Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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think-aloud interviews to check for theinterpretability and promote greater validity of our initial survey draft and revised it to reflectfeedback from these sessions31. With the goal of gaining a better understanding of the specificexperiences, backgrounds, and perceptions of returning and direct-pathway students, the GSEMSinstrument covered a number of questions related to 11 primary topics:  demographic information,  academic background information,  current academic information,  pre-PhD activities and career,  decision to pursue a PhD,  expectancy of success in the doctoral program,  values of the PhD,  costs of the PhD,  cost reduction strategies

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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such as “I know several ways in which I can make a difference on some of this world’s most worrisome problems” (self-awareness), “I welcome working with people who have different cultural values from me” (intercultural communication), and “I am informed of current issues that impact international relationships” (global knowledge).3. Global Civic Engagement Subscale Unit (GCE): addressed 3 subscales from the original scale15 - involvement in civic organizations, “glocal: civic activism, and political voice - with items such as “During my undergraduate career, I have done or will do volunteer work to help individuals and communities abroad” (involvement in civic organizations), “If at all possible, I will buy fair-trade or locally

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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distinguishing educationresearch from engineering research and the knowledge of principles and methods of rigorouseducational research. An increase in the interest of building a community of researchers wasalso observed. An interesting observation is that the participants with less teaching experience,presumably in the early part of their career, demonstrated relatively more interest towardseducation research than those who had more experience.BackgroundThe interest in engineering education research has rapidly increased over the past decade. It isgrowing as a field of inquiry and a variety of organizations and initiatives have emerged tosupport a growing community of engineering education research scholars. For example, thecurrent criteria for

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Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Francisco Castillo, College of Engineering, San Jose State University; Eva Schiorring

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their challenges and contexts. The exemplar faculty advisor mustalso reflect on their practice, and deeply understand all aspects of the baccalaureate curriculum.Advising must help the student look beyond a semester-to-semester roadmap of isolatedcoursework and should help the student plan his or her trajectory through the program in terms ofacademic work, career planning, workplace engagement, and community involvement, all ofwhich are critical steps on the way to becoming an engineer. In this paper, the theoreticalframeworks for academic advising are presented; the concept of an advising syllabus isdescribed, and results from our own professional development program for engineering facultyadvisors are discussed.The Need for Improved

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Frederick Paige, Clemson University ; Lindsey Whitfield Cain, Clemson University

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Paper ID #11535A Series of Singular Testimonies: A New Way to Explore Unearned Advan-tages and Unearned DisadvantagesDr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, The College of New Jersey; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Erin J. McCave, University of Houston; Courtney S. Smith, Virginia Tech

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a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. Prior to her time at Georgia Tech, she received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include engineering design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), student preparation for post-graduation careers, and innovations in research-to-practice.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the Assistant Di- rector for Research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech. Lee’s research interests include co-curricular support

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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intervention techniques for the promotion of positive self-efficacy beliefs among students, aimed at ultimately increasing their achievement, success, andretention.Bibliography1. Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1997.2. Pajares, F., "Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Academic Settings," Review of Educational Research, vol. 66, no. 4, 1996,pp. 543-578.3. Lent, R. W., S. D. Brown, J. Schmidt, B. Brenner, H. Lyons and D. Treistman, "Relation of ContextualSupports and Barriers to Choice Behavior in Engineering Majors: Test of Alternative Social Cognitive Models,"Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 50, no. 4, 2003, pp. 458-465.4. Schaefers, K. G., D. L. Epperson and M. M. Nauta, "Women's Career Development

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Preparing Engineering Students for Their Professional Practice

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Russell Korte, George Washington University; Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University

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fellow, a Sandia Campus Exec- utive fellow, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellow. She was a Churchill Scholar at University of Cambridge where she received an MPhil in engineering, and she has a BS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2018, the American Society of Engineering Edu- cation named Dr. LeBlanc one of its ”20 Under 40 High-achieving Researchers and Educators,” and she received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2020. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Studying the Formation of Engineers: A Case Study of a Higher Education Learning

Conference Session

K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sabina Anne Schill, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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gainedsupport and insider knowledge of their department, and mentors gained communication andinterpersonal skills. Dennehy and Dasgupta’s [10] research concluded that female peer mentorsseemed to increase belonging, confidence, and motivation of female first-year mentees.Mentoring can provide different functions, commonly separated into the categories ofpsychosocial support (i.e., encouragement, counseling, role modeling) and career / instrumentalsupport (i.e., skill-building, evaluating, acknowledging achievements) [7, 8, 10]. Additionally,mentoring can be either formal (structured / intentional) or informal (developed organicallybetween the mentee and “a more experience[d] individual with whom the mentee has regularcontact” [7, p. 37

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foudation

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information on students’ academic performance ( Cumulative Grade PointAverage (CGPA) and Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)), the subjects that they likedand disliked and their performances in them and their volitional activities such as academicelectives , co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. They also furnished details of theirsocio-economic backgrounds and their career aspirations.Course outcomeWe used course-end feedback to measure the course outcome. The feedback soughtadditional information about course elements that improved students’ learning experience andtwo things that they learned in the course.SamplingOur sample consisted of 88 undergraduate junior students of the computer-engineeringprogram at a respectable college. While

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Diana Karen Chen, Arizona State University; Jorge Luis Roldan

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document analysis and semi-structured interviews.Participants’ portfolios were reviewed in their original form, either as a written document or as adigital portfolio containing written content. Each portfolio analyzed in this study contained adescription of all or most of the GCSP experiences. For each component of the program, theportfolio asks students to describe what they did, what they learned, how it relates to their GrandChallenge theme, and the value of the experience to them in terms of their career. The semi-structured interviews were 60-90 minutes long, and focused on the participants’ experiences inthe GCSP. In the interviews, students were asked to discuss how and why they joined theprogram, describe their experiences, and what they

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis

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also a predictor of future career choice [8]. Within engineering, self-efficacyis a predictor of motivation [9, 10]. Both in school and out-of-school experiences can build self-efficacy in a domain. Students who engaged in pre-college engineering hobbies showedsignificant gains in self-efficacy [11].In this work-in-progress paper, we investigate students’ self-efficacy through their statements inan informal interview context. Self-efficacy is generally assessed through self-report measures.Surveys are most common, but interviews are also an established and useful method for self-efficacy and related constructs [12].Our research question is an exploratory one: what are the forms of self-efficacy in making thatstudents develop and express during

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shonda L. Bernadin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Tracee Williams Mason, Florida A&M University

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concise guidelines will promote autonomouslearning, increased achievement and higher enjoyment; as opposed to teacher-centered learningwhich was shown to promote student achievement, but hindered emotional and motivationallearning (Brophy & Good, 1986). Therefore, the results of this study can contribute to researchon the emotional design of instruction for mathematically-rigorous courses in engineering andhelp decrease attrition and promote enhanced learning.Research QuestionsThe main purpose of the study is to reveal specific beliefs about students’ experiences in a SignalProcessing course which may influence their learning, achievement and motivation to pursueengineering as a career. In particular, the study seeks to answer the following

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Innovation Through Propagation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited professional. Her career vision is to become a global leader in research that builds capacity and broadens the participation of students completing construction and engineering degrees and entering the technological workforce by shaping practices and policies in retention, informal learning, pedagogy, professional competency, work- force development and life-long learning. Her research interests are in investigating students’ develop- ment of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in students’ involvement in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award recipient for her

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

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engineering. Her research interests include STEM programming, career development and assessment.Demei Shen, University of Missouri DEMEI SHEN is a doctoral candidate in Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include social computing and motivation in web-based learning.Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri KELLY A. RODGERS, M. A. is a doctoral candidate in educational psychology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include motivational issues in minority student retention and the socio-emotional aspects of gifted minority adolescents

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Ricco, Purdue University; Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Russell Long, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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. Page 15.346.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Describing the Migration of Students within EngineeringAbstractThe number of students leaving their initial engineering discipline for other engineeringdisciplines and other fields of study is significant. This paper displays and describes thedevelopment of a model of the pathways taken by these students through their undergraduateacademic careers. Specifically this paper looks at the migration of engineering students withinvarious disciplines of engineering. This study uses the records of over 135,000 engineeringstudent records from the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating EngineeringLongitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). This research shows that

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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points of note relating toeach table is given 3.1 Drivers & Barriers to Studying EngineeringIn seeking to identify what students expect from university, the survey began with a focus onwhy students select to study engineering. Based upon the literature and taking account of thefindings of studies previously conducted by the paper authors, three sub-themes were used toframe the questions: social drivers: individual and personal drivers: career & employmentdrivers. Figure 3 provides an overview of the percentage of students who either agreed orstrongly agreed with the statements outlined.Figure 3: Factors influencing students’ decisions to study engineering (Drivers) My reasons for choosing to study engineering at ALL

Conference Session

Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juebei Chen, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University; Xiangyun Du, Qatar University

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benefit of teamwork is the chance to develop new interest. At first, I had no idea with this problem, but when other members discussed it and asked teachers, I realized I don’t know the answer either. The problem is worthy to explore. It’s good and interesting to try and learn new things.” —— KaroIdentify future career directions or job typesAs mentioned before, PBL provides a simulation of real engineers’ work, which could influencestudents’ decisions of future career directions. As reported by Ida, she got work-related experienceand developed interests in working as a project team through PBL. She found her future careerdirection and she was on the right way to become an engineer by equipping herself with professionalcompetences through

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; David S Strong P.Eng., Queen's University

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professionaldevelopment opportunity. The workshops will be offered to all undergraduate engineeringstudents at one medium size university. In the workshops, participants will engage in facilitatedguided reflection exercises designed to elicit their thoughts and descriptions about who they areand their purpose in their engineering studies. Participants will be asked to write a personalstatement on how they see themselves in their studies and how they envision the person theywish to become in their future career. Page 26.742.2This paper presents the work in progress of this research study, highlighting the researchapproach, methods, and design. Future plans

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Katherine C Cheng, Arizona State University; Krista Puruhito, Arizona State University; Evan J Fishman, Stanford University

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an assistant editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learn- ing and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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of these individuals stillconsidered themselves engineers, even with a different career focus; it was part of their identity.Most of the respondents who did not consider themselves engineers still greatly valued theirengineering training. These individuals described how the systematic and analytical thinking ofengineering applied to solving problems in their current work contexts. They also foundpractical value in their technical competence.Introduction Research indicates a continuing need to better align engineering education withengineering practice1,2. However, many engineering program graduates do not end up in“traditional” engineering positions, or if they do initially, they often move into engineeringmanagement or other careers3

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Super- computing Education Program 2006 and was the curriculum director for the Supercomputing Education Program 2005. In January 2008, he was awarded the NSF CAREER award for work on transforming en- gineering education through learner-centric, adaptive cyber-tools and cyber-environments. He was one of 49 faculty members selected as the nation’s top engineering educators and researchers by the US National Academy of Engineering to the Frontiers in Engineering Education symposium. Page 23.1110.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Studying Factors that

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Jackson, Stanford University; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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the concept of dual degreeprograms is consistent with recommendations contained in recent reports regarding therelationship between undergraduate and graduate education (advocating that we move towardsthe master’s degree being the professional engineering degree7,8).With more schools adding dual degree programs, we believe that schools need a greaterunderstanding of how students decide to pursue a dual degree or other graduate degree. Theinformation about this decision process should enable programs to better support their students’in this phase of their education and career planning. It will also give schools insights into how tostructure effective dual-degree programs to support the students considering graduate workthrough a dual degree

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

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. 4) Incorporating career development, such as resume, portfolio and evaluations, explicitly into the lessons to prepare students for obtaining, securing, and succeeding in a job or computer-based career. Seventy-five percent of the study participants worked or are currently working in an Information Technology (IT) related position. They cited the above four elements as invaluable for their initial employment and continued success. PCM guided our curriculum development to ensure that all aspects necessary for a well-educated student were addressed. This model was originally developed for gifted and talented education. However, it shows promise for technical curricula that prepare

Conference Session

Measurement and Instrumentation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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a current task as being useful forreaching a desired future goal. Students’ perceptions of time can range from positive(i.e., time will make things better) to negative (i.e., current living standards will notimprove over time). The three elements of FTP create connections between morestable long-term career goals and short-term tasks to understand the actions taken bystudents. Students with positive FTPs have been shown to possess and use traitsrelated to increased learning, retention, and valuing of tasks.For this study, FTP was operationalized to assess students’ time orientations in termsof their perceptions of the future in relation to their engineering degree and theirdesire to be an engineer, and their perceived instrumentality of

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Jeremy M. Goodman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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skills will be used in a practical setting.9–12 They also improve students’ non-technical skills, such as communication, teamwork, and project management, that are key to asuccessful career as a practicing engineer (and for most other career paths).9 In project-basedlearning, students must consider both the process and the product, as they collaborate on creatingthe deliverables for the project.13 Project work emphasizes learning by doing, and engineeringprojects that involve hands-on work and the generation of a physical prototype can be consideredto be a “mastery experience” that can both improve student learning and also increaseengineering self-efficacy.14,15 However, the benefits of generating a physical prototype accrue tothe students who

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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attributable to increased experiences and exposure to creative and innovativethinking opportunities throughout the participants’ undergraduate careers and as they transitioninto their graduate careers. In addition a paired samples t-test was conducted to examine the differences between thetwo groups in relation to ECPII subscales and overall ECPII. The t-test revealed significantfindings (t(4)=-3.202, p<0.05). The graduate group mean was found to be significantly higher(m=2.61 and m=2.72, undergraduate and graduate student means respectively). This again maybe attributable to increased experiences and opportunities as the participants move fromundergraduate to graduate education.Summary, Conclusions and Future WorkThe results of this pilot

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madasamy Arockiasamy, Florida Atlantic University; Sudhagar Nagarajan, Florida Atlantic University; Hassan Mahfuz, Florida Atlantic University; Michael R. Maniaci, Florida Atlantic University; Ishwarya Srikanth, Florida Atlantic University; Stephen Michael Castillo; Reinaldo L. Dos Santos, Florida Atlantic University

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prepare them for collegeeducation and careers in STEM.Although several initiatives are undertaken across several states to promote STEM literacy, therestill exists a lack of STEM graduates and skilled workforce that is necessary to run the economy.For example, a total of 1.8 million bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 2015–2016, of whichonly about 18% were in STEM fields. In particular, women received lower percentages ofbachelor’s degrees in STEM fields compared to men (36% vs. 54%), and this trend was observedacross all racial/ethnic groups (NCES, 2019). There is a growing demand for STEM skills acrossvarious sectors like computer science, aerospace, agriculture, clean energy, life sciences,advanced manufacturing, etc. The U.S. Bureau of Labor

Conference Session

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

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Clark, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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contribute to the students' skills/knowledge and identity? What elements contribute to students’ persistence in an engineering major and persistence in the engineering profession? 4. What skills do early career engineers need as they enter the workplace?Given the scale of the APS investigation with multiple schools and student populations, theanswers to these questions will allow us to identify educational practices that contribute tostudents persisting and thriving in engineering, and potential strategies for attracting morestudents to the study of engineering.This paper describes the evolution and implementation of the Academic Pathways Study (APS),a five year, multi-institution study designed to address these questions and

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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have made in the course of their careers.Specifically, we ask:  What do the pioneers feel have been their most important contributions and/or impacts in the field of engineering education?  What can we learn about the significance of these contributions by examining them in terms of communities of practice?Data collectionSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 pioneers (in person, by telephone, or viaSkype). All interviews followed the same interview protocol, which included six requiredquestions and several optional follow-up prompts, allowing the interviewers to clarify or probemore deeply where appropriate. Most of the interviews (39 of the 47) were conducted bygraduate students or early-career faculty interested in