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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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Maria Manzano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emma Della; Gerome Cacho; Drew Miller; Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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their Rube Goldberg project through the week to avoid the pressure of having to complete a project the night before it was due. Towards the end of the week, participants were given unstructured time with lab instructors so they could work on their Rube Goldberg projects during lab time and ask questions as needed. Staff, instructors, and counselors had a diverse range of personal and technical backgrounds. Multiple engineering disciplines were represented within the group, as well as experience levels within these disciplines; including undergraduates, recent college graduates, and established professionals within their field. The diversity allowed for multiple perspectives from a technological and logistics standpoint as the

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Paul Jason Weinberg Weinberg, Oakland University

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measures of mechanistic reasoning, mathematical reasoning, and engineering practices. 1STEM Integration A challenge facing STEM education is integration, advancing student conceptualdevelopment within and across Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)domains (National Research Council [NRC], 2007). The National Academy of Engineering(NAE) (Honey, Pearson, & Schweingruber, 2014) has argued that integrated STEM educationshould bring together concepts from more than one discipline (e.g., mathematics and science;science, technology, and engineering); it may connect a concept from one domain to a practice ofanother, such as applying properties of geometric shapes (mathematics

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Mariel Kolker, Morris School District

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Paper ID #34794The Role of All-Female STEM Spaces in Encouraging High School Girls toPursue STEM (Fundamental, Diversity)Dr. Mariel Kolker, Morris School District Dr. Mariel Kolker is a second-career teacher of high school physics, engineering and nanoscience. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University, and her MBA in Finance from Ford- ham’s Gabelli Graduate School of Business, and worked for a decade in the Power Generation, Trans- mission & Distribution Industry before entering teaching in 2000. She earned her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in STEM from UMass Lowell. Her interests are in

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Morgan R. Broberg, Purdue University; Susan Khalifah P.E., S.E., Purdue University; Abhinav Gupta, Purdue University; Abdullah J. Nafakh, Purdue University

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responses were longer and used more language relating to resiliency andsustainability at the end of the course.Table 3. Typical pre- and post-program responses to survey questions. Pre-program Responses Post-program Responses How would you define civil engineering? Designing and maintaining civil structures. Civil engineering is the field of engineering devoted to making technology and systems more sustainable in their everyday function, and more resilient in the face of a major threat. The field of engineering that works on I would define civil

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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James A. Moore; Matthew Dailey; Zachary Wilhelm, University of Utah; Kerry Kelly, University of Utah; Pascal Goffin, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Jason Wiese; Wei Xing, University of Utah; Katrina Myquyen Le, University of Utah; Thomas Becnel, University of Utah; Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon

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attending outreach events to engage citizen scientists across the Salt Lake City valley.Dr. Kerry Kelly, University of Utah Dr. Kerry Kelly is a professional engineer, an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Director of the Program for Air Quality, Health, and Society at the University of Utah. She has a PhD in Environmental Engineering and a BS in Chemical Engineering, and she just completed 8 years of service on Utah’s Air Quality Board. Her research focuses on air quality and the evaluation of emerging energy technologies including consideration of their associated health, environmental, policy and performance issues. Most recently she has been focusing on combustion particles, their associated

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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Engineering (WECE) study. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University.Dr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. She focuses on developing research-based, field-tested curricula. For sixteen years, she worked as a vice president at the Museum of Science where she was the Founding Director of Engineering is Elementary, a groundbreaking program that integrates engineering concepts into preschool

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Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Feng Wang P.E., Texas State University

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, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM). Plentiful prior studies [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and [6] documented positive impacts ofsuch efforts using exit interviews. This paper evaluates a STEM-oriented summer programdesigned for high school students and examines the effectiveness of its educational instruments,using an opening survey, an end-of-program survey, and an alumni survey. Activities of highimpacts identified by this study can be used by other similar outreach programs that aim toincrease high school students' interests in STEM. The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) program is one of the FederalHighway Administration’s (FHWA) educational initiatives. It is "to increase awareness andstimulate interest in

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey; Jamie N. Mikeska, Educational Testing Service; Matthew S. Taylor, The College of New Jersey

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the Department of Integrative STEM Educa- tion at The College of New Jersey. In his role, he prepares pre-service teachers to become K-12 technology and engineering educators. His research involves engaging college students in human centered design and improving creativity. He also develops biotechnology and nanotechnology inspired lessons that naturally integrate the STEM disciplines. He received his PhD in biomedical engineering from Drexel University and was an NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education (GK-12).Dr. Jamie N. Mikeska, Educational Testing Service Jamie Mikeska is a Research Scientist in the Student and Teacher Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Jamie completed her Ph.D. in the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

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Lori Caldwell, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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/10.1207/S15327965PLI1104_01Doerschuk, P., Bahrim, C., Daniel, J., Kruger, J., Mann, J., & Martin, C. (2016). Closing the Gaps and Filling the STEM Pipeline: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25(4), 682–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-016-9622-8Jeffers Andrew T., Safferman Angela G., & Safferman Steven I. (2004). Understanding K–12 Engineering Outreach Programs. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 130(2), 95–108. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1052- 3928(2004)130:2(95)Lave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge University Press.Moos, R. H. (1980). Evaluating

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of Washington; Jessica Carr, University of Washington; Elena Agapie, University of Washington; Andrew Davidson, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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, “Service learning: A positive approach to teaching engineering ethics and social impact of technology,” age, vol. 5, p. 2, 2000.[15] E. Tsang, C. D. Martin, and R. Decker, “Service Learning as a Strategy for Engineering Education for the 21 st Century,” in 1997 Annual Conference, 1997, pp. 2–355.[16] L. J. Bottomley and E. A. Parry, “Assessment of an engineering outreach program: Hands on engineering,” Proc. American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE 2002, 2002.[17] D. E. Giles Jr and J. Eyler, “The impact of a college community service laboratory on students’ personal, social, and cognitive outcomes,” Journal of adolescence, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 327–339, 1994.[18] A. R. Bielefeldt and N. Canney, “Impacts of service

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jun Chew, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects. 2009.[3] National Academy of Engineering, Changing the conversation: Messages for improving public understanding of engineering. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2008.[4] Ş. Yaşar, D. Baker, S. Robinson-Kurpius, S. Krause, and C. Roberts, “Development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers’ perceptions of engineers and familiarity with teaching design, engineering, and technology,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 205–216, 2006.[5] E. J. Marti and E. Kaya, “Assessing high school science teachers’ nature of engineering (NOE) perceptions with an open-ended NOE instrument (fundamental),” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2018.[6] A. L

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Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College

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not surpass the scores of their counterparts in20094. When the results were disaggregated by state, 2015 and 2017 math and science scores forNYS 4th graders decreased from 2009; NYS math and science scores for 8th graders seemedunchanged5.Given these results, there is potential for improvement. The Engineering Ambassadors workedwith students in Grades 6 -12 with the hope that middle and high school students could develop apositive attitude toward math and science, anchors of the STEM program. The Ambassadorsadded the engineering component to math and science learning through hands-on activities andincorporated technological enhancements - for full STEM implementation.The Ambassador program was designed around characteristics of middle

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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Camille Msall, Northwestern University; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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engineering education conferences and has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments. Her research areas include spatial visualization, material development, faculty discourses on gender, and defining knowledge domains of students and practicing engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementation of a Spatial Skills Curriculum in Grade 7: Analysis of the Teachers’ Concerns (Evaluation)IntroductionDevelopment of spatial skills during K-12 education is one way to better prepare students forentering and persisting in engineering and other STEM fields. Research indicates spatial skills

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Christos Zahopoulos, Northeastern University; Rajini Jesudason, Northeastern University

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clusters, one of which is clean energy. Inone state, this is due in part to the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), whichmandates that greenhouse gases be reduced in the state to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and80% by 2050 [1]. To address the growing need for investment in job creation, a privateuniversity, an urban high school, and an industry partner collaborated to create a program forhigh schoolers to instill excitement in this growing field. Specifically, this program addressesthe increasing need for a diverse and highly skilled STEM (Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math) workforce with a focus on Clean Energy. The program was designed to: ● Offer an introductory engineering design course which used project-based learning

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cara N. Morton, Washington State University; Kira J. Carbonneau, Washington State University

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Paper ID #25105The Influence of Modeling on Science Self-efficacy among Middle School Stu-dentsDr. Cara N. Morton, Washington State University Cara has three years of structural engineering design experience and has been teaching civil engineering classes since 2014 at Washington State University. Her breadth of design ranges from waterfront structures in the Gulf of Mexico to seven story concrete buildings governed by seismic loads in Seattle, WA. She is pursuing material science related research regarding durable materials for construction. Currently, she serves as Clinical Professor at Washington State University

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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Jacqueline A. Zeiber, New Mexico State University; Tamara Elise Stimatze, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Steven J. Stochaj, New Mexico State University

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, Industrial, andMechanical Engineering as well as Engineering Technology and Information EngineeringTechnology. While the disciplines covered have not changed, there have been changes to thecontent of the program itself as well as the evaluation methods. These changes have been basedon a variety of factors including results from the program’s evaluation, changes withinuniversity’s engineering department, changes in mentorship, and changes within the disciplinesthemselves. For example, one of the aims for the 2017 and 2018 Academies was to help studentsunderstand the engineering design process. However, this was not an aim of the 2016 and 2019Academies.StudentsThroughout the four NM PREP Academies offered, there were a total of 665 students (20.6

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Luis Ricardo Betancourt, San Diego State University; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Vitaliy Popov, University of Michigan

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State University.Dr. Vitaliy Popov, University of Michigan Vitaliy Popov is an Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. His research focuses on understanding, designing, and evaluating learning technologies and environments that foster collaborative problem solving, spatial reasoning, engineering design thinking and agency. He is currently serving as a co-principal investigator on three projects funded by the National Science Foundation ranging from studying visuospatial skills development through origami to applying multimodal learning analytics in teamwork and understanding the mechanisms of an A-ha! moment. Dr. Popov completed his Ph.D. on computer-supported

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Underrepresented Populations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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or below the federal poverty guidelines. The group of participants consisted of 24boys and 19 girls from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds (e.g., White, American Indian orAlaska Native, African American, Latinx/Hispanic, and Multiracial).Camp ContextDuring the engineering design session, student teams work in a community space setup to be amobile makerspace. A makerspace is also known as a fabrication lab where ‘‘where people of allages blend digital and physical technologies to explore ideas, learn technical skills, and createnew products’’ [34, p. 205]. The community space includes large tables to promote teamcollaboration while working on their design activities, a variety of found materials (e.g.cardboard, glue, paper, markers, etc

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Annmarie Elizabeth Hoch, Tufts University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Rebecca Deborah Swanson, Tufts University

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predicting engineering as a career choice,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 105, no. 2, pp. 312–340, 2016, doi:10.1002/jee.20118.9. T. A. Hegedus, H. B. Carlone, and A. D. Carter, “Shifts in the cultural production of smartness through engineering in elementary classrooms,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2014.10. C. G. Wright, K. B. Wendell, and P. P. Paugh, “Just put it together to make no commotion:" Re-imagining urban elementary students’ participation in engineering design practices,” International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 285–301, 2018, doi: 10.18404/ijemst.428192.11. G. J. Kelly, C. M. Cunningham, and A. Ricketts, “Engaging in identity

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Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle L. Stevens, Lafayette School Corporation; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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within the NextGeneration Science Standards [10], engineering design is becoming more common in K-12classroom and curricula. Therefore, as more K-12 students are engaging in engineering design itis important to deepen our understanding of how students are approaching and engaging withengineering problems.There is some research regarding pre-college problem scoping techniques; however, there is agap in knowledge with respect to primary students. The purpose of this research is to exploreproblem scoping in the early stages of integrated science, technology, engineering, mathematics,and computational thinking (STEM+C) curricular units. The hope is to shed light on thedevelopmental appropriateness of problem scoping for students in early elementary