Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Motto, Virginia Tech ; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication orWAC faculty to help identify expectations, perceptions of quality and criteria for effectivecommunication, areas of overlap, skills that are not being addressed, and opportunities forreinforcement or development as students move through the curriculum. A richer understandingof faculty motivation with respect to these issues, to be developed in the next phase of this study,holds strong promise for identifying strategies and tools to support this dialogue. For example,research shows that faculty are uncomfortable teaching skills for which they also have low self-efficacy 34. Building faculty self-efficacy may be a critical part of such dialogs.Teaching teamworkThe findings surrounding teamwork, in contrast, show a strong need for more

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey S. Bryan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 1-12, 2011.4. T.T. Utschig and J. Norback, Refinement and Initial Testing of an Engineering Student Presentation Scoring System, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.5. Eccles, J.S. 2005. Subjective task value and the Eccles et al. model of achievement-related choices. In Handbook of competence and motivation, eds. A. J. Elliot and C. S. Dweck, 105-21. New York: Guilford Press.6. Velez, J. 2008. Instructor communication behaviors and classroom climate: Exploring relationships with student self-efficacy and task value motivation. http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send- pdf.cgi/Velez%20Jonathan%20J.pdf?acc_num=osu1211151901 (last

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Arlene Ann Russell; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Chester G. Wilmot, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; David R. Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; W. Todd Monroe, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

explains the nature of these six measurements, how they are represented, andwhy they are useful as formative feedback, both for instructors and for students. Table 1: Data Collected In Situ by CPR Workspace Data Use Measurement Text/Submission Quality of the Expressed as a number from 1 (low) to 10 (high); Rating Artifact this score is the weighted average of the holistic (TextRate) evaluations made by three peer reviewers. Calibration % Correct The percent of correct answers to the rubric questions for three benchmark examples

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Enrique D. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Angela D. Lueking, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3009: USING STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO RELAY THEMESFROM CHANGING THE CONVERSATION IN ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR SEMINARSDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, developing in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance response process