Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-1318: MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINEER-ING DESIGN GRAPHICS JOURNALRobert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a full professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina Uni- versity, where he has taught since 1986. He is the current Director of Publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s annual and mid-year conference program chair and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a program chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s vice

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seokyoung Ahn, University of Texas - Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Gregory Allen Potter, The University of Texas - Pan American

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-2471: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CHALLENGE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN ENGINEERING GRAPHICSSeokyoung Ahn, University of Texas - Pan American Dr. Seokyoung Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Derpartment at the Univer- sity of Texas - Pan American (UTPA), in Edinburg, TX. His current research interests are in the areas of biomedical application of powder injection molding, nonlinear filtering algorithm, model-based nonlinear control, and engineering education.Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Robert A. Freeman has been on the faculty of The University of Texas System for over 25 years and is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Varricchio, Daniel Webster College; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Melissa Kelly, Daniel Webster College; James O'Donnell; Joseph A. Donovan, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-2210: DEVELOPMENT OF EDGD WEBSITE AUTOMATED LEARN-ING AND ASSESSMENT RESOURCESAmanda Varricchio, Daniel Webster College Amanda Varricchio is a recent graduate of Daniel Webster College with a Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering. She was honored for her academic achievement by being named to the Presidents List and has severed as captain of the softball team for the past two seasons. She is currently employed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft as an associate test engineer.Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University Dr. Branoff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Edu- cation at North Carolina State University. A member of ASEE since 1987, he has

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

turningand twisting, knows exactly where the water is; and a stunt pilot knowing where the ground isduring his maneuvers. The concept inventory will be examining the spatial visualization branchof the hierarchy only, as identified by the asterisk.The ability to visualize objects and situations in one’s mind, and to manipulate those images, is acognitive skill vital to many career fields, especially those requiring work with graphical images.By one estimate, there are at least 84 different careers for which spatial skills play an importantrole [12]. Spatial ability is an essential skill for Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) fields. Spatial abilities have been widely studied and are known to befundamental to higher-level thinking

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

undergraduate management and industrial engineering curricula. Journal of Information Systems Education, Fall.4. Mandinach, E. B., Honey, M., Light, D., Heinze, C., & Rivas, L. (2005). Creating an evaluation framework for data-driven decision-making. EDC Center for Children and Technology, USA.5. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. B. & Cocking R.R. (Eds). (2000). How people learn: brain, mind, experience and school. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.6. Anderson W. A., Krathwohl D. R., Airasian, P. W., Cruikshank, R. E., Mayer, P. P., Raths, J. R. & Wittrock, M. C. (Eds.). (2001) A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing: a revision of bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Addison Wesley

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-1999: EXAMINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKETCH THINK-ING AND BEHAVIOURDiarmaid Lane, University of LimerickNiall Seery, University of Limerick Page 22.663.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Examining the Development of Sketch Thinking and BehaviourAbstractResearch (Lane et al., 2010b, 2010c), concerning the development of expertise in freehandsketching among students within an Initial Technology Teacher Education (ITTE)programme provides significant indicators that sketching is a teachable skill. Analysing andreporting on any development in sketching expertise can sometimes be difficult and becomesubject to

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-152: TEACHING CAD MODELING USING LEGODerek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Derek Yip-Hoi has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has broad experience in CAD/CAM and geometric and solid modeling from research and teaching experiences at UM and the University of British Columbia. Currently he coordinates the CAD/CAM instruction in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Washington University.Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University Jeffrey L. Newcomer is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Western Washington University. He received B.S. (1988) and M.Eng. (1989) degrees in Aeronautical Engineering, a M.S. in Science and

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

performed by gender.BackgroundSpatial skills are important for a variety of careers. Smith (1964)1 identified at least 84 careerareas for which spatial skills are important. Spatial skills, and in particular the ability to rotateimages in one’s mind, are especially important for technical fields such as engineering (Maier,1994)2. Studies have shown that spatial visualization skills are a factor in the success ofengineering students. Gimmestad (1989)3 found that students’ spatial visualization skills were astronger predictor of success in an engineering design course than math ACT scores orexperience in a high school shop or drafting class. Blasko et al. (2004)4 found that incomingspatial skills predicted 20 % of the total variance in course grades