Science at Michigan State University (MSU) in 2021, with my pri- mary research focus on artificial intelligence (AI) for social good. During my doctoral studies, I explored several intriguing areas, such as AI in education, computational politics, and misinformation detection. As a member of the interdisciplinary Teachers in Social Media project, I concentrated on creating inno- vative and efficient data mining and machine learning algorithms to enhance the quality of PK-12 edu- cation. Throughout my academic journey, I have been honored with multiple awards. These include the Best Paper Award at the IEEE-ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2018), the Outstanding
“Traditional,” reflecting the textbookthey used. During the study, t-tests were performed on the two cohorts to search for significantdifferences between the groups in terms of performance on major assessments. These assessmentswere chosen because they were uniform for both cohorts. Only homework and quizzes completedby the Top Hat cohort required the use of significant digits, whereas the Traditional cohort didnot have to use significant digits in both the calculation and reporting of their answers for theirassigned homework and quizzes. These two groups were also involved in a second study involvingtheir course project, therefore the project was removed from the calculation of their final gradeprior to the data being analyzed.For consistency of all
, philanthropic efforts, college courses, and research grants and publications. She currently holds the following Quality Matters Certifications: Master Reviewer, Peer Reviewer, Ac- celerated Designing Your Online Course F2F Facilitator, Accelerated Improving Your Online Course F2F Facilitator, Reviewer Course for Program Reviews, and Applying the QM Rubric Face to Face Facilitator. She is a board member of the Winston-Salem State University Foundation, National Girls Collabora- tive Project, American Association for the Advancement of Science National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, an advisory member for Nvolve, Inc, and several grants. She is also a member of sev- eral associations, including the Alpha Zeta Omega
experiences. Henderson’s research interests are in engineering iden- tity development among Black men and engineering student success. He was most recently recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine as an Inspiring STEM Leader, the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) Outstanding Young Alumni Award, and Career Communications Group with a Black Engineer of the Year Award for college-level promotion of engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Literature Adventures with LIWC (Work-in-Progress)1 Introduction and PurposeA thematic literature review was conducted to inform a dissertation project that
Grant #DGE1255832.Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.REFERENCES[1] Council of Graduate Schools, “Ph.D. completion and attrition: Analysis of baseline program data from the Ph.D. completion project,” Washington D.C, 2008.[2] R. Sowell, J. Allum, and H. Okahana, “Doctoral initiative on minority attrition and completion,” Council of Graduate Schools, Washington D. C, 2015.[3] M. Bahnson and C. G. P. Berdanier, “Current trends in attrition considerations of engineering Master’s and Ph.D. students at research-intensive universities in the United States,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 39, no. 1
may be doing more than just supporting howstudents believe they belong in engineering spaces but also in how they are seen and seethemselves as engineers. The participants illustrated how recognition from faculty throughrespect and disrespect was impactful in how they felt seen as engineers and navigating futurestudent-faculty relationships. If engineering education is going to answer calls to supportengineering identity development curricular and programmatically, changes will need to considerfeatures that support students beyond specific classroom assignments or projects. Engineeringfaculty serve as people already embedded in engineering communities who may help guidestudents into this community by making them feel like they do or do not
participation in creative projects, and student-teacher engagement.Additional benefits of incorporating social media into education include the ability to followclasses from anywhere at any time and the best possible interaction with the material throughpeer debate and opinion sharing [17]. In addition to students engaging and exchanginginformation with subject-topic professionals through social media, using them in engineeringclassrooms can improve discussion quality, boost student participation, and promoteindependent learning [18, 19]. Similarly, studies analyzed social media data using Twitterhashtags on activist campaigns for increasing gender equality in the engineering sector [20].Despite the advantages SMPs’ interactive learning environment
following the opinions of the majority mayinadvertently disenfranchise or marginalize the needs of underrepresented groups (URGs) inengineering. RQ2 can also provide insight into how to modify instructional support for URGs inorder to provide greater equity in student learning.MethodsThis study is part of a larger, single-institution research project, which used a survey toinvestigate the connections between different forms of support (from faculty, TAs, and peers)and various dimensions of course-level engagement (including attention, participation, effort,and emotional engagement) in multiple learning contexts. The survey also included several shortanswer questions, one of which is analyzed in this study: “What one action can your TAs at take
–particularly Latinos/as/xs – have been perceived as disruptive elements of theAmericanization project [1]. Latinos/as/xs have been framed as individuals that are unable tosucceed in academic spaces because of inherent deficits and thus unable to accommodate tothe demands of American exceptionalism [2]. Engineering is no exception to this deficitframing of Latinos/as/xs. In fact, engineering has a long history of discrimination towardminoritized groups that is still present today in engineering programs [3]. For instance,Latino/a/x engineering students still contend with the enduring repercussions of deficitideologies, racialization, and a process of assimilation through subtractive schooling [4, 5].Engineering has, too, embraced an educational
validation, pragmatic validation, ethical validation, process reliability). Waltherand colleagues’ [26] quality framework draws attention to the pervasiveness of validationthroughout the entirety of a research project, and they offer six validation types to provideguidance for promoting research quality. We take up these quality considerations in theremainder of the study, but first we briefly offer ways of operationalizing the key phrases weinvestigate herein.Operationalizing “Engineering Ethics” and “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”In this study, we introduce and interrogate two concerted terms or phrases: (1) EngineeringEthics and (2) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We do not presuppose how participantsought to define these terms, but
is particularly pressing inengineering, as professionals often work on complex projects involving multicultural teams andinternational stakeholders [5], [23]. Global engineering initiatives, such as sustainableinfrastructure projects, exemplify the demand for collaboration across geographical and culturalboundaries. As Valeeva et al. [27] emphasize, international teamwork is now indispensable in theengineering profession, underscoring the need for these skills.Intercultural Competence in Graduate Education. Graduate-level engineering educationliterature has, to date, typically focused on either psychosocial experiences of graduate school(e.g., attrition and persistence [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], advisor matching [33], [34
does diversity in aerospace engineering mean to you? (Open-Ended)7. Satellite megaconstellations are systems that provide satellite internet through a group of orbiting satellites. SpaceX has currently launched 1,800 of their planned 4,000+ Starlink satellites, and Amazon is developing their own megaconstellation, called Project Kuiper, with 3,000+ satellites. Have you heard of satellite megaconstellations before? (Multiple-Choice)8. Name potential effects of a satellite megaconstellation and indicate whether you feel each effect is positive or negative for society. (Up to 3) (Open-Ended)9. The major U.S. aerospace companies make most of their revenue on defense-related systems. (For example, Lockheed Martin’s revenue is 96
(TMCT) was developed in 2018 at Utah State University as apart of a National Science Foundation funded project in partnership with the National Federationof the Blind (NFB) [9]. The TMCT is a tactile testing instrument that is intended to measure andquantify both spatial visualization and spatial relational capabilities of the BLV population. Afteranalyzing pilot TMCT participant score data, our research team decided to increase the utility ofthe TMCT by splitting the original format of the 25-questions into two parallel subtests (A & B),each containing 12 questions. With this significant change to the format of the instrument, weneeded to determine if the reliability of the TMCT was retained in its split form.A pilot analysis confirmed
Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelorˆa C™Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including tDr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University.Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of
and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace En- gineering. He holds an affiliate appointment in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, where he leads a re- search group that works on a diverse set of projects in robotics and education (http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu/). He has received every award for undergraduate teaching that is granted by his department, college, and campus. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Second-Chance Testing as A Means of Reducing Students’ Test Anxiety and Improving OutcomesAbstractThis full research paper explores how second-chance testing can be used as a strategy formitigating students’ test
Blackfeminist standpoint must be promoted collectively through agency (space to share livedexperiences for the creation of meaning) and power (access to knowledge claims).AgencyMarcel [28] states agency is sensing the pre-reflection self. From this frame of mind, agency isan inherent cause of action due to an immersion with feelings and beliefs. Additionally, agencycan commonly be referred to as a space - describing all the dimensions in which we, as humanbeings, exist (e.g., physical, mental, and social), is used to help understand the importance ofagency. According to Alston et al. [29], the freeing or oppressing of any state of thesedimensions directly impacts an individual's ability to project their reality onto their world.Combining the ideas of
presentations. Her research specializes in engineering education, focusing on remote laboratory evaluation. She is also passionate about exploring various technology applications to enhance engineering education.Dr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). He serves as the Director of the World MOON Project and holds editorial roles as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education and
the University of Michigan; and serves as a PI/Co-PI on multiple projects funded by the National Science Foundation. He currently serves in editorial capacity for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, and Journal of International Engineering Education.Jeffrey Stransky, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Stransky is a post-doctoral research associate in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He obtained his PhD in Engineering Education and MS in Mechanical Engineering from ¬¬Rowan university. Dr. Stransky seeks to understand the engineering ideologies that promote potential
understandingand encourage students to engage actively with course material. Furthermore, the substantial impact of analytical effort on analytical exam performancehighlights the significance of targeted interventions aimed at enhancing analytical skills amongengineering students. Educators could implement tailored instructional approaches, such asproblem-based learning, case studies, and hands-on projects, to develop students' analyticalabilities and improve their performance in analytical tasks. Additionally, the findings underscore the value of perceived effort as a predictor ofacademic success in engineering education. By acknowledging and measuring students'perceived effort levels, educators can gain insights into individual learning
the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] D. F. Lohman, “Spatial Ability and G.” 1993.[2] K. S. McGrew, “CHC theory and the human cognitive abilities project: Standing on the shoulders of the giants of psychometric intelligence research,” Intelligence, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Jan. 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.08.004.[3] H. B. Yilmaz, “On the Development and Measurement of Spatial Ability,” International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 83–96, Mar. 2009.[4] C. Julià and J. Ò. Antolì, “Enhancing Spatial Ability and Mechanical Reasoning through a STEM Course,” International Journal of Technology and Design Education, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 957–983, Dec. 2018.[5] M. Stieff and D. Uttal, “How
as first-year engineering students, understanding that they still have a lot to learn within the field and have their own specific areas of growth to focus on. 7 Stress I found this class to be stressful / I had a Students did not find the course to be overwhelmingly stressful but did lot of nervous energy surrounding this note that they felt the most stress during projects. course. 8 Stress I found it difficult to relax into this Students felt that there was a lot of work in this
aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a B.S.E. in civil engineering from Case Western Reserve University, both in the areas of structural engineering and solid mechanics.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. His lab’s design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Their current projects include studying and designing classroom
-efficacy. Elevated refersto the gap between professed self-efficacy and documented proficiency or actual performance.Ultimately, this maladaptive process did not buoy performance and meta-cognitive insight [36]but instead contributed to STEM attrition.Theme 2: Uneven Access—and Fully Aware Student experiences revealed heterogeneity across the district, but students with higher-quality instruction clustered at specific schools. Students at Schools Beta and Zeta reportedhands-on, project-based learning. Instructors checked for understanding, made sure it wascontextualized to real world applications rather than purely theoretical, and the learningprogressed in difficulty. They did science, rather than learning about science. Students
concentrate in school with all that?Furthermore, the data indicates that communication breakdown between participants and peers,and participants and faculty contributed to stress. Cohen could not attend school regularly whiletaking care of his brother’s sugar disease. This limited his participation and feedback with teammembers in a team project in an engineering course. While Cohen’s stressful event affected hisrelationship with peers, Marissa attributed distress to faculty communication and understandingand stated: I had some difficulties after my car crash and sexual assault to my friend outside campus. This forced me to miss classes, but somehow some teachers couldn’t understand.The financial insecurity is evidence of capital-induced
methodology to this study. Thus, we posit that asking students to confront thedifferences in their espoused beliefs and their behaviors can help them bring awareness toweaknesses in their approach to making process safety judgements.Conceptual FrameworkAs a part of this project, we developed a conceptual framework around criteria that engineersconsider through their process safety judgements: safety, leadership, relationships, production,spending, and time (Table 1). These criteria emerged from process safety literature and ChemicalSafety Board (CSB) case studies [5]–[8] as well as non-engineering industries that rely onpractitioner judgement [2], [3], [10], [32]. Moreover, this conceptual framework has beenleveraged in other recent works regarding
needs of disabledstudents. We also carefully considered our own privileged identities that may bias the analysis,namely, being white, English-speaking, U.S. citizens in academia.Methods The findings presented here are a subset of a larger project and data collection effortfocusing more broadly on the experiences of disabled students. Complete methodological detailscan be found in (Figard et al., 2023).Research Design The primary data sources for our study are ten semi-structured interviews with disabledengineering students. These interviews were conducted at a single site by the first author in Fall2022. Interview transcripts were analyzed in two rounds by using thematic analysis with acritical lens. Open coding was used during
University, 1988.[8] F. A. Huppert, “Psychological Well-being: Evidence Regarding its Causes and Consequences,” Appl Psychol Health Well Being, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 137–164, Jul. 2009, doi: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01008.x.[9] World Health Organization, Atlas: child and adolescent mental health resources: global concerns, implications for the future. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2005.[10] Clarke A et al., Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) acceptability and validation in English and Scottish secondary school students (The WAVES Project). Glasgow: NHS Health Scotland, 2010.[11] F. A. Huppert, N. Baylis, and B. Keverne, “Introduction: why do we need a science of well–being?,” Philos
- search group that works on a diverse set of projects in robotics and education (http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu/). He has received every award for undergraduate teaching that is granted by his department, college, and campus. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Comparing Second-Chance Testing Grading Policies for Effective Mastery Learning in STEM CoursesAbstractIn this full research paper, we examine various grading policies for second-chance testing.Second-chance testing refers to giving students the opportunity to take a second version of a testfor some form of grade replacement. Second-chance testing as a pedagogical strategy bears somesimilarities to mastery
video before completing the readings on the conventional-plustechnologies. These instructional videos were the treatment in the experiment and served as themain independent variable of the research. To ensure equal treatment, by the end of the semester,all participants received the same number of instructional videos to supplement their readings(i.e., six). As an example of this process, in week seven, a standard 50-gallon storage-tank waterheater was compared to a condensing storage water heater. All students were assigned readingscovering both water heaters to be completed before the in-class quiz and group project work.Half of the students in the class were provided with an instructional video on condensing storagewater heaters to be watched
]). By going "over 4," Sandra was unable to land on the y-axis, and could not find the y-intercept. Figure 6. Sandra's boardwork while working the two-poinThis research project began initially from interest in streamlining the grading process for largeclasses by developing a method by which a computer could automate grading of hand drawn Though Sandra’s difficulty actually began in Line 3,graphs. The difficulty in the design was that hand drawn graphs are symbolic and communicativerather than precise. Hand drawn graphs are sketches based on the cultural expectations ofstudents and teacher. We were concerned that the more obvious quantitative methods such as “over 4 and up 3”, her entire difficulty