Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica R. Hoehn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

), I need to work harder, or excel beyond other men, in order for my input to even be considered as valuable.”One of our goals for the unit was for students to consider whether investigating who participatesin STEM is (or should be) an important part of learning physics. Alyssa answers this question asshe describes the importance of this class to her personally: “This classes addresses tough topics, beyond physical material. While learning quantum mechanics is the primary focus, this is the perfect class to tie in challenging societal norms and stigmas. I say the word “engineer” and an image of a white male almost instantaneously appears in my mind.”For Alyssa, her own awareness of the lack of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #31479Students’ abilities to solve RC circuits with cognitive scaffoldingactivitiesProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering and Science at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. He collaborates with the Faculty of Engineer- ing of the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile. Professor Zavala is National Researcher Level 1 of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He works with the following research lines: concep- tual