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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Mary Roth P.E., Lafayette College

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environments as well as the transition to virtual delivery.Introduction to Engineering Courses at Both InstitutionsLafayette College and University of Delaware are two different types of institutions and thestructure of the introduction to engineering class reflects those differences. Lafayette College is asmall, undergraduate-only institution with a total enrollment in the introduction to engineeringcourse of around 200 students in 2020. At Lafayette College, introduction to engineering is afall-semester course where students are assigned to two modules with each module lasting forhalf of a fourteen-week semester. This course is required for all engineering students at LafayetteCollege and students receive a full course credit for the course

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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accomplish no matter where the students were learning. Teams made short videos describing their design and capturing five consecutive launches, including distance measurements. Videos were uploaded to VoiceThread so students could watch and learn from each other’s designs. Teams worked in two phases: an initial design and a re-design, in order to reflect the iterative nature of engineering. 2. Propose ten redesign ideas of a simple device: This project offered teams the opportunity to practice the ideation process and to demonstrate the fact that multiple solutions can exist for open-ended problems. 3. Design a pandemic tool: Now that students felt comfortable working remotely and have gotten to

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bethany Luke, Valparaiso University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Valparaiso University

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critique) they referenced some specific aspect of the learningenvironment or experience that could be improved. Including such examples and descriptionstakes more time and effort to produce as a more careful reflection of the student’s learningexperience, and thus could be seen as an indicator for student engagement.We expected that if the course improvements increased the level of student engagement, twothings would happen in the course evaluation comments: (1) sentiments would discernibly shiftfrom primarily negative to primarily positive; and (2) sentiments would discernibly shift fromaffective to behavioral and cognitive. As expected, with better alignment between courselearning objectives, pedagogical methods, and assessments, the overall

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Megan Gray, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Michael Rizk, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University

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[22] Engineering skills (tinkering) self-efficacy [22] Engineering design self-efficacy [23] Engineering academic engagement n/a, original instrument Creativity Creative self-efficacy [24] Value of creativity [25] Personal Development General self-efficacy [26] Grit/perseverance [27] Professional Skills Teamwork skills [28] Communication skills [28] Leadership skills [28] In the T2 instrument, we additionally utilized a retrospective pre-assessment,implemented at semester end but asking participants to reflect on

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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abandoned mines. The launch video and design briefincluded information on the more than 15,000 abandoned mines in New Mexico that threatensafe access to water, how acid mine drainage occurs, a brief history on why mining wasbeneficial to the state, and how mining disasters have had and continue to have myriad negativeconsequences for people and the environment.Students were guided to conduct research on the problem and existing solutions, as well asresearching ways to engage with communities that might be mistrustful of outsiders. We felt thiswould provide them an opportunity to reflect on engineering ethics. They gave 5-minute pitchesof their solutions, following similar guidelines for the previous pitch.Data collection and analysisStudents

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Tricia Serviss, Santa Clara University

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/learningstyles/ilsweb.html​.The primary results important for this report is the Visual vs. Verbal categories. Note the muchlarger numbers of students for whom their learning preference is for visual information ratherthan verbal. The full results are given in Table A1, which shows that more students have a‘strong’ (strength of 9 or 11) or ‘moderate’ (strength of 5 or 7) preference for visual information(total of 397 students) rather than ‘strong’ or ‘moderate’ preference for verbal information (totalof 27 students). Table A1: Learning style questionnaire results to date of Introduction to Engineering students.Numbers given are total number of students reporting a strength value in each (paired) category. Strength Active Reflective Sensing

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FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Lehr, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Christopher Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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was a better way after he had reflected upon his own work.“I had a great time programming my game. I also had a great time showing it to myfriends.” Azden C 2004.” Some of the students get a bit obsessed with the code theydeveloped, and spend hours on hours developing a big program. In fact one student whowas almost failing, and could not get an idea for a project, and I asked him what he liked,Brian liked baseball. He went on to write a 2000 line of code C program that played abaseball game. Reading batting averages and pitcher ERA’s from files and computingrandom hits based on the hitters average, slugging percentage, and the pitchers ERA.“When this end of semester project was assigned to me my first reaction was fear, completelygut

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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the grading system used in the course.Several students commented in the “short answer” on quizzes and exams that they felt there were“obscure references” to the textbook present in some questions. This may be more reflective ofthe number of students who did not use the textbook than an actual problem with quiz and examquestions.15 Students also felt that some quiz and exam questions were “poorly worded,” but theydid not provide examples nor did they point out these problems at the time that the given quiz orexam was presented.5. Overview of Changes for Spring 2008 Based on Student Feedback from Spring 2007Several changes were made for the Spring 2008 offering of ES100 based on student feedbackfrom Spring 2007. Budgetary constraints prevented

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Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

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generallyreflects an adequate work ethic, a grade of B generally reflects a marginal work ethic, and agrade of C or lower (including most withdrawals) generally reflects a poor work ethic.Therefore, we use the GNEG 1111 grade as a descriptor of work ethic in the remainder of thispaper.Anecdotal data suggests that grades in the first-semester MATH class are of great concern to allfaculty and staff members (across all colleges and universities with engineering programs) whowork with first-year engineering students. Such concern is shared by the FEP faculty and staff. Inthe Fall Semester of 2007, only 58% of the students in the FY07 cohort who attempted MATH1203, MATH 1285, MATH 2554, or MATH 2554H received a passing grade. Therefore,performance in these

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Connor Sonnier, Arizona State University

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to help first yearstudents practice applying the design process and gain design abilities and skills [3]. Are thesefirst year courses effective at helping students better understand the design process? Most of theassessments of such first year courses have focused on students’ motivation, retention, self-efficacy, engineering identity, etc. [4-7]. Assessment of the design process knowledge has takenthe form of surveys; close-ended questions such as multiple choice questions; open-endedquestions such as reflections and essays; talk-aloud protocols; performance of final designs;design reports; etc. [8-11]. Saterbak and Volts [12] and Zhu and Mertz [13] used students’critique of a Gantt chart that lays out a flawed proposed 14-week design

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Cesar Moreno

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traditionally served by the field of engineering due to a lack ofrole models. Although the six-year graduation rate for women is comparable to men [5] and thetotal number of engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to women has increased by 71% during2006-2016, the percentage of engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to women held steady atapproximately 20% over that decade [9]. This percentage may be a reflection of a lack of rolemodels as women represented only 14% of the engineering workforce in 2017 [9] and only 17%of engineering tenure-track faculty positions in 2018 [10].Another barrier for entering engineering programs is the prescriptive nature of engineeringcurricula [11]. The pipeline for becoming a successful engineering student is long

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacey Leigh Kelly, Virginia Tech; Darren K. Maczka, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech

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so we can not determine if particular course instructors are more or less influentialin students changing their minds. Also, meetings with academic advisors and information sessions about differentmajors offered are not captured in these data but are likely significant influences to students’ major choicedecisions.Changing Intended Major. The results of the logistic regression indicated that neither identity constructs, norMUSIC model constructs measured in the first-year data were significant predictors of whether a student wouldchange their intended major from their pre-orientation choice. Upon reflection this is not surprising as theseconstructs measure student’s perception regarding engineering as a whole, rather than specific

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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ActivitiesWhile the program activities of Bridge to Boise State and STEM Summer Adventure (now merged intoone program under the title, RAISE) have evolved over the years, common elements have remainedimportant components of the program over time. These include peer mentoring, opportunities to connectwith STEM faculty, team and community building activities, and sessions that focus on buildingmindsets and habits linked to academic success, such as a growth mindset. The following is a summaryof the program activities from the most recent year of the RAISE program, which are reflective of, if notidentical to, the program activities from previous years of the Bridge to Boise State and STEM SummerAdventure programs.Peer MentoringFeedback from previous years

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas, Austin

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and student’sacademic performance.As the SI program’s effectiveness is aimed at reducing the the D’s, F’s, W’s and Q drop rates(DFWQ%) rates in first year engineering courses and in turn retain more students to the ECEprogram, the collaborators have collected multiple types of data, including students’ SI sessionattendance and grade outcome in the course, students’ demographic data, and DFWQ% rates forattendees and non-attendees. As mentioned in the limitations section, the voluntary nature of theprogram does create some difficulty in making a direct link between higher SI attendance andstudent success. We, therefore, used SAT scores to group students with similar high schoolpreparation, for a more accurate reflection of the effects of SI

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Lovely, University of Kentucky; Laura Marie Letellier P.E., University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Derek Lynn Englert, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker P.E., University of Kentucky; Neil Moore, University of Kentucky; John F. Maddox, University of Kentucky; Julie Gordon Whitney, University of Kentucky; Doug Klein, University of Kentucky; Whitney C. Blackburn-Lynch, University of Kentucky

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-world engineering problems, the value of the toolis easily understood by students.The course design also tries to introduce students to some of the more cutting edge technologiesto allow them to feel that their efforts have current relevance. Students discuss data analysis andmanipulate data from real data sets such as water level monitoring from local streams or foodsafety data for baby food. They also build a reflective light sensor, gather data and use a simplemachine learning tool to make and train a roughness sensor shown in Figure 3. From thesemodest activities they are introduced to the fields of Artificial intelligence and Big Data.Figure 3: Example of a sensor built by students in Fundamentals of Computing. The sensorconsists of a

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick Tatar, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lauren Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Laura Ann Lilienkamp, Smith College

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conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on students’activity participation by asking students to reflect on their experiences and performing the sameanalysis that has been performed on the activities after the students complete their first semester.The authors are particularly interested in understanding if introducing students to Chickering’sstudent development theory will cause more diversity in students’ choices of what vectors theyparticipate in. The authors plan on expanding the submission form students use to report theirparticipation to include self-reporting of what vectors they believe they engaged in and an areafor students to comment and reflect on their experience.ConclusionStudent development in the first year is complex and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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matter, pedagogical approaches, political and personal preferences, orother criteria as dictated by a dynamic group of stakeholders. Many changes originate from aclearly defined need or mandate, while others may sneak in without a full analysis of the course.Repeated and often subtle changes compound to have a significant impact on the course, creatinga narrative reflecting the intents of the faculty and the concerns of the institution as course goalsand methods are updated in each subsequent semester.This paper describes a process to employ engineering education research methods to describe thenature, development, implications, and motivation behind of course changes. We define a sixstep process focused on the use of artifact analysis to

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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, and in a variety of domains, such as:mathematics,21 reflective judgment,22 and conceptions of density.23 Dynamic skill theoryintegrates over 100 years of research in cognitive development, extending from Baldwin’s24pioneering theory that intellectual development happened in stages, to Piaget’s25 theory ofconstructivism, which has made an enormous impact on science education.26 Fischer, known as aneo-Piagetian, advanced Piaget’s theories by recognizing the hierarchical pattern of ideas thatemerge as a person’s understanding grows with time.The central feature of dynamic skill theory is a scale that describes the progression of increasingcomplexity of ideas that a person uses to think about a concept as their understanding grows withtime

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Ryan McCutcheon

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teammates improve the quality of their sections, which will in turn help all students in thegroup.Quizzes have been replaced with homework, which are one or two simple problems that givestudents additional practice with course concepts beyond the projects. These homeworkquestions allow students to practice with information given during lectures and assist studentswith exam preparation. The way homework is graded reflects an aspect of game-based learningallowing students to customize their experience. There are 200 points available from homeworkin a semester, but students can only earn a maximum of 160 points. This system allows studentssome leeway in their homework assignments, as points lost on an earlier assignment can be madeup by completing a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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(%) Treatment B 40 30 20 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 >4 Lab Periods Student was Leader Figure 1: Laboratory Session LeadershipOver 50 % of Treatment B students never led a lab. Surprisingly, almost 25 % of Treatment Astudents also never led, indicating that this requirement should be emphasized more in the future.This was reflected in one of the focus groups for Treatment A in which students noted “We werenot as successful at sticking to just our roles

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Maritza Paz, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering; Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Cindy D. Wilson, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin

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technicalities such as spelling or grammar. Instead, focus your writing process on your personal reflections. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be glad to assist you.The first page of the activity listed 12 broad values not directly related to academic performance:being good at art; creativity; relationships with family and friends; government or politics;independence; learning and gaining knowledge; athletic ability; belonging to a social group(such as your community, racial group, or school club); music; career; spiritual or religiousvalues; and a sense of humor. The instructions asked students to circle 2-3 values that are ofpersonal importance.Page 2 of the activity asked students to write a few sentences

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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. Finally, the authors thank Dr.Julie Kalnin for conducting the focus group and overall program evaluation.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under awardnumber DUE - 1317238 and is supported in part by funds given to the National ScienceFoundation by the Intel Foundation and the GE Foundation. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References 1. American Society for Engineering Education. 2012. Going the Distance: Best Practices and Strategies for Retaining Engineering. Engineering Technology, and Computing Students. http://www.asee.org/retention

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett

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student-student learning through online collaboration, where students and staff have interactive discussion forums, access to units, assessments items and engage with lecturers, tutors and other students.20 3. Reimagined learning experience through media-rich study materials and virtual learning environments.21 4. Providing modern tools (such as e-Portfolio) for storing, organizing, reflecting and sharing student learning with others.22 5. Online peer support, seminar groups and workshops to improve the students study skills.Deakin University students also have an opportunity to alternate and combine on-campus andonline education study modes into the undergraduate engineering program on a course-by-course

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jill Anne Folkerts, Purdue University; Taylor V. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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, and investigate (level 3); as well as the abilities to analyze,synthesize, design, and create (level 4). Moreover, Darling-Hammond et al. state that “ifassessments are to reflect and encourage transferable abilities, a substantial majority of the itemsand tasks (at least two-thirds) should tap conceptual knowledge and abilities (level 2, 3, or 4 inthe DOK taxonomy)” (p. 5).7Assessment for LearningThe focus of the framework we have developed is on student learning. Often assessment in theclassroom is equated with exams, quizzes, and grades rather than emphasizing ways thatassessment can be useful in support of teaching and student learning. Moreover, adding to theconfusion, in higher education the term assessment has many disparate uses

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Tufenkjian, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Eva Schiorring, Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges

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Spring forces, Hooke’s law Estimation of spring constantpromote inquiry and discussion. Students worked in groups of 4 (Figure 6) to think about thequestions they were being asked, carried out experiments to answer the questions, and thenshared what they learned with the class. In one of the Modules, for example, students were askedto record a slow motion video (using a phone app) of a falling tennis ball. Then, the groups wereasked to use data from the slow motion video to plot position vs time for the tennis ball in biggraphing posters placed on the walls around the room (Figure 6). After students had developedthe plots, we regrouped and started a reflective discussion. Students were posed with questionssuch as: can we determine if the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sura Al-Qudah, Western Washington University ; Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Andrew Greiner

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environment in andout of the classroom. By establishing expectations of classroom behavior, students gain a sense ofownership over the classroom environment and feel they are active members of the classroomcommunity rather than passive observers. Instructors involved in this research had implementedthis activity in the past and received feedback through anonymous student evaluations that thisactivity had created an inclusive environment in the classroom. On the first day of class, studentswere asked to individually reflect on their experience being a student and were asked to write downa list of classroom norms that they think is important to achieve a respectful and encouraginglearning environment throughout the quarter. Then the students were asked

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour, University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremiah T. Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago

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module, students were placed into groups of three to four. The teams decided on a communication method and planned a meeting schedule for the semester. A composition notebook was provided to each group to document their meetings and to record a brief reflection of each meetings. Students were required to bring their group notebooks to the ENGR194 class. Notebook checks were performed randomly during the semester to keep track of the learning process. • Four-year Graduation Plan Development: The purpose of this module is to guide student to develop their plan for taking courses during their undergraduate years. In the first session of this module, the instructor described some important rules and

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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them to use every second, every minute, while you are walking from class to class, that you think about mathematics. Always thinking. Practice a lot. I tell them (students) that you have to think like a mathematician - practice like a basketball player. That is what I tell them to do before they come to the classroom, and after they leave.Interview data in support of developing teamwork and communication skills:  Student: It really helps, as a female, to be able to get together with other females - and males - to work in groups in what is otherwise a male dominated field. It is easier to ask questions, see role-models.  Student reflection statement: What I will remember about this workshop is the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tyler Milburn, Ohio State University; Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

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the students to manufacture, each which comeswith various parts and accessories that allow for a variety of designs of the Mr. Potato Head toyto be used as different products for the lab, whose designs can be seen in Figure 1 on thefollowing page. As seen in this figure, the designs differ in arm placement (seen by the lowerarms in the Red and Yukon models versus the higher arms in the Spud model), hat type anddirection (seen in differences between all three models), the inclusion of a mustache (seen by themustache only present in the Yukon model), and eye orientation (seen by the ‘reflections’ in theeyes facing up in the Red and Yukon models but rotated to face down in the Spud model). Eachteam is provided with the parts of approximately 20

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FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Karen Brucks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; K Vairavan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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degree in one of these disciplines from any institution(67.5%, reflecting the fact that 4 students left in good standing) and from any discipline at UWM(73.0%, reflecting the fact that 4 students have already changed majors out of the targeteddisciplines, and we estimate that about 3 others will do likewise). For comparison, the overallgraduation rate derived of entering freshman in CEAS is about 30%4, and is 52.9% for thecomparison group (50.0% for those initially enrolling in Calculus I or higher, and 55.3% forthose initially enrolling in College Algebra or Trigonometry).Thus, it is clear that the CSEMS Program has a positive effect on retention and graduation, evenwhen compared with performance of students of similar profile. We suspect that