c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Unlocking Student Motivation: Development of an Engineering Motivation SurveyAbstract Student motivation is an important part of a student’s engagement in learning.Researchers and educators across broad educational contexts have identified and investigated avariety of specific motivation-related constructs related to learning. However, few studies havedeveloped and tested survey instruments for measuring motivation constructs within engineeringeducation in a valid and reliable way. This study describes the development and piloting of sucha survey, situated in expectancy-value theory, through numerous steps of validity and reliabilitytesting. The
experience. This institute was a part of our researchprogram on new elementary teacher development in engineering education 18. The overall goal ofthe CBE Institute was to prepare these new urban teachers to incorporate student-centeredengineering design experiences into their future elementary classrooms, and to do so in a waythat reinforced science learning opportunities. All engineering learning experiences during theinstitute followed the community-based engineering approach 19, which involves finding andsolving engineering problems in students’ neighborhoods, community centers, or schools. Afocus on the local community provides a common lens through which teachers and students cansee the cultural and linguistic diversity of urban environments
AC 2009-254: VALIDATION OF SURVEYS MEASURING STUDENTENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING, PART 2Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of EngineeringMalcolm Drewery, National Academy of EngineeringStefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates ConsultingStefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting Page 14.1344.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 VALIDATION OF SURVEYS MEASURING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING, PART 2AbstractThis paper will summarize the development, testing and validation of the engineering versions ofthe National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its faculty version, the
University Mary- land. Her primary research is in writing pedagogy and assessment, and she has taught a wide variety of writing courses including first year composition, professional writing, rhetoric, and style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Integrating Writing into Engineering Labs: Developing Curriculum and Creating a Writing Fellows Program I. IntroductionThis paper presents a Works-in-Progress. Communication competency is critical for practicingengineers [1]. Research demonstrates that learning to write and communicate in engineering islinked to learning to think like an engineer and to developing a professional identity as an engineer[1], [2]. ABET lists
by President Obama as a Champion of Change for Women in STEM, and participates in a number of diversity-enhancement programs at the university including serving as the Deputy Chair of the Women’s Commission and as a member of the ADA Task Force.Miss Catherine McGough, Clemson University Catherine McGough is currently a graduate research assistant in Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University in 2014. Her research interests are in undergraduate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineer- ing problem solving skill development and strategies.Joseph Murphy, Clemson University Joseph Murphy is a Fall 2018 graduate of
), both in the student experience and in the creation of knowledge bycurrent members of the ‘community of practice’ [18]. In their paper, Lave (1991) describedlearning as “… a process of becoming a member of a sustained community of practice” arguingthat “Developing an identity as a member of a community and becoming knowledgeably skillfulare part of the same process… (pg. 65)”. A previous study consistent with this theory of learningin an interdisciplinary engineering setting showed that participation in activities relevant to adiscipline may increase students’ understanding of the disciplinary skills and concepts to thesame degree as traditional engineering educational strategies [24].In addition to meeting those educational needs, situated
. Policymaking to Create Scientists and Engineers from Sputnik to the ’War Against Terrorism’ (University Press of America, 2005), Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan &Claypool, 2010), Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities (Springer, 2013), and Engineering Justice (with Jon Leydens, Wiley, 2018) ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Influence of Connecting Funds of Knowledge to Beliefs about Performance, Classroom Belonging, and Graduation Certainty for First- Generation College StudentsAbstractFirst-generation college students in engineering accumulate bodies of knowledge through theirworking
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problems andreflecting on their approaches to learning engineering through these outside-of-classassignments. We have been collecting video of students completing homework assignments in avariety of courses1 and developing and iterating on an approach to characterize productivedisciplinary engagement during homework sessions. This specific paper focuses on studentsdoing homework for a fluid mechanics class taught by a mechanical engineering professor.Analyzing video of three groups of students working on their weekly homework assignment, weask: (a) when do we see episodes of productive disciplinary engagement? (b) what is the natureof student engagement? (c) what are the factors that lead to these episodes occurring?BackgroundOur analysis builds
Salt Lake City. In her role as STEM Director Kate developed the schools programs in Computer Science, Robotics and Design Thinking.Cindy Ann Lenhart, Oregon State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #26249 Cindy Lenhart is a graduate research assistant working on her Ph.D in Education at Oregon State Univer- sity. During her first year, she was selected as a Provost’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow by the Graduate School of Education. Cindy previously served as the Vice President for Community College Relations for Achieving the Dream, Inc., managing the Working
Paper ID #29471The New Engineering Education in Chinabased on 207 new engineeringresearch and practice projectsDr. Jinlu Shen, Zhejiang University College of Public Affairs, Zhejiang UniversityDr. Tuoyu Li, Zhejiang University Li Tuo-yu, Research Assistant Institute of China’s Science, Technology and Education Policy, Zhejiang University College of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University Research Center on Science and Education Development Strategy, Zhejiang University AddressRoom 1205-3, Administration Building, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province; 310058 P.R. China American
Page 23.392.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing an Instrument to Measure Motivation, Learning Strategies and Conceptual ChangeAbstract Recent studies have shown that some students are graduating from engineering programswhile still holding onto misconceptions in areas such as statics, electricity and magnetism, andthermodynamics. While considerable research has been devoted to promoting conceptualunderstanding, few studies have focused on the intentional ways that students can engage inlearning that can affect conceptual change. Intentional strategies include motivational factors andthe learning strategies students use. In an effort to understand
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M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Ms. Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Natascha Trellinger is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University. At Purdue, Natascha is a member of the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) and is particularly interested in teaching conceptions and methods and graduate level
, paradigms and advising syllabus concept have been used to develop aprofessional development curriculum for faculty advisors in our College of Engineering. Theprimary assumption of this program is that advising is a form of teaching, and that faculty canlearn to use effective advising techniques through their involvement in a community of advising.The program and initial results are described below.The Designated Faculty Advisor Development Program at San José State UniversityFor the past three years, the College of Engineering at San José State University has beenengaged in a significant effort to improve faculty advising 32 because we believe it will improveretention and graduation rates and because it will ultimately result in better educated
AC 2007-2303: PORTRAYING THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTSIN ENGINEERING: STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR EDUCATIONALEXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS IN ENGINEERING.Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota Russell F. Korte is a doctoral candidate in Human Resource Development and Strategic Management and Organization at the University of Minnesota. He is also a research assistant for the university’s Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. His research interests include learning, socialization, and performance in adult education and the workplace.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota Karl A. Smith is Cooperative Learning Professor
tool to provideculminating senior academic/intellectual experience for students, especially those at the end oftheir educational program; such a project will give E/CS students an insight into the activities theywill likely be involved in while on the job.Engineering student societies and clubs are also promising avenues to promote engagement amongstudents. These student groups/clubs may participate in hackathons, competitions, and serviceactivities, bringing a fun, hands-on factor to their engineering curriculum. Such groups promoteinteraction within minority groups and improve 'students' sense of belonging, and curbs loneliness.However, team-building skills need to be developed to ensure inclusiveness and proper leadershipand development of
men and women in engineering and other STEM fields,we are exploring the character of this difference using data from the Academic Pathways Study(APS), part of the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE).The APS is a multi-university, longitudinal study that focuses on students’ experiences as theymove into, through, and out of engineering education.15 Using a variety of methods, includingethnography, surveys, interviews, design tasks, and analyses of academic transcripts, APSresearchers have been systematically examining how engineering students navigate theireducation, and how engineering skills and identity develop during their undergraduate careers.In this paper, we take a mixed-methods approach to inquiry
target STEM transfer student retention. Despite repeated calls for the need to expand the STEM workforce, concerning indicatorsshow that STEM baccalaureate degree acquisition is not meeting workforce needs. For instance,although engineering jobs are estimated to grow 11% in the coming years, high-school studentinterest is stagnant [7] and about one-third of first-time freshmen engineering majors leave thefield [8]. Therefore, finding successful strategies to increase the number of STEM graduates iscritical. With 50% of graduates having attended a community college previously [9], communitycolleges play a large role in the educational experiences of many college graduates in scienceand engineering fields. Vertical transfer, defined as
interest and expertise include qualitative and mixed educational research methods, adult learning theory, student development, and women in education.Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington KEN YASUHARA is a graduate student in Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Washington. Ken is working on research projects within the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE).Cynthia Atman, University of Washington CYNTHIA J. ATMAN is the founding Director of the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington and the Director
-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations [1].The belonging component includes a set of activities to develop professional identity and senseof belonging. Activities such as establishing learning communities through project-orientedengineering teams, aim at developing freshmen and sophomores’ interactions with seniorstudents via capstone and design-oriented courses. These interactions are structured around twoone-credit courses, Introduction to Engineering (INGE-3001) and Introduction to LearningCommunities (INGE-3002).In the formative component, interventions in the form of talks and soft-skill workshops are aimedat training students using well-known high-impact educational practices [21]. Trainings basedon the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model
student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan Trevion Henderson is a doctoral student in the Center for Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan. He recently earned his master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University while serving as a graduate research associate with the Center for Higher Education Enterprise. Trevion also hold’s a Bachelor’s degree in
. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of Page 23.557.1 engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CA- REER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). c American Society
, communication, team and leadershipskills; life-long learning; emphasis on the social, economic and environmental impacts ofengineering; systems thinking; and design and ethics22. A review of the literature finds a goodbody of work on related subject matter in engineering, such as ethics, sustainability and “globalengineering”, but nothing that covers the breadth of STSE.In a study on teaching practices, it’s critical to examine the literature on teacher identity in thehigher education context. While “teacher identity” is a well-established area of research in the K-12 literature, research is more limited in higher education. One model of university instructoridentity “as teachers” was proposed by Robertson23. This particular model focuses on
capstone design project, but will help build their identity as engineers and better preparethem for professional practice 41, 42. Research points to several contributing factors which play arole in improving student learning during engineering design experiences, including the impactof active, project-based, and hands-on learning methodologies, and the development of a sense ofcommunity and a peer support network23, 43-45. Cooperative learning approaches that are hands-on and interactive are particularly appealing to underrepresented students 46-49. First-yearengineering design was highlighted as one of six key areas in engineering education innovationat the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference 50. Pioneered in the 1990’s and implemented in severalNSF
finished, but I questioned whether there wouldbe time to return to these issues. In the end, I hoped that letting them continue to build mightleave opportunities for them to discuss and refine their ideas—about both engineering design andscience—and would better support them in seeing themselves as capable in doing engineering.Kristen’s Episode: Coming to consensus on furniture designIntroductionThis case describes instructional tensions I (Kristen, the first author) felt between supporting aclass’s stable framing as an engineering design community and pressing for students to try outparticular engineering design practices. The episode took place during a science methods coursefor graduate students in an elementary teacher education program at a
designed forthe pilot. The 2020-2021 academic year brought additional changes to program personnel,further complicating implementation of both research and program efforts. The emergent issuesof recruitment, personnel change, and the ability to remain connected through COVID-19restrictions have become acutely important to our ongoing project.Our choice to use design-based methods has provided this opportunity for us to reflect on ourprocedures and revise them in response to findings that have emerged from three iterations offormative reflection, while maintaining our goals for research and development. As researchersnew to the Engineering Education community, sharing our work-in-progress provides us with thechance to connect with new colleagues
preparation, but they were muchmore likely to rate new graduates as inadequate in communication skills and understanding ofbusiness contexts and constraints—another note for education improvement. Finally, theseresearchers emphasized that the quality of work relationships had a large effect on the learning ofnew engineers, highlighting another complexity and constraint of engineering work. Looking specifically at how engineering is taught versus how it is practiced, Sheppard, Page 14.1297.5Colby, Macatangay and Sullivan build a picture of engineering practice31. Their methodologyincluded reviewing other literature on the engineering profession
students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster 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 students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty
education and his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University.Mr. Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University I am an undergraduate mechanical engineering major anticipating graduation in May of 2019. I am a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University located in Searcy, Arkansas. I plan to further my studies in engineering education in graduate school particularly in regards to equipping students to work in development and sustainability.Dr. Stephen Secules, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Stephen received a PhD in education at the University of