consider quantitative accreditationstandards. In an era when a majority of engineering schools did not yet have extensive offeringsin engineering science, quantitative standards were the quickest way of getting U.S. engineeringschools to accommodate the perceived curricular needs of the Cold War era [23].EC 2000’s OriginsThe Cold War consensus favoring the engineering sciences generally held into the 1970s.Nevertheless, as concerns about U.S. manufacturing productivity and national competitivenessgrew during the 1970s and 1980s, there emerged a sense that the U.S. was winning one front ofthe Cold War, only to be falling behind on the other. While not all U.S. colleges and universitiesembraced the engineering sciences as strongly as others, there
seek to gather data from large sample sizes that provide strong evidence for possible trends.We recognize that our current methodology is not feasible for a larger-scale study implementedby course instructors nationwide, as it requires work on the part of the instructor. We aredeveloping standardized problems and an accompanying questionnaire that can be easilyintegrated as a homework problem in the appropriate course(s). We will use online datacollection, and point-of-collection consent, to minimize any work for the course instructor.To further support standardization, we will not be using previous simulation tools such asGMAT but rather are developing simulation tools that can be run on software commonly used byengineering students, such as
2006-1740: A MODEL FOR BUILDING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES OFENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSRobin Adams, Purdue University Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also leads the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Dr. Adams received her PhD in Education, Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Adams' research is
deep learning in students and; an integrative rather than anadditive approach to the inclusion of new content or to meet accreditation requirements. Page 25.1272.16 [First Authors Last Name] Page 16 ReferencesABET. (2009). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents- UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2009-10%20EAC%20Criteria%2012- 01-08.pdf.Ahlfeldt, S., Mehta, S., & Sellnow, T. (2005). Measurement and analysis of student engagement in university
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the flipped course in this study, the due dates for allhomework and the dates for all quizzes were established at the beginning of the semester. When the sameinstructor taught using the lecture-based approach, the pace was not as predictable. This may lead toconfusion about what is expected in the course. It is the author’s (and Instructor 1’s) opinion that thisincrease in organization of the course is one of the main benefits of the flipped classroom.Finally, we found that, given the same instructor, the averages are higher for the Involvement subscale(2.85 vs. 2.44). Involvement is an indicator of active learning as it measure how involved the students arein their own learning. This is confirmation that a flipped classroom will increase
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students spend in these activities. Precisely whythis relation exists remains to be explored. It may be that these faculty members encourageparticipation more than their non-industry counterparts, or it may be that programs with a largeproportion of such faculty tend to offer more opportunities for students to engage in suchactivities. While the reason(s) for this relationship deserves further attention, the implication Page 13.1223.9remains. Faculty members' industry experience can positively effect student participation indesign competitions and activities and should be a consideration in the recruitment of newfaculty. Contrary to our
) s = standard deviationEffect size is generally used in studies which employ a well-defined control group forcomparison with the experimental group. In such cases, the standard deviation of the controlgroup is used. Boud’s recommendation for studies which compare student to instructorassessment is to use the standard deviation of the instructors assessment.This statistic is useful in determining how well the students’ self-assessment reflects theperformance of the class as a whole. A value of zero indicates perfect agreement, while apositive value indicates that the students overestimate their proficiency. Boud suggests thatvalues of 0.2 are considered small, values of 0.8 are considered large.A correlation coefficient can be used to
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of semester was incorporated for development of a prediction tool. Linearregression analysis was incorporated to establish correlations between the early semesterperformance and the end-of-semester score as suggested in Equation 4. 𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒 = 𝛼0 + ∑ 𝛼𝑖 𝐻𝑊𝑖 + 𝛽𝑀𝑇1 + 𝛾𝐵𝑄 (4) 𝑖=1Where 𝛼𝑖 , β and γ are the regression coefficients, 𝐻𝑊𝑖 s are the scores corresponding to each ofthe homework assignments, 𝑀𝑇1 is the score obtained from the first mid-term exam, and 𝐵𝑄 is thescore obtained from in-class performance, i.e. bonus questions.Initially, 80% of the available data points were randomly selected and used for
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Foundation under Grant No. NSF 14-32426,14-31717, and 14-31609. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materialsprovided are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. understand and assess the students’ STEM affect. Each component of the theoretical frameworkis described in the following paragraphs.STEM-literacy for the 21st Century is multifaceted and includes content knowledge and habits ofmind5. For the purpose of this study, we refer to STEM-literacy as the union of students’understanding of STEM content and their ability to reason critically about structures using civilengineering principles. The STEM content relevant to the Structures course was
interview participants. This work was supported by aNational Science Foundation Research Initiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) grant.Any opinion, finding, and conclusion or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References 1. Wyner, J. S., Bridgeland, J. M., & DiIulio Jr, J. J. (2007). Achievement Trap: How America is Failing Millions of High-Achieving Students from Lower-Income Families. Jack Kent Cook Foundation and Civic Enterprises. 2. Strutz, M., Orr, M., and Ohland, M. (2012). Low Socioeconomic Status Individual: An Invisible Minority in Engineering. In Engineering and Social Justice: In the University
. The actions that a student takes ina learning cycle are not normally provided for assessment in a traditional setting, but theprocedures explained here allows those actions to be recorded.References1. Butler, D. L., and Winne, P. H. (1995) Feedback and Self-Regulated Learning: A Theoretical Synthesis, Review of Educational Research 65, 245-281.2. Shute, V. J. (2008) Focus on Formative Feedback, Review of Educational Research 78, 153-189.3. Nicol, D. J., and Macfarlane‐Dick, D. (2006) Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: A model and seven principles of good feedback practice, Studies in higher education 31, 199-218.4. Thurlings, M., Vermeulen, M., Bastiaens, T., and Stijnen, S. (2013) Understanding
experience may lead them to share or disclose information they maynot have, potentially leading the interview process. The process of developing and validating aninterview protocol has proved to be an excellent opportunity to introduce engineering researchersto qualitative, educational research.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.#1738209. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. ReferencesAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences. (2017). The future of undergraduate education, the future of
to be successful. A set of forced-choice questions was used to rank strategies related to class time, completing assigned work,note taking, studying, and overall work ethic. Responses were validated using a set of relatedLikert scale questions, and a set of open ended questions allowed students to identify strategiesthey believe contribute to, or impede their success. Correlational analysis and predictiveclassification were used to determine the key behaviour indicator(s) of student success, and thespecific behavioural factors associated with different levels of academic success.Findings indicate that the key behavioural indicator of student success is actually doing theassigned work. This is also the most important predictor of students who
and Mills’ ideas.A comparison between Dr. Boylan’s research and author’s data is shown in Appendix G.[Copyright for VARK version is held by Neil D. Fleming, Christchurch, New Zealand andCharles C. Bonwell, Green Mountain, Colorado, USA]. Page 12.289.10APPENDIX B (Rubrics courtesy of W S U, Pullman, WA) Rubrics based on Likert Scale5 Has demonstrated excellence. Has analyzed important data precisely. Has provided documentation. Has answered key questions correctly. Evidence of critical thinking ability. Has addressed problems effectively. Very good performance
hour completionpercentage, number of courses with D or F grades as of Fall midterm, and credit hours attemptedin the spring term. The predictive results showing at-risk students are used to make interventionattempts. Raimondo22 described analysis at the University of Michigan to assess within classperformance by students and offer guidance via a digital resource called “E2Coach”s to assistthem in improving their performance trajectory. McKay23 has used E2Coach to interact withphysics students predicted to be at risk of not succeeding and provide tailored feedback to allenrolled students that they can use to adjust their strategy in the course.Universities have constrained resources including enrollment capacity, faculty, staff, lab space,etc
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Outside EngineeringIntroductionAssessing the state of engineering education within the larger community of educators, theNational Science Foundation has highlighted the need for an understanding of engineering infields outside of engineering and “attention to STEM literacy for the public at large”1. In the1995 NSF report Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus Change2, one of thesuggestions to address such a need was to offer engineering courses to non-engineering students.Consequently, in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, engineering departments slowly began to offercourses for students who did not plan to major in engineering. Because few such generaleducation courses were offered in the past, little is known about the long-term student
the new measure of GTA‟s need assessment can be used as a reliable and valid toolacross institutions.IntroductionConcerns about recruitment and retention of students in engineering disciplines have resulted innumerous calls for reform in engineering education[1-3]. Regardless of the chosen response tosuch calls, it is clear that quality education requires the presence of instructors who have learnedto teach effectively. Unfortunately, because we often rely on “on-the-job” training, facultybecome skilled at teaching after receiving their doctoral degrees and “practicing” on students.For this reason, institutions commonly establish teaching effectiveness centers dedicated tofaculty development. Moreover, and of greater concern to us, much
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students of color to engineeringand computing. The research on this project is ongoing and will continue to add new insights tothis intervention.Figure 2. Items missed by the majority of engineering and education students reservice teachers improved (#1)Figure 3. CS Quiz Item on which P reservice teachers improved (#2) Figure 4. CS Quiz Item on which PReferences[1] D. M. Richter and M. C. Paretti, “Identifying barriers to and outcomes of interdisciplinarity in the engineering classroom,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 34, no.1, pp. 29-45, 2009.[2] S. Tomek, “Developing a multicultural, cross-generational, and multidisciplinary team: An
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