AC 2010-1826: REPAIRING STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS USING ONTOLOGYTRAINING: A STUDY WITH JUNIOR AND SENIOR UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTSDazhi Yang, Purdue University Dazhi Yang is a postdoctoral researcher and an instructional designer in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. She obtained both her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Technology from Purdue in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She has taught a variety of subjects at the K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels. She also has worked on various instructional deign and technology-supported learning projects across disciplines. Dr. Yang’s research interests are instructional design and strategies
AC 2012-3321: ADULT UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTEXPERIENCEDr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a lecturer of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. She has experience teaching chemical, environmental, and multidisciplinary engineering funda- mentals as well as technical communications. Ciston’s research interests include affective and experiential aspects of student learning, and impacts of nanomaterials on aquatic biofilms.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the Tagliatela School of Engineering, University of New Haven, Conn. She obtained
a research project focusing on academic resilience as a psychological tool for improving student engagement. The ongoing research investigates the concur- rent validity of an instrument (ARS-30) with an existing instrument (CD-RISC), an academic resilience instrument posed to measure resilience in an educational context. Besides his interests in game-based ac- tivities around the scholarship of teaching and learning, he is also interested in evidence-based practices through systematic reviews, meta-analysis and empirical research on engineering education issues. In addition, he is interested in measuring inventories development by examining the psychometric properties of instruments in engineering education.Dr
AC 2007-1232: LATECHSTEP: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY'S STEMTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAMKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University KELLY CRITTENDEN is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He teaches within the Integrated Engineering Curriculum and Multidisciplinary Senior Design series. His interests are in promoting collaboration across discipline and college boundaries in order to stimulate innovation and advancements in engineering education. Dr Crittenden received his B.S. and Ph.D. in BioMedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University GALEN E. TURNER III received his B.S. from Loyola University, New Orleans
AC 2011-1024: ITASCA CC ENGINEERING BLOCK SCHEDULING MODELBart M Johnson, Itasca Community College Bart Johnson is an instructor of engineering and program coordinator at Itasca Community College in northern Minnesota. For the past 7 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, and solid modeling. Prior to Itasca, he was a design engineer in John Deere’s Construction and Forestry Division.Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College, both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully
AC 2012-3131: DO STUDENTS DREAM BEYOND LEDS? INNOVATIVEQUALITIES OF IDEAS GENERATED BY FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSNicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the School of Engineering Educa- tion at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois. He has published conference papers on cooperative learning and team innovation. His research focuses on teamwork, innovation, and laboratory education.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for
AC 2011-941: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND CRIT-ICAL THINKING: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSISJames E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Dr. Cathy Bays Page 22.1566.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Undergraduate
AC 2011-1585: WE CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION!: THE RELATION-SHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ETHICAL REASONING AND THEIR SAT-ISFACTION WITH ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, Univeristy of Michigan Matthew Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Ed- ucation at the University of Michigan. His research interests include moral development and character education in higher students, professional ethics education, and research design and quasi-experimental methods in research on college student outcomes.Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDonald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and the
AC 2011-1751: PRACTICING ENGINEERS CONCEPTIONS OF SIGHTDISTANCE AND STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE WITHIN THE CONTEXTOF HIGHWAY DESIGNShane A. Brown, Washington State University Shane Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wash- ington State University. His research focuses on conceptual understanding of engineering students and practitioners and conceptual change processes that lead to differences in understanding.Shannon Davis, Washting State UniversityChelsea Nicholas, Washington State University Page 22.1165.1 c American Society for
AC 2011-904: THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING-BASED SCIENCE IN-STRUCTION ON SCIENCE CONTENT UNDERSTANDINGMs. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts UniversityMerredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Merredith Portsmore is a Research Assistant Professor in Education at Tufts University as well as the Director of Outreach Programs for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Merredith has the unique honor of being a ”Quadruple Jumbo” having received all her four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in constructing solutions to engineering design problems. Her outreach work focuses on creating
AC 2011-2354: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING INNOVATION TOENGINEERS AN EXPLORATION OF MENTAL MODELS OF INNOVA-TION EXPERTSEden Fisher, Mustafa Biviji, Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University Eden Fisher is the Director of the Masters Program in Engineering and Technology Innovation Manage- ment (ETIM) and Professor of the Practice at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Fisher holds a BS in Chemistry from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon. She worked in technology innovation for over 20 years at ALCOA. Indira Nair is Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon. She has a Ph.D. in Physics from Northwestern University and has
AC 2011-2374: EFFECT OF FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ON STUDENTPERFORMANCE IN SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING COURSESMichael A. Collura, University of New Haven MICHAEL A. COLLURA, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of New Haven, received his B.S. Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University. He is currently serving as the Director of the Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral Curriculum. His professional interests include the application of computers to process modeling and control, engineering education research and reform of engineering educationProf. Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven Shannon Ciston is an Assistant Professor of
AC 2011-1589: ENGINEERING PERSISTERS AND NON-PERSISTERS:UNDERSTANDING INFLOW AND OUTFLOW TRENDS BETWEEN MID-DLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGECheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University Cheryl Cass is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering & Science Education at Clem- son University and will soon join the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University as Director of Undergraduate Programs. Cheryl completed a B.S in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from NCSU and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson. Her work focuses on the intersection between science identity, math identity, engineering pre- conceptions, and engineering career choice in the
AC 2011-311: EXPLORING SENIOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ CON-CEPTIONS OF MODELINGAdam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the College of Technology and Innovation, De- partment of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research interests include conceptions of modeling in engineer- ing, engineering epistemological beliefs, and engineering service-learning.Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University Ann McKenna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering in the
AC 2011-88: APPLYING THE INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION FRAMEWORK: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONALTECHNOLOGYCatherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Catherine Amelink is currently serving as the Research Coordinator for the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning at Virginia Tech and Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering in the Office of the Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Technology. Previously she worked on assessment initiatives with the Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Education at Virginia Tech and has served as the Assessment Coordinator for undergraduate education at
AC 2010-2369: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BRIDGING K-12 ANDENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCHLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Page 15.270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Challenges and Opportunities in Bridging K-12 and Engineering Education Research: A Researcher’s Narrative Page 15.270.2This paper describes the process of selecting a theoretical framework conceptualized,tested and used in the K-12 research arena, and applying the framework to a proposedresearch project in engineering education. Through describing my own experience, I raisequestions about the differences between K-12
context of discussion forums (Table 1). Complete citations for theinstruments, and studies of their application, are provided in Appendix I. Page 24.896.2Table 1. Instruments investigated.Name ReferenceAcademic Confidence Scale (ACS) (Sander & Sanders, 2003; Bandura, 2001)Academic Self Efficacy Scale (ASES) (Elias & Loomis, 2000; Lent et al., 1997; 1986)Motivated Strategies for Learning (Pintrich et al., 1991)Questionnaire (MSLQ)Academic Locus of Control (LOC) (Rotter, 1966; Trice, 1985)Patterns of Adaptive Learning
was negligibledifference between upperclassmen and freshmen on satisfaction with textbooks and resources. Page 23.908.9Specific exercises have been designed over several semesters to assess ABET outcomes. Thishistorical record allows retrospective analysis of the impact of delivery methodology on specificoutcomes. All classes have met the specific measured outcomes for 2010-2012 with negligibledifference among years. Interestingly, the same results are achieved for peer-reviewedpresentation assessment and instructor-reviewed assessment. Figure 7: Learning Outcome Assessment Example for Fall 2012 ABET Course Specific
(2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 5 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 600 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful ac- creditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs. Dr. Darabi has been the lead developer of several educational software systems as well as the author of multiple ed
Paper ID #15061Engineering Design Self-Efficacy and Project-Based Learning: How Does Ac-tive Learning Influence Student Attitudes and Beliefs?Mr. Justin Charles Major, University of Nevada, Reno Justin Major is an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno in the PRiDE Research Group. He is currently working towards dual Bachelors of Sci- ence degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Math Education and expects to graduate May of 2017. His research interests include students development of self-efficacy and identity in math and engi- neering, and active learning
AC 2012-5094: EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF DESIGN EDUCATIONON THE DESIGN COGNITION OF SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING STU-DENTSDr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia TechDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore identity and interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Mr
AC 2010-1050: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARENTS’ ENGINEERINGAWARENESS SURVEY (PEAS) ACCORDING TO THE KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIOR FRAMEWORKJuyeon Yun, Purdue University Juyeon is a researcher at the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at School of Engineering Education of Purdue University. Ms. Yun received her M.S. in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Purdue University and dual B.S. degrees in Business Administration and English Language & Literature from Seoul Women's University in South Korea. Her general research interest is consumer behavior, particularly psychological factors, including motivation and decision-making process. Her current focus is on
AC 2010-1754: MODELING THE CAREER PATHWAYS OF WOMENENGINEERING FACULTY THROUGH ORAL HISTORIES ANDPARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHODSJordana Hoegh, Purdue University Jordana Gartner Hoegh, M.S graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in criminal justice. She then worked at Mutual of Omaha doing regulatory research and writing. Seeking better work-family balance, Jordana changed careers. In 2006, she received her Master’s of Science in Sociology from Purdue University. She is working on her doctorate in Sociology at Purdue focusing on identities, motherhood, and career. In 2008, Jordana joined the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) Group as a
AC 2012-4264: CRYSTALLIZED IDENTITY: A LOOK AT IDENTITY DE-VELOPMENT THROUGH CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES IN EN-GINEERINGMr. Tiago R. Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tiago Forin is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Purdue University. Forin has received his B.S. in civil engineering from Florida State University in 2006 and his M.S. in environmental engineering from Purdue University in 2008. Forin currently does research in cross-disciplinary experiences in engineering in the XRoads Research Group headed by Dr. Robin Adams of Purdue University. Forin also has an interest in global service design and has participated in the Global Engineering program at Purdue.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West
AC 2011-435: MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF INTEGRATING ENGI-NEERING INTO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM ON STU-DENTS’ SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DESIGN CONTENT KNOWL-EDGEMelissa Dyehouse, Purdue University Melissa Dyehouse is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received her M.S.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Purdue University. She has conducted research on instrument development and validation, students’ perceptions of engineers and scientists, and the effectiveness of interventions to improve students’ perceptions and attitudes about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Her research at INSPIRE focuses on the
AC 2011-1852: THE DIALECTICS OF GOAL SETTING AND MONITOR-ING: TWO STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH PORTFOLIO CONSTRUC-TIONBrook Sattler, University of Washington Brook Sattler is a PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering. Her research interests include the design and use of critical reflection methods to support inclusive teaching practices, and intellectual development.Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington Ashley (Babcock) Thompson is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is a first year PhD student in the department of Human Centered Design and Engineering. Her research interests include the effects of interdisciplinary teams on engineering
AC 2011-907: ESTABLISHING INTER-RATER AGREEMENT FOR TIDEE’STEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTSRobert Gerlick, Pittsburg State University Dr. Robert Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State Uni- versity.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating and testing assessments and curriculum materials for engineering design and professional skills, especially for use in capstone engineering design courses
AC 2011-1736: A STUDY OF ON-LINE TEXTBOOK USE ACROSS MUL-TIPLE ENGINEERING COURSESJohn Chen, California Polytechnic State University John Chen is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Cal Poly. He joined the faculty there in 2008 after being on the faculty at Rowan University from 1998-2008. He is an active member of ASEE.Christine A. Victorino, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Christine A. Victorino completed her B.Sc. at Queen’s University, B.Ed. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)/University of Toronto, and M.A. (Education) at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Education at UC Santa Barbara.Charles
AC 2012-3231: CHARACTERIZATION OF STUDENT MODELING IN ANINDUSTRIALLY SITUATED VIRTUAL LABORATORYErick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a doctoral student in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Through his undergraduate studies, he has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. He is currently studying the growth of self-forming barrier layers in copper thin films, as well as investigating the student teams’ use of models during completion of the Chemical Vapor Deposition Virtual Laboratory project.Dr. Edith Stanley Gummer, Education NorthwestDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a professor of chemical engineering
AC 2011-1776: WEIGHTED SOCIAL TAGGING AS A RESEARCH METHOD-OLOGY FOR DETERMINING SYSTEMIC TRENDS IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION RESEARCHXin (Cindy) Chen, Purdue University Xin (Cindy) Chen is currently a Ph.D student in School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the influences of modern technologies on science and engineering education, including science and engineering virtual organizations, mobile devices and social media.Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University Nikitha Sambamurthy is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Corey M Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette Corey Schimpf is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is