Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daeyeoul Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

items from the MSLQ [5] wereused. They have been widely used to measure self-efficacy and test anxiety in college settings[26], [33]. They used a 7-point Likert scale ranging from “not at all true of me” to “very true ofme.” The academic self-efficacy items were slightly modified to better fit the dynamics course.Specifically, the phrase of ‘the course’ in the self-efficacy items was changed to ‘ME 274’ toreflect the specific dynamic course number. For example, ‘I am certain I can understand the mostdifficult material presented in this course’ was changed to ‘I am certain I can understand themost difficult material presented in ME 274.’ The reliability of the self-efficacy and test anxietyitems were checked by Cronbach’s α values, which were

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

In partnership with the psychology department in our institution, a survey was developedand it contained measurable items regarding their attitudes, perspectives, science/engineeringidentity, and research self-efficacy. The first section of the survey consisted of 10 questionsfocusing on students’ demographic information. The second section contained Likert scaleditems to include “Research Self-Efficacy” (9 questions), “Science/Engineering Identity” (5questions), “Expectations and Goals” (4 questions), “Academic Integration” (5 questions), and“Senses of Belonging to Program and Campus (8 questions)”. The following describesdevelopment of the questions in each category. Research Self-Efficacy: It is measured by items from the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

towards securing my future.”Question 7. How do you feel when you have low grades in class?Low performance as measured by grades can have highly damaging and negative consequenceson students perceived self-efficacy, confidence, and motivation. As indicated by the participants’statements, students begin to question their capability to comprehend class material which impactstheir sense of self confidence to achieve academic success. “I feel terrible.” “Nervous and slightly concerned/stressed for my grade.” “Anxious because it will affect my GPA and I’m not sure that I’m learning well.” “Stressed out, hyper.” “I feel terrible and dumb. Like I know nothing in the class which is usually not true.” “I feel a little depressed since grades

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy I - Best Teaching Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Mechanical Engineering

learningexercises such as peer-to-peer learning, solving procedural problems, outlining solutions to open-ended problems that are ill-defined, may need assumptions and additional data from reliablesources. Because of the displacement of class time due to active learning, some content on atopic is pushed to out-of-class time to foster self-efficacy and life-long learning skills. Thegraded assessment includes weekly automatically graded online quizzes, two main projects,special assignments such as open-ended problems, four tests, and a final examination. Non-graded assignments include multiple-choice questions and selected problems from the textbook.The experimental group MBLG is a modified version of the BLG. The MBLG is different onlyin the following three

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jamie Szwalek, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jaqueline Oxmara Rojas Robles, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

oralpresentations, effective teamwork and project management, and demonstration of creativity (inaesthetics and functionality) using the morphological design process [16].Using Arduino in an undergraduate mechanical engineering design course is not new [2-9].Many higher institutions have chosen to incorporate it into a sophomore-level design classeswhere most students have already gained design, CAD, or coding skills prior to registration. Inthese courses, students typically enjoy a single hands-on project while learning aboutmanufacturing. Students have generally responded positively to adding Arduino into thecurriculum, with high levels of self-efficacy in basic mechatronics projects [2]. Whenintroduced early in the curriculum, students gain confidence