numbers of women and traditionally underrepresented groups); 2. Better support those enrolled in engineering programs; 3. Encourage greater numbers of students who complete engineering degrees to enter engineering professionsThe APS addresses the following fundamental research questions: ≠ SKILLS: How do students’ engineering skills and knowledge develop and/or change over time? How do the technological and mathematical fluencies of engineering students compare with those found in professional engineering settings? ≠ IDENTITY: How do these students come to identify themselves as engineers? How do students’ appreciation, confidence, and commitment to engineering change as they navigate their education? How
currently collaborating with the School of Engineering at the University Andres Bello at Santiago, Chile. Angeles holds a bachelor degree in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from Syracuse Univer- sity, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve learning
practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed
our classification system for industry sectors thatare closely related to engineering. Other popular industries included Healthcare (n = 74),Information Technology (n = 58), and Other (n = 56). Especially given the representation ofbiomedical engineering alumni, it is difficult to say how a degree holder might categorize aposition where they are involved in the manufacturing of medical devices. Additionally, for thosealumni who selected Other, we gave them the opportunity to write in their response. Interestingly,alumni wrote in sectors that may be generally considered to be related to engineering, including“oil and gas” and “consulting,” but which were not specifically named in our broad list of industrysectors. Having a more generous
and understanding, designs and implements assessment tools in education, researches on the use of technology in the classroom and physics laboratory, and conducts research on the determination of what are the main factors that influence learning and understanding of first semester engineering students. Monica is currently collaborating with the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish) at the School of Engineering of the Andres Bello University, where she works as teacher trainer in active learning methodologies, she teaches undergraduate courses in Environmental Management and Energy and Circular Economy, and is a thesis advisor on the engineering programs at this institution
racial/ethnic majority group, while these differences were not as stronglyexpressed among underrepresented minorities. We also saw differences in how well women andmen think their courses are preparing them to engage in these design activities. The studycontributes new insights by examining the link between design confidence and courseexperience, as well as the relevance of other factors. IntroductionDespite years of research and intervention, women and some racial/ethnic minority studentscontinue to be underrepresented in engineering [1]. For instance, women earned less than onefifth of the Bachelor’s degrees in engineering and engineering technologies granted in the U.S. in2004 [2]. While
engineering.Prof. Diane Carlson Jones Ph.D.Dr. Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific UniversityDr. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department and Integrated Engineering program at Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She is a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College Page 25.858.1
AC 2011-2056: EMOTIONAL INDICATORS AS A WAY TO INITIATE STU-DENT REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE
information and critically evaluate spoken, written, andelectronic sources in their professional work. Data in this study were collected from a randomsample of freshman through senior engineering students at an Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) and were compared to existing data from a sample of U.S. engineering students. English isused in all academic instruction at IITs, however, it is not students‟ native language. Literacyresearch suggests that individuals are disadvantaged when processing information in a non-native language. This study applied two psychometric scales. One scale measured use of readingstrategies; the other measured attitudes about interpreting and critiquing written information.Additional questions concerned school-related
doctoral programs, the numbers are staggering,especially for engineering disciplines. According to the Council of Graduate Schools, attritionfrom engineering doctoral programs ranges from 35% for men to 44% for women, with higherrates reported for students in minority groups [1], [2]. Despite such staggering statistics,researchers have just begun to focus on education at the graduate level in response to a call fromthe National Academies for educational change, particularly in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics [3]. Ameliorating attrition at the graduate level is vital because each Ph.D.student who leaves their program represents an investment of both time and money by thestudents themselves and universities, departments, and
teaching engineering mathematics courses and continuing his dissertation research in cyber security for industrial control systems. In his teaching, Dr. Hieb focuses on innovative and effective use of tablets, digital ink, and other technology and is currently investigating the use of the flipped classroom model and collaborative learning. His research in cyber security for industrial control systems is focused on high assurance field devices using microkernel architectures.Dr. Marci S. DeCaro, University of Louisville Marci DeCaro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Louisville. DeCaro’s research applies principles of cognitive psychology to study learning
from developing the educational program in engineering design and innovation (Major IDI), the DILAB partners with forward thinking organizations to assess real life ill-defined issues. Past personal experiences involve work in industry and for consultancies such as Procorp Santiago, Cooper San Francisco and Continuum Milan. On the other hand Constanza is an entrepreneur in medical devices where she is continuously working in the detection of opportunities for innovation and development of new technologies. Her research work is focused mainly in the area of bio design, engineering-design education and design anthropology methods. ˜Sr. Juli´an Inaki ˜ Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile
(AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2012-2013, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Mr. Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University Samuel S. Newton is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He plans to enter the aerospace industry and is considering a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His interests pertain to aircraft design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engineering EducationIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper presents the intermediate results from a qualitative research projectfor which we are
Paper ID #9618A Cognitive Model for Automatic Student Assessment: Classification of Er-rors in Engineering DynamicsDr. Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University With degrees from both Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Jeff went on to obtain a PhD from the Institute of Energy Technology at ETH Zurich in 2004. His past research includes dispersion of pollutants in rivers, turbulent and multiphase flow modeling from a numerical perspective. Currently, Jeff is a first year engineering instructor at MacEwan University. With a passion for teaching, his focus on research has turned to understanding and automating
engineering student success: The final report for the Center for the Page 22.1526.9 Advancement of Engineering Education. 2010, San Rafel, CA: Morgan & Claypool.6. U.S. Department of Education (2009) Students who study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in postsecondary education. Stats in Brief July, 1-25.7. American Society for Engineering Education, Profiles of engineering and engineering technology colleges. 2010, Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education. 510.8. National Science Foundation - Division of Science Resources Statistics. Science and engineering degrees
functions in an academic setting (specifically in the STEM fields).Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Professor Coleen Carrigan is a feminist anthropologist and an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society (STS) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She investigates the historical and cultural dimensions of underrepresented groups’ participation in science, technology and engineering and the reasons why white males still dominate these fields. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engaging engineers in inclusive cultural change through a new method, Articulating a Succinct DescriptionAbstractIn this paper, we
learning styles as one element in their model of designeducation as a transformational process taking a student from an input state to an output state.Each student has a unique combination of knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and learning style.Hativa and Birenbaum 13 noted that students preferred “clear, organized, and interestinglectures,” and disliked pure “information transmission.”Holvikivi 14 concluded that analysis of student learning styles can be problematic and does notnecessarily enhance engineering education. Page 14.1293.5Mastor and Ismail 15 attempted to differentiate engineering and information technology studentsusing the NEO
: Wiley, 2002.[30] T. Hong, S. Purzer, & M. E. Cardella, “A psychometric re-evaluation of the Design, Engineering and Technology (DET) Survey,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 100, no.4, pp. 800-818, 2011.[31] L. J. Cronbach, “Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests,” Psychometrika, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 297-334, 1951.Appendix. Exploratory Factor Analysis Results Scale Factor Cronbach’s Item loading alpha (# of items) Section 1. Course characteristics Perceptions of instructor The instructor explains concepts in a way that 0.89 0.95
., & Worthen, B. R. (2011). Program evaluation: Alternative approaches and practical guidelines (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson.5 Kelly, A. E., Baek, J. Y., Lesh, R. A., Bannan-Ritland, B. (2008). Enabling innovations in education and systematizing their impact. In: A. E. Kelly, R. A. Lesh, & J. Y. Baek (Eds.). Handbook of design research methods in education: Innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning and teaching, pp. 3-18. New York: Routledge.6 Anderson, T., & Shattuck, J. (2012). Design-based research: A decade of progress in education research? Educational Researcher, 41(1), 16–25. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X114288137 Sandoval, W. A. (2014) Conjecture mapping: An
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-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on
AC 2008-569: APPROACHING QUESTIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN ANINTERPRETIVE INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS’COMPETENCE FORMATIONJoachim Walther, University of Queensland Joachim is a PhD scholar with the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology at the University of Queensland. The objective of the Centre is to create innovative, sustainable solutions to complex social and technological challenges facing industry and the community, through the fusion of social science and engineering perspectives. Joachim’s PhD research is in the area of engineering competence and particularly looks at the formation of Accidental Competencies in undergraduate education. The research involves a
Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe- Page 13.126.10 matics. eds. 2002 [Available from: http://www.pkal.org/documents/ReportonReports.pdf].12. Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Report of a Workshop. R.A. McCray, R.L. DeHaan, and J.A. Schuck, eds. The National Academies Press, Washing- ton, DC 2003].13. Felder, R.M., It Goes Without Saying. Chem. Eng. Ed., 1991. 25(3): p. 132.14. Dixon, A.G., W.M. Clark, and D. DiBiasio, A project-based, spiral curriculum for introductory courses in ChE: Part 2. Implementation. Chem. Eng. Ed., 2000
offered.Introduction As engineering educators become increasingly aware of the demand for a diverseengineering workforce of the future, retention issues plaguing the field have drawn addedattention. Focus has therefore been placed on the choices, achievement, and interests ofundergraduate engineering students. Researchers have suggested that students’ choices to pursueand persist in engineering, and their achievement and interest in the field, are significantlyinfluenced by their engineering self-efficacy beliefs – their confidence in their abilities toperform the tasks that they deem necessary to succeed in the field.1, 2 The richness of the literature surrounding the assessment of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM
and power. He has received several patents and published over a hundred technical papers related to pulsed flow, combustion systems, and biological fluid flow. He established the Combustion & Propulsion Research Laboratory in Indianapolis and a pioneering Purdue University research program in wave rotor constant-volume combustion in collaboration with engine industry. He was twice awarded the Abraham Max Distinguished Professorship, as well as the Frank Burley Distinguished Professorship – the highest honors of the Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology for research and service accom- plishments, respectively. He has consulting experience related to injury and patent litigation, emissions
AC 2012-4668: A FIRST STEP IN THE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENTOF ENGINEERING-RELATED BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIREJi Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ji Hyun Yu a Ph.D student of learning, design, and technology at Purdue University.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and Assistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support
M.S. in mechanical engi- neering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University.David J Therriault, University of FloridaChristine S Lee, University of Florida Page 22.1084.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Moving beyond formulas and fixations: Exploring approaches to solving open-ended engineering problemsAbstract Open-ended problem solving is a skill that is central to engineering practice. As aconsequence developing skills in solving such problems is
AC 2011-408: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT PERCEP-TIONS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DECISION TO ENROLLErin Crede, Virginia Tech Erin D. Crede is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech, where she also completed her B.S and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Her doctoral research focuses on the social aspects of graduate education in engineering departments with internationally diverse populations using a mixed methods approach.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty
, J.C. 2005. “Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, 17(4), pp. 369-386.[2] Suresh, R. 2006/2007. “The relationship between barrier courses and persistence in engineering.” Journal of College Student Retention, 8(2) pp. 215-39.[3] Lumsdaine, M. and Lumsdaine, E. 1995. “Thinking preferences of engineering students: Implications for curriculum restructuring.” Journal of Engineering Education, 84(2), pp. 193-204.[4] Smith, T.Y. 2000. “Science, mathematics, engineering and technology retention database.” Research News on Graduate Education, 2(2).[5] National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 2011. Women, Minorities, and
, 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-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University Cheryl Cass is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University where she has served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs since 2011. Her research focuses on the intersection of science and engineering identity in
AC 2009-534: ABSTRACT: EFFECT OF A UNIVERSITY-OPERATED INTENSIVEENGLISH PROGRAM (IEP) ON ENGINEERING STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESSIsaac Wait, Marshall University Isaac Wait is an assistant professor of engineering at Marshall University in the area of environmental engineering. He earned BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.Andrew Nichols, Marshall University Andrew Nichols is an assistant professor of engineering at Marshall University in the area of transportation engineering. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University, and MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Purdue University