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Understanding Students and Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Nadia Frye, Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Paul M. Smith, Pennsylvania State University

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limits the applicability of SoC and LoU because theyhave not been tested and validated to be applied to complex and rapidly changing innovations.Innovation Configurations can be utilized more freely by the implementer to characterize thesetypes of programs and still used to identify Stages of Concern and Levels of Use. For example,an Innovation Configuration should identify how someone is using an innovation, how they havechanged the innovation and how they plan to change it in the future, which ties directly to Levelsof Use and makes identifying those levels simple4, 5. Innovation Configurations also provides anunderstanding of how each individual operationalizes a complex interaction innovation likeIDeX. Innovation Configurations look at the

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Reed, Purdue University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

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projects, with an emphasis on planning and design alternatives to meet cost,performance, and user-interface goals. One of the course requirements is the completion of theconceptualization and initial development phases of an electronic device that accomplishes astudent-defined task or solves a student-defined problem. Student projects are taken tocompletion in two subsequent self-directed laboratory courses, Project Design and Development,Phase I and II. The students who volunteered to participate in the study (n=40) ranged in agefrom 21 to 35, and most were white, non-Hispanic males from within the state, with nearly halfof them starting as freshman in the ECET program. The cohort included 1 female, 3 African-Americans, 3 Hispanics and 1

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Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of Miami; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation

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. Rubric Item Year All Sampled Funded Non-Funded Aspects of Intellectual Merit 2005 90% 100% 86% Organized plan 2009 92% 100% 89% 2005 96% 96% 96% Final product would enhance student learning 2009 94% 100% 90% 2005 82% 100% 74% Expected measurable outcome 2009

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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. Even in cases where concepts were considered to be interrelated, theparticipants did so without sound reasoning. This paper reports the results of the longitudinalstudy and is an update to the interim findings reported in earlier conferences20, 21.The study completes the initial steps of an overall project aimed at formulating a strategy forimproving the teaching of service courses at the undergraduate level. The future steps willinvolve further collection of data and a subsequent intervention in the learning process toenhance student understanding. The intervention would require restructuring of the coursecontent, development of online modules and making better use of e-learning tools. We plan toimplement these interventions in a systematic

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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development between the teaching communities of K-12 and post-secondary impact pedagogical and curriculum content choices? 4. Can the vast literature on teacher identity in the K-12 sector provide us with a framework for understanding more about faculty identity? Page 15.270.7ConclusionsThis paper has described my experience, thus far, in establishing a research project thatbranches the work in the K-12 sector with new research possibilities in higher education,and the questions that arise about the two sectors when planning this research. I see myentire research process as an opportunity to bring together the often disparate worlds

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Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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general chair of the IUI (Intelligent User Interfaces) conference 2013 and the poster co-chair of the AI in Education conference 2013. She was the publicity chair for the AI in Education conference in 2007. She served as the workshop and tutorial chair of the IUI 2005 conference and as the publicity chair of the IUI Conference in 2003 and 2004. She has been the program committee member of AAAI, AIEd, EDM, IUI, WWW, K-CAP, SocialCom, Social Informatics, CADUI conferences, and refereed papers for various AI and user interfaces journals and conferences.Dr. Jaebong Yoo, Samsung Electronics Jaebong Yoo is a senior research engineer at Samsung Electronics for mobile service planning. He re- ceived a Ph.D. from Hallym

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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activities.8 Participants were asked to rank top 6 most important and bottom 6 least important activities. Abstracting Identifying constraints Seeking information Brainstorming Imaging Sketching Building Iterating Synthesizing Communicating Making decisions Testing Decomposing Making trade-offs Understanding the problem Evaluating Modeling Using creativity Generating alternatives Planning Visualizing Goal setting

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Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Allison Van Beek, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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the full spectrum of teaching activity. Some protocols are designed to observe a specific pedagogy in practice. The goal of this project is not to research the effectiveness of one particular pedagogy, it is to research the effectiveness of the space and tools designed to enable the instructor’s teaching plan. If a protocol is too heavily based on observing an expected pedagogy, important observations might go untracked. Active learning classrooms should support a variety of teaching perspectives and pedagogies and be designed in a way that encourages the use of a broad spectrum of learning activities, so the instructor has the flexibility to pick the best teaching approach for their intended goals

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Studies of Shifting In-person Courses to Online and Students' Online Behavior

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohammed F. Farghally, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Derek A. Haqq, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly Rebecca Domino, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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education research. Dr. Farghally’s work is mainly directed towards developing inno- vative technologies to help students better understand abstract CS concepts. Furthermore, Dr. Farghally is interested in analyzing students interactions with online eTextbook material to better understand students’ learning behaviors.Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University Mostafa Mohammed is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech. He is planning to defend his dissertation on June 2021, Mostafa’s background includes extensive teaching experience and significant contributions to the computer science education research. Mostafa’s work is mainly directed towards developing eTextbooks

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Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Chloe Otis, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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move towards their future,they are faced with many decisions and new social norms. Heightened challenges for thesestudents are evident when they move into post-secondary education. Students confront thepressure to create a basis for their future through life planning, rapidly transitioning fromson/daughter roles to a role as a college student, and self-development. They receive bothpositive and negative feedback on all of their decisions, prompting them to adjust these plans fortheir future [12] rapidly. Such pressure feeds into increased stress levels of these studentsattempting to keep up with the fast-paced world of their chosen university. A study exploring thesources of stress of college students found that the two top stressors for

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Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Alexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd College; Kobe Mia Rico; An Nguyen, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Paper ID #32936Engineering Identity, Slackers, and Goal Orientation in Team EngineeringProjectsYaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd CollegeAlexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd CollegeMiss Kobe Mia RicoAn Nguyen, Harvey Mudd CollegeDr. Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College Laura Palucki Blake is the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Harvey Mudd College, where her primary role is to coordinate data collection, interpretation and dissemination to support teaching and learning, planning and decision-making across the college.Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Spencer is an assistant professor

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ERM Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph E Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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-directs the National Center for Cognition and Mathematics Instruction. He is a faculty member for the Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. As part of his service to the nation, Dr. Nathan served on the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Commit- tee on Integrated STEM Education, and is currently a planning committee member for the Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council workshop Sharing the Adventure with the Student: Exploring the Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education. At the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Nathan holds affiliate appointments in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, the Department of

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

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has recently been appointed to develop a diversity plan for CSM, and has experience in international education, corporate training and coaching, and academic editing.Janice McCain, Howard University JANICE McCAIN is a research associate at the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) at Howard University. Her areas of interest include persistence and motivation, retention of minority students in higher education, and international economic development, particularly as it relates to women in Africa.Marcus Jones, Howard University MARCUS JONES is an Educational Psychology doctoral student at Howard University. Marcus is a graduate research assistant for the Center

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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preparedness in each of these competencies corresponded to how theyperceived their relative importance. The vast majority of students felt at least fairly wellprepared in problem solving, communication and teamwork, but relatively few students felt aswell prepared with respect to contemporary issues and context35. Overall, student perceptions ofother important elements of design changed during their college years, with an increased focuson identifying constraints and iterating, and decreased focus on communicating, planning, andvisualizing36. Survey results indicated that nonpersisters report lower levels of confidence intheir math and science skills than persisters (as first-year and sophomore students32).Interestingly, international students from

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; William Jordan, CRL-Stanford University

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throughput and scheduling, and planning for manufacturing flexibility. He received a PhD in Transportation Systems Modeling from Cornell University in 1982, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University in 1979, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University in 1976. He is a member of INFORMS and the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Page 13.94.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Qualitative Study of the Early Work Experiences of Recent Graduates in Engineering.AbstractAfter several years of demanding study, new engineers

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

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teaching decisions that they had maderecently: (1) a decision that they made during the planning stage of a class, and (2) an interactivedecision that they made “on the fly” during an interaction with students. In addition, we askedthe educators to provide background information about themselves, to define a teaching decisionin their own words, and to summarize their process for making decisions about their teaching ingeneral. In order to be consistent with the CDM method, we asked educators to choose decisionsthat were memorable, recent, and interesting to them. We found that for many of the educators, Page 13.1391.7the memorable and interesting

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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-alone course,12,13 or integrated withinexisting courses or programs, with special modules.4 There is no compelling evidence aboutwhich of these strategies is more effective.PROJECT PLAN Page 13.544.3On the basis of such prior research, we have begun pilot-testing a strategy for developing anawareness of ethical issues by having students create a Code of Ethics for a project in which theyare engaged for a semester (or more). Our strategy involves integrating ethics materials into anexisting course structure, relying on the “regular” faculty with outside expert consultants.Wehave implemented versions of an intervention in three universities, with

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University

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economics, even though I'm taking the class.... It would be easier for me if I had someone else right now from economics.” - Xena “I am definitely, I feel pretty behind in terms of planning out my academic [career].... I have my transfer credits, they haven't all been aligned or something like that. The other negative is that I'm going to have to take the qualifying exam here…. Different teachers, different textbooks, different emphasis. I'm pretty worried about that….I usually rely on students to tell me about [opportunities], and I don't know too many people here…. I haven't done much preparing, honestly. I don't have a very clear plan.” - XenaThe number of hurdles she faced were intimidating

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University

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involvement in the community, Dr. Zastavker continues to focus on the issues of women and minorities in science/engineering.Dr. Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University Dr. Michael Gross is a Founding Faculty and Associate Professor of Engineering at Wake Forest Uni- versity and is part of the team that is planning, developing, and delivering the brand new Engineering program. The Engineering department is viewed as an opportunity to break down silos across campus and creatively think about reimagining the undergraduate engineering educational experience, integra- tion and collaboration across departments and programs, and how to achieve the motto of Wake Forest University: Pro Humanitate (”For Humanity”). Michael received

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna H. Ferguson, Northeastern University; Jennifer Lehmann, Northeastern University; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Susan Chang, Northeastern University; Reid P. Higginson, Harvard University; Cigdem P. Talgar, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #23334Adaptive Expertise: The Development of a Measurement InstrumentDr. Janna H. Ferguson, Northeastern University Dr. Ferguson designs assessments and analyzes data related to student learning and its relevance to stu- dent success. Focusing on how experiential learning and co-curricular education works in conjunction with traditional academic environments, Dr. Ferguson works to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate meaningful assessments across multiple learning environments and provides support for projects related to institutional assessment.Jennifer Lehmann, Northeastern UniversityDr. Yevgeniya V

Conference Session

Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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doctoral research8. Drawing on experiencesand ideas from multiple contexts, which for returners may include their work context anddoctoral program context, can be a source of innovation9. Further, returners bring anunderstanding of real-world engineering needs to their academic work, and their academic workmay have more immediate applications within the engineering community7. Peters and Daly8shared the example of one retuning student who sought a PhD to address an issue that arose inher industry work experience with the plan to pursue work related to that issue upon completingher degree. One study on adult undergraduate returners suggests that, because of their pastpersonal and work experiences, mature students were highly motivated and goal

Conference Session

System 1 in Engineering Education and Research

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Harding University; Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University; Stephen Secules, University of Georgia

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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

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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allowed in person recruitment for a large population (throughemails forwarded by course instructors and visits to class); they provided a mechanism to gather richqualitative data regarding participants’ expectations and concerns about their upcoming transition towork; and, perhaps most importantly, they allowed the researcher to establish a rapport with eachparticipant in a face-to-face setting prior to shifting to electronic data collection. The initial interviewalso included questions about when individuals planned to begin work and what email address theypreferred that the researcher use for post-graduation contact. Using this approach, we recruited 13 3participants from a single major at one

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Johnson, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Pauline Entin, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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participants at the end of their second year of transfer using a semi-structured interviewprotocol. During the interview, students were asked to: 1. describe their overall transferexperience; 2. contrast the second year of transfer with the first year; 3. describe experiences intheir majors; 4. describe their participation in activities or resources introduced through theprogram, and their perceptions of the benefits of these resources (academic supports, socialactivities, undergraduate research, internships, career activities, etc.); 5. identify any programbenefits they perceived; 6. identify short and long-term future academic and career plans; and7. suggest recommendations for program improvement.Analysis Participant demographics and outcome

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaorui Zhu, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Akshay Nitin Kakde, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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) wasdeveloped as a teaching and learning tool that demystifies the role of failure by encouragingcalculated and well-informed risk-taking and initiative, coupled with mindful examination ofeach failure to support learning and increased chances of future success9, 10, 14. The IFF concepthas inspired many derivatives, including Fast Failure, Fast Forward Failure, and IntelligentFailure14. In each case, the fundamental elements are similar – i.e., thoughtfully planned actionsof modest scale that have uncertain outcomes, are carried out at an accelerated pace, and whichtake place in environments that permit effective data collection for later analysis.The application of Intelligent Fast Failure (IFF) has a rich history in face-to-face engineeringclassrooms

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uzma Shaikh, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; R Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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.” Lone Ranger (Lone Ranger): “It was challenging to conceptually define the project by reading the short description.” (2) Students who struggled in the problem synthesis phase. Two members of the Star Wars 8 team, Skywalker and Kenobi, faced challenges in the problem synthesis phase, specifically in building the simulation and validating it. Ramvik, Solo and Squash, particularly struggled working with the simulations during the problem synthesis phase. Solo felt that he was ambitious in his plans, while Squash struggled with learning a new language for the simulation. Solo (Star Wars 8): “It was difficult because we were ambitious in our plans. I tried making my own ID Finite Difference Model in

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Karen Sweeney Gerow, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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college. I really started freaking out.I was ready to give up. I remember calling my mom and telling her my plans to quit. Shetold me that I had never given up on anything and to not give up now. I was annoyed—Iwasn’t giving up I just couldn’t do the work. I didn’t belong here. She told me that shedidn’t want to hear me say that I can’t do anything. She was right. I’ll never forget thatconversation—I was ready to quit and she was the voice of reason.After almost dropping out I continued to take classes. I managed to calm down a little bit.I would tell myself that I can do this. I had already gotten through it this far. I’d be fine.I finally figured out that I was missing out on a lot of resources that were available forme. Office hours are one

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech

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nonacademic interactions with faculty, and thesocial supportive residential environment. Page 26.1450.9Using two-wave longitudinal data from 2004-2007 National Study of Living Learning Programs(NSLLP), Szelényi and Inkelas investigated how the living learning program affected 294 femalestudents’ persistence in STEM majors.21 The researchers found one year involvement in theliving-learning program at the beginning of the women’ college education has a long-termpositive relationship with plans to attend graduate school in the fourth year of college. Szelényi,Denson, and Inkelas investigated how living-learning program participation influenced

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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, tape, paper, and felt.I was not the primary teacher for this project; I had come in to help for the day and videotape thestudents’ work for our research on elementary students’ engineering design. I was familiar withmany of the students, as they had participated in Novel Engineering units the prior year. Inparticular, I remembered Caroline and Amelia, who had been paired together previously. In theirearlier project in 4th grade, the girls had engaged in extensive brainstorming and made detaileddrawings of their design, but spent too much time planning. When they finally started building,their classmates had taken many of the materials they wanted and they ran out of time to finishtheir prototype. When they presented their unfinished project to

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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phenomenographic work is typically established through rigorous development andexecution of data collection and analysis methods11,24,25,29–31. In data collection, quality isensuring that the interview attains as comprehensive and accurate account of the participant’sunderstanding and experience of the phenomenon as possible, without introducing any elementof the interviewer’s own views related to the phenomenon. This is accomplished throughbracketing the interviewer’s perspective11,24,31, empathic engagement with the participant25,32,and detailed planning related to interview structure and questions11,24,31. In data analysis, qualityis ensuring that findings derive solely from and accurately represent the data, and that results areapplicable and