for our programming efforts. First, we modeled the long-term effect ofour programming efforts on the percentage of females in the incoming residency class assumingthat we maintain our current level of programming indefinitely. We then adjusted selectparameters in the model to reflect “worst-case” assumptions for recruiting and retention inorthopaedic residency (see Table 2). This analysis is particularly important because our currentprogram evaluation data – on which the model parameters are based – reflect intermediaterecruitment and retention outcomes, e.g., intention to pursue orthopaedic surgery for high schoolparticipants rather than actual matriculation rates into residency. Our worst-case assumptionswere as follows: (1) 10% decrease in
studentreflection in regard to themselves, group members, and their work. Students kepta journal, and writing assignments were given throughout the seminar course.Students were initially asked to reflect on their personal style with regard to futurework within their group. Throughout the development of activities, students keptnotes on brainstorming and draft activities. Midway through the projects,students reflected on what attracted them to engineering as well as anyone thatwas influential in their math and science courses. Students incorporated thisinformation into their activity as a way to introduce and tie their activity toengineering. As students presented their activities, they evaluated each otherusing a rubric that scored each activity based on
corporate partners throughout theyear to provide peer mentoring at the schools, on-campus college experiences, and fun scienceand math events to excite students about higher education and careers in science and engineeringfields.PROMES has only a small fulltime staff, so we have developed a unique framework to maximizeour financial and human resources. This framework reflects a partnership between our programoffice and five multidisciplinary student engineering societies who also have engineeringoutreach goals. Program staffers serve as university advisors for all five organizations whichinclude the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers(SHPE), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Mexican
including yield monitors, variable rate applicators and remote sensing. Field scouting with hand held GPS. AE Environmental monitoring and data analysis.Students will get an opportunity toactively experiment with: RO Use of different biodiesel blends on diesel engines on farm STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING in Students reflect on their equipment. “Bio-Fuel, Sustainability, and Geospatial learning experience in the
, the alumni participants in the NSBEstudy continued to give back to NSBE even after they graduated. Participants spoke of guidingyounger generations of NSBE members by returning as professionals to the leadershipconferences to train new chapter leaders, run programs, and give advice.Theme 3: Creating a family-like support systemEthnic student organizations create unique environments for students of color attending PWIcampuses to create family-like ties with others who share their cultural identity through spaceswhere these students feel accepted and supported.Central to the SHPE organization is the emphasis on cultivating a SHPE familia. Theorganizational culture of this SHPE familia reflects relationships among the members where
that thesense of belonging in women students is consistently higher in departments where they arerepresented in higher numbers9. At Arizona State University, the long-term effects to a suite ofstrategies designed to increase sense of belonging were found to be an increase in retention from0.9% per year to 1.6% per year in their undergraduate engineering cohorts from 1998 to 201310.Four areas were identified at the University of Washington as being important to thedevelopment of community and belonging of ethnic minority students: co-curricular activities,peer support, faculty/department support, and residence programs. They found that supportmechanisms changed with time and responsive strategies should reflect that11. Sophomore andjunior level
the authors are team members as socialscientists and program evaluators, and reflect upon decision making, initial data collection andanalyses, and how the reframing of impact studies with an eye towards QuantCrit and criticaltheory shifted the focus of the study of the S-STEM programs.Critical theoryEducational researchers who study K12 and higher education bring out the inequity ineducational resources, support systems, curriculum, and outcomes across multiple categories ofprivilege and oppression, such as gender, ethnicity, country of origin, first language, race, andincome. Critical educational researchers problematize these inequities, and focus ontransformative educational practices that move past providing similar experiences for all
, promoting bilingualism and biliteracy, grade-level achievement, and multicultural competence for all students [5]. Often teachers findthemselves hitting a barrier in STEM courses when it comes to incorporating dual languagepractices. There are limited opportunities for STEM content teachers and English as a SecondLanguage (ESL) teachers to collaborate, particularly because STEM content teachers may seethemselves providing only STEM content while dismissing any language-related responsibilities[6].In recent years, dual language programs have expanded in the United States reflecting a betterunderstanding of the connection between language and content knowledge [7]. Public schoolshave increasingly begun offering programs that highlight the importance
, as opposed to person-first(i.e., “people with disabilities”). My linguistic decisions are based in part on the social model ofdisability.7 The social model puts forth the idea that structural and social barriers are animportant component of what disables people, as opposed to their bodies or minds; or, asMargaret Price coined, their “bodyminds”.8 This choice is also reflective of the position of self-advocates from within the disabled community who point out that disability can be a large part ofan individual’s identity that influences their experiences in the world,9 similar to the influence ofidentifying with specific gender, racial, veteran, economic, or sexual orientations.MethodThis literature review was conducted through a database
also consider discrimination or lack of diversity and inclusion asystematic misallocation of human resources and as such an economic inefficiency (Futrelle, 2013). Whileacknowledgment of these ideas is encouraging for a progressive future, the demographic profile of thestudent population in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, despitesignificant gains, does not reflect that of the nation. The lack of diversity; gender, racial, and ethnic sexualinequality; and lack of an inclusive culture are still prevalent in the fields of STEM, especially at theuniversity level (Winkle-Wagner et al 2018). This is subsequently reflected in the nation’s STEM labormarket as well. As such, engineering and related STEM professionals in
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS, 34 p.[9] Kennedy, H.; & Parks, J. (2000). Society cannot continue to exclude women from the fields of science andmathematics. Education, 120, Spring 2000.[10] Hazzan, O.; Dubinsky, Y.; Eidelman, L.; Sakhnini, V.; & Teif, M. (2006). Qualitative research in computerscience education. Proceedings of the 2006 SIGCSE Technical Symposium, 408-412.[11] Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84,2, 191-215.[12] Fleming, N.D.; & Mills, C. (1992). Not another inventory, rather a catalyst for reflection. To Improve theAcademy, 11, 137-155
observational protocol includes the identified observational settings, developed descriptionsof what was witnessed, and particularly interesting and surprising occurrences. Field notationwas guided by the following prompts: How do Black youth develop engineering skills within diverse sociocultural informal contexts? What does engineering learning look like in these informal contexts? How did the space allow kids to design/create? How did they interact with others while doing engineering? How they interact with parents and vice versa?Research ReflectionsIn this section, we present a summary of the field notes from each of the preliminary sites asreflections. We share our initial insights and reflections related
educational pursuits withinengineering practice6, 7. This study was designed to better understand the experiences of Blackwomen in engineering industry using an identity analytical lens.Engineering has been identified as one field that enables the U.S. to retain its preeminence in theglobal market8. Even with such pressure to attract and retain engineers into the profession,numbers remain low. Despite studies that boast the benefits of having a diversified engineeringworkforce, women and minority participation does not reflect the U.S. demographic distribution.The National Science Foundation has identified women and people of color from threeracial/ethnic groups – Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaska Native - asunderrepresented in
tapping into pools of underrepresented populations such as African-Americans1,2 . To address the call, it is critical to examine the African-American science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate experience and to understand how theexperiences of underrepresented populations influence decisions to go into and persist in STEMmajors 3-5. But what do we really understand about the African-American STEM collegeexperience? What can we learn from the experiences and reflections of African-AmericanSTEM PhD mentors about the African-American college experience and how to navigate it? Inthis paper, we examine the reflections and insights of an African-American STEM mentor usinga narrative analysis method. This research study
in Table 1.The adopted DCDS model blends the three elements of the Triangulated Learning Model; (1)simulation, (2) construction, (3) connection, the four elements of the Kolb Learning Cycle; (1) Page 12.1193.7concrete experience, (2) reflective observation, (3) abstract conceptualization, and (4) activeexperimentation often used in engineering, with the 5E Learning Cycle; (1) engagement, (2)exploration, (3)explanation, (4) extension, and (5) evaluation, which are often used in scienceeducation. Table 2 shows the alignment of the DCDS rapid-prototyping model with TLM, Kolb,5E Learning cycles with Science as Inquiry from the National Science
underrepresented1,2 reveal howcentral difference is to our explanations. For example, women’s lack of self-confidence or self-efficacy (or math anxiety) is understood relative to men.3-5 Women are seen to lack female rolemodels and peers relative to their male counterparts.6,7 A “chilly climate” that is hostile orcompetitive toward women drives women out,8-15 while men are more likely to stay. Stereotype Page 22.356.2threat, a reflection of perceived difference in ability, is seen to affect women and minoritystudents.16-17 Calls to alter curriculum and pedagogy focus on attracting women and minoritieswho are viewed to be more motivated by altruistic and
ofmentors and protégés was added during Phase 2. The 62-item survey results showed that theprotégés rated overall mentoring experience a 4.5 on a scale of 1(low) to 5 (high), and they havereported several positive outcomes including “Better understanding of skills used by engineering,science or math professionals.” Likewise, the mentors rated the experience 3.9, and reportedseveral positive outcomes such as “Self reflection on my own career.”The partnership and program has succeeded in increasing the engineering retention and degreecompletion rate for the minority scholars. Fourteen of the Phase 1 participants graduated inengineering with an overall mean GPA of 3.005 (s.d. = 0.505), and the remaining Phase 1scholar is on track to graduate May 2011
Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 5 Personal Safety On & Off Campus 6 Strategies for Interacting with Faculty & Academic Success 7 Mid-Semester Reflection on Personal Academic Plan & Behavior Modification 8 Peer Advising for Spring Courses & Online Tools for Academic Planning 9 Building Community: Pumpkin Carving 10 Study Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 11 Building Community: Study Break 12 Study Session for: Calculus I, Chemistry, or Freshman Engineering Course 13 Engineering Scholarships, Financial Aid, Jobs On-Campus 14 End of Semester CelebrationTable 8. EOE First Year Interests Groups (FIGs) – Weekly Seminar Topics
strong attachment towards my own ethnic group.Question 5 I have role models in computer science who look like me.Question 6 I do not know any minority computer scientists.Question 7 I was encouraged to pursue a computer science degree.Question 8 I was not encouraged to pursue a computer science degree.Question 9 I believe my performance in computer science courses will reflect on my race/ethnicity.Question 10 I do not believe my performance in computer science courses will reflect on my race/ethnicity.Questions 1-4 are directly based on MEIM questions. Questions 5-10 are non-MEIM questionsthat are directly related to CS in the context of the two aforementioned MEIM
andacademia. We begin with a brief description of the Engineering Teaching Portfolio Program(ETPP) and then discuss the structure and goals of the diversity component of the program.A. The Engineering Teaching Portfolio ProgramIn a teaching portfolio, an educator documents their teaching through statements about his/herteaching and annotated artifacts that provide evidence of the themes presented in the statements.The Engineering Teaching Portfolio Program provides participants with the opportunity toexamine, reflect, and revise their beliefs and goals as teachers through a series of eight portfoliodevelopment exercises, weekly meetings and peer review. The exercises included a programoverview, identification of portfolio design specifications
Purpose of This Element 1 Setting the Context Introduces the theme of the module along with what students should be able to do by the end of the module; Encourages students to reflect upon their values and attitudes about the topic (e.g., the best traits of a good mentor) 2 Warm-Up An often light-hearted activity that gets students to think about a topic without
grant. The team met to document their reflections on their experiences. Large groupdiscussions were audio taped and transcribed.ResultsThe results sections are structured around the themes addressed in the theoretical framework. Weemphasize three in this Experience Based Research, specifically continuous improvement as amessaging and process strategy for departmental change towards equitable student success,human resources practices that support equitable student success, and departmental policies thatsupport equitable student success.Continuous improvementContinuous Improvement became an integral part of the messaging of change and the process ofchange in the RED grant implementation at University of Texas at El Paso. Initialcommunications
concepts. During summer 2017, a southeastern universityparticipated in hosting one of the seventeen Verizon sponsored STEM Camps. The universityhosted 144 URM middle school boys for three weeks on campus to explore engineering habits ofmind, engineering design principles, and computer science application developmentfundamentals. The camp was primarily facilitated by fourteen student mentors. One of theprinciple elements of the camp was to have mentors that reflected the demographics of thestudent population. As such, the mentor demographics consisted of 12 URM male mentors and 2URM female mentors. Upon conclusion of the summer camp all of the student mentors wereasked to participate in an open-ended survey that inquired about their experiences as
their own group.”Scientific historical accounts reflect Homo sapiens, essentially our human evolutionary ancestry,has only existed for a meager 200,000 years in the 4.6 billion years since the origin of the Earth.During this short stint in history, we have experienced an unending series of conflicts. History isproliferated with these many human recorded conflicts; conflicts premised on differences inreligion, ethnicity, race, gender, geography and so many more. Our very limited circumference oftrust is illustrated even here in our great United States, through a myopic lens and ethnocentricminds-eye. Who should we like? Who should we trust? Who should we not like and/or trust? Inthe end, who is the next person or group that individually or
wasdesignated as an HSI by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) in 2014,after FORCES began. Based on 2006-07 data (just before the FORCES proposal was written),UT Arlington had an enrollment of approximately 19,205 undergraduate students of whom53.2% were female, 14% were Hispanic, 12% were African American and less than 1% wereNative American. The College of Engineering’s undergraduate enrollment in 2006-07 was 1,884students, nearly 10% of the university’s. There were 410 students at the university who wereregistered with the Office for Students with Disabilities. Of those, forty-four (44), or nearly 11%,were engineering majors.6 National data at that time reflected enrollment of students fromunderrepresented groups in
(84 peer-reviewed) of Wendy Faulkner’s 2000 journal article where thedualism was first introduced. 11 Faulkner argued that gender and technology (includingengineering) are co-produced such that a gendered disparity exists between the image andpractice of engineering. 11 More specifically, the technical end of the dualism maps ontoindependent tool and technology use for practical purposes as a more valued and masculinizedform of engagement, or “masculine instrumentalism.” The social end of the dualism maps ontothe ideas of communication, interpersonal relationships, and expression of emotion inengineering as a less valued and feminine forms of engagement, or “feminine expressiveness.”However, such dualistic thinking does not reflect the blend
development. Reflection and reciprocity are keyconcepts of service-learning” (p. 5). This reference also comes from a field outside of STEM, and acknowledges student engagementin activities to address human needs, while listing reciprocity as a key component. Furthermore, acknowledging the reference ofexperiential learning and its connection to John Dewey13, Paulo Freire, and social justice/change8,32,14,43, which further contribute tothe human aspect that is embedded in service learning9. These components directly connect to support of underrepresented studentpopulations, and need to be highlighted in STEM service-learning programs in order to alter current concerns as it relates to retainingthese student populations. The service-learning
,phenomenon, or process under investigation by thinking and thus writing and thus thinking evenmore about them” (p. 41). “Analytic Memos” can act as a “prompt or trigger for writtenreflection on the deeper and complex meanings it evokes”45 (p. 42). Examples of “AnalyticMemos” that Saldaña45 provided includes reflections about personal connections to the data,study’s research questions, codes, definitions, patterns, categories, themes, concepts, assertions,possible networks, theory, problems with the study, personal or ethical dilemmas, futuredirections of the study, other analytic memos, and study’s final reporting (pp. 43–50).“Analytical Memos” were used to help deeply contemplate the meaning of the data and usedthem to help analyze the data45
to empower the students and to provide skills to navigate theirexperiences in an engineering workforce. Peer coaching is introduced and implemented throughexamples, training on key coaching skills, and five opportunities for the students to practice theseskills with one another.Mixed methods design is employed to identify emerging themes which can form the basis offuture theories and research as well as to assess the effectiveness of integrating peer coachinginto the classroom. Data analysis includes reflective journals from the perspective of servingboth as the coach and coachee, pre- and post-course surveys, as well as weekly post-classsurveys. While qualitative analysis aids in identifying theoretical frameworks for future studies,results
second iteration of this class, we experimentedwith adding a second mouse to some desktops to promote sharing and turn-taking practicesbetween partners when working collaboratively. At the afterschool workshop, students usedlaptop carts provided by the school. Students had access to Windows laptops with 11-inchconvertible touchscreens.Google Drive: Google Drive [10] is a free online office productivity suite. Google Drive wasused at both sites to facilitate activities/assignments. Each student had access to their ownGoogle Drive folder that consisted of places for them to (1) access instructions, (2) work on non-modeling activities (3) write reflections, and (4) store files.Autodesk Tinkercad: Tinkercad [11] is a free cloud-based computer aided