Research Center. Her research focuses on how identity, among other affective factors, influences diverse students to choose engineering and persist in engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder be- longing and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chem- ical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. ©American Society for
University Alexandra Jackson is a second year PhD student at Rowan University seeking a specialization in Engi- neering Education. She began her research in Rowan’s Experiential Engineering Education Department in the Fall of 2019, and has developed interests in entrepreneurial mindset and student development. In particular, she is interested in assessment of entrepreneurial mindset through both quantitative and quali- tative methods, and is currently working in both survey and concept map assessment. She was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in April, 2022, and hopes to continue her research in entrepreneurial mindset assessment using narrative inquiry.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Dr. Bodnar is an
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. Her research interests center on interdisciplinary learning and teaching, technology-integrated STEM teaching practices, and assessment development and validation in STEM education.Dr. Daniel S. Puperi, The University of Texas at Austin Daniel is an assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas at Austin. Dan received a BS in aerospace engineering from Purdue University and then worked at NASA Johnson Space Center for 15 years before pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University. In 2016, Dan graduated from Rice and began teaching four design/laboratory courses required for all undergraduate BME students at UT Austin.Thomas E. Lindsay, The University
education that contribute to student’s worseningmental health: the ubiquity of stress, professors not being sympathetic, certain exam formats, 5-year degreeprograms sold as 4-year programs, ties to the military and government, a culture of silence, and anenvironment dominated by men.Our own quantitative exploration of the relationship between engineering culture and help-seeking attitudesstarted with a pilot study of engineering undergraduates at two institutions (n=79) which helped frame thestudy discussed in this paper [42]. We found evidence of a negative correlation between student stigmaabout MHCs and help-seeking attitudes [42]. Elements of self-stigma did not correlate significantly withhelp-seeking attitudes, confirming that social-stigma
, Faculty Understanding, Belongingness, Thriving,Mindfulness, and Motivation. T-tests and ANOVA models are employed to analyze variations inresponses among students based on a host of demographic identifiers. Pilot results from the firstadministration of the survey include, for example, statistically significant lower reported levelsof thriving and mindfulness for students who identify as LGBTQIA+ than those who do not, aswell as far lower levels of ecosystem health overall for students who do not have access to stablehousing. Additional statistically significant results are identified on the bases of students’ gender,race/ethnicity, disability status, veteran status, undergraduate versus graduate student status,college of study, employment
Paper ID #38410Illuminating Contexts that Influence Test Usage Beliefs and Behaviorsamong Instructors of Fundamental Engineering CoursesKai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won
and students of color.Ms. Sarah Jane (SJ) Bork, University of Michigan Sarah Jane (SJ) received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2017, and her M.S. in Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan in 2020. As a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sarah is studying the mental health experiences of engineering graduate students.Kayleigh Merz, University of Michigan Kayleigh Merz (she/her) is a recent master’s graduate in Higher Education from the University of Michi- gan. She earned a B.S. in Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan, and associate degrees in Mathematics
review. For example, Asimakopoulos et al. (2019) examined engineering students’ESE using a quantitative method. However, it was not clear whether the ESE instrument adoptedin their study measured individuals’ self-concept or self-efficacy, and the items were not createdto reflect the content of general entrepreneurship education programs. Therefore, based on priorresearch, a theoretically and empirically grounded ESE instrument for engineering students istimely needed. Based on the refined ESE instrument by McGee et al. (2009), we adapted andcreated items that assessed engineering students’ ESE. Phase 2: Item piloting In Phase 2, we aimed to pilot the items that were consistent with the entrepreneurshipeducation course content from
Paper ID #37272An Analysis of Low-Scoring Blind and Low-Vision Individuals’ SelectedAnswers on a Tactile Spatial Ability InstrumentDaniel Kane, Utah State University Daniel Kane is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education with a concurrent master’s degree in Civil Engineering. His research interests focus around the study of spatial ability with an emphasis on identifying patterns of spatial strategies and measuring spatial ability in blind and low vision populations.Dr. Natalie L. Shaheen Dr. Natalie L. Shaheen is an assistant professor of blind education at Illinois State
-view.Methods:Participants. Male engineering students (4 students grouped into 2 dyads) who previously passedor who were concurrently enrolled a Mechanics of Materials course from various disciplines,grade levels, and coursework experiences were convenience sampled from a small summersession of a Mechanics of Materials lab to participate in the pilot study. The study took place at apredominately white Midwest university. Enrollment during the summer session for this coursewas eight students, four of which were either not able to attend the study or data was excludedbased on no gesture or speech during reasoning. In general, the Mechanics of Materials lab offersa hands-on environment to observe and physically experience the concept of torsion, as well asthe formal
between authentic engineering learning and student engagement [35],professional identity or learning interest [36] , student-perceived learning outcomes [37], reasonableassumptions and problem-solving abilities [32], engineering learning self-efficacy [38] and so on.RESEARCH PURPOSEThe current study was situated in the engineering learning in communities of practice. Communities ofpractice were seen as an effectively collaborative learning situations with a group of learners sharingprofessional knowledge and common career enthusiasm. In our previous study, we found community ofpractice is an important engineering learning context and engineering learning happening in communitiesof practice usually focused on solving the authentic engineering