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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

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findings of an international survey and possible implications for the engineering curriculum. European Journal of Engineering Education, 30, 1, 1-19.19. Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D. & Hackett, G. (1994) Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice, and performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 45, 79-122.20. Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B., Lyons, H. & Treistman, D. (2003) Relation of Contextual Supports and Barriers to Choice Behavior in Engineering Majors: Test of Alternative Social Cognitive Models. Journal of Counseling, 50, 4, 458–465.21. Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Sheu, H.-B., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B.R., Gloster, C.S., Wilkins, G., Schmidt, L.C., Lyons, H. &

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ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

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the natural sciences, math and technology. During these years Lena developed her pedagogical skills and competence in the pedagogic field and besides leading the activities she organised pedagogical training for teachers, pupils and university students. Between 2011 and 2016 Lena was the head of the new Department of Learning at the School of Education and Communication in Engineering Sciences (ECE), KTH. Lena was then responsible for building up a new strong research environment in engineering and technology education, K-12 to university level. 2016-2017 Lena was the Dean at the ECE school at KTH. As this School was merged with another School in 2018, from January 2018 Lena has a research position as an

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ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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on our data to answer this question, when asked to reflect on thechanges that have occurred, many interviewees remark that faculty today do pay greater attentionto undergraduate education, and participate in more regular, if not always continuousimprovement efforts both at course and program level. Indeed, individuals from many differentinstitutions, regardless of position or institutional rank, mentioned that conversations in thedepartments and colleges that were stimulated by an ABET visit were helpful. (This said, manyinstitutions still rush to compile their ABET data two to three years before a visit.) Many of thoseinterviewed also admit that curriculum changes, especially at program level, were a moreinfrequent occurrence prior to EC

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ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning and retention.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and

Conference Session

Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert M. O'Hara, Clemson University; Candice Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University

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Paper ID #29583Belonging in EngineeringMr. Robert M O’Hara, Clemson University Robert is a doctoral student in the learning sciences program a Clemson University. His research focus is on examining the relationship between sense of belonging and the learning/achievement process for undergraduate students and how factors influence this relationship. Prior to starting the Learning Sciences program, Robert, worked as a student affairs professional in higher education focusing on residential curriculum, social justice advocacy and awareness, and Intergroup Dialogue.Candice Bolding, Clemson University Candice Bolding is

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ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Sue Ellen Woodcock, University of Michigan; Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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traditional disciplines, including engineering and physical sciences,to perform research focused on the micro to macro-level fabrication and regeneration of tissues.While this field has continued to grow since the 1970’s [6], it faces challenges shared by otherinterdisciplinary fields when trying to develop and implement curriculum for interdisciplinaryprograms.Rapid growth in interdisciplinary fields and subsequently interdisciplinary academic programshas created programs with ill-defined disciplinary skills for students graduating from thoseprograms [7]. As a result, interdisciplinary engineering program graduates regularly pursuecareers outside of traditional engineering jobs [8], often making career trajectories unclear aftergraduation [9]. In an

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin S. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University

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discuss results from the analysis ofclosed-ended and open-ended survey questions, and identify future work.Pre and Post-Survey for Short-Term Program ImpactA survey was administered at the start and at the end of the workshop to measure the influence ofthe workshop experience on participant’s familiarity, confidence and engagement in conductingengineering education research and using research to inform teaching or curriculum. The preand post-survey instruments were designed to answer the three primary evaluation questionsgiven in the previous section and had five distinct constructs (Table 2) using close-ended itemswith an associated response scale. The first construct on familiarity with the issues of educationresearch and the second construct

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Dr. Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma Research Institute for STEM Education, Director Sooner Engineering Education Center, Associate Direc- tor for Education and Outreach University of OklahomaDr. Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma Dr. Deborah A. Trytten is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oklahoma. She holds a doctorate and master’s in computer science, and a master’s in applied mathematics from Michigan State University. She also holds a B.A

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Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Mohammed, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

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thebeneficial effects of higher tolerance for ambiguity on increased efficacy, satisfaction, andconflict resolution in the context of an open-ended, team-based, industry-sponsored engineeringdesign project.Keywords: Design teams, tolerance for ambiguity, efficacy, design performance.1. IntroductionBecause “engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: …an ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” and “an ability to function inmulti-disciplinary teams….”1, design is integrated to the engineering curricula through the use ofdesign teams. In many cases, this integration also uses industry-sponsored design projects. Mostof the industry-sponsored design project applications are at the capstone design level

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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)will be presented next. Following this we will describe an example of the application of theprocess for a single course and how it fits into the overall departmental review process.In the second section, the assessment approach using marker problems will be introduced. Anexample of a marker assignment in the selected course will be described. In addition, the rubricused to evaluate students’ work on the assignment will be shown.The results of the marker assignment for six semesters (2002-2007) are shown. The process bywhich these results are evaluated for improvement of the course and the curriculum aredescribed in the next section.The paper will conclude with a discussion of the benefits and problems with this system.The Design Curriculum

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Steven Joseph Abramsky, Iowa State University

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additionalscenarios was demonstrated by a student defining the problem as, ‘providing electricitywhenever and wherever electricity is not available’. This empirical evidence was collectedthrough content analysis, and cognitive processes of experts, as heuristics are based on collectedpast experiences and difficult to verbalize.Heuristics in instructional designFrom an instructional and curriculum design perspective, the use of heuristics can prove valuableas behavioral research shows that experts utilize heuristics effectively, which distinguishes themfrom novices23. Evidence suggests that expert instructional designers use heuristics whendesigning new or revising instructional systems5,24,25. A Delphi study conducted by York andErtmer5 examined previous

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University; Girish Rao, SPRINT

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information software is compared to that of a controlgroup, which was not provided with the software. The results indicate a reduction in thenumber of information integration errors, the time needed for data analysis and the perceivedworkload of the designer. These results have implications for the engineering educationclassroom where design is an integral part of the curriculum.1. IntroductionThe design process is a complex information intensive activity requiring the designer tocoordinate and integrate a large amount of information from different sources, formats, mediaand locations to arrive at a solution for a given design problem. With increasing globalizationof products and services, engineering design firms have been forced to improve

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobia Steyn, University of Pretoria; Alan Carr, University of Pretoria

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curriculum in the Professional Orientation course is structured with little emphasis onprogramming per se and a minimum of Logo programming commands (approximately 20) areused. In addition to the development of thinking skills (procedural, logical, analysis andsynthesis), Logo tasks and the results of the Logo programming are also used to fostercomprehension as well as skills in observation and communication. The formal exposure to Logois purposefully spread over six weeks, with one class per week, so that students have time toexplore Logo and to progress in the development of thinking skills at an individual pace. Most ofthe students usually need more time than one class period to finish a Logo tutorial. Students, whodo finish in time, usually

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University; David Shernoff, Northern Illinois University

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“wheelies” and riding the bike in thereverse direction so that the steered wheel is in the back. We tackle these challenges in much thesame way as lead compensation concept described above. That is, we use the game as anauthentic way to introduce students to key concepts before we bombard them with mathematics.Concepts include steady state error, integral action, lag compensation, root locus design, Bode-Nyquist design, non-minimum phase systems, and more.Measuring EngagementIn creating and implementing the video game, we sought to leverage features of the medium toengage students in difficult but rich learning experiences. In this section we present an initialstudy investigating a hypothesis that students working on game-based DS&C coursework

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Amanda Siebert-Evenstone, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for

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Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Melendy Ph.D., George Fox University

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Hall.[8] Takagi, T. (1990). A simple example of the continuous function without derivative. From the proceedings of the Physico-Mathematical Society of Japan, 2(1): 176-177.[9] Miller, C. (1990). Higher-order thinking: an integrated approach for your classroom. Vocational Education Journal, 65(6): 26-27, 69.[10] Bransford, J., Brown, A. & Cocking, R. (Eds.) (1999). How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/[11] Bransford, J. (2000). How people learn: bridging research and practice. National Academic Press, 1-24.[12] Maibach, E. & Murphy, D. (1995). Self-efficacy in health

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University; Romy Beigel, Montana State University; Emma Annand, Montana State University; Monika Kwapisz, Montana State University

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the experiences of minoritized students in deciding whether to persistin their studies or not. The model also considers the multi-level systems that affect students, e.g.institutional characteristics, the curriculum and co-curriculum, and off-campus obligations [18].The model organizes the influence of student experiences in college on retention in temporalorder, from pre-college and external factors, through commitments to a particular institution andexperiences at that institution, leading to intermediate outcomes that shape final commitments toan institution and the decision to reenroll [14]. This study uses this model to conceptualizestudents’ commitment and decision to reenroll in an engineering program. A primary motivationguiding

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah S. Stohlmann, University of Minnesota; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Young Rae Kim, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Mi Sun Park, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

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AC 2011-2205: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL AND AS-SESSMENT TOOL FROM STUDENT WORK ON A MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITYMicah S Stohlmann, University of Minnesota Micah Stohlmann is a Math Education doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota where he also received his M.Ed in Math Education. He also is minoring in statistics education. Previously he taught high school math in California and Minnesota. His research interests include STEM integration, cooperative learning, elementary education, and the effective use of technology.Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Tamara J. Moore is the co-director of the University of Minnesota’s STEM Education Center and an

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #7978A Case Study of Engineering Faculty Collaboration: Co-Authoring an E-Book on Energy and SustainabilityDr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in STEM education, 21st century skills

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 22: Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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innovation processes, through studying experi- ences of individuals and teams that lead to innovative thinking and through integrating that knowledge into organizational change. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Exploration of Course Design Heuristics Identified from Design Meetings, Design Artifacts, and Educator InterviewsIntroductionThis research paper investigates differences between course design heuristics used in engineeringthat have been identified from three distinct data sources: course design meetings, course designpapers, and educator interviews. Heuristics are used in the daily practice of many diversedisciplines, including industrial design [1], orienteering

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Mustafa A. Biviji, Carnegie Mellon University

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value was described as “meeting a need thatfulfills … what a market requires”, but also as “a difference that makes a difference”, “positivelyimpacting a lot of people” and even “helping the world”.Most of the experts clarified their definition of innovation by emphasizing that innovationrequires more than “just creativity”, more that “just ideas”, and “invention is not the same asinnovation.” One noted that “an academic idea does not lead to innovation because it’s notaffiliated with any end game.” The implementation and value creation are essential.Summarizing our experts’ statements, “It is far more than creativity or an invention in a fieldbecause it integrates understanding and responding to a need by making an actual product thatadds

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 8: Survey and Instrument Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #25537Development of an Ethics Survey Based on the Four-domain DevelopmentDiagramDr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Tyler Ley P.E., Oklahoma State University; Beverly DeVore-Wedding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Leslie R. Hawley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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Paper ID #15922Fundamental Research: Developing a Rubric to Assess Children’s Drawingsof an Engineer at WorkDr. Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Julie Thomas is a Research Professor of science education in the College of Education and Human Sci- ences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thomas’ research has focused on children’s science learning and teacher professional development. Proud accomplishments include collaborative efforts – such as No Duck Left Behind, a partnership with waterfowl biologists to promote wetland education efforts, and En- gineering is Everywhere (E2), a partnership with a

Conference Session

Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University, Department of Physics; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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was to detect not just use of practices but the attitudes towardspecific practices. What was found lacking in the research literature canon was an instrumentdetecting dispositions about specific strategies. Because it had been informally observed thatfaculty members may integrate one student-centered strategy but not another, it was preferred toevaluate dispositions per strategy. Attitudes are generally considered a precursor toimplementation1; however, some literature points to how the use of classroom strategies is whatdrives attitudes2. The practical interest was to determine if the professional development wasaffecting faculty dispositions about specific classroom strategies. To achieve this goal, a newinstrument was developed, the Value

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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“pipelines,” “pathways,” or “ecosystems,” can be difficult to navigate because of the highlystructured, and potentially intimidating, curriculum. This can result in a net loss of students overtime, as students transfer out, the highly-structured requirements can be an insurmountablebarrier to transferring into engineering programs. Students who have more confidence in theirabilities are less likely to drop out of engineering majors and more likely to successfullycomplete their degree [44], [45]. While the tendency to drop out can and does affect all studentdemographics, it is known to disproportionately affect underrepresented minorities [46]-[48]. Inorder to meet the number of engineering graduates the workforce requires, as well as promote

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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school board was impressed. ‘Oh, that foundation in New York thinks we should do something different, so let’s do it.’… They listened to us because we were from the outside… The Sloan Foundation had leverage.”Pierre did go on to stress, however, that the reputation and leverage needed to be coupled withsound planning: “It’s not just the name [of the foundation]. You had to design the school with theright curriculum. You had to place it…within an existing high school that had a principal whoreally supported it and solved every problem they had.”DiscussionThe engineering education pioneers described many different ways in which they helpedfacilitate others’ success. We next examine their accounts in terms of Lave and Wenger’s threedimensions

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ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Education, 2019 Validation of an Instrument to Measure Student Engagement with a Standards-Based Grading SystemIntroductionThis research paper presents the development and validation of an instrument intended tomeasure the engagement of students with standards-based grading (SBG) systems. Such systemscan complement the use of backwards design [1], [2], a curriculum development strategyintended to improve student learning which is taking hold in engineering education. Increasingly,engineering instructors are working towards more clear identification of intended learningobjectives, alignment of curriculum, and adoption of transparent, informative, and feedback richassessment strategies. Instructors are in essence creating

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ryan; Nhut Ho; Shelley Bartenstein

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Development of an Assessment Plan for a New Sequence of Design CoursesAbstractA new sequence of mechanical design courses was developed at California State University,Northridge to improve the integration of design concepts into the mechanical engineeringcurriculum. The new courses were created using the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate(CDIO) framework as the context for engineering education. Key goals of the new sequence areto increase student performance and retention, particularly in the first two years of the program.Courses in the new sequence were part of a significant mechanical engineering program change,and are being offered for the first time in the Fall 2009 semester. A key

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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; Exposition (Lousiville, KY, 2010).6. Brown, C., Murphy, T.J. & Nanny, M. Turning Techno-Savvy into Info-Savvy: Authentically Integrating Information Literacy into the College Curriculum. Journal of Academic Librarianship 29, 386-398 (2003).7. Wertz, R.E.H., Ross, M., Fosmire, M., Cardella, M.E. & Purzer, S. Do students gather information to support design decisions? Assessment with an Authentic Design Task in First-Year Engineering. in 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (Vancouver, BC, 2011).8. Katz, I.R. Testing Information literacy in Digital Environments: ETS's iSkills Assessment. Information Techniology and Libraries 26, 3-12 (2007).9. Center

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Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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AC 2011-2038: AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ENRICH-ING MATHEMATICAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING COM-PETENCIESMorris M. Girgis, Central State University Morris Girgis is a professor at Central State University. He teaches undergraduate courses in manufactur- ing engineering. He recieved his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Hannover University, Germany. His current research in engineering education focuses on developing and implementing new educational tools and approaches to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment at the course and curriculum levels. Page 22.159.1 c