Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University; Shaobo Huang, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

problems”1. The engineering design process is asystematic problem solving method and is the key element of the field of engineering.Engineering design has the potential to integrate science, technology and mathematics conceptsfor students and is essential for developing technological literacy 2. For over a decade now,experts have been calling for a push to increase technological literacy of our Nation’s K-12students 3-7.While a demand for technological literacy is loud and clear, many young people are unprepared Page 25.691.2to make informed decisions in our democratic society regarding the development of newtechnologies and their applications. The

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design: Observations from Mudd Design Workshop III. Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. 92(1): p. 105-107.7.5. Jonassen, D. Design problems for secondary students. 2011, National Center for Engineering and Technology Education: Utah State University, Logan, UT.6. Maher, M. L., & Tang, H.-H. Co-evolution as a computational and cognitive model of design. Research in Engineering Design, 2003. 14(1): p. 47-63.7. Douglas, E. P., McNeill, N., Koro-Ljungberg, M., & Therriault, D. J. Dealing with ambiguity in open- ended engineering problems. Research in Engineering Education Symposium. (2011, 4-7 October). Madrid, Spain.8. Borrego, M., Newswander, C.B., McNair, L.D., McGinnis, S., Paretti, M.C

Conference Session

Engineering Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Jay Caponigro, University of Notre Dame

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worthwhile by the fifthgrade customers. The best designed robotic pets from each section of the first-year engineeringcourse, as voted on by their peers, were invited to attend a follow-on event at the intermediateschool where the fifth graders evaluated the designs. The fifth graders then completed anassignment to create an advertisement for their favorite pet. Figure 1, below, is an example of aPenguin Robot designed by a team of First-Year Engineering Students (right) and theadvertisement developed by a Fifth Grade student. Figure 1. Penguin: First-Year Design (right) & Fifth Grade Advertisement (left)For the Freewheeling Derby, the long term goal was to spur the thought process for science fairprojects for the fifth graders. The

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

employer of engineers in the country, predicts that by June 2012, the portionof their STEM workforce eligible to retire will more than double to 69.5 percent. Likewise,NASA is seeing similar trends in its workforce.5 The National Research Council’s 2007 reportentitled, “Building a Better NASA Workforce: Meeting the Workforce Needs for the NationalVision for Space Exploration,” reported that the NASA workforce has been steadily aging sincethe early 1990s.17 As of 2007, the average age of a NASA scientist or engineer was 45.8 years asshown in Figure 1. In contrast, during the Apollo years, when the nation was developing thevehicles needed to begin our initial lunar exploration campaign, the average age of a NASAscientist or engineer was 26.1 Locally

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

creative thinking and keep students engagedin shipbuilding and repair processes. The teacher training component of these projects hasprovided training in using and implementing these modules. The paper presents the results fromcommunity college faculty workshops and from the survey of SBRCD events.Key wordsProject Based Learning; Workforce Development; STEM Education; Shipbuilding Industry.1. Introduction Old Dominion University in collaboration with three community colleges i.e. MountwestTechnical and Community College, South Lousiana Community College and Mid AtlanticMaritime Academy along with marine industry and local school systems are attempting toimprove STEM preparation using innovative experiences for students and teachers in

Conference Session

Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Ramiro g Gonzalez, Boston Arts Academy High School; Cassandra Wallace, Boston Arts Academy High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Founded in 1998, Boston Arts Academy (BAA) is the city’s first and only high school forthe visual and performing arts [1]. It was founded on the conviction that academics and the artsare equally important to student development and achievement. The arts are integratedthroughout the academic curriculum motivating students with a variety of learning styles tosucceed in high school and pursue higher education. BAA is committed to providing a rigorousarts and academic education to urban youth who seldom have the opportunity to focus on thearts. Its 405 students reflect the diversity of the seventeen Boston neighborhoods from whichthey come: 49% are African American, 29% Latino, 17% Caucasian, 3% Asian, and 2% self-identified as Other. Nearly

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

just as our challenges are interrelated, so too are our opportunities for the future.”With this in mind, our state applied for and received an award from The Race To the Top fund,and our state’s STEM task force made the following recommendations: 1. Align P-12 STEM curriculum with college requirements and workplace expectations in order to prepare ALL students for postsecondary success. 2. Triple the number of teachers in STEM shortage areas who are prepared in Maryland programs, increase their five-year retention rate from an estimated 50% to 75% and enhance the STEM preparation and aptitudes for elementary and early childhood teachers. 3. Ensure that all P-20 mathematics and science teachers have the knowledge

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

concluded thatalong with the understanding by design approach to curriculum they would use a systemsapproach to the defining engineering in high school.Systems engineering, as defined by International Council of Systems Engineering’s (INCOSE)Systems Engineering Handbook is a profession, a process, and a perspective as illustrated bythese three representative definitions. 1. Systems engineering is a discipline that concentrates on the design and application of the whole (system) as distinct from the parts. It involves looking at a problem in its entirety, taking into account all the facets and all the variables and relating the social to the technical aspect 8 2. Systems engineering is an iterative process of top-down

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Through a single learning activity, campers are introduced to topics related tomathematics, physics, electrical engineer, computer engineering, computer science, mechanicalengineering. These topics can be introduced subtly in engaging ways through a combination ofmini-lectures, demonstrations, and build activities.In this paper, the curriculum of the 2010 and 2011 summer camps are presented. The curriculumis broken into a number of topics: robotics 101, robot motion, robot sensing, robot software, androbot intelligence. For each topic, the sub-topics, build activities, and demonstrations will bedescribed. The camp’s two culminating competitive events will also be described; a robot BattleBot competition (as shown in Figure 1) and a robot talent

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

concepts such as displacement, velocity,acceleration, force, torque or moment, work, energy, impulse, momentum, and vibrations, aswell as foundational laws and principles such as Newton’s laws, the Principle of Work andEnergy, and the Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum 1-3. Lacking a solid understandingof these foundational concepts, laws, and principles is is one of the main reasons many highschool students perform poorly in physics 4-6.Many high schools have adopted innovative instructional strategies such as in-classdemonstration, multimedia, and computer simulations, to improve students’ understanding ofphysics concepts 7-9. A significant amount of educational research has demonstrated theeffectiveness of these instructional strategies

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thesummer of 2010, followed by three improved camps in the summer of 2011. The response wasencouraging. A few field trips were arranged and guest lecturers were invited. Airplane,helicopter, and space shuttle models were used as training aids. Students participated in flightcompetitions including range and endurance competitions. Model rocket launch was one of thewell received activities. Model aircraft flights were enjoyed by students. The guest lecturerintroduced students to Computer Aided Design (CAD) using state of the art software CATIA.Few pictures from the camp are shown in Figure 1. The overall response from the participantswas enthusiastic. Students enjoyed the hands on activities and gave encouraging feedback. At-least one of the campers

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Suzanne L. Berliner-Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

environment that draws mostly on math, science, andtechnology and offers major benefits to education at all levels, as it fosters essential 21st centuryskills such as problem-solving, communication, teamwork, independence, imagination andcreativity. Results indicate that, in addition to significant increases in their attitudes towardscience, mathematics and engineering, most students demonstrated increased knowledge aboutcareers in engineering and an understanding of the engineering design process by the end of theprogram.1. IntroductionThe demand for a highly qualified workforce in the information and knowledge age of thecurrent global economy continues to put pressure on institutions of higher education to producemore engineers1. But despite the

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; G.B. Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

25.867.2IntroductionIn Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing Our Nation’sHuman Capital, the National Science Board makes it clear that interventions are needed torecruit and develop students in the STEM fields so that our nation can maintain its position as aglobal leader in science and technology [1]. To demonstrate this point, the report goes on to citestatistics that show a decline in top United States students entering STEM fields and an increasein reliance on foreign-born talent [1]. This report is one of many that presents a call to action touniversities and K-12 systems to evaluate and incorporate innovative changes into formal andinformal teaching methods.While hundreds of universities, public and private schools

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

priorities and challenges in K-12 Engineering Education in Vancouver, BC. Implicationsfor classroom instruction, grant writing, and policy direction will also be discussed.IntroductionSince the National Academies’ Rising Above the Gathering Storm 1 publication in 2007, numerouscalls to action have appeared that draw attention to the need to improve the performance of USstudents and to satisfy a growing need for engineers and STEM-literate citizens. There is anemerging consensus 2 that introducing engineering into the K-12 curriculum will illustrate the “real-world” importance of the principles of mathematics and science. This will enhance student interest(and performance) in these topics as well as to spark interest in pursuing STEM careers, even

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

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opportunities significantly increase K-12student identity and interest in engineering futures, and, if so, are certain groups differentiallyaffected?‖Why Project-Based Service-Learning?Today’s youth want to make a difference. They want to shape the world and see their dreamsbecome reality.1 Retaining the interest of women and students of color in engineering is reportedto improve at the K-12 and undergraduate levels when subject matter is placed in a social contextand cooperative, interdisciplinary approaches to problems focus on holistic and global impacts.2– Page 25.870.24A review of the literature provides strong support for hands-on, project-based

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Consortium group membershipThe membership of the Consortium was designed to include voices from K-12 schools throughuniversity and into industry. Specifically, two members each were chosen from nine all girls’schools who have been leaders in the STEM Think Tanks that were held by Harpeth Hall in thepast three years. Member schools are listed in Table 1.Table 1. K-12 School Consortium Members.School LocationHarpeth Hall School Nashville, TNHutchison School Memphis, TNMarymount School New York, NYOnline School for Girls Washington, DCHolton-Arms School

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Deborah Hecht, City University of New York; Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Edward Pan, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questions: 1) How can a technology-enhanced engineering design modulehelp students understand 7th grade common-core mathematics concepts? 2) How can aninformed engineering design approach help students develop an understanding of engineeringdesign and habits of mind?BackgroundEngineering habits of mind include systems thinking, creativity, optimism, collaboration,communication, and attention to ethical considerations.1 Related design skills include divergent–convergent thinking, making decisions, handling uncertainty, generating solutions as a team, andcommunicating with multiple representations.6 Mathematical habits of mind encompass similar Page

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina J. Casad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

event and the responses were analyzed and compared against acontrol group consisting of 66 students. The theory of planned behavior was used to predictstudents‟ plans for future STEM education. The results of this study suggest that the roboticsprogram based on the guided discovery approach is successful. The success of this program ledto a follow-up study to measure students‟ perceived math and engineering ability, difficulty,STEM attitudes, and intentions to obtain good math grades. The second study indicated thatmany of the positive outcomes of this program persisted six months later.BackgroundScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United Statescontinues to garner national concern.1 A National Academies

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly L. Lundstrom, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students who participated in the Bechtel K-5 Educational Excellence Initiative, whichwill be referred to as the treatment group. The second set of data was from elementary studentswho have not participated in the Bechtel K-5 Educational Excellence Initiative, which will bereferred to as the control group. Both the treatment and control consist of students from the sameschool district.Schools. As is reflected in Figure 1 and Figure 2 respectively, there were five schools and 12classrooms in the treatment group, and there were four schools and 11 classrooms in the controlgroup. All elementary schools are located in Adams County District 50. The total sample size forthe treatment group was 160 students, while the total sample size for the control

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Eric L. Mann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

exists on the long-term effects of participation inPLTW. Tracking of the post-graduate experiences of alumni by PLTW found that they weremuch more likely to pursue majors in STEM fields than a matched group, and a very limitedsample of PLTW students at one institution found that students who participated in PLTWshowed greater persistence in engineering and slightly higher GPAs than students that did not7.However, virtually nothing is known about how university students perceive the benefits ofparticipation in PLTW. This study seeks to address this gap with the following researchquestions: 1. What are the demographics of PLTW students at Purdue University? 2. How do these students perceive their PLTW experiences, and how do these

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann P. McMahon Ph.D., Ann P. McMahon, LLC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theclassroom drive their cognitive understandings of the engineering process, while the mentalmodels of this engineer/researcher/educator and the engineers in the video show that we perceivethat cognitive understandings of the engineering process drive the social and emotional roles andskills used in that process. This comparison of mental models with the process that professionaldesigners use defines a problem space for future studies that investigate how to incorporateengineering practices into elementary classrooms. Recommendations for engineering curriculumdevelopment and teacher professional development based on the results of this study arepresented.1

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Muktha Jost, North Carolina A&T State University; Tyrette Sherlone Carter, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Raquel Watlington, North Carolina A&T State University; Terrie Ruth McManus, Ragsdale High School, Guilford County Schools; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T State University; Terry White Worrell, Guilford County Schools; Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University

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was effective only when linked to professional development targetedat teachers’ practice, investigation, problem-solving, and instruction.1 Sustained engagementwith teachers over an extended period of weeks or months is required to effect lasting change ininstruction and strengthen teachers’ confidence in their knowledge and teaching of sciencecontent.4 These findings formed the basis for the teacher professional development model usedin this study.Two challenges in designing activities to “inspire and engage” are to attend to what is needed totranslate initial excitement into a meaningful learning experience and a sustained, long terminterest and to support teachers in providing appropriate follow-up activities for an initialactivity. The

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Allison Nicole Garza, Rice University; Stephanie M. Herkes, Rice University; Nicholas W. McClendon, Rice University; Aaron Layne Sharpe, Rice University; Brent C. Houchens, Rice University; Kurt Jonathan Kienast, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

important. As DREAM volunteers are not a drawn from a random sample of thevolunteering population, it was expected that the order of motivational categories might varyfrom this previous study. However, it is shown that DREAM mentors’ motivations largelyaligned the ordering observed by Esmond and Dunlop.Methods Three instruments were used to survey 40 DREAM mentors, 22 new and 18 experienced,within the first week of fall 2011 program. The experienced mentors had an average of 2.28 anda median of 2 semesters of previous mentoring experience, and covered a range of 1 to 5semesters of experience. Of the 40 mentors surveyed, 22 self-identified as being from groupsunderrepresented in science and engineering (19 Hispanic, 2 African American and 1

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University; Raymond Migneco, Drexel University; Matthew Prockup, Drexel University; Erik M. Schmidt, Drexel University; David Kurt Grunberg, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. In order to increase portability, we use low-cost materials and open-source software whenever possible. Additionally, we have developed our own software to usewith several of the activities. Most activities require one computer for every 1-2 students.However, the computational power required is relatively low; older, less expensive computersare sufficient to run the activities. They have all been tested on a 2006 MacBook with an IntelCore 2 Duo processor and 1GB of memory.The majority of software development is done using Pure Data‡ (Pd), an open-source real-timeprogramming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing initially developed byMiller Puckette (creator of the similar, commercially available Max/MSP application). We

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanna Schmeelk, Rutgers University; Robert Sigley, Rutgers University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

VMC Analytic, anonline video editing and annotation tool [1], invite users to create analytics from videos hosted on the VMC for usein their classrooms. Educational interventions involving the VMC have showed significant change in-serviceteachers’ recognition of students’ reasoning as well as their beliefs about what children can learn and what teacherscan do to support student learning [2][3] when used in professional development [4].Keywords: Student Learning, Mathematics Education Research, Video Mosaic Collaborative, VMC. INTRODUCTIONThe Video Mosaic Collaborative (VMC) Repository has been built as a resource for teachers, educators andresearchers. More recently, it has been a key resource

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

themselves bystating their occupations and why they were visiting the class. They immediately proceeded toraise students’ curiosity by asking them what they thought of the following question “did youknow that a hollow structure weighing .00625 Ibs can support a load of over 30 lb four inchesabove a surface?” Authors showed one 4” x 6” index card for the structural column weight, anda dumbbell for the weight. Students responded to the question in different ways though mostindicated that the index card could not hold such a load. It was discovery time for the middleschool students whether they were ready to prove their answer stood correct. 4” x 6” Index Cards Dumbbell Weight Figure 1

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

beenmultiple measure assessments (pre-post). Some were designed to assess understanding of basicengineering and technology content (such as “What is Engineering?”), while others have focusedon measuring STEM learning resulting from student interaction with specific EiE units. Page 15.199.2Theoretical FrameworkThe main goal of the EiE curriculum is to help children to learn engineering and technology—not merely facts from and about these fields of study, but practices, habits of mind, and ways oflooking at the world through disciplinary lenses. At the dawn of the twentieth century, JohnDewey 1 advocated that progressive education should provide

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Anthony; Josh Price; Joe Harris

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

both microstructureand composition. The third author researched creep strength in alloys with particular interest inwhether there were significant differences in creep performance between a lever arm apparatusand a direct load apparatus.As a result of the RET experience, we each developed a Legacy Cycle module (curriculum unit)that engaged our high school students in (1) a study of metals and ways to increase those metals’ability to withstand high ambient temperatures (in the context of an airplane crash investigation),and (2) a study of creep, stress, and strain tests and how to apply these tests to investigate theproperties of aluminum foil. These modules placed students in the role of an investigator andrequired them to become researchers

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert DeHaan, Emory University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

groupsalso provided an opportunity for an in-depth discussion of traditional career paths and theperceived institutional barriers and institutional support for students’ interest in teaching careers.Additionally, surveys were used to elicit beliefs of 1) academic advisors of undergraduatestudents and 2) faculty in the three Colleges who supervise doctoral students concerning theprestige of teaching careers, the characteristics of students pursuing teaching careers, and theirperceived level of preparation for advising students about teaching careers.The results indicate that interest in teaching careers is perceived to be increasing among bothgraduate and undergraduate students in STEM fields, and that faculty and academic advisors donot feel well

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-trained K-5 teachers and to bring valuable contextualexperiences to our future teachers, and subsequently their K-5 students, through substantialand relevant T&E content. If these goals are achievable then the MST program could have along-term beneficial impact on student outcomes in STEM and non-STEM subjects at theNational level, impacting grades K-5(8), and eventually 9-20+.Many articles have discussed the qualities of effective teachers.1-3 A list of qualities providedby Darling-Hammond is reproduced below. 4 1) strong general intelligence and verbal ability that help teachers organize and explain ideas, as well as to observe and think diagnostically; 2) strong content knowledge- up to a threshold level that relates to what is to