engineering practices • Note prior expectations • Plan for note-taking • Move between multiple viewpoints: Broader views to more detailed foci • Develop comprehensive observations (as much as possible) • Balance between observation and participation 2.4 Taking notes • Preparation (template) Discussion
masking their neurodiversity and hiding their struggles, especially within the context oftheir advisor-advisee relationship. Masking may be defined as covering or modifying one’sneurodivergent behaviors to blend in with neurotypical people [50]. Camouflaging to pass asneurotypical is associated with decreased mental health among neurodivergent individuals [51,52]. Nancy, who reported an auditory processing disorder (APD) and an anxiety disorder,described how daily efforts to mask her neurodiversity in front of her advisor contribute to hermental health challenges: I do this masking where I put on that I'm very together for - in front of her and I have all these plans, and my calendar is all marked, but then my day to day, I don't feel
bettercareer decisions. For example, one of the study participants said the following: “During the introductory classes, inform students about different types of engineering fields so students can decide which discipline they want to go to.” (Student 5).Some participants were also of the view that undergraduate engineering study is too much to becompleted in four years. They expected their institution to work on extending the duration of anengineering undergraduate engineering degree to five years and allow students to plan it properlywhile they are in their first year. 5.1.2 | Need for delivering needed information about student’s MHW and academicsStudy participants expected their institutions and faculty to be more cognizant of the MHW
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classroomactivities including mentored instruction, group work, and the posttests, which, for weeks 1-6 ofthe study, were administered in person. After the COVID-19 shutdown, these classroomactivities continued but were conducted synchronously online rather than in person. Despitethese disruptions, the study proceeded as initially planned, with the added goal to explore howthe effectiveness of the SIVs would be affected by moving the class online (i.e., by moving thesynchronous components of the course to an online setting with Zoom web conferencing). Theseadjustments to the study were approved by the [university redacted] Institutional Review Board(Protocol #).Data AnalysisAll statistical analyses were conducted in SPSS (version 25). We first conducted a
elation.This theory proved to be right as the percentage of people who used elation in Spring 2022 was~4% and the percentage of people who used excitement in Fall 2022 was ~17%.In this study, the surveys were completely anonymous and participant demographic informationwas not collected. Depending on the future uses of this instrument, it will likely be important tocollect participants’ demographic information. In the future, we also suggest two additionalchanges: first, we plan to add the word uncertainty to future iterations of the survey word list. Inour current reviews of literature, it has appeared frequently as an emotion students have whileengaged in learning: results suggest it is felt during engineering design [11] and may triggeradditional
Paper ID #37500A Systematic Review of Instruments Measuring College Students’ Sense ofBelongingMrs. Xiaoye Yang, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Xiaoye yang is a Ph.D. student majoring in Research and Evaluation in Education at UMass Lowell. For over a decade, she has been involved in the language and education field holding various roles such as student, teacher, and researcher. She is a research assistant working at the center for program evaluation to conduct research on program evaluation methods as well as to offer evaluation planning, consulting, training, and services for the university, regional, and global
teamwork [8].Despite several advantages of game-based learning, there has not been a wide acceptance of it dueto the cost and maintenance of such systems, coupled along with the complexity of developing aworking system suitable for learning [9]. Other restrictions faced are the approval of replacinggames as a focus in class from the professional world, but due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic,more educators have become inclined to use and explore the possibilities of this new educationaltool, and recent studies have backed this as a positive approach towards education [10], [11].Acknowledging the success and advantages of game-based learning in engineering, this proposedresearch study was planned. This research study aims at understanding how those
). For that reason, we had two additional(secondary) research questions: • Secondary question 1: Does JMCQ permit the creation of rich feedback? • Secondary question 2: Does JMCQ help with test anxiety?In brief, the data obtained answers these questions affirmatively. Note that JMCQ’s grading canbe fully automated and instantaneous when the justifications are themselves selected from amongdistractor-justifications. (In one of our trials we also used a text-input version for comparison.)Thus, JMCQ can be used to auto-generate a customized follow-up study plan for each student.Furthermore, because justifications are presented to students, it potentially removes some anxietyaround whether a student’s phrasing is sufficient.What are effective
graduatestudents. Items that received lower average scores focused on mentoring skills related tocommunication, coordination, personal relationships, and career planning. This was reflected inthe open-response questions, where participants frequently cited these areas as problems orpoints of stress in their relationships with their advisor(s). Items that received higher averagescores focused on research skill building, resource acquisition, feedback, and trust. These areastend towards some of the more technical aspects of mentoring that advising requires, whichengineering doctoral advisors may feel more comfortable with. For example, setting researchgoals with students may come more naturally for faculty members than helping students preparefor a career
: MA, 2020.http://rstudio.com[33] Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Higher Order Concerns [HOCS] and Lower Order Concerns[LOCS]. (2023)https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/hocs_and_locs.html (Accessed Feb. 23,2023)[34] G. R. Gibbs, “Thematic coding and categorizing,” Ch. 4. Analyzing Qualitative Data. 2nded. Ch. 4. London, UK: SAGE Publications. Online.https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526441867 (Accessed Feb. 24, 2023)[35] J. Cohen, Statistical Power Analysis for Behavioral Sciences. (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ, USA:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1988.[36] J. W. Creswell, Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitativeand qualitative research, 2nd, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2005.[37] D. L. Hahs
to the field. So it really isn't about the question. It's about the process, I think for, for me.”To get another sense for the scope of these researcher identity I-poems, we compared I-poemstatements to the sections of the transcript they originated from. Sections were derived from oursix theoretical aspects of researcher identity. We noticed that neither poem included statementsrelated to the feelings when collaborating section of the initial interviews. Both participantsmentioned feelings they have while researching and collaborating on a team in their initialinterviews but did not use these statements in the poems. We plan to explore the area of feelingswhen collaborating further to learn more about how researchers might disclose
formative assessments [12]. Prior tomoving onto more intricate topics. Additionally, it underscores the importance of fostering abilitiescritical for analytical thinking and real-world application, such as analytical problem-solving andexperimental methods, to guarantee learners are well-equipped to utilize their learning in practicalscenarios [6]. Bloom's mastery learning model encapsulates the core tenets of this educationalapproach by emphasizing the definition, planning, teaching, and grading for mastery. It recognizesthe assessment of mastery as a crucial pillar, addressing the research question of how studentmastery is monitored and identifying the assessment models capable of measuring it [6].Mastery Learning Steps Bloom Mastery
more relevant and supportive educationalenvironments. Learning from social media insights provides critical information for organizers ofeducational campaigns and events in STEM [24]. They demonstrate the effectiveness of socialmedia in reaching and engaging diverse audiences, underscoring the need for strategic use ofhashtags, media elements, and influential participants to maximize the impact of such campaigns.These findings can be applied to enhance the planning and execution of future STEM promotioninitiatives, ensuring wider and more effective public engagement.Conclusions and Future WorkThis systematic literature review meticulously examines the use of social media in engineeringeducation, revealing themes, practice, and research
significantly improve theirProblem formulation, Model development and Validation skills. Similarly, students with strongprior interdisciplinary knowledge and modeling and simulation competencies will interact farbetter with their peers and build their communication and collaboration skills based on thoseguiding prompts. The qualitative results showed that the students tended to engage their modeldevelopment and result reporting and visualization skills more independently than as a teambecause of the disciplinary technicalities and team members' prior knowledge.Overall, the insights derived from this study can prove valuable in the planning andimplementation of effective team-based course intervention strategies that pertain to project-based modeling
the nature of work inengineering professional settings. In terms of implications, educators need to be mindful of howengineering design courses are planned and would benefit from incorporating mindfulnessepisodes within the lesson when students transition to tasks that require empathy. Thesemindfulness sessions may vary in length and research has shown that short sessions ofmindfulness lead to positive impact and improved self-awareness (Nolte et al., 2022).Making empathy visible in engineeringAlso in the review, scholars have highlighted that discrepancies in the ways we conceptualizeempathy impacts educators’ sense of its utility in their courses. These discrepancies may stemfrom how we understand the purpose of engineering work and the
institution. In an odd coincidence, the deathof a non-student then took place at the U.S. East campus a couple of weeks later. The survey was launchedat U.S. East on October 24, which the team believes affected response rates at the sites as well (~5%). Thelaunch of the survey at U.S. Midwest was re-scheduled to the beginning of the Spring 2023 semester, andwas launched on January 23, 2023 with more satisfactory response rates (>10%). For Year 2 of our datacollection, we plan to maintain the different timing for data collection between institutions, but we willensure that for both data collection periods (Fall 2023 for U.S. East, and Spring 2024 for U.S. Midwest) weoffer the survey as early in the semester as possible to maximize response rates
responding withinthe semi-structured research interview was demanding for the novice interviewer. As a reflectivepractice, we compared the intended goals of the planned interview questions prescribed in theprotocol versus the content of the actual questions asked during the interview, finding that for themost part, the interviewer’s questions did align. However, in examining the underlying function,the IQRT illuminated a few instances where the interviewer introduced, sometimesunexpectedly, questions that detracted from the participant’s flow of thinking. For example, indiscussing the tenure expectations, the participant mentioned teaching, service, and raisingmoney—a ‘pillar’ of tenure that he repeatedly framed as ‘leverage’ for ‘threatening to
transform existing undergraduate engineering education byaddressing the important issue of transfer between theory and practice. The research plan isguided by the research questions listed in Table 1. The focus of the present paper is thedevelopment of an instrument that can be used to help answer the first research question. Table 1. Research Questions for Overarching FHWA Project No. Research Question Do students who experience the Anchored classroom interventions demonstrate an ability to transfer fundamental engineering knowledge to applied bridge design? a. If so, how many Anchored courses must a student have taken to demonstrate a significant positive 1. correlation with their success in
Paper ID #37190the NSF-funded AWAKEN Project, which documented how people learn and use engineering, and cur-rently co-directs the National Center for Cognition and Mathematics Instruction. He is a faculty memberfor the Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. As part of his service to thenation, Dr. Nathan served on the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Commit-tee on Integrated STEM Education, and is currently a planning committee member for the Space StudiesBoard of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council workshop Sharing the Adventurewith the Student: Exploring the Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education. At the Universityof Wisconsin, Dr. Nathan holds affiliate
asengineering learners and educators as well as their understanding of the importance of communication indiverse engineering teams.Table 2 below shows the overall structure of the interview protocol for both student and facultyparticipants. The table also shows the relationship between the questions asked for each group in order tosubstantiate evidence of similarities and differences between the two groups, as well as links between theinterview questions and the research questions. 5. Plans for data analysisWe have concluded the data collection for this research and are currently in the process of analyzing theinterview data. This qualitative study will use coding practices derived from grounded theory (Saldaña,2016). After segmenting the data, we
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educators. The theme underscoresthe potential impact on students' mindset, promoting analytical thinking and potentiallyinfluencing the broader education system.A3. Innovative Teaching ToolsThis theme focuses on the role of ChatGPT as a tool for educators, providing innovative resourcesfor lesson planning, content creation, and instructional methods. It looks at how ChatGPT maycontribute to redefining traditional teaching tools in the educational landscape. “I see ChatGPT developing in to a new research standard similar to how Google has replaced books. As well as being a base line for further AI platforms. Likewise I think it will have a similar effect on education, with it being something looked down on at first but later excepted in
], provides the theoreticalframework for this study. This theory has been applied in both undergraduate [26]–[28] andgraduate-level [35], [36], [50] research to understand students’ academic motivations, role identity,and career goals among other things. FTP contains many components including how much a personconnects the present and future, the perceived instrumentality of someone’s present action for theirfuture goals, directionality which relates to a person’s perception that they are moving forward intothe future, speed which is a person’s ability to plan for the future, and extension which relates tohow far into the future a person sets their goals [51], [52]. These components (connection,perceived instrumentality, directionality, speed, and
appendix.Table 1: Engineering Practices Codebook Engineering Practice Code Practice DescriptionBusiness and Financial Account for financial or economic considerationsCoding or Programming Engage in computer coding or programmingData Analysis Engage in data analysis, processing, and interpretationData Collection Collect data following proper proceduresEthics Weigh (often complex) ethical responsibilitiesExperiment Design Design or develop plans and procedures for experimentsFoundational Technical KnowledgeLearn or study fundamental engineering principles or technical knowledgeFuture Impacts Consider or account
rationale underlying elements within their design. “It's mostly just the general recommendations, like I'm not including, like, a function name or a list of all the variables. Because I'm just trusting that the variable names kind of explain themselves.”Some of the designers’ comments also indicated that they held a constrained view of their roleand influence on the project. They made limited efforts to forecast what design decisions wouldneed to be made by future designers and did not make their own design decisions with thosefuture decisions in mind. “Like from my end? …I don't know a lot about what they plan for the future, so I just made things with what information I had. So there