogino, A., Eris, O., Frey, D., & Leifer, L. (2005

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice McCain, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, University of the Virgin Islands

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Undergraduate Program grant designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities who pursue degrees in engineering, mathematics, and science. She serves as the Principal Investigator of an NSF grant designed to study the post baccalaureate decisions of high achieving Black STEM students. She is also a 2005 Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dawn Williams, Howard University DAWN G. WILLIAMS is an Assistant Professor and Master's Program Coordinator in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy at Howard University. Dr. Williams serves as a faculty researcher for the Center for Advancement of Engineering Education. She is also the Co

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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supported after the partnership was initiatedAs a practical matter, almost all of the Cohort 3 students represent very difficult cases thatextend over a very long period of time. These cases also span the two support service structures.Since this research focuses on the role of the SAA partnership in student academic outcomes, we Page 26.1049.8will focus our analysis on Cohorts 1 and 2 only.Data for the cohorts are parsed by a number of different factors, including: number of semestersbefore graduation of our first contact with a student, academic major, gender, race, and status aseither a first-year admit or a transfer student to the school of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum and studies the impact of developed front-end design tools on design success.Ms. Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan Leah is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Space Sciences and Engineering. She served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Daly Design and Engineering Education Research Group focusing on engineers’ beliefs about social aspects of engineering work. She is currently pursuing a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at University of Colorado- Boulder.Dr. Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan Sara Hoffman

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas; Nicholas Evangelopoulos, University of North Texas; Uyi Lawani, University of North Texas

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content canbe tested in multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks exams and essay-type questions. These examstend to be less bulky than engineering exams as no additional attachments are needed. In bothfields, unstructured and semi-structured case testing can also be formulated. In the engineeringfield, a case-structure exam can be created to design an item under specific constraints, while inthe business field a case-structure can be created to determine the best strategy in pursuing profitincrease for a corporation.Research StatementThe aim of this research is to study the difference in performance between open-book andclosed-book testing in the business field and in the engineering field. These two environmentswere chosen for comparison as these two

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2012-4880: MEASURING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ CONTEXTUALCOMPETENCEDr. Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University Hyun Kyoung Ro is a Research Designer and Analyst in the Institutional Research and Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University.Dr. Lisa R. Lattuca, University of MichiganDr. Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University Dan Merson is a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Center for the Study of Higher Education and the College Student Affairs program at Penn State. He received his Ph.D. in higher education from Penn State in the summer of 2011. While at Penn State, he primarily worked on the NCAA-funded Student-Athlete Climate Study (SACS), a nation-wide project to assess student-athlete’s perceptions and experiences

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University Northwest; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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that involved combining fiveeducation best practices of recruitment, formal mentoring through peer mentors, summer campengineering math preparation and workshops, academic year stipends, and summer internships atlocal and regional companies.The Just in Time Math (JITM) strategy was implemented to increase the interaction betweenfreshmen and engineering faculty and peers during the first semesters of study. As a result, moreengineering students have shown greater enthusiasm for the field of engineering which resultedin better retention and graduation rates. The JITM course included lecture, lab and recitationcomponents and an application-oriented, hands-on approach. The JITM course addressed mathtopics specifically used in the core entry-level

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; James Duvall, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

courses commonly occur near the end of abaccalaureate program. Large demands on time are made at a time when students are preparingto graduate and extrinsic motivators are low; grades are not critical to students who have alreadyfound a job or been accepted to graduate school. For these reasons motivation is hypothesized tobe critical to success and the peer evaluation is analyzed using constructs of motivation theory.Following previous research on the role of goals in academic achievement this work assumesthat students in the capstone design course set goals for themselves which they work to achieve.Achievement goals are generally divided into either mastery goals or performance goals 18.Mastery goals are inwardly directed toward developing ones

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2016 American Society of Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Best Paper Award and the 2018 Benjamin J. Dasher Best Paper Award

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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). Experience and shared practice: Design engineers’ learning at work. Jyvaskyla Studies inEducation, Psychology and Social Research, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.15. Krupczak Jr., J. & Green, C. W. (1999). The perspective of non-engineers on technological literacy. AmericanAssociation for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings.16. Meyers, C. (1995). Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change. Report of an NSF Workshopon Engineering Education, Division of Undergraduate Education.17. Tilli, S. & Trevelyan, J. P. (2008). Longitudinal Study of Australian Engineering Graduates: PreliminaryResults. American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings.18. Shaffer, D. W. (2007

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

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they performed experimental research oncombustion of non-conventional bio-derived fuels for hybrid propellant rocket engines. Such aproject requires self-learning of new material on two-phased combustion and flows, chemicalthermodynamics, and analysis and research on current papers. As a result of this project,students are required to write a research report and submit and present the research paper atnational or international research conferences. Thus they get valuable skills and developcompetencies applicable in their future engineering practice and or graduate studies.Research Topics, or Open-Ended Design problems in Engineering DynamicsEngineering Dynamics is a sophomore level course at Central Connecticut State University(CCSU). The

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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for their profession, create a hypothetical scenario portraying an ethical dilemma thatinvolves issues covered by the code, resolve the dilemma, and explain why their resolution is thebest course of action based upon the code of ethics.14Several important issues are evident in the discussions of how best to develop ethicalcompetence among undergraduate students. One concerns how to conceptualize, define, andmeasure the desired – or feasible – outcome. While there seems to be consensus that allprograms hope to shape students who will behave ethically as adults, we have found no studiesthat link undergraduate educational experiences to measurable ethical behavior after graduation;the study that most nearly tried to assess the impact of

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Rachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program

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first time this semester. 4 Measuring teamworkis crucial if we are to evaluate the extent to which we are, in fact, developing teamwork skills,and to assess the impact of interventions designed to enhance teamwork skill learning. However,as Immekus et al. pointed out 2, the measurement of teamwork is especially challenging, sincethe sub-domains used to represent teamwork are inconsistent across studies, and most of theliterature on teamwork comes from industry-based rather than academic teams. Probably because effective teamwork is so important to workplace success, a good dealof research has focused on the personal qualities of team members, the kinds of interactionscharacterizing various types of teams, and the functional outcomes of

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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classroom. 4th ed. 1984, Edina,Minnesota: Interaction Book Company.9. Gates, A., et al. A Cooperative Model for Orienting Students to Research Groups. in 29th ASEE/IEEEFrontiers in Education. 1999.10. Fullan, M., The school as a learning organization: Distant dreams. Theory into Practice, 1995. 34(4): p.230-235.11. Fullan, M., The new meaning of educational change. 4th ed. 2007, New York: Teachers College Press.12. DuFour, R. and R.E. Eaker, Professional learning communities at work: Best practices for enhancingstudent achievement. 1998: National Education Service.13. Sergiovanni, T., The story of community, in Learning communities in education: Issues, strategies andcontexts. 1999, Routledge: London. p. 9-25.14