Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Natasha Mamaril, University of Kentucky; David Ross Economy, Clemson University; Ellen L. Usher, University of Kentucky; Caihong Li, University of Kentucky; Julia L. Sharp, Clemson University

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authorsused content from this course to develop a skills-based self-efficacy measure designed to exploreundergraduates’ beliefs that they can perform the tasks in this specific field. The purpose of thisstudy was to create a materials science and engineering self-efficacy scale (MSE-SE) to helppredict student achievement in both MSE courses and within the broader engineering program.It is anticipated that the collected results could be used to improve student persistence andsuccess in engineering disciplines, particularly in the first two years of engineering study beforeundergraduates specialize in mastering the engineering major they came to school to pursue.Research Objectives The objective of this study was to create a self-efficacy scale

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Sclarsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Tyler Marquis Cooper, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Andrea Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University

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Foundation,Division of Research and Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, 2010.37. Carberry A, Ohland M, Lee HS. Measuring engineering design self-efficacy. Journal ofEngineering Education. 2010;99(1):71-9. Page 26.670.8

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University

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lostbecause of a small, but difficult, portion of the content. When students feel they are able to notjust understand the material, but truly self regulate to control and master it, their self-efficacy andmotivation improve, as well as persistence on a particular task, to the point of achieving success.4The extent to which this resource impacts student learning shows that it is used increasingly byup to 70% of students across a semester. This will be discussed further in the results section.A second student resource is the Materials Vocabulary Building Resource site located on theopen access vocabulary site of Quizlet.com where the materials science vocabulary can beaccessed at Google keyword: MatSciASU. The site contains over 500 materials science

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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“active”learning behaviors including: engagement, interest in the topic, and motivation to learn. Thisspeaks to a high level of student satisfaction with the overall course format and instructionalstrategies employed. While the overall findings are positive, the evaluation of instructionalstrategies points toward several areas for continued improvement. In particular, students’ self-efficacy was clearly linked to exam performance, which they improved by relying on theprovided model solutions (for exam and assigned problem sets). This potentially highlights anover reliance on exams as an assessment tool, without providing sufficient motivation forstudents to gain conceptual understanding and demonstrate mastery of the topic. In addition,students