Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

better prepare students for the 21st century.BackgroundCurrent indicators are worrisome. The most recent international comparison study doneby the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2007, showedthat math scores of U.S. 4th and 8th graders have increased but science scores haveremained unchanged since 19957. The National Assessment of Education Progress(NAEP) reported in 2006 that while science learning among fourth graders increasedsince the survey was last administered, this was not the case for students in grades eightand twelve8. These results were partially due to teachers lacking the content knowledge,pedagogical knowledge, and experience to teach the subject, lack of coherence in pre-service and professional

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Dr. Walther is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is a director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology and social work. His research interests range from the role of empathy in engineering students’ professional formation, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methodologies in the emerging field of engineering education research. His teaching focuses on innovative approaches to introducing systems thinking and

Conference Session

Examining Problem-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University; Danielle Dowling, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, M., Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 2: Designing Problems and Structuring Groups. American Journal of Physics, 1992. 60(7): p. 8.6. Kolodner, J.L., et al., Problem-Based Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle-School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design™ Into Practice. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2003. 12(4): p. 54.7. Lesh, R., and Harel, G., Problem Solving, Modeling, and Local Conceptual Development. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2003. 5(2/3): p. 33.8. Becker, H.J., Internet Use by Teachers: Conditions of Professional Use and Teacher-Directed Student Use, 1999, Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

solving—efforts Page 26.616.4likely requiring cooperation and collaboration among diverse, international experts.primarily as one of having too few US students entering STEM higher education, the solution issimply a matter of making STEM attractive enough to interest students early on and keep themsufficiently engaged to apply to and enter STEM higher education programs: The hook is therebybaited.Interrelated with efforts intended to recruit more students (in aggregate) to STEM highereducation are concerns specifically over the lack of women and underrepresented minorities inSTEM fields. In both education policy and STEM

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Paul Lam, University of Akron

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Mawasha has received numerous honors including Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering), Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering). His research interests include thermo-fluids sciences, bioengineering, applied mathematics, and engineering education.Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University KUMAR YELAMARTHI is a Ph.D. student. He holds the MSEE from Wright State University. He serves as the lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Freshman Engineering and Computer Science Program. He was honored as the most outstanding graduate student in 2004, outstanding

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students illustrating the connection between the arts and the sciences, to catalyze interest in STEM/STEAM.Mr. Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students Brandon Morton is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2009 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 2011. He was an NSF GK-12 fellow from 2011 to 2013. Currently he is researching methods for detecting influence between musical artists.Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University Youngmoo Kim is Director of the Expressive & Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center and

Conference Session

RET Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zornitsa Georgieva, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Tyler A Saenz Saenz, West Virginia University; Miracle David Solley, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Impact of Research Experience for Teachers with International and Societally Relevant ComponentsIntroductionWe sought to bridge the divide for teachers and their students between secondary science andmathematics content, on one hand, and the engineering of solutions to real-world societally-relevant problems, on the other hand. The expected outcomes for the Research Experience forTeachers: Energy and the Environment project* (RET) included: 1. Teacher knowledge and attitudes toward science and engineering will improve as a result of participating in ongoing engineering research projects for six weeks during the summer and

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

worked in research and develop- ment in artificial intelligence, computer vision, robotics, and sensor fusion. Prof. Nathan also has worked on computer-based tutoring environments for mathematics education that rely heavily on students’ own comprehension processes for self-evaluation and self-directed learning (so-called unintelligent tutoring systems). Prof. Nathan directed the STAAR Project, which studied the transition from arithmetic to al- gebraic reasoning. He served as Co-PI for the NSF-funded AWAKEN Project, which documented how people learn engineering in K-12, college, and the workplace. Dr. Nathan recently served as a member of The National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research Council Committee on

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Sarah Marie Riordan, Robert Morris University; Stephanie Abbott; Sarah Mukui Mutunga, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

summer program at Carnegie Mellon) and currently sits on the Board of Di- rectors for the PGSS Campaign, a nonprofit that is responsible for raising the funds to finance and sustain the program.Sarah Marie Robb, Robert Morris University Sarah Robb is a graduate student at Robert Morris University in the Engineering Management MS pro- gram. She recently completed a BS in Engineering at Robert Morris with concentrations in mechanical and biomedical engineering. Graduating with honors, she has also successfully passed the Fundamen- tals of Engineering (EIT) exam. She has participated in summer research at Vanderbilt University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and most recently worked as a teaching assistant for the

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interests include cooperative control of multi-agent systems, flocking, and shoaling behavior in live animals, and distributed consensus algorithms analysis and computation.Mr. Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Ronald Poveda received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from NYU-Poly in 2009. Upon graduation, he started research for a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering in the Composite Materials and Mechanics Lab. He is currently serving as a teaching Fellow at the Mott Hall Bridges Academy under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by NSF and CBSI consortium of donors. In the summer of 2008, he held a mechanical engineering internship position with Motorola, Inc

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and engineers could effectively team withteachers in the classroom to stimulate a greater long-term interest among middle school studentsin science and mathematics.The VDP addresses the strategic vulnerability that our future Navy will face as a result of thesegenerational, educational, and budgetary realities. The program is exploring whether workingscientists and engineers with their real-world experiences can help shape positive perceptionsabout math and science among middle school students. More specifically, the VDP is testingwhether we can inspire more young people to see the value and relevancy of a future career inscience or engineering by: • Showing pre-teens and teens that math and science are fascinating, fun, and socially

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

communication andnetworking among students, staff and alumni; develop and execute programs to recruit girls andretain women in science and technology; provide mentoring for freshmen, shadowing withalumni for upperclassmen and licensure and exam preparation for graduates; and formpartnerships with organizations (educational, professional, community and youth), businessesand corporations to assist in introducing women to the various opportunities in science andtechnology. In support of these goals, WIT has series of programming initiatives to meet thesegoals that include recruiting events, professional skills development workshops, academicsupport, industrial tours, networking events with engineering professionals, community buildingsocial activities

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

representations to support conceptual design, design for manufacture and assembly, and design retrieval; developing computational representations and tools to support exploration of very complex engineering design spaces; research in solid freeform fabrication, including geometric processing, control, design tools, manufacturing applications; and design and development of energy harvesting systems. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a Design Technology program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Dr. Christina Kay White, University of Texas, AustinDr. Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin Chandra Muller is

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and by inviting all (toddlers to grandparents) to participate in exploration.45, 47, 54, 60 Page 15.501.6 Figure 2: Top reasons for parents’ interest in IridescentEngineers as Teachers: Personalization, Defined Outcomes, and Challenging ContentBy working with engineers at the university level, Iridescent provides families with challengingcontent and college readiness experiences, key components to increasing the participation ofminorities and women in STEM courses and careers6. University engineers also provide accessto the field of engineering that would not normally be accessible to the students at

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Correlations among the gender equity items on the attitudes toward STEM survey andgender attribution of engineers in students’ drawing were also examined.IntroductionThe demand for engineers in the United States workforce continues to increase1 but the numberof students studying engineering in college is not increasing enough to meet this demand2-3. Oneof the more significant reasons is the underrepresentation of females in engineering4-5 despite thefact that gender discrimination in engineering wages has been almost eliminated6. To helpencourage female students to study engineering, it is important to eliminate misinformation andnegative impressions about engineers and engineering7-9. Research on engineering recruitmentindicates that many young

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development in instructional design, teaching diversity, and peer coaching. Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison. His technical expertise involves analysis of thermal systems for fusion reactor designs.Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Llewellyn is the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her primary professional interests are in the area of faculty and graduate student pro- fessional development, engineering education research, and increasing access and support for under- represented minorities in the field of engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering or computer science into mathematics and science classes can support and enhance learning within and across the STEM disciplines.Dr. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and higher education mathe- matics, science, and engineering classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her research agenda focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. She is creating and testing innovative, interdisciplinary curricular approaches that engage

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

established clubs that are focused onseveral activities during the academic year. These activities are designed to illustrate the STEM fields andthe interdependence of multiple professions, while offering opportunities for students to participate inindividual and team events. Specifically, academic year activities for NCJETS high school clubs involve: 1. Applied mechanical engineering principles through the design, analysis, simulation, construction, fabrication and testing of trebuchets, culminating in a competition on the university campus. 2. A career exploration contest which promotes student research of career / educational opportunities in STEM fields by addressing a specified open-ended problem with a specified

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Associates.[8] Mishra, P., Koehler, M. “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for TeacherKnowledge”. Teachers College Record. Vol. 108, Number 6, June 2006, pp. 1017-1054[9] Blumenfeld, Marx, Soloway & Krajcik. (1996). Learning with peers: From small group cooperation tocollaborative communities. Educational Researcher, 25(8), pp.37-40.[10] Dewey, J. (1934). Art as experience. New York: Pedigree.[11] Papert, S. (1991). Situating Constructionism. Constructionism, eds. Idit Harel and Seymour Papert.[12] Khardon, R., Roth, D. (1997) Learning to Reason. Journal of the ACM (JACM), Volume 44, Issue 5(September 1997) , pgs: 697 – 725.[13] Roup, R. R., Gal, S., Drayton, B., & (Eds.), M. P. (1992). LabNet: Toward a community of

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hwang, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Ahrash Bissell, Duke University; Daniel Kaplan, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Matthew Mian, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Vineet Agrawal, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Jessica Manson, United InnoWorks Academy and Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Program by Volunteer College Students for Middle School Youth from Underprivileged BackgroundsIntroductionInnoWorks is an innovative science and engineering program designed by volunteer collegeundergraduates for middle-school students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the flagshipprogram of United InnoWorks Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organizationfounded in 2003. The primary goals of InnoWorks are to (1) provide underprivileged studentswith an opportunity to explore the real-world links among science and engineering disciplines,(2) foster teamwork, enthusiasm, and career interests in science and engineering, and (3) usecurrent neuroscience and educational research to develop mentoring, teaching

Conference Session

Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

US Dept. of Education, including the AWAKEN Project (funded by NSF-EEP), which examines learning, instruction, teacher beliefs and engineering practices in order to foster a more diverse and more able pool of engineering students and practitioners, and the Tangibility for the Teaching, Learning, and Communicating of Mathematics Project (NSF-REESE), which explores the role of materiality and action in representing mathematical concepts in engineering and geometry. Dr. Nathan is on the editorial board for several journals, including The Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-Peer).Amy C. Prevost, UW-Madison Ms. Prevost is a doctoral student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Victoria Forssen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

inIT. Showcasing opportunities in IT or other STEM-related fields may peak students’interest and participation in computing.5,6,7,8,9,10A challenge to these efforts is measuring and quantitatively capturing the impact of theseefforts on students’ perceptions of STEM fields. Some researchers have sought tomeasure changes in students’ attitudes toward IT or CS using descriptive methods.6,9Although descriptive statistics are useful for describing changes among a given set ofparticipants, they have limited use in terms of generalizing to a broader population. Otherresearchers have developed their own instruments to measure changes in attitude towardIT or CS.4,11,12,13 These instruments often lack the evidence necessary to support thevalidity of

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ASEE.Ms. Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth (Liz) Parry Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 Integrated STEM through Engineering Curriculum, Coaching and Professional Development and a Coordinator and Instructor of Introduction to Engineer- ing at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past sixteen years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, preservice and in- ser- vice teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and project director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

this collaboration project, the middle school is one of the NASA Explorer Schools in ametropolitan area. Having one astronaut graduated from this middle school, the whole school isvery proud of being involved in exploring the space. Both the administrators and teachers aredoing their best to broaden students’ view towards the outer space. As one example, eachsummer, they send students to NASA for training and competition. The school’s explorer club(roughly enrollment of 60 students per semester), usually meet after classes and work on variousscience project throughout the whole school year. Recently, they connected to space station andtalked to astronaut in real time. Students were able to ask their own interested questions directlyto

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Patricia C Paugh, University of Massachusetts Boston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, informed reasoning about what to do next is akey component of engineering design cognition (for a review, see Crismond & Adams, 2012).The Next Generation Science Standards ask K-12 students to learn the practices of engineeringdesign (NRC, 2013), the backbone of which is collaborative and reflective decision-making.Therefore K-12 students need opportunities to carry out reflective decision-making, andeducating “the reflective practitioner” (Schön, 1987) could be considered the implicit aim of pre-college engineering education. In our research program, we explore the nature of reflectivedecision-making in elementary school engineering design. We examine students’ collaborativeengineering discourse for evidence of reflective decision-making. In

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, West Virginia University; Dustin Drake, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Teacher Education and Leadership

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

real clients, hold the potential to attract Latino/a adolescents to STEM.IntroductionA major challenge for engineering education is the underrepresentation of minority students,particularly Latinos – one of the fastest growing ethnolinguistic groups in the United States.1Although the Latino school-age population is constantly increasing,2 the number of studentsobtaining engineering degrees is stagnant.3 Different scholars have offered reasons behind whyLatinos do not pursue STEM careers.4-6 Studies suggest that one particular powerful reason isthat the cultures of underrepresented students do not fit with the cultures of engineering.7For instance, research has emphasized how underrepresented students may find it difficult toidentify with

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need to question the techniques being used and therefore, nochange was seen. In contrast, if teachers’ beliefs did not match the instructional strategies, theywere more apt to change.Although not discussed as beliefs in their study, Peers, Diezmann, and Watters, indicated that theteacher’s beliefs about teaching, learning, himself, and his students affected his readiness toimplement the reform.5 This included: how accepting he was to the need for change, hispersonal interest in the change, how willing he was to explore the reform, his openness tocollaborating with others, and his ability to utilize self-reflection.5Roehrig, Kruse, & Kern also discussed the affect of school factors on the teachers’implementation of an inquiry-based

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Design in High SchoolAbstractThe advances in engineering, particularly over the past few decades, have transformed the dailylives of people. This, in turn, has captured the attention of students at all grade levels. Thefascination with technology has generated increased interest among students at an early age, andmotivated some to study the field of engineering. It is not too early to start building thefoundation for engineering education at the high school level where curricula are being modifiedto increase students’ familiarity with engineering. The objectives of this research were toevaluate the experiences of a high school teacher who developed an innovative engineeringprogram and also to prepare a rubric to guide future teachers who want to

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Appalachia. While at Virginia Tech, his research focused on understanding engineering career choice in the Appalachian region of the United States. Matthew is currently employed as an engineer at Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, a rural telecommunications service provider in Pikeville Tennessee. Page 24.890.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Maybe I am Interested in Engineering, Does that Matter? (Research to Practice) Strand: Other (None of the Above)AbstractInterest is often cited as one, if not the key, reason for why students chose a career or

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

measures, as well as serving as the primary connectionsbetween instruction and learning. Curricula shape and are shaped by the professionals teacherswho use them. The curricula influence the content of the subjects being taught9 as well as theway the teaching is enacted. This investigation explores the structure of high school curricula formathematics and for pre-engineering in order to understand the learning experiences that areintended to prepare students for future studies and careers in engineering and other technicalfields. It is part of a larger collaboration between the School of Education and the College ofEngineering investigating the challenges and remedies for the development of a broader, morediverse and more able pool of engineers in