Conference Session

Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

the PBL handbook [13] outlines the need to scaffoldproblem-based learning. In effect, scaffolds transfer responsibility from the teacher to the studentby fostering autonomy. The chapter discusses two overarching purposes of scaffolds: to guidestudents through the task such that they are able to effectively engage with the problem, and toassist students in identifying and focusing on the most important aspects [14]. Such prompting issignificant for fostering agency and deeper engagement in students, who need to prepare forsimilar situations in their future careers. However, the actual effect of adding scaffoldingprompts in ill-structured engineering tasks is not clear; additionally, the impact of scaffoldingprompts on collaborative

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, the University leads the UK, producing highlyskilled, employable graduates many of whom go on to have professional careers. The ChangingFutures Project was conducted in the University’s School of Engineering & Applied Science.The School has around 2,500 students studying on a range of different undergraduate andpostgraduate Engineering & Applied Science Programmes in 6 different ‘discipline areas’including: Mechanical Engineering & Design: Computing Sciences: Chemical Engineering &Chemistry: Information Engineering & Maths: Electronic, Electrical Engineering & Physics:Engineering Systems and Engineer Management.Despite the breadth of literature and debate, the question of why engineering students are morelikely to fail

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effects of Conceptual Understanding, Math and Visualization Skills on Problem-solving in StaticsIntroductionAlthough non-technical skills are increasingly important to successful engineering careers in theglobal marketplace of today, problem-solving remains a critical skill for most young engineers.In many cases successfully solving problems requires engineers to use their analytical skills.The central importance of problem-solving and analytical skills in engineering motivates thework presented in this paper, which is the first phase of a program aimed at answering two mainquestions: What are the major difficulties that students encounter when they perform

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; William Hughes, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Educational Psychology, vol. 90, pp. 730-745, 1998.[16] E. L. Deci, "Facilitating autonomous self-regulation through support of basic psychological needs," Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, vol. 24, pp. 50-50, Jun 2002.[17] R. C. Kimberly, A. Noels, Luc G. Pelletier, "Perceptions of Teachers' Communicative Style and Students' Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation," The Modern Language Journal, vol. 83, pp. 23-34, 1999.[18] S. H. Schwartz and T. Rubel, "Sex Differences in Value Priorities: Cross-Cultural and Multimethod Studies," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 89, pp. 1010-1028, 2005.[19] E. S. Weisgram and R. S. Bigler, "Girls and science careers: The role of altruistic values in

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

kinesthetic active supplemental learning opportunities for this project. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles and the statistical evaluation of assessment instruments. He has received an NSF CAREER award, and served as the 2006 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phil Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; he developed and taught the classroom problem-solving supplemental learning opportunities for this project and has been instrumental in establishing the Rose-Hulman Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education. Phil’s

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Murray, State University of New York, Binghamton; Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-902: IMPROVING AN ABET COURSE ASSESSMENT PROCESS THATINVOLVES MARKER PROBLEMS AND PROJECTSBruce Murray, State University of New York, Binghamton Bruce T. Murray is a professor of mechanical engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton and is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the ME Department. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in ME from Rutgers University in 1978 and 1980, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in ME from the University of Arizona in 1986. Earlier in his career he was a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories where he was involved in system thermal management and reliability. He also was a research engineer at the National Institute of

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineer in the Real World”Key words: “project-based learning,” “international,” “assessment”IntroductionThe quotation in the title of this paper is a student’s statement about the future impact of hisproject-abroad experience in South Africa. Indeed, study-abroad and project-abroad experiencesare increasingly viewed as important for engineering students’ careers. Assessing the studentlearning outcomes of such programs can benefit (a) the students, as they engage in self-reflectionand communication about their experience, (b) the study-abroad program itself, for continualimprovement, and (c) the engineering education community at large, as it seeks effectivemethods and models for preparing engineers for their work. To

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding

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Educational Research and Methods

through this and then when they leave, throughout the rest of their careers, that this is, you know, these are our statement of values. So, they get this actually before they even start classes and I think that helps to impress upon them that this is something we hold Page 14.189.11 valuable and that it is important. Showing them from the first day that it is important, you know, that the chancellor and the vice-provosts and the faculty that are attending convocation are all standing there stating the same values, I think that starts them on the right foot.”When

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific

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Educational Research and Methods

linearregressions were developed for three courses, with quiz and test scores found to be theonly statistically significant predictors of final examination performance (homework wasfound not to be a statistically significant predictor). Study results indicate that gradedhomework may potentially not be an effective means of enhancing student performanceon tests. Areas of potential future research extensions are discussed.IntroductionEngineering Mechanics I (Statics) is typically among the first core engineering coursestaken by students, and thus represents a critical educational career juncture. Yet, over thepast year approximately 50% of students taking Statics at the University of the Pacific gota course grade of D+ or below, despite getting very high

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

career and has already begun to branch off into other areas. The second benefit of the workshop related to motivation stemming from being a part of the developing community interested in rigorous research in engineering education. As a relatively new faculty at a teaching institution, reflection on the workshop experience still helps me to stay motivated on these endeavors.On the original workshop evaluation, responses to the open-ended item on whatparticipants liked best ranged from those who expressed appreciation for the opportunityto meet with other engineering educators and with experts in the field to those whosingled out interactive and encouraging environment of the discussion

Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Situated Cognition Genres: A Situated Learning Approach for Examining Informal Learning in an Online Community of MakersAbstractThis theory paper revisits the situated cognition paradigm through the lens of Makers andMaking and argues that to better understand engineering learning in emerging

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyedhamed Sadati, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

meshfree numerical methods. Given his multidisciplinary background, he was appointed as the director of research in the Construction Materials Institute (2011-2013) at the University of Tehran and assistant professor at Islamic Azad University. In that capacity, he had the opportunity of leading several industry-related research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Over the span of his career, Dr. Libre has authored and co-authored over 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 50 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 7 graduate students and mentored over 20 undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran, China, Slovenia, Canada

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering workforce. Based at an HBCU-designatedschool with extensive NSF support, this study has analyzed foundational weaknesses in studentmathematical competencies and preparation for advanced coursework. It connected these weaknesses tothe level of student academic engagement – both inside and outside of the classroom – and concluded thatnovel and effective brain-based learning interventions that promoted student academic engagement in ourdigital era could translate to students experiencing more successful acquisition of engineeringcompetencies that successful career entry requires. This analysis, attempting to address student weaknesses by addressing low academic engagementlevels, led to the design and exploration of a brain-based learning

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Brennan-Wydra, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, both within and external to” the collegeenvironment (p. 290, 1989). These include student background characteristics and pre-college normative pressures, collegiate experiences and in-college normative pressures, theongoing influence of non-college reference groups and parental socialization, and finallysocialization outcomes such as career choices and aspirations.Weidman’s conceptual framework provides a useful model to understand how socializationcomes into play with other influences, it does not afford means to explicitly measure specificsocialization processes. The field of organizational behavior, however, operationalized twoprimary socialization processes: organization-driven institutional tactics (Van Maanen &Schein, 1979; Jones

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

problems. Students gain experience inthese disciplines through problem-sets in which specific, algorithmic methodologies areemployed to reach a singular valid answer. This practice has proven historically successful intraining engineering students to solve similar problems but does little to help these studentsconnect with the real-world applications [2]. Without this connection, new engineering graduatesmay struggle to apply these foundational skills as they begin their professional careers [3]. Byadopting learner-centric teaching strategies which promote motivation, curiosity and enjoymentof the foundational engineering sciences, we hope to improve student engagement and learningoutcomes by fostering a meaningful connection with subject contents

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Iowa State University; Renee Fleming; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bora Cetin, Iowa State University; Paige Taylor

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Educational Research and Methods

prepareengineering students for their future professional career and to foster and develop theaforementioned skills and qualities, fundamental aspects of the engineering curriculum should betaken into consideration. It can be argued that the primary skill needed by engineers throughout their professionalcareer is the ability to solve problems. Engineers, by definition, regularly tackle complex problemsand attempt to find the best solutions to those given problems with the resources available to them.However, throughout a student’s studies in undergraduate engineering courses, they are mostfrequently asked to solve well-structured problems. In university settings, engineering students areusually asked to solve well-structured problems as part of their

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering coursework and the design process of undergraduate students in project-based courses.Dr. Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ed- ucation at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices during K-12, teacher education, and college-level en- gineering learning experiences, and increasing access to engineering in the elementary school experience, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). http

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allyson Jo Barlow, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

development students.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers’ understandings of core engineering concepts. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Mr. Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University Ben Lutz is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Engineering Education at Oregon State University. His research in- terests include innovative pedagogies in engineering design

Conference Session

Practice I: Academic Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Michael Geoffrey Brown, Iowa State University; Stephanie D. Teasley, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor in the School of Information and the Director of the Learning Ed- ucation & Design Lab (LED Lab) at the University of Michigan. She received her PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout her career, her work has focused on issues of collaboration and learning, looking specifically at how sociotechnical systems can be used to support effective collaborative processes and successful learning outcomes. She is the co-editor of the volume, Perspectives on Socially Shared Cognition, and co-author of several highly cited book chapters on col- laborative learning. Her recent work has focused on assembling and utilizing institutionally-held student data to design and evaluate new ways

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus)

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Educational Research and Methods

Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education, and was on the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. McKenna received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education Rocio Chavela is Director of Education and Career Development at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Mexico. Rocio’s current efforts focus on engineering faculty

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Princeton University; Maria E. Garlock, Princeton University; Aatish Bhatia, Princeton University

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Educational Research and Methods

, D. (2014). Attending to Affect. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 51, (7), 821-835.12 Purzer, S. (2011). The Relationship Between Team Discourse, Self-Efficacy, and Individual Achievement: ASequential Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Engineering Education, 100, (4), 655-679.13 Jones, B, D., Paretti, M. C., Hein, S. F., & Knott, T. W. (2010). An Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First-Year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans. Journal ofEngineering Education, 319-336.14 Seymour, E., Wiese, D., Hunter, A. & Daffinrud, S.M. (Marzo del 2000). Creating a Better Mousetrap: On-lineStudent Assessment of their Learning Gains. Paper presentation at the National Meeting

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

6 shows a sampling of the available a lexical complexity and diversity indicators for theabove person over the course of the first three years of their professional engineering career, asgenerated using the software tool. The X-axis describes the name of the indicator and the Y-axisis a normalized percentage, which reflects relative sizes of the text data. Figure 6: Changing Lexical indicators for a single person over timeNote the common trend in the results. This is a side effect of how these lexical indicators areconstructed. They are essentially made of different combinations same linguistic feature‘building blocks’, as seen in 12, which means that the indicators are mathematical transformationsof one another. Our selection

Conference Session

Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Educational Research and Methods

lounges, and small size classes for general education courses.The intervention program aims to enhance HP participants’ educational and career opportunitiesby providing high-achieving admitted students with additional resources and guidance.Our focus in this study is on the HP’s admission or dismissal policies for UIC NFTF who arebetween their second and fourth semester of their studies. Therefore, we do not intend toevaluate the policies that are used to admit NFTF to HP when they enter UIC. In addition, we donot evaluate the policies for admission or dismissal of students from HP after their fourthsemester at UIC. The current admission rules for entering HP requires that a student’s UICCGPA be 3.4 or higher and a participant will be dropped

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

training and profes- sional development as well as various federally-funded STEM-focused programs at the post-secondary level. She has extensive experience in all phases of data collection (such as instrument development and administration, observations, focus group and individual interviews) as well as experience in site recruit- ment, developing logic models, quantitative and qualitative data analyses and reporting, and presenting results to a variety of audiences.Dr. Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc. Dr. Eddy received her doctorate in Applied Cognitive Psychology and has spent her career focused on ap- plying the principles of learning and cognition to evaluation of educational

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts. Page 26.703.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Examining Interruptions in a Student's Solution Generating Process for Indicators of Conceptual Knowledge Page 26.703.2AbstractAssessing a

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering & Education at Texas A&M, College Station. He received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Information Science

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Almetria Smalls, Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Educational Research and Methods

, student recruitment into and retention within engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies.Rachel McCord, Virginia Tech Page 24.1365.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Wanna Take a Survey? Exploring Tools to Increase Undergraduate Student Response Rates to Real-Time Experience SurveysAbstractOur study explores the student perspective on approaches to real-time data collection surveysintended to be completed during classes. Real-time data collection means in the moment, whilelearning is happening. In

Conference Session

Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

solving, critical thinkingand team skills. Since these skills are critical to being successful in industry, it is our job to givestudents ample opportunity to develop these skills in their engineering student career, and usingTBL as a teaching/learning technique in engineering courses is one option. Another benefit for the students is in-depth knowledge and understanding of topics that comesfrom solving complex problems. Students gain an appreciation for team work and learn to workas an effective team mate. The effectiveness of team work can also be demonstrated to thestudents—Michaelsen et al.2, has shown that in the past twenty years, over 99.95% of the teamshave outperformed their best member by an average of almost 14%, and the worst team

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Hagge, Iowa State University; Mostafa Amin-Naseri, Iowa State University; Stephen B Gilbert, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Enruo Guo; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11330Decision based learning for a sophomore level thermodynamics courseDr. Matthew Hagge, Iowa State University Matt Hagge is a Senior Lecturer at Iowa State University. He has spent his career talking to students to figure out how students think and learn. The result of these talks has been the development of a course-wide decision framework for a thermodynamics course that allows students to solve previously unseen problems while building their expertise. This pedagogy is called Decision Based Learning, and has received tremendous student feedback and results. Students are able to solve complex problems

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Anna Woodcock, California State University San Marcos

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

disparities such as the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM. Specifically: individual differences in motivations to pursue STEM careers; the psychological processes underlying the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM; and effective interventions for diversifying STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional InterventionsSpatial thinking refers to the ability to create and hold an object in the mind’s eye and manipulatethat object via sectional cuts, three dimensional rotations, and other mental operations. Priorresearch suggests that the