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Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Francis Arpan; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University

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based on work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)under Grant Number 1148666. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe NSF nor the educational institutions with which the authors are affiliated.References[1] F. Arpan, "Opportunities, Mentoring, Education, Growth, and Academics (OMEGA) Scholarship Program evaluation." Report for the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 2015.[2] F. Arpan, "Opportunities, Mentoring, Education, Growth, and Academics (OMEGA) Scholarship Program evaluation." Report for the Jerome J. Lohr College of

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Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane Paul Lorona, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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team member contribution or guidance from a facilitator. Overt activities include: connect or link, reflect and self-monitor, planning, predicting outcomes, and generating hypotheses [20]. Collaborative Students’ dialogue substantively on the same self-constructed idea vocalized to the team. They engagement can accept the ideas presented to the team, little conflict is caused, and dialogue serves to continue the current course of discussion. Or, ideas are questioned or misunderstood, disequilibrium leads to students trying to bring the course of discussion to their understanding. Overt activities include: building on a team member’s contribution, argue, defend

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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researchconducted within the ASEE community?RQ2. How does this body of research relate to, draw on, support, or expand the theoretical andpedagogical Maker-oriented frameworks established within the Learning Sciences?The Historical and Theoretical Roots of Maker Education in Learning SciencesIn this section, we will provide three lenses which emerge from the Learning Sciences’ approachto studying the Maker Movement. This set of schemas will act as both a point of departure andobject of reflection for understanding the learning-oriented research into Making conductedwithin the field of Engineering Education.Maker Education: a Technology-Powered Extension of Progressive EducationAlthough the term “Maker Education” implies that current efforts to provide

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Curricular Transformation

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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instructor, administrators, and researchers biases the narrative in favor of the actorswho were empowered and incentivized to bring the WSM to the LPU, side-stepping theexperiences of the students who remained in the course for the duration of the semester as wellas the faculty and departmental entities who were not in favor of creating a WSM course at theLPU. The enrolled-student data is still being collected in the form of qualitative interviews andlongitudinal tracking; hence, we save analysis of that data for future work.We are reflective and aware of the tendency of classical actor-network studies to focus on thedecision-makers and those in charge, rather than those at the network margins or those powerlessto contest the processes of organizing

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Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Olivia W. Murch, Purdue University ; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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meeting of Engineering 2 course instructors; they chosehow to address it with their students. While the curriculum includes instruction on providingconstructive feedback in teams, the connection between that part of the curriculum may or maynot have been made explicit at the time peer-to-peer comments were introduced.4.2.1 Lack of detailLack of detail in comments reflects a lack of discrimination in students’ ratings of themselvesand each other. One student received 18 3’s of a possible 20 ratings (4 teammates rating 5dimensions). The comments provided little insight into this unremarkable behavior.Table 1 – Comments about Gwen Yield Little InformationBy Gwen By Teammate #2 By Teammate #3 By

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Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, 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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or lessacademically successful and then asking them to reflect on their future goals has beendemonstrated to impact the goals listed [17]. Action-readiness is the process by which salientidentities prompt individual to engage with related activities, and how these activities impacttheir overall motivation [14]. Interpretation of difficulty refers to the ways in which studentsrespond to failure. In the case of identity-congruent tasks, it signals that the task and identity areimportant and require more effort. For identity-incongruent tasks, failure indicates that theidentity is unlikely or unimportant, and one should withdraw from the task.To assess dynamic construction among EDS, salient identities and relevant contexts were drawnfrom the

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Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University; Robin Tuchscherer P.E., Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University

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ofpeople” [24], Brown et al. [32] outline the construct of discursive identity to investigate the waysin which individuals’ identities are developed through discourse. This perspective discussesidentity as enacted through language, social interactions, and interpretive processes: discursiveidentity “reflects an understanding that speakers select genres of discourse with the knowledge(tacit or implicit) that others will … interpret their discourse as a signal of their culturalmembership” [32]. Discursive identity aligns with the sociocultural view of identitydevelopment, in which an individual’s presentation of oneself to a community, and thecommunity’s recognition of the individual as a kind of person, is central to an identity. Thisperspective

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Assessment and Research Tools

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati ; Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Polytechnic Institute); Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Kaloki Nabutola, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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in implementing these steps also vary, though all havecommon traits that quality instruments share [4], [5], [1], [6], [7]. The procedure outlined byNetemeyer [2] was the basis for several other established instruments, and served as a drivinginfluence for this project.Netemeyer suggests a linear model of instrument development motivated with empiricalevidence. The critical first step, is to clearly define the traits or abilities being measured.Accurate definitions are necessary as they will inform item creation and the overall character ofthe instrument. The definitions should be informed by theory, and accurately reflect the contentdomain being measured. Literature and other appropriate sources should be thoroughly reviewedto best inform

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Curricular Transformation

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn Griffiths, University of Wyoming; Janel Seeley

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, and this would not be reflected in the evaluation.Part III of the final project included the analyses of data collected as part of a full scaleinstrumentation program at an excavation site for a new 10 story hotel in downtown ColoradoSprings, CO. The data was obtained from a colleague specializing in excavation support andmicropile installation. The project involved a retention wall (soil nail wall) and foundationsupport for two buildings adjacent to the excavation. The owners of the property agreed toinstrument the excavation and support structures to ensure the adjacent buildings did not movemore than tolerable limits during the excavation. Students were given all pertinent informationfor the site and instrumentation plans as well as the

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Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, New York City College of Technology and the City University of New York; Diana Samaroo, New York City College of Technology and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Armando Dominguez Solis; Sandie Han, New York City College of Technology

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students have reported the greatestgrowths and appreciations for the opportunity. A number of success stories, as recounted by thescholars themselves, are reflected below:The NSF S-STEM Scholarship has been an unfamiliar, yet amazing opportunity and experiencelast semester. I say unfamiliar because I never imagined being part of scholarship program atsome point in my college life. The many workshops provided like graduate school speeches andspeeches from New York City College of Technology alumni were very inspiring. These speakersprovided me with an abundance of information about graduate school and in a way encouragedme to make the most out of my undergraduate studies by taking the opportunities that areoffered. Mandatory meetings and advisement

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Practice III: Multimedia Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate; Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Darynne Kathleen Hagen, University of Waterloo

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there were occasions when the forms did notwork as predicted due to some setting issues. The recommendations to use Google forms wouldbe to set up the forms so that the students can enter appropriate style of answers such as multiplechoice/short answer/paragraph or more. Also, the settings should reflect the ability of the studentto edit their answers and view the responses. If the correct format of the answer is not chosen,then the Google form will show not work as seen in Figure 6 below. Here the question shouldhave been set up as a multiple choice with specific options instead it was set up as short answerquestion. Here you can see that some of the responses although correct were not consideredcorrect due to the misalignment of the spaces

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Practice I: Academic Success

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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exit these models (p<0.001). Similarly,these students were over 70% less likely to exit the red classification (p<0.001). Studentsin soft applied fields were also less likely to exit the yellow classification (p<0.05), whileundeclared students were less likely to exit the red classification. The linear and non-linear predictors were significant for the yellow and red exit models, and like the yellowentry model, the coefficients suggest that the risk of exiting either model increases until amid-term point, tapers off, and then increases again towards the end of the semester. Thisfinding is likely explained by the weight of assignments during these periods of thesemester (midterm and final examinations), and thus, may simply reflect the

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Design Thinking and Creativity

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily McLeod; Tania Tauer, Techbridge Girls

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there are no failures in engineering, just opportunities for redesign. Engaging inthe engineering design process within education is intended as a way for youth to practiceencountering challenges and persevering through them to create a solution [4].Helping students learn about, and learn how to use, the engineering design process is a major aimof engineering education [5]. Engineering design is useful in practice because it allows studentsto make mental models concrete and offers time to make decisions, reflect, communicate, andcollaborate [6]. Additionally, understanding engineering design is important because the processis used by engineers in all professional fields [7]. Because of its prevalence among professionals,the process is key to

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Active Learning Methods in Action

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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the building collapsed similar enough that useful and the team had to come to an agreement comparisons are drawn. whose fault the collapse was. Followed Necessitates some form of debrief by a debrief on the social difficulties or reflection. associated with ethics-related engineering disasters (Lloyd & van de Poel, 2008). Feedback-practice Students practice the application of A digital game that gave students skeleton loop concepts or skills, get feedback code, asked students fill in the rest of the

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System 1 in Engineering Education and Research

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ryan R. Senkpeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Julianna Sun Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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their engineeringcourses. We also found that neuroticism and conscientiousness are related to students’ feeling ofstress. These results may be reflective of students who have low emotional stability, seek tofollow social norms and conventions, and have abilities to succeed in the “stress culture” ofengineering [63]. Grit-persistence of effort was related to the other affective constructs ofidentity, motivation, and belonging, but Grit-consistency of interest had a weak negativecorrelation with many of the stress indicators. This result may point to differential factors of howGrit may operate in engineering students when compared to the larger populations in which ithas been used previously, like psychology students and adults. In a different

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Pervej Jahan, Miami University; Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University

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researchprojects that were funded by the universities. The data presented in this study has been collectedfrom a total of 13 research projects in the fields of architecture and manufacturing. Both currentand past research projects have been included to reflect on if undergraduate research (UR)encouraged them in future research opportunities, whether UR encouraged them to enter intograduate schools, or UR impacted their professional development. All the data presented for eachproject including students current position has been tracked over time and collected by theauthors. Student demographic data has been presented in the study to see if there is any effect ofgender, students’ academic year, GPA, immigration status, on their willingness to be engaged

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Practice III: Multimedia Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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information through a series of courses taken byundergraduate students also needs to be studied. These issues are addressed in ongoing studieswhich will be reported later. Further, the scalability of this approach will also be studied in otherengineering schools in the future. Although this study focuses on the tools, course content,elements of structure and process of learning, it does not specifically address the role andinfluence of faculty on the learning environment.Acknowledgements: Support for this work is provided by the National Science Foundation Award No. DUE1504692 and 1504696. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

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Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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of learning and engagement in a makerspace environment.Our analysis revealed the instrument had acceptable levels of reliability (above .65 and below.95), whichwe maintain makes the instrument suitable for assessing student perceptions and engagement inmakerspaces. Further, the acceptable reliability indicates students are answering the items consistentlywhich further reflects alignment of the items to our four constructs of interest.We were able to provide an additional level of assurance that our instrument is aligned with ourassessment goals through our analysis of the students’ responses in conjunction with their individualcharacteristics. The only association with student individual characteristics we found to be predictive ofthe survey

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Cognitive Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Allyson Jo Barlow, Oregon State University; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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positioned asone who generates new ideas and is described with verbs such as reflecting, integrating, and self-explaining. Actively engaged students are similar to constructively engaged students; however,they differ in that actively engaged students manipulate content material without generating newideas or concepts. Activities carried out by these students are often described by verbs such asrepeat, rehearse, and copy. Lastly, passively engaged students are instruction-oriented andreceive information through listening, reading and watching. Importantly, these modes ofengagement are not rigid categories used to describe students. Individuals may demonstrate arange of engagement modes and behaviors throughout their learning, and may engage

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Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University; Coletta E Johnson Bey, Old Dominion University

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a differentperspective of how a student’s URM identity could affect their progress towards degree completion. Finally,it provides institutions with recommendations on how to improve their support for students towards doctoraldegree completion. Acknowledgements This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1723314. Anyopinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References [1] M. Sana, “Immigrants and natives in US science and engineering occupations, 1994–2006,” Demography, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 801–820, 2010. [2] “Engage to Excel: Producing One

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Career Decisions and Faculty Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The authorsacknowledge the larger research study team including Amy Arnolds for her help with intercoderwork. We also thank our study participants and partner school liaisons.References[1] C. Amelink, and E. G. Creamer, “Gender differences in elements of the undergraduate experience that influence satisfaction with the engineering major and the intent to pursue engineering as a career,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 81-92, 2010.[2] S. Sheppard, S. Gilmartin, H. L. Chen, K. Donaldson, G. Lichtenstein, O. Eris, M. Lande, and G. Toye, “Exploring the engineering student experience: Findings from the Academic Pathways

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Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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identified as Asian, Hispanic or White. As stated previously this may reflect thestudents’ willingness to participate in engineering’s culture, although at this time no conclusiveevidence, and presents a clear arena for future work.Out-degreeHaving established that social structure was receptive to diverse interactions, we tested to see if aparticular racial group was more socially active than their peers. The descriptive statistics (Table3) suggest that out-degree behavior is highly volatile (large standard deviations and range),positively skewed and extremely leptokurtic. KW testing (H(5) = 5.6179, p = .3452) concludesthat out-degree values are not dependent on the students’ racial/ ethnicity identification. Table 3: Descriptive statistics for

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Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Noah Salzman, Boise State University

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approaches with technical engineering skills. This requires anenhanced curriculum with a focus on student teamwork, a greater consideration of social context,improved communication with diverse constituents, and reflection on an ethical understanding oftheir decisions and solutions. Effective faculty members need to mirror these values and skills intheir instruction and mentoring. Efforts have begun to reimagine the “engineering canon” whichrequires a shift from positioning engineering as a purely technical endeavor to framing it associo-technical. We are developing a new General Engineering program that incorporates thisperspective [30]. In addition, we are developing modules that emphasize the sociotechnicalnature of engineering for traditional

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Practice II: Curricular Innovations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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byexplaining that, “if I get something wrong when I’m taking the quiz, I think there’s somethingwrong with the quiz or the rubric.” This participant is not reflecting on the results of the trainingin a way that will improve consistency. They perceive training as being quizzed to prove abilityrather than the calibration process it is intended to be.Implications and Recommendations Each of the themes identified in the previous section indicate potential root causes forinconsistencies in grader interpretations, decisions, and behaviors. While some of these issueshave been identified previously in the literature, these findings present a few new ideas andprovide additional nuance to refine or extend upon old ideas. Notably, these findings