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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Karen J. Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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incorporates the students’ local culture in Appalachia and the types of engineering practices and challenges faced in this region. TEAM MOUNTAIN ROAD BUILDING PROJECT After related lessons, students explored potential and kinetic energy by designing andbuilding mountain roads out of simple hardware store materials, as displayed. This interventionallowed students to make connections between the roads they built in the classroom and howthe geography of their local mountainous, rural area affects projects such as road construction.SAMPLE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: 1) You MUST DRAW your road first and label the potential and kinetic energy points. If you alter your design during the building of your road, you must alter your

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mesut Akdere, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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study. Often ET is either combined withengineering or ignored, with little literature available regarding its pedagogy and the skillsneeded to succeed in ET and other similar technology programs [1]. Further, faculty preparingcurriculum and pedagogies for students considering these areas of study are challenged by theirstudents’ ability to perceive materials, differences in learning abilities, and differences resultingfrom background experiences [1].When comparing the demographics of students in different areas of STEM, students who chosetechnology programs exhibit differences in culture and environmental exposure [2, 3] . Thismakes developing a school intended to teach and prepare students for the unique environment ofa hands-on curriculum a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Katherine Levenick Shirey, Knowles Teacher Initiative

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Neutrino Telescope at the South Pole and was a NASA astronaut candidate finalist in 2013. Dr. Shirey earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2017 after transitioning to study engineering integration in high school instruction as a site of creative thinking in physics learning. She currently works for the Knowles Teacher Initiative as the Knowles Academy Program Officer developing teacher-led professional learning opportunities and facilitating engineering- integration teacher professional development. She serves on the Washington, D.C., Ward 1 Education Council. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Integrated Global STEM Challenges CurriculumSTEM

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Emma Michelle Monson, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas

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. After this, they may assist others, continue to test, or find other ways to decorate their bots.STEPS Camp | Summer 2019 Lesson Plan.Prep:• Set up all materials• Have 1 toothbrush, 1 cup, 1 battery pack, and 2 batteries ready for each studentLearning Plan:Part 1: Discussion• Start a discussion about different robots that are used every day. This could range from TV remotes to refrigerators to computers. Talk about how these robots continue to improve lives around the world and change the ways that people live.• Ask students what they think is the best thing that robots have done. Why do they think that? Why do they want to

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

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Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Pooneh Sabouri, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Shramana Ghosh, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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in edited books, 1 book review, 63 journal articles, and 164 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 40 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 64 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 130 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,000 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessing the Effects of a Robotics Workshop with Draw-a-Robot Test (Fundamental)1. IntroductionPervasive

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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mathematics (STEM) workforce pipeline is facingmultiple challenges. The first challenge is the relatively lower academic performance of USstudents in comparison to the other 35 countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD) as evidenced by the data of the Program for International StudentAssessment (PISA). According to the 2018 assessment PISA [1] which measured themathematics, science and reading skills of 15-year old students from almost 80 countries, theaverage score of US students in science was lower than six of the 36 countries OECD. Theperformance of US students in math literacy is even more concerning. The average score of USstudents in math was lower than the average math score of students from all the OECD

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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their design• Design will begin individually in their lab notebooks and then revised and created in groups of three or • Write 1-2 sentence rationale for why their design will four work• Testing and wrap-up will be conducted as a large • Prototype Boat group 10 minutesOpening/Motivation: 5 minutes • Testing Boats• Review the EDP and how the students have employed 10 minutes that today • Must draw a new plan and then can make revisionsPresentation/Instruction: 15 minutes

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

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Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill

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rural communities support and promote engineering as a career choice for theirstudents. Therefore, this study explored the ways in which rural communities provide support tohelp students make fully informed decisions about engineering as a college major.The findings presented here come from Phase 2 of a three-phase study exploring engineeringcareer choice among rural students. Using interview and focus group data collected from currentengineering students in Phase 1, Phase 2 turned to community members, including high schoolpersonnel, local industry leaders, members of local governments, and members of keycommunity organizations (e.g., 4-H). Using interviews with 16 participants across 3communities, we address the following question: What

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Derlis Ortiz Coronel; Lucas Domingo Moreira Bogado, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Blas Fernando Vega, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Unidad de Formación Superior

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to a PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) test report [1], only 10 % ofthe Paraguayan student participants have passed the tests on reading, mathematics and science.Space-related educational programs have become a very inspiring way to implement STEMeducation. One CanSat (Can-Satellite) training program for teachers, that later will perform similarprojects with their students, is a very effective tool to motivate students into STEM. During theprogram, teachers build a “very small and simple satellite” (a pico-satellite) that has similarfunctions as larger ones. They learn how to plan, design and solve problems as if they were on areal space mission. The objective of our study is to measure the performance of teachers as

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Malle R. Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Holly Larson Lesko; Gary R. Kirk, Dickinson College

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engineering vicarious experiences, they can inform their ownteaching practices and practice reflective teaching as they teach lessons. IntroductionWithin the last decade, there has been a push for engineering to be taught in the K-12 schoolsystem. Integrating engineering into the classroom is especially important due to the expressedneed for engineers from organizations such as the National Academy of Engineering and fromreports like PCAST that predicted a need for one million more STEM professionals by 2020 [1],[2]. In addition to this expressed need, research shows that students begin making career choicesas early as, if not before, high school, so it is important they gain an understanding of

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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Elizabeth Ann Moison, Tufts University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim

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outreach ambassadors’ discursive interactions withelementary student design teams adds to the growing conversation about ambitious instruction inengineering.  Introduction  Engineering outreach educators, or engineering outreach ambassadors, have the potential toinfluence significant numbers of precollege youth; university-led engineering outreach programsreach approximately 600,000 K-12 students each year in the United States [1]. Despite theprevalence of these programs, little is known about the ways in which outreach ambassadorsinfluence youths’ participation and progress in engineering practices. Understanding the ways inwhich outreach ambassadors interact with and support youth to learn engineering is critical tofurthering the effectiveness

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Ayse Asatekin, Tufts University ; Isadora Shamah, Tufts University; Abigail Anne Klotz; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Michael Forte, Tufts University; Russell Lincoln Shute

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process path to produce their spherifiedproduct on a large scale.Motivation Chemical engineering is about developing and designing processes that change raw materials intouseful products on an industrial scale. They must manage their resources to get the best result whileprotecting health and safety, and making the smallest environmental impact possible. Chemicalengineering is an abstract concept to many, especially younger children; the aim of this activity is to bringit onto a more understandable plane, especially the concept of scale up, and make it tangible for studentsin a way that isn’t intimidating.Learning Goals 1. A chemical reaction is a process in which two or more molecules interact and are converted into different

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Liesl Klein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sydney Taylor Serban, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. MethodologyStudy Context The focus of this study centered on a K-12 career awareness/outreach event, titledManufacturing Week, which was developed through industry-education partnerships facilitatedby a regional commerce group. This event was designed to (1) bring awareness to the communityabout manufacturing in the region, (2) share with the future workforce the vast opportunities andcareer pathways available to them, and (3) provide opportunities for local youth to discover howthey can learn, work, and live within the region. To achieve these goals, Manufacturing Weekserved three different grade-level groups, K-5 (ages 5-11), 6-8 (ages 11-14), and 9-12 (ages 14-18), through three distinct types of activities. The K-5 students participated in a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Designed for 3rd-5th Connect what we have 45 minutes - 1 hour grade students. learned about electricity and circuits to real world applications.Objectives: Next Generation Science Standards:Students will be able to demonstrate 4-P S3-2. Make observations to provideknowledge of how circuits function. evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat,Students will be aware of multiple ways to and electric current.create circuits with household materials. 4-P

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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Alyssa Marie Eggersgluss, Playful Learning Lab; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Cullen Charles Kittams, University of St. Thomas; Grace Kubista; Rachel Farah, University of St. Thomas

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Graph paper (preferably with large squares) Code + Chords Software (on our website) Pencil Shape Reference Worksheet (on last page) Code + Chords Youtube Video: Coding a Shape* *Note: Code + Chords videos are meant to be watched in sequential order, and this activity should only be used after watching the previous videos. Lesson Plan.1 Show students the Code + Chords video: Coding a Shape. This video will cover the basic shapes of the Code + Chords software and how to create them. 6 Ask students to then create a rectangle. Remind

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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, samples for anengineering math scavenger hunt, andtips for creating scavenger hunts for avariety of STEM fields. Contact Informaiton:Grade Level Recommendations: ►s-coffman-wolph@onu.edu ►kimberlyn.gray@mail.wvu.eduMiddle or High School, College Freshman Google Drive with Materials:Need Materials: https://tinyurl.com/r6gw5rtMaterials: (1) colored printer ink or

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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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engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Coordinated Outreach: A Model of STEAM Outreach EffortsAbstractDedicated, ongoing, and coordinated outreach efforts are critical to increasing the participationof underrepresented students in STEAM fields. Researchers have called attention to thecollaborations between K-12 and higher education sectors that seek to promote college access,particularly among underrepresented students [1]. In our research, we collected reflectiveaccounts from seven graduate outreach coordinators in an engineering department at a publicuniversity involved in STEAM outreach to pre-college students. Understanding how people areapproaching the expansion of

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia Ellis, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College; Crystal M. Ford, Smith College; Kate Lytton, Collaborative for Educational Services; Kaia Claire Cormier, Smith College

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both transfer-in thinking and thecapacity of students to “think with” and thereby interpret important engineering concepts.II. IntroductionEngineering in K-12 EducationThe National Research Council (NRC) reports that the U.S. “will need a steady supply of well-trained engineers, scientists, and other technical workers...to succeed and prosper in the twenty-first century.” 1 Because our society is becoming increasingly dependent on engineering andtechnological advances, it is also recognized that all citizens need to have a basic understandingof engineering processes to make informed choices and understand our world. To address theseneeds there has been a growing nationwide interest to include engineering in both formal andinformal pre-college

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Stephen M. Belt, Saint Louis University

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can relate to travel delays, traffic congestion, the reliability of the transitsystem, and roadway and aviation safety as they make use of the transportation system almostevery day. As such, they can appreciate the effects of transportation infrastructure on the qualityof life in a community [1–3]. The planning, design, and maintenance of a transportation systeminvolves various disciplines such as traffic engineering, structural engineering, and hydraulicengineering, and includes modes of transportation such as the automobile, transit, and aviation.The objective of this STEM outreach program was to help its participants to understand howengineers serve the communities they live in, and how engineers work together to apply mathand science to

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Jamie Mikeska, Educational Testing Service; Elizabeth Orlandi, Science Education Consultant

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simulated classroom environments can be used to help inservice and preservice elementary teachers learn to lead argumentation discussions in science and engineering.Dr. Jamie 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 Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy graduate program at Michigan State University in 2010. Her current research focuses on three key areas: (1) de- signing, developing, and conducting validation studies on assessments of content knowledge for teaching (CKT) science; (2) examining and understanding validity issues associated with measures designed to

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University; Ryan A. Brown, Illinois State University

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Questionnaire teachers. We needed an instrument that would elicit views aligned with our focus.Introduction The conceptual framework, the NOEK framework, used in our work with teachers guided the design of this new questionnaire [1]. The framework consists of seven features of engineeringThe inclusion of engineering learning standards in most US states, often via their inclusion in knowledge and design that are co-dependent with one another. These features are categorized asstate science standards [12

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Jose Luis Cadavid, University of Toronto; Huntley H. Chang, University of Toronto; Ileana Louise Co, University of Toronto; Nicolas Ivanov, University of Toronto; Nhien Tran-Nguyen, University of Toronto; Jonathan Rubianto, University of Toronto; Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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identified as having fewer external challenges to learning, allowing forassessment of cultural impact of learning. Preliminary assessment of multi-school participation(1 term) presents very different student outcomes, as students from the new school demonstratedno difference in performance between traditional classroom and Discovery settings, and notablylower engagement in the inquiry-focused program structure. This differential impact may resultfrom cultural elements; in this study, we attempt to explain this gap in benefit from, andacceptance of, a problem-based learning framework using grade data, student surveys, andformal educator interviews. In keeping with available literature, our findings suggest that higherperceived challenges to

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College

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understanding of engineering design.II. IntroductionThe National Research Council reports that the U.S. “will need a steady supply of well-trainedengineers, scientists, and other technical workers...to succeed and prosper in the twenty-firstcentury.”1 Because our society is becoming increasingly dependent on engineering andtechnological advances, it is also recognized that all citizens need to have a basic understandingof engineering processes and uses to make informed choices and understand our world. Toaddress these needs, there has been a growing nationwide interest to include engineering in bothformal and informal pre-college education. In reviewing early attempts at K-12 engineeringeducation, the NRC found that including engineering in K-12

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Murat Akarsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maurina Loren Aranda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard Lie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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reviewBeliefs are personal episodic constructs that include affective and evaluative components [1].Teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning represent a “conceptual map for instructionaldecision making” [2, pp. 86] and are reflected in their practices (e.g., [1], [3]-[4]). Currentliterature supports that teachers’ beliefs are firmly held and hard to change (e.g., [5], [6]). It isparticularly challenging for experienced teachers to shift toward student-centered beliefs becausetheir views have been established, whereas newer teachers are more receptive to student-centeredclassrooms [7]. A study by Luft [7] found that professional development for fourteen secondaryscience teachers on inquiry based practices have varying levels of impact. Although

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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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an attempt to better align the curriculum and instruction with the practices ofprofessional engineers [1] - [4]. Within higher education, collaborative learning first manifestedas senior design capstone projects then expanded to include team-based design projects in first-year engineering courses and informal in-class collaborative activities. In each of theseclassroom interventions, students are expected to work together with a diverse group of theirpeers (e.g., cultural upbringings, race, gender, ability, and more) to solve a problem. Researchsuggest that students learning through collaborative engagement can result in positive influenceson student achievement [3], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [15], persistence [8], [9], [10], [11], [12

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Program Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayman Ali; Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Shivani D Patel, New Jersey Department of Transportation

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various agencies serving multiple transportation modes on field trips and on-site seminars; and,- Enhance students’ leadership and professional skills through activities designed to introduce them to university life and the main requirements needed to obtain a college degree. The details of the 2017 NSTI program at Rowan University/CREATEs are presented inTable 1 below. As indicated in this table, the program lasted four weeks with each week given aspecial theme highlighting one of the three major transportation modes (i.e., Air Transportation,Water Transportation, and Surface Transportation) and Transportation Safety. The programincluded a registration, orientation, and welcome session; seasoned speaker sessions; hands

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Elementary Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Lehman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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biology and a Ph.D. in science education, all from Purdue University. His research interests include integration of computers in education, particularly in STEM disciplines; e-learning; and interactive multimedia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining and Characterizing Elementary School Teachers' Engineering Design-based Instructional Practices and Their Impact on Students’ Science AchievementIntroductionOver the past ten years, considerable attention has been given to introducing K-12 students toengineering concepts and practices. This is most evident in the National Research Council’sFramework for K-12 Science Education [1] and the recent

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Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame

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informedand beginning engineers troubleshoot their designs. To do so, we asked 7-11 years old girls withtheir caregivers to design a pneumatic ball run using pneumatic pistons in thirty minutes. Thevideo data of four cases were then analyzed. Design-based troubleshooting was observed veryoften due to the immediate feedback they received (i.e., falling the ball means a problem). Ourfindings suggest that children can engage in some aspects of troubleshooting the same way asinformed designers. 1 IntroductionNumerous reasons have fueled recent increased attention to pre-college engineering education,including an

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Elementary Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey D. Radloff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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support teachers implementing these practices,and how students learn science through engineering practices. Compounding this effort is thegrowing challenge of identifying and characterizing effective engineering design-based scienceteaching while still capturing its complexity. In other words, what does engineering design-basedscience teaching look like and how can we capture teachers’ strategies? Drawing from the tenetsof ambitious teaching, this study utilizes what have been called “high leverage” or “core”practices [1] [2]. Core practices are moves, skills, and strategies that teachers do in highfrequency and have been shown in research to be linked to improvement in student achievement[3], [4], [5]. Approximations of practice refer to

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PCEE Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Max L Longhurst, Utah State University; R. Ryan Dupont, Utah State University; Nancy Mesner, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University

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Factors Influencing the Interest Level of Secondary Students going into STEM fields and their parents’ perceived interest in STEM (Evaluation)Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines are essential to societyand to competing in the global economy [1]. The role of STEM education has evolved fromproviding students with STEM content knowledge and understanding, to preparing students to beinterested in and committed to pursuing careers in the STEM workforce. According to thePresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, “We must prepare all students,including girls and minorities, who are underrepresented in these fields, to be proficient in STEMsubjects. And we must inspire all students to learn STEM