Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-3218: ELICITING STUDENTS’ INTERPRETATIONS OF ENGI-NEERING REPRESENTATIONSDr. Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is an Assistant Professor in the College of Technology and Innovation, Department of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in materials science engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in chemistry and engineering education respectively. His research interests include student conceptions, engineering epistemological beliefs, self-efficacy, and service-learning.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Ann F. McKenna is Chair of the Department of Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

notconducive to deep learning or a quality product. Students get so good at this “team dance” thatthey are not aware of the important issues that they are avoiding11.Language, self-efficacy, and leadership rolesThe typical model that students have of an engineering leader is that of “the boss.” Students donot differentiate between leadership and management authority. This interpretation affects theirself-perception of their own leadership potential. The concept of leadership is one miss-generalized to all situations. Therefore; since the students cannot see themselves in powerfulpositions until well into the future, they have not considered their own personal skills andabilities (efficacy) in regards to leadership12, 13, 14.The necessary step in the

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of North Dakota. Her research focuses on assessment of educational outcomes in higher education as related to STEM learning, with a focus on the effects of various experiences on in- dividuals’ self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions, creativity, and other related constructs, as well as the effects of an individual’s values and professional role orientation on STEM learning, retention, persis- tence, and ethics. Page 25.219.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessing the Impact of Faculty