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Pedagogy and Learning 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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student studying Public Policy at Oregon State University. She also holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State Univer- sity. Her research in engineering education is focused on student teams engaged in the Virtual Bioreactor (VBioR) Laboratory project. She is specifically interested in understanding the student-instructor interac- tions and feedback that occur during this project and how these factors influence student learning.Dr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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for assessing ethical decision-making in individuals and teams in engineering-centered project teams. These instruments are being developed as part of a larger grant seekingto understand the relationship between individual and team ethical climate in multidisciplinaryproject teams. This paper describes the development of the qualitative methods being used inthis project, a discussion of the analysis we have conducted, and presents preliminary results.Finally, we discuss limitations of this method and offer future directions for this line of researchin enriching our understanding of team ethical climate on multidisciplinary project teams in anengineering education context.Team Climate and Small Group CommunicationHow individuals relate to one

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie H. Magnell, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lars Allan Geschwind, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH, Department of Learning; Anette Jepsen Kolmos, Aalborg University

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Technology and Guest Professor at UTM University Technology Malaysia 2011-2013. President of SEFI 2009–2011 (European Society for Engineering Education). Founding Chair of the SEFI-working group on Engineering Education Research. During the last 20 years, Dr. Kolmos has re- searched the following areas, primarily within Engineering Education: development and evaluation of project based and problem based curriculum, change from traditional to project organized and problem based curriculum, development of transferable skills in PBL and project work, and methods for staff development. She is Associate Editor for the European Journal of Engineering Education and was Asso- ciated Editor for Journal of Engineering Education

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peifeng Yin

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substantial exposure to digital/tactile activities,upper level engineering students actively engaged in several project based courses during thecourse of their undergraduate engineering experiences that might have provided insights abouttheir learning preferences, as it relates to digital and tactile experiences. This research stemsfrom a multi-institutional collaboration between Penn State University and the University of Page 24.1215.2Maryland, where we aim to gain a deeper insight into the preferences of the next generationwork force prior to their graduation and highlight the professional work environment thatmay/may not align with students

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

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Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Hannah McQuade, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Andrew League, Michigan State University; Chris John Bush, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University, Center for Engineering Education Research

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several research projects focusing on competencies- based curriculum redesign and implementation aimed to integration across curricula; increasing the re- tention rate of early engineering students; providing opportunities for STEM graduate students to have mentored teaching experiences.Dr. Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Engineering Edu- cation Research at Michigan State University. Dr. Urban-Lurain is responsible for teaching, research and curriculum development, with emphasis on engineering education and, more broadly, STEM education. His research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories inform the

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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Eric L. Wang, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno

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Page 24.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Method for Adjusting Group-Based GradesAbstractGrades for assignments completed as an individual are a reflection of a student’s actual work,whereas the grade for a group assignment is easily confounded by the effects of their teammates(positively and negatively). Assigning grades to individuals for a group project is importantbecause instructors want to assign grades that reflect effort as well as content. Since all studentsin a group typically receive the same grade for a group assignment, group grades have theundesirable effect of obscuring a student’s true performance. Thus, it is desirable to develop amethod which could be

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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). Page 24.1293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Teaching Assistants’ Assessment of Individual Teamwork PerformanceA team-effectiveness inventory of behavioural competencies was used as a conceptualframework with which teaching assistants were asked to assess each students’ individualteamwork skills. The reliability and confidence of teaching assistant assessments as well as theway in which teaching assistants used these assessments to support students to become moreeffective team-members is presented.1. IntroductionTeam-based projects have become a common teaching practice in engineering courses as ameans to simulate real-world environments and meet

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Pedagogy and Learning 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Karl A. Haushalter, Harvey Mudd College; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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as an Associate Editor of Math Horizons. Levy facilitates project-based learning for students at all levels, from end-of-class projects in first-year differential equations to yearlong industrial projects for teams of seniors. She encourages her research students to share mathematical fluid mechanics with a variety of audiences through conferences, outreach programs, and formal research papers. Her online project Grandma got STEM shares the power and talent of geeky grannies with its international readership.Dr. Darryl H Yong, Harvey Mudd College Darryl Yong is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Diversity at Harvey Mudd College.Prof. Karl A Haushalter, Harvey Mudd CollegeDr. Rebecca Eddy

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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doing (problem formulation and problem solving), and design andengineering learning (focused on change in the student’s conceptual understanding of design).Research Methods and ParticipantsTo best address the research questions, this study uses multiple methodologies to collect andanalyze data around engineering students’ learning. Empirical evidence of what design andengineering thinking looks like and how it changes over time, and how students conceptualizedesign and engineering, comes from two participant groups: (1) a spread of undergraduateengineering students across fields of engineering, and (2) a homogeneous group of MechanicalEngineering graduate students in a project-based learning course in design and innovation forMaster’s students

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech

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engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Until 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience work- ing with public utility companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited profes- sional.. Her research interests are in investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in student involvement in co-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award winner for her research

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren D. Thomas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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artifacts such asjournal articles and presentations, but is often reasonably limited for the graduate student. Forgraduate students, these artifacts can be research findings, course projects, and milestoneexaminations such as qualifying exams. Before entering graduate school, however, students areprimarily interacting with the intellectual strands of others. McAlpine and Lucas say that the lessrecognized artifacts are “course, curriculum, and program designs”10 (139) which do have aninfluence on future intellectual pathways. Students at all levels interact with these intellectualproducts of others on a regular basis.The intellectual strand has two particular themes of interest in this study: horizons for action, andagency. Horizons for action are

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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artifact consisted ofa pre-questionnaire (week 2) and post-questionnaire (week 8) rating students’ knowledge, skills,abilities, and attitude.Student Artifact 1 (Reflection Paper). In the reflection paper, nine questions were provided toguide the student to reflect on their experiences within the program.The nine questions were: Page 24.1226.41. Describe your research project and your role in the project.2. What did you expect to get out of this research experience?3. How has this research experience met your expectations?4. What have you learned, and how did you learn it?5. What part of this research experience helped

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #9962Methods for Examining the Educational Pathways of Adult MakersDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Engineering on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto

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, longitudinal study. As a result, we are not yet in aposition to extrapolate, responsibly draw firm conclusions or identify trends, nor can we identifyspecific curricular or pedagogical implications. What we can do at this stage is highlight some ofour initial findings that will inform the analysis of the rest of the data. In this paper, we focus onTéa,1 one of eleven participants, based on the artifacts collected to date, although reference willbe made to comments and work of other participants. We hope to show through this preliminaryanalysis how one student uses the experiences and opportunities provided both by the curriculumand this research project to develop a sense of professionalism and how to practice it as achemical engineer as she tries on

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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amounts of information and data. In some cases, design projects are an engineeringstudent’s first significant introduction to this type of advanced information processing. Designcommunication documents are similar to explanatory writing in that one must analyze multipleinformation sources and subsequently make decisions based upon this analysis. Furthermore,designers must deal with conflicting information, questionable data sources, and advancedtechnical topics.The front-end phases of design (problem definition, development of user requirements, andtranslation to engineering specifications) require a particularly large amount of informationprocessing because one is just beginning to understand the design problem and must gain a deepunderstanding

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan Ph.D., Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Susan Shadle Ph.D., Boise State University; R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University

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basedon solid data, has itself been the study of recent research. Borrego, Froyd and Hall (2010)10found that even high levels of awareness of innovative engineering education practices did nottranslate into high levels of adoption. Henderson, Beach and Finkelstein (2011)11, in ananalytical review of literature based on 191 conceptual and empirical journal articles publishedbetween 1995 and 2008, concluded that simply disseminating “best practice curricularmaterials…to other faculty does not work.” (Henderson et al., 2011, p. 971) Like Seymour(2001)12 they found weakness in the (unproven) theory that Seymour suggested as ascribed to bymany STEM reform projects and funding agencies, that “good ideas supported by convincingevidence of efficacy, will

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerard P. Lennon, Lehigh University; John B. Ochs, Lehigh University; Derick G. Brown P.E., Lehigh University

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cofounder and director of Lehigh University’s Masters of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship (www.lehigh.edu/innovate/). He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1979 as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to associate professor in 1983, and to full professor in 1990. He founded and directed of the Computer-Aided Design Labs in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department from 1980 to 2001. From 1996 to the present, he has directed the University’s Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone program (www.lehigh.edu/ipd). The IPD and TE program bring together students from all three undergraduate colleges to work in multidisciplinary teams on industry-sponsored product development projects

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariafé Taeví Panizo, James Madison University; John Hollander, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin D. Anderson, James Madison University

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Paper ID #9695Faculty Perceptions of Student Engagement: A Qualitative InquiryMariaf´e Taev´ı Panizo, James Madison University Mariaf´e Panizo is a second year graduate student in JMU’s Graduate Psychology program. She has been working on engineering education research projects for one and a half years, focusing on non-cognitive factors that impact engineering student success. She is currently working on her M.A. thesis on Beliefs on Depression.Mr. John Hollander, James Madison UniversityDr. Jesse Pappas, James Madison UniversityDr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an associate professor and

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Mustafa A. Biviji, E2RG

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facilitatelearning.7Over the semester, a different innovation expert presents a seminar each week. Withinthe overall context of innovation management, the speakers each highlight a differenttopic –such as Product Management, Design Thinking, The Role of Intellectual Property,or Value Propositions and Idea Selling. Students are assigned to write reflections thatinclude not only “who, what, and so what”, but also identify promoters and inhibitors ofinnovation. This practice reinforces and parallels the insights offered by innovationexperts in the mental models study.For an end-of-first-semester project, small teams of students synthesize their learningfrom the different expert innovator seminars and from additional research, and presentrecommendations to

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #10754Conducting Virtual Focus Groups to Identify How Rewards Have Affectedthe Valuation of Technology in Engineering EducationDr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora McMartin is the founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), a consulting firm focused on as- sisting educators in higher education in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. BbK specializes in building organizational and project level evaluation capacities and integrating evaluation into management activities. Current research projects focus on: innovations in technology, student

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE

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her work on interdisciplinarity; in her current engineering education research projects she is studying curricular efforts to promote interdisciplinary competence and students’ attainment of interdisciplinary skills.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education David Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education.Mr. Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE Michael

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Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, leading many NSF (National Science Foundation) projects on social dialogue, pedagogical technologies, and intelligent interfaces. At USC, she initiated research on on-line discussion board and assessment of threaded discussions, leading to synergistic work among knowledge base experts, educational psychol- ogists, NLP researchers, and educators. She developed a novel workflow portal that supports efficient assessment of online discussion activities. In order to develop a research community for improving col- laborative learning and communication in education, she created two workshops on Intelligent Support for Learning in Groups. She is currently editing an IJAIED journal special issue on the topic. Dr. Kim was the

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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instruction primarily focuses onverbal and printed words, rote memorization, and is instruction driven 38. Students who aretaught traditionally are told what they are expected to know and concepts are presenteddeductively 10,16, where the instructor conducts lessons by introducing and explaining concepts tostudents, and then expecting students to complete tasks to practice the concepts. Moderninterpretations of student-centered learning include project-based learning, case-based learning,discovery learning, and just-in-time teaching with 3 instructional approaches of active learning,cooperative learning, and problem-based learning 30.This quantitative study was designed to explore variables affecting student academic success,with the hope of

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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typicallyunderrepresented in engineering has not increased significantly in the last decade. Former NAEPresident Bill Wulf noted that “...for the United States to remain competitive in a globaltechnological society, the country as a whole must take serious steps to ensure that we have adiverse, well trained, multicultural workforce.”1Even during weaker economic times, high demand for U.S. engineers continues; and, the numberof U.S. engineering jobs are projected to increase in all engineering diciplines during the nextdecade. Most engineering disciplines are projected to grow faster than most other labor sectors.4The number of undergraduate engineering degrees awarded in the U.S. fell dramatically from77,572 in 1985 to a low of 59,214 in 2001, but has been on the

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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study of K-12 engineering-oriented studentcompetitions, Wankat (2007) concluded that students with supportive parents had higherperformance at the competition, and parent involvement was effective in focusing students and Page 24.968.3increasing enthusiasm for the project.23 Retrospective studies have also revealed that parents area significant motivator, especially for low socio-economic students to enter into engineering andthat parents’ influence on children depended on the parents’ motivational beliefs in helping thechild succeed in school.24 In summary, research indicates that parental involvement andexpectations are important for

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth G. Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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occurduring the design, collection, analysis, and discussion phases. Some even argue that the extent ofmixing in a research project directly relates to the quality of the research.4 & 11 Collecting,analyzing, and discussing the qualitative and quantitative strands of a study through mixing canstrengthen a study when one set of data is inadequate, can provide further insight if needed toexplain an observed phenomena, can allow exploratory findings need to be generalized, or canhelp explain contradictory findings.8Like the Crede and Borrego6 article, our research initially emerged from the final project of adoctoral level methodology course taught by the second author. Following the class, the projectwas pursued further as the findings seemed

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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create a foundation for more efficient implementation ofcritical thinking in the future. To answer these questions and help students learn moreeffectively, gaining student input and understanding student perspectives is necessary.Thus, in this paper we seek to provide an initial exploration of what critical thinking is in theengineering classroom. This research paper examines the meaning and enactment of criticalthinking for engineering undergraduate students. We address the following research question:How do undergraduate engineering students perceive and enact critical thinking?MethodologyThis study is the pilot phase of a larger project aiming to understand critical thinking for studentsand faculty in humanities and engineering. Since this is

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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meetings: student leadership meetings, sub-team meetings, and the independent studymeeting. In addition to the observations, some archival data from both research sites wascollected to further supplement the interview data. Specifically, information packets, brochures,DVDs, and summary reports regarding the lab were collected. This information was used tobetter familiarize and contextualize the type of environment that the lab creates for students.The learning site was investigated through two phases of analysis. The first phase of dataanalysis employed an open-coding procedure on interview transcriptions to allow emergingthemes to take precedence. After discovering student autonomy (e.g. project ownership,intentional self-education, self

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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skills” Teams QuotationsTeam 1 The next thing needed is good communication skills. This is important to express ideas, to deal with bosses, clients, city councils and authorities. It is important to communicate with colleagues and other engineers as engineers cannot work alone.Team 4 Engineers also need to have excellent communication and leadership skills. They need to convince and explain the upper management as much as possible to make a project happens.Team 6 Engineers should also be equipped with soft skills such as communication and leadership skills to coordinate activities within a team, highly social, and have to

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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thisdemand. Furthermore, students graduating high school, postsecondary students, and incumbentSTEM workers divert from STEM career pathways into other fields adding to the pipelineproblem.4 This critical, growing employment gap is motivating policymakers, kindergartenthrough twelfth grade (K12) public school districts, institutes of higher education, and employersto find ways to increase graduates with STEM competencies and degrees.Investigating potential solutions to this problem, business and higher education experts on theUnited States STEM Education Modeling Project and the President’s Committee of Advisors onScience and Technology concluded that improving young students’ attitudes toward STEM andinterest in STEM careers is as important as