Conference Session

Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Javon Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University Dr. Javon M. Adams is the Coordinator of Transfer Programs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU) focused on researching diversity Issues in Engineering. Dr. Adams graduated with his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from NCSU in December 2014 after completing his dis- sertation which focused on Transportation Engineering Materials. During his time as an undergraduate and as a graduate student at NCSU, Dr. Adams actively participating in a wide range of efforts aimed at increasing the recruitment, retention, and advancement of minority student groups studying engineering on campus. These personal experiences fueled his desire to pursue research

Conference Session

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

members hold [28, 30].Epistemology relates to the justifications, warrants, or rationale that support decisions or actionswithin the community about what knowledge is true[28, 30]. There are “things to know, ways ofknowing them, and ways of finding about them” [31], especially in design and engineering.“Epistemic frame theory suggest that learning to solve complex science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) problems from being part of a community of practice” [32]. In this exercise, we defined a summer college preparatory engineering and design class asa community of practice where students were performing authentic tasks in which they coulddevelop or expand an epistemic frame. We focused on the interactions that occurred

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota; Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

teaching practices.Dr. Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University Dr. Emily Dare is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Florida International University. Pre- viously, she taught at Michigan Technological University from 2015-2018, where she is still an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences. Dr. Dare’s research interests are focused on K-12 STEM education. In particular, she is interested in supporting science teachers’ reform- based instruction while simultaneously understanding their beliefs. As science classrooms shift to more integrated STEM approaches, this is especially critical. Additionally, Dr. Dare has a passion for working with K-12 students to

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Annette Rogers, Delaware State University; J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

rewarding career path 4) Prepare students to make informed choices about their academic and career options by providing them with information regarding the vast number of engineering career paths 5) Help students identify “false positives”- that is, allow students who think they want to be engineers to explore the field and to figure out if engineering is for them within the safe environment of their high school classroom ENGR 102 HS benefits high school students by allowing them to: 1) Explore an introduction to engineering and the engineering profession without having to commit to a semester’s worth of engineering courses at the University

Conference Session

Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Vitaliy Popov, University of San Diego; Victoria Rodriguez; Damian Ruiz, San Diego State University; Perla Lahana Myers, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Joi A. Spencer, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

perspective to support equity-and inclusion-oriented initiatives in educa- tion. Damian is currently a graduate student participating in San Diego State University’s Master’s in Education Program specializing in Critical Literacy and Social Justice.Dr. Perla Lahana Myers, University of San Diego Perla Myers is Professor of Mathematics at the University of San Diego (USD), where she has been on the faculty since 1999. She earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Houston, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of CalDr. Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego Dr. Odesma Dalrymple is an Associate Professor and Faculty Lead for the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice, in the Shiley

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Jessica Marie Faber, Wartburg College; Luke G. Grzech, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Interest Levels of Male versus Female Students going into STEM Fields (Evaluation)IntroductionThe fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, also known as STEM, haveexperienced rapid growth in terms of their importance and the demand for qualified graduates[1]. STEM careers provide an essential driving force behind new innovations and growth in theUnited States. STEM fields have seen a job growth rate three times that of non-STEM careers,and are continuing to grow [2]. Despite efforts to increase the number of STEM graduates, TheUnited States is struggling to supply enough qualified workers to fulfill these demands. TheUnited States is facing a problem as students’ interest, and therefore literacy in STEM has

Conference Session

Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

tenured engineering/computer science faculty member, one middle/high schoolSTEM-focused teacher, one STEM-focused community college faculty member, one STEM-focused undergraduate education students, and two undergraduate engineering students. Over thecourse of the three years of the grant, twelve teams (four teams per year) spent six weeks on campusengaged in research and professional development opportunities. The final deliverable of theexperience for all teams was development of an appropriate K-12 engineering-informed lessonplan submitted to TeachEngineering [3]. The team subsequently implemented lessons plans in theK-12 and community college classrooms during the school year following the summer experience.The project also included research

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-serving engineering universities in the U.S. Dr. Traum coordinated MSOE’s first crowd-funded senior design project. He also co-founded with students EASENET, a start- up renewable energy company to commercialize waste-to-energy biomass processors. Dr. Traum began his academic career as a founding faculty member in the Mechanical & Energy Engineer- ing Department at the University of North Texas - Denton where he established a successful, externally- funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates to perform experimental research and encouraged matriculation to graduate school. Traum received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he held a research

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Isaac, HEDGE Co.

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

on pre-college mentoring of females byfemales, nor much focused on the role models themselves [23], so this is a nexus area ripe forresearch.Professional guidance in male-dominant environmentsCareer guidance begins with exploration, and one of the best ways to learn about careers is fromrole models. Today there are many more female engineers than there were 30 years ago, so it iseasier for girls to aspire to the role, although still a male-dominant occupation.For women in male-dominant occupations, there is an implicit connotation of masculinityinherent in the roles, such that their gender roles might be conflicted if their psychosocialorientation is not consistent with the expectations and culture of masculine occupations,particularly if

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

be approved by the instructorbefore students can proceed to the building and competition stages. Students are encouraged towork individually, but small teams (2 members, for example) are allowed. Small objects can beattached to different locations on an aircraft to change the center of gravity and to facilitateflying of the aircraft. Students can explore such effects during their test fly and undersupervision of the instructor. At the end of this session, aircraft that flies the longest distance ischosen as the winning design, regardless of weight or size. This module is the least challengingbecause the design process involves fewer steps and foam boards are easy to handle for highschool students.Figure 6: Aircraft Design and Competition

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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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Susheela Shanta, Governor's STEM Academy @ the Burton Center for Arts and Technology - Center for Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

integration andcollaboration.Further research needs to be conducted to follow up with developing better classroom-readyinstruments for classroom assessments in authentic problem solving challenges. In addition, alarger study that includes follow up of students’ performance post-graduation (from high school)to seek an understanding of the impact on their pursuit of STEM education (speciallyengineering) and careers would be recommended.References[1] Partnership for 21st Century Learning (2015). P21 Framework Definitions. P21: Washington, DC.[2] S. Haag, N. Hubele, A. Garcia, & K. McBeath, “Engineering undergraduate attrition and contributing factors,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol 23, no. 5, pp. 929- 940, 2007.[3] T

Conference Session

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annwesa Dasgupta, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2018), and during theimplementation of the curriculum in homeschool settings (e.g. Dandridge et al., 2019). In allthese studies, we have observed evidence of children engaging in both engineering and CTpractices. The project involved various researchers including faculty members, postdoctoralscholars, staff professionals, and graduate and undergraduate students. Throughout the four yearsof the project, more than 60 kindergarten, first, and second grade in-service teachers participatedin the study. The participating teachers were from 15 different public elementary schools and oneprivate elementary school within five different school districts. Four homeschool educators werealso included. More than 1,000 kindergarten to second grade

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

[12].Social capital can be considered to consist of resources such as information, influence, andreinforcement that support individuals who belong to a social network through purposive actions[31]. This ‘capital’ is generated through investment by individual members of the social network,such as participants and facilitators of a teacher PD, in building trust and creating channels formutual recognition and acknowledgement. The returns can be seen as resource exchange, creationof intellectual capital, and cross-functional team effectiveness [32]. Researchers have reported thatthe quality of teacher-student personal relations and teachers’ enthusiasm for science teaching areimportant indicators for effective teaching [17]. Theories championed