. He is also interested in improving STEM+CS education for minorities. He has been volunteering in many education outreach programs including Science Fair and Robotics programs such as First Robotics competitions. Areas of research interest include engineering education, STEM+CS, and robotics in K-12 education. Kaya advocates his view that research, teaching and learning are best practiced as a unified enterprise that benefits students and society. He has received numerous teaching awards as well as grants for his research from several foundations. Kaya is an active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, and NSTA, has presented at over 15 conferences, published in ranked journals (e.g. Journal of College Science
practices in technology-enhanced learning environments. Prior to beginning doctoral work, she taught secondary mathematics for four years as well as created and implemented an interdisciplinary, project-based mathematics, science, and principles-of-technology curriculum for fresh- men and sophomore high school students in Albemarle County, Virginia.Ms. Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia Anne M. McAlister is a PhD student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on identity development in higher education, and how STEM graduate students balance and
end. Although she was atfirst concerned about teaching STEM, especially under COVID constraints, she soon foundpassion for both teaching and learning STEM material. Because the engineering curriculum shedelivered included considerable focus on computer science, and more specifically, in coding, shewas exposed to a STEM discipline that really ignited her passion and validation for her chosencareer. Simply put: This experience served as a career affirmation event that we want all PSTs toexperience during their teacher education trajectory. Kristina also experienced the true power ofcollegial and collaborative relationships during her time in practicum. Holly routinely revisitedthe best-practice research in teaching with Kristina, and those
Ethics and Societal Impacts via Cocurricular Activities.” This paper was recognized by the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice as an Editor’s Choice. Currently working with Dr. Angela Bielefeldt as a research assistant. Preparing to submit four papers regarding ethics in engineering education as co-author at the 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE
x x Real-life monitoring project x x Scholarship Prizes for best designs x x Scholarship Incentive for earning A/B x x Paid working hours for project work time x Field Trips to Clean Energy Centers x Description of Methodological ApproachAcross all three cohorts, data were collected using a mixed-methods approach. The externalevaluator and the faculty coordinated with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior tocollecting data. This research paper is based on secondary analysis of data collected for
Mahmoud, Wartburg College Murad is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Science Department at Wartburg College. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University. Research interests include recruitment into STEM, diversity in STEM as well pedagogy and instruction.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering design thinking. His areas
. Previous research supports science self-efficacy asbeing positively associated with achieving science literacy (Bryan, Glynn, & Kittleson, 2011)and science achievement (Britner & Pajares, 2001). This study examines if exposing students toyoung model “engineering experts” would impact middle schoolers’ science self-efficacy. If so,the motivation for k-12 teachers to invite engineers into their classroom is two fold. It increasesstudents’ awareness of engineering careers as well as increases student’s achievement in science.But would such a short intervention have an impact? Students were surveyed at the beginningand end of a one day event at Washington State University, which included “engineering experts”who interacted with the students in
community development. Mr. Melchior has served as the lead evaluation partner for the FIRST robotics programs since 2002 and has conducted more than a dozen studies of FIRST’s national after-school robotics programs. He is currently the co-Principal evaluator on the multi-year longitudinal impact study of FIRST programs.Matthew Hoover, Brandeis University Matthew Hoover is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Do After-School Robotics Programs Expand the Pipeline into STEM Majors in College? I. IntroductionFor more than a decade
Paper ID #26456SISTEM: Increasing High School Students’ Engineering Career Awareness(Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Schetema Nealy, University of Nevada, Las VegasDr. Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Erica Marti completed her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Education from UNLV and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to graduate studies, Erica joined Teach for America and taught high school chemistry in Las Vegas. While her primary research
commonly used in educational environments. In particular, the concept of ZPD has beenutilized to design screen-based educational artifacts that can provide effective scaffolding [24]. Inthis work, we will expand the scope of the concepts of ZPD and scaffolding to examine thecontributions of educational robots in providing the students assistance that might enable them toachieve more than they would otherwise.4. MethodContext and Participants: For this research we observed a three-hour exposition day hosted at theNYU Tandon School of Engineering. In attendance were 30 middle-school students, four high-school students, six teachers, and one chaperone, in addition to graduate fellows, researchers, andfaculty affiliated with a teacher professional
Paper ID #34171Cross Sectional Assessment of CEM Curriculum Offerings at thePre-college level in North Carolina (Evaluation)Ms. Cayla Lenore Anderson, Clemson University Cayla Anderson is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Planning, Design, and Built Environment program at Clemson University. Her research interests include construction education at the pre-college level, workforce development for minorities in construction, and gender and space in- tersections on construction jobsites. Her interests stems from her experience as a Black woman in the construction industry. Cayla received a dual
for the innovation Studio in the Engineering department.Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College Luke is a Student in the Engineering Science Department at Wartburg College. He is getting his major in Engineering Science and Minors in Mathematics and Leadership. Research interests include recruitment into STEM and diversity in STEM.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering
individualizing programs, modifying the physical environment, curriculum andinstructional approaches [25]. Buffer and Scott’s seminal work assisted technology educators inidentifying, understanding, and adapting instructional practices to better respond to the needs ofthe special education population [26]. Though there are studies citing situated cognition, a formof contextualized learning, as a means of improving success for special needs technologyeducation students [27] and the implementation of game design to assist special needs students inthe classroom [28], a dearth of quantitative research remains in assessing the success of thesemethods.Also limited are studies on ethnic minority students in technology education programs. Johnsoncites
dominated engineering culture. Wyss et al. [15]examined the impact of informing middle school students about STEM careers through the use ofvideo interviews with STEM professionals. Results showed that making students aware of STEMcareers by providing knowledge about STEM professions increased their interest in pursuing theirown STEM careers.STEM Outreach and EducationLevine et al. [16] designed and deployed a one week long STEM outreach camp for middleschool girls at the University of Rhode Island that featured chemistry activities. The campincluded interactions with female science faculty from the sponsoring institution, as well asmeetings with female undergraduate and graduate students. Surveying methodology was used toevaluate the effectiveness
is currently funded through the Purdue Doctoral Fellowship. She has research interests in student career perceptions and student mentorship in graduate school. Liesl graduated from Villanova University in 2016 with her Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and graduated from Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomed- ical Engineering in 2018 with her Master’s.Miss Sydney Taylor Serban, Purdue University at West Lafayette Sydney Serban is an undergraduate student at Purdue University, where she majors in Mechanical Engi- neering Technology and double minors in Dance and Design & Innovation. In addition to her studies, Sydney has been an undergraduate researcher through Purdue Polytechnic Institute for the past