Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel

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Mathematics

engineering, highway design. engineering management, geographic information systems, and land surveying. He has served in numerous leadership positions in ITE, ASCE and TRB. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Impact of Calculus Peer Mentoring on Leadership Development and Math Self-EfficacyIntroductionPilot ExCEL Calculus SequenceWe have recently piloted a three-semester Calculus experience for scholars in the Excellence inCivil Engineering Leadership (ExCEL) program, which is sponsored through a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant. The goal of the ExCEL

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Allen J. Antoine Jr, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement; Carrie A. Obenland, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christopher Barr, Office of Research, Rice University; Matthew Cushing, Rice University; Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

resulted in significantchanges in teacher and student outcomes.We evaluated the impact of the program on teachers through interviews, pre and post contenttests, along with surveys. Several themes were apparent in the evaluation including anappreciation for learning how grade-level science themes can provide meaningful context formathematics instruction and how peer-observation and mentoring opportunities are imperativefor teachers of all levels of experience. Participating teachers had significant gains in bothleadership assessments (total gain of 18.8%, p<0.05) and Algebra content post-tests (gain of13%, p<0.05) using the Diagnostic Mathematics Assessments for Middle School Teachers(DTAMS). They also reported growth in readiness to teach

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Susan C. Brooks, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

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Mathematics

that students areoften required to show in their solutions is minimal. For full credit, high school students areaccustomed to simply writing their answers down in a list. In college-level math, science, andengineering courses, they quickly learn that showing their work is not just encouraged, it isrequired! Some students have never had to show any work, and they really don’t know how. Inpractice, just knowing how to find the answer is not enough. Presenting and defending a solutionrequires that the solution be supported with dialogue explaining what was done and why it wasdone. Students cannot create that dialogue without looking beyond the equations. They have tounderstand the model and the mathematics in order to explain it, and without an

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rebecca Machen, University of Colorado Boulder; Wysheka Austin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Voigt, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

; Clark et al., 1999; Mercer et al., 2011;Torres et al., 2010; Bair & Steele, 2010; Salvatore & Shelton, 2007). In addition to the adverseeffects on cognition, students of color who are the targets of repeated microaggressions struggleto persist in STEM majors at higher rates than White peers due to a lack of belonging (Johnson etal., 2007; Reid & Radhakrishnan, 2003). Critical race theory (CRT), therefore, is an appropriatetheoretical lens to examine the effects of racial microaggressions. CRT posits that racism isendemic and pervasive throughout American institutions, and education is no exception (DuBois,1920; DuBois, 2004; Gillborn, 2008; Solorzano, 2020). Using a CRT framework in this study,we hope to illuminate how racism may