Conference Session

Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Parsons, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ying Ying Seah, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

focuses on human-centered design, visualization, and cognitive psychology. He studies how people un- derstand and reason with visualizations, and how interacting with visualizations influences learning and thinking processes.Ms. Ying Ying Seah Ying Ying Seah is a Ph.D. candidate in Technology in the Department of Computer Information Tech- nology at Purdue University. Her research interest mainly focuses on developing and validating novel curricular approaches and technology-enhanced learning environments in STEM education, integrating scientific and engineering thinking in the relevant disciplines. Specifically, her current project focuses on designing, implementing, and validating a Learning by Design curricular

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Texas A&M University, post- graduate training in evaluation at The Evaluators Institute (TEI) at George Washington University and the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute. Besides teaching, she has worked as an evaluator in grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Currently she is the internal evaluator for the projects Recruiting, Retaining and Engaging Academically Talented Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups into a Pathway to Successful Engineering Careers (PEARLS) and for Building Capacity at Collaborative Undergraduate STEM Program in Resilient and

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky

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Educational Research and Methods

weremanufacturing (45%), business (24%) and research (27%). Only 5% of respondents consideredtheir career to be in academia, which is consistent with future career interests of freshmenrespondents.Audience of Communication MisconceptionsTo better understand student misconceptions, data from freshmen were compared to datacollected from post-graduate employees. With regard to frequency of communication, Likert-type scale distributions for freshmen expectations and post-graduate employee data werestatistically the same for technical employees (different disciplines), technical managers andexternal employees (contractors, suppliers, etc.). Significant differences in distributions weredetermined for technical employees (same project area) (p = 0.049), non

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #22613Developing an Instrument of Classroom Social EngagementDr. Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia Nathaniel Hunsu is currently an assistant professor of engineering education at the University of Georgia. He is affiliated with the Engineering Education Transformational Institute and the school electrical and computer engineering at the university. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in electronic and computer engi- neering from the Lagos State University in Nigeria, a Masters in Project management from the University of Sunderland, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from Washington State University. His research

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary; Lauren Vathje, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Mechanical and Manufacturing department of the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. She teaches graphical, written and oral communication in their first Engineering Design and Communication course taught to all incoming engineering students. She co-founded and designs ZQ, an online journal to provide a platform to showcase the nexus of science and design using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the American Society of Mechanical

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

deployed in contributing fields. For example, as discussed above,for contributors to engineering education research from social science backgrounds, tying anepistemology and methodology together as above may be a point of confusion.Data Point 3: TaxonomyA third data point in this story comes from the recent Taxonomy for the Field of EngineeringEducation Research project. The project, which was funded by the National Science Foundation,sought to standardize terminology and create a new taxonomy to map and communicate thefield’s research.21 To date, seven different versions of the taxonomy have been developed. Thefirst version was developed during a workshop for the project at the University of Michigan in2013. Each subsequent version was developed

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Van Dyken, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Patrick Gerard, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Prof. Patrick Gerard, Clemson University

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Abney, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

conducts consulting projects and professional development seminars for local industry on topics including forecasting, inven- tory control, production planning, project management, transportation logistics, procurement, and supply chain management.Dr. Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University Dr. Leslie Pagliari serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Technology and Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems. Her research interests center on STEM initiatives, leadership, global supply chain issues, and new technologies in the distribu- tion and logistics sector. She was one of three professors in the United States recognized in an Inbound Logistics Article

Conference Session

Works in Progress I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confi- dence, their influence upon womens’ performance in school and the workplace, and their presence in the media and consequences for viewers. Her primary research interest is science identity, STEM education, and participation in online communities.Mrs. Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno Marissa Tsugawa is a graduate research assistant studying at the University of Nevada, Reno in the PRiDE Research Group. She is currently working towards a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. She expects to graduate May of 2019. Her research interests include student development of identity and motivation in

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Gregory Litster, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo

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Educational Research and Methods

various disciplines areprovided in [2]. We are currently engaged in a large project that seeks to evaluate how theDesign Days contribute to advancing engineering students’ design problem solving skills. Acrucial aspect of this larger project, which is the focus of this work in progress paper, is todevelop a tool to characterize the design problems at the center of Design Days. The aim is tosupport instructors developing new Design Days activities or evaluating and improving existingones.A useful framework for characterizing problems in general - and design problems in particular -is provided by David Jonassen in his paper Toward a Design Theory of Problem Solving [3] andbook Learning to Solve Problems [4]. It describes the ability to problem

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

oral communication skills. If theyrely on a general answer pattern instead of evaluating the various aspects of oral communication,then students will not be able to glean from the answers which aspects they will need to improveto become better communicators. In other words, then the administering of the instrument willnot add much pedagogical value.As part of a larger project that aims to address the need for improved communication skills forengineering undergraduates, the authors of this paper piloted an oral communication skillsinstrument with co-op and intern students and their supervisors at the employer site in thesummer of 2006. This pilot was reported at the 2007 ASEE national conference.1Engineering students at Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

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Educational Research and Methods

climate of reduced resources and support infrastructure,where will students find their answers? Advising by faculty advisors is a catch as catch canproposition and is notorious for its uneven level of quality. Beyond the simple question ofexpertise, there is the problem of actually finding an advisor when needed.Our solution to this problem is an electronically available resource that’s accessible 24 hoursa day (assuming no network server failures, of course). Electronic learning has been an objectof steadily growing interest [1], [2], [3], [11], [12], and the present project falls within thisgeneral area - an expandable program that enables learning to progress at the user’s paceand convenience.The concern over education of this sort isn’t

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, School of Education

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Educational Research and Methods

different uses of tablet technology, led by the faculty member,make an impact on students’ innovative thinking skills. The methodology being used for this project will avoid a media comparison study10; weare not comparing the use of instructional technology versus the lack of instructional technology.Studies that resort to media comparisons have consistently shown no significant differencebetween groups11. Our research is meant to explore how active and engaging learning strategies,primarily those that use slate enabled technology and its related features, impacts students’innovative thinking skills in large lecture courses and in doing so address a gap in the literature.Previous studies have already identified active and engaging learning

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10754Conducting Virtual Focus Groups to Identify How Rewards Have Affectedthe Valuation of Technology in Engineering EducationDr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora McMartin is the founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), a consulting firm focused on as- sisting educators in higher education in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. BbK specializes in building organizational and project level evaluation capacities and integrating evaluation into management activities. Current research projects focus on: innovations in technology, student

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE

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Educational Research and Methods

her work on interdisciplinarity; in her current engineering education research projects she is studying curricular efforts to promote interdisciplinary competence and students’ attainment of interdisciplinary skills.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education David Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education.Mr. Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE Michael

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffrey Coull

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Educational Research and Methods

courses in engineering economics, engineering management, and probability and statistics in industrial engineering as well as engineering computing in the freshman engineering program. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas of engineering and project management and en- gineering education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania.Scott Streiner, University of PittsburghMr. Jeffrey Coull Page 25.1196.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Students’ Confidence Levels in Technical Concept

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jorja Kimball, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-391: TIME TO COMPLETION OF AN ENGINEERING BAC-CALAUREATE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYMargaret Hobson, Texas A&M University Margaret Hobson, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Director of Strategic Research Development for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a state-wide research agency of the Texas A&M University System. Dr. Hobson has a B.S. from Texas Woman’s University and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Psychology (Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Change in Leadership Roles and Activ- ities as a Result of Participation in a Science Education Leadership Program). Her dissertation study was supported by the National Science Foundation project Center for

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Shannon Davis, Washting State University; Chelsea Nicholas, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

probe the conceptual understandings of engineers using a semi-structured interview protocol. Each interview lasted roughly 30 minutes and wasconducted at a location suggested by the engineer. The protocol paralleled a protocolused in a similar research project studying students’ conceptual understandings on sightdistance and stopping sight distance. Sight distance (SD) is the distance on the roadwaythat an individual can see ahead of them and is limited by the geometry of the roadway,obstructions, and at night by headlight strength and direction. Stopping sight distance(SSD) is the distance that it takes the vehicle to stop after the driver sees an obstruction inthe roadway and includes perception reaction time and stopping time. SSD is a

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

learning in sophomore engineering courses, and investigation of the career motivations of women and men as they relate to engineering.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa C. Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Benson teaches first year engineering, undergraduate research methods, and graduate engineering education courses. Her research interests include student-centered active learning in undergraduate engineering, assessment of motivation, and how motivation affects student learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Joseph Stanislow, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1808: STEPWISE METHOD FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGSTEM STUDENTS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMSGary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Gary Behm is a Senior Project Associate and Director of the NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory and a Visiting Lecturer at NTID. He is a deaf engineer at IBM who received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. He currently serves as a loaned executive at NTID/RIT working in the Center on Access Technology and the department of Engineering Studies. At IBM, he is a delivery project manager in the Rapid Application Development Engineering System. Behm has six patents and has presented over 20 scientific and technical papers

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, Samsung Electronics

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Educational Research and Methods

, leading many NSF (National Science Foundation) projects on social dialogue, pedagogical technologies, and intelligent interfaces. At USC, she initiated research on on-line discussion board and assessment of threaded discussions, leading to synergistic work among knowledge base experts, educational psychol- ogists, NLP researchers, and educators. She developed a novel workflow portal that supports efficient assessment of online discussion activities. In order to develop a research community for improving col- laborative learning and communication in education, she created two workshops on Intelligent Support for Learning in Groups. She is currently editing an IJAIED journal special issue on the topic. Dr. Kim was the

Conference Session

Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicholas Greenfield, Georgia Institute of Technology; Emily Orton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rohan Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

was selected over HACK due to the connotations of the term, particularly in its exclusionof craftsman and artistic elements [8]. A 2020 analysis of co-words provides continual supportfor this hypothesis. The name is neither controlled nor regulated by MAKE, unlike many othercategories."FabLab" had its origin in the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, as a project to introducefabrication tools to students and wider communities [9]. The Fab Foundation, founded in 2009 asa nonprofit, [10] now maintains a user-submitted directory of "FabLabs" [11]. The termmakerspace is used as a generic signifier, with FabLab used as a specific member organization.Similar to FabLab, TechShop was a for-profit enterprise started in 2006 intended to provideaccess to

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Douglas B. Samuel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

conditions. This work explores the relationshipbetween stigma of mental illness and help-seeking attitudes of engineering students usingresponses from an online survey from 79 students at two institutions. Results show a negativecorrelation that suggest that higher general stigma levels are associated with lower help-seekingattitudes. In addition, the relationship between students’ engineering department diversityorientation and help-seeking attitudes differed between those who had experiences with MHCand those who did not, suggesting that the perceptions of diversity orientation might also differamong the two groups. This is part of an ongoing research project aiming to characterize thedynamics of engineering culture and wellbeing through multiple

Conference Session

Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Maria L. Macik, Texas A&M University; James Kaihatu, Texas A&M University; Chelsea A. H. Bakenhus, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

-year doctoral student studying educational psychology at Texas A&M University. She currently works as a graduate assistant for curriculum redesign projects for the Center for Teaching Excellence. Her areas of interest include curriculum design and redesign, professional development of faculty, creativity in higher education, and the impact of curricular alignment on long-term student outcomes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 ASEE 2016 Impact of curriculum transformation committee experience on faculty perspectives of their teaching and its influence on student learningI. IntroductionTexas A&M University’s civil

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno, Ryerson University; Mary Frances Stewart

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Educational Research and Methods

Learning Styles Malgorzata S. Zywno and Mary F. Stewart Ryerson UniversityAbstractThis is last in a series of three papers reporting on the results of a research project looking intodifferences in interactions of engineering students with a learning object. The object in questionwas a set of interactive online tutorials in introductory Process Control. The research projectinvestigated the effectiveness of this learning tool and identified behavior patterns of engineeringstudents with different learning styles that may affect their learning. The first paper in the seriesdescribed a collaborative effort involved in developing the award-winning set of online tutorials.The second paper

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

change with time and relate toexperiences they are having on campus.In his third year, Joe talks about balancing skills and knowledge with “willingness to learn andexplore”. During this time he is trying to decide if he should pursue industry or research and hisinterview responses reflect his struggle with this decision. His basis for distinguishing thebetween two career avenues is not clear.By her fourth year, Anna’s beliefs about skills needed for success are more grounded inengineering. Similar to Hillary’s answer in the first year, Anna’s answers are generic. Annatalks about having “many, many skills: writing skills; people skills; management skills; skills tobe aware of, of umm, the project as a whole and where you’re going with it” and

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Michelene Chi, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

Colorado Commission on Higher Education.Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines RUTH A. STREVELER is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines and Associate Research Professor in Academic Affairs. Dr. Streveler received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She also holds a Master of Science in Zoology from the Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Indiana University at Bloomington. She is co-principle investigator of three NSF-sponsored projects: Developing an Outcomes Assessment Instrument for Identifying Engineering Student Misconceptions in Thermal and Transport Sciences (DUE

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #17867Mindful Methodology: A transparent dialogue on Adapting InterpretativePhenomenological Analysis for Engineering Education ResearchDr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Educational Research and Methods

-after professionalengineering skill, yet it is not explicitly taught within engineering curricula. Here we present thetheory behind the on-going development of our instrument, including the importance of intuitionin development of discipline-specific expertise, specific significance of engineering intuition inthe modern workforce, hypotheses regarding related constructs, and assessment of responses tointuition-engaging engineering problems. We also describe the future intentions of this project,including validity and reliability testing of the instrument and subsequent application studies.Role of Intuition in Expertise DevelopmentExpertise is highly valued in many disciplines, including engineering. While the explicitdefinition of expert may

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; James John Bale Jr., University of Georgia ; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

them grow into what we expect but Shared recognize all outcomes as valuable. Small projects might end without immediate Capacity outcome of follow-up larger project – but they will add to the larger fabric and provide the ‘fertile soil’ for other things to grow. Table 1: Organizing Principles of PROGRAMThe values and goals are supported by a structure of current and future staff and faculty hires.This structure is the tangible enactment of the overarching purpose and the strategic vision forfuture efforts. While the diagrammed structure (Figure 2) shows a functional hierarchy withparticular focuses on aspects and parts of the system, the roles also have some planned