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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University

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). Research has shown that implementing DLI inother subjects, such as history, has led to students showing greater mastery of historical thinking,increased ability to transfer historical knowledge to other contexts, and improved readingcomprehension compared to peers that did not receive DLI [5], cf. [6], [7]. Similar studies havebeen conducted in science [8].Research on disciplinary literacy suggests that use of DLI in engineering may increase students’abilities to engage in engineering thinking as well as lessen literacy-based barriers that preventwomen and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM pathways. To accomplish this goal,a robust model of DLI in engineering must be developed and disseminated into K-16 classroompractice.BackgroundThis

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Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Christina Marie Sias, Utah State University; Ashley R. Strong; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Jorge Americo Acosta Feliz, Utah State University; Sandra Weingart

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ArticlesFirst, we specified search parameters (Appendix A) to locate articles. Once articles were located,we uploaded them to Rayyan, a web-based application designed for use in literature reviews.Rayyan helped the research team identify and eliminate duplicate articles. Two authors—onewith expertise in engineering education and one with expertise in literacy education—read theremaining documents. We mutually agreed that an article/manuscript should be excluded fromthe literature review when it did not meet one or more of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Study is in English. 2. Study is peer-reviewed (dissertation, article, monograph, etc.). 3. Focal research participants are K-12 students in or outside of classroom settings

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Engineering Career Attitudes

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Oluwatosin A. Bewaji, Texas A&M University; Madison Elaine Spier, Texas A&M University; Gustavo Mosqueda Elizondo III, Texas A&M University; Chiamaka Theclar Umah; Todd Sherron, Texas State University; J. Timothy Lightfoot, Texas A&M University; Carolyn L. Cannon, Texas A&M University; Robin S.L. Fuchs-Young, Texas A&M University

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]. Research shows that student interest in STEM field decreases as their grade levelsincrease [2]. It is expected that in the next five years, there will be a shortage of talented andskilled employees in STEM fields [1], [2].Among the reasons that U.S. students lack interest in STEM fields is their perception that formalK-12 STEM education is not directly relevant to their daily life experiences [3], [4]. Themathematical and scientific content presented in formal settings does not appear to be directlyuseful in their day-to-day experiences and their interactions with others in their community.Content knowledge is often presented in a way that seems compartmentalized and impractical [3]– [7]. Especially in their social interactions with peers, family

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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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socioeconomicbackgrounds, social positioning influences peer-to-peer relations and their status within anengineering team. Furthermore, we aim to explore how this position relates to their engagementwith engineering concepts, practices, and habits. We expect the rich examples of how K-12students experience status in collaborative engineering projects to inform curriculum design andinstructional practice.The methods applied follow a case study approach where video-recorded observations of peerinteractions and one-on-one interviews comprise the data in this case. The case is a two-weeksummer engineering camp for students in grades 6-8. In this case study, we conducted interactionanalysis of the video data by coding peer-to-peer exchanges and the associated impact

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Makerspaces

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Stephanie Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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commented that it might be useful to find ways thatassessments could be built into the courses such that they do not conflict with the final projects.Despite the difficulties the staff members believed that quantitative tools could be useful andcomplement qualitative assessments. They stated that sometimes it is difficult for youth toexpress themselves through online writing. Additionally, some youth are not as expressiveduring public events such as the showcase. While anecdotal information from the youth parentsand peers showed positive outcomes, capturing these using structured, detailed methods wouldbe useful. Thus, the staff expressed that with better assessment tools and procedures, surveys orquestionnaires could still be useful in this

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Underrepresented Populations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education; Randy Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; Tamara Sumner

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-centered computing, and interdisciplinary research methods for studying cognition. I have written 140 articles on these topics, including over 80 peer-reviewed scholarly publica- tions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 From toys to tools: UAVs in middle school engineering education (RTP, Diversity)AbstractWe have developed, implemented, and studied a 16-week, afterschool engineering programaimed at low-income middle school youth. The curriculum is based on Unmanned AerialVehicles (UAV/Drones), which participating youth must use and modify as appropriate toconduct a range of scientific investigations, culminating in the aerial survey of a mock

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Daniel Gordon Mendiola Bates, North Carolina State University; Whitney N. McCoy, North Carolina State University

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teacher familiarity or comfort with teachingdesign, engineering, and technology subjects [16] , and a focus on literacy and math standardizedtesting in the early grades, with STEM subjects like science not being assessed in [this state]until fifth grade. At the time of writing this paper, a search of the NSF-sponsoredTeachEngineering.org website--a peer-reviewed repository of standards-aligned engineeringactivities, lessons, and curricula--produced only 28 entries recommended for grades K-2, out of1660 total K-12 entries in the database [17].Camp designAdding the richness of a scenario and background via a storybook, campers connected theproject work they were doing with a broader cause. During the first day, we read Mr. BearSquash-You-All-Flat

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NGSS & Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas at Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas at Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas at Austin; Lawrence Chu, University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas at Austin; Christina L. Baze, University of Texas at Austin

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productive and providethe reasoning to support their argument. When students are provided the opportunity to engagein these practices and receive feedback from peers, they are able to model the norms andexpectations of both epistemological communities.The ADE instructional framework is based on Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI), a instructionalmodel that centers on student engagement in scientific inquiry. Research on ADI suggests thatstudents using the ADI model in science show gains in content knowledge, writing andcommunication skills, research design abilities, and capacity to argue from evidence [13-15].Building the ADE framework using previous ADI work allowed the integration of engineeringpractices emphasized in the ​Framework​ into an evidence

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Tejaswini S Dalvi, Univerisity of Massachusetts, Boston

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even prior to the ​NGSS​ shows that design problems can be an effectivecontext for the development of scientific knowledge and reasoning [3], [4], [5]. However,questions remain about how to scaffold integrated science and engineering learning experiencesso that they provide all students with opportunities to develop disciplinary practices in ​bothscience and engineering. When students shift between inquiring into a phenomenon anddesigning a solution to a problem, do they need different kinds of support for documenting theirwork meaningfully, collaborating with peers, or working with data to support explanation andargumentation? Although curriculum developers and educators often intend for students toconnect scientific findings to inform design

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech

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)Team Dynamic (Team vs. Individual Orientation)Motivation (Leadership)Planning (Leadership)Self-assessment (Leadership)Teammates (Leadership)An open-ended question was also included: Write a few paragraphs about your experience playing Pandemic in class. Talk about what you thought or felt while playing. Consider reflecting on what you and your fellow players did during the game. What happened and why? Also, note anything useful that you believe you have learned.Initial resultsIn conjunction with the high school teacher, the data entries were made anonymous withindividual students receiving codes so that additional data that may be taken from them in thecourse of the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra M. Pike, Juanita High School

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summers, engaging in engineering research and writing pre-college engineering curricula. Her research interests include physics and engineering education and teacher professional development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Authentic Engineering Design into a High School Physics Curriculum (Work in Progress)Background and ObjectivesThe Framework for K-12 Science Education calls for the integration of engineering practicesinto pre-college science classrooms [1], because “providing students a foundation in engineeringdesign allows them to better engage in and aspire to solve the major societal and

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Professional Development for Teachers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Expressing novel ideas, orally and in writing o Use of tables, graphs, drawings, or models o Engaging in extended discussions with peers o I can benefit from professional development that includes basic engineering knowledge found in engineering mechanics courses such as Statics, Strengths of Materials, and Material Science. • Please rate the following aspects of professional development that you feel may benefit your ability to teach engineering topics in your science class? (Please select all that apply and the extent to which you think they are useful) o Incorporating engineering content into required science standards o Content knowledge about

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Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanner J. Huffman, College of New Jersey; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Michael Grubbs, Baltimore County Public Schools

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Engineering EducationSymposium. This paper reports the methods and results of this three-day event.High School Engineering Education Symposium The High School Engineering Education Symposium provided a platform to completetwo crucial AEEE project goals; (1) Stakeholder and expert revisions of the TaxonometricStructure for Secondary Engineering Programs and (2) establish writing teams and preliminarydrafts of the Progressions of Learning in Engineering. To accomplish these goals, thesymposium brought together 40 experts from the education, engineering education, technologyeducation and engineering communities. Experts were invited based on participation frompreceding Delphi study and recommendations from various stakeholders with an interest in

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PCEE Biomedical Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vahideh Abdolazimi, Drexel University; Jared Andrew Ruddick, School District of Philadelphia; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University; Richard Edward Giduck, Drexel University

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STEM (ExPERTS) program. During her tenure at Drexel University, Ms. Ward has successfully coordinated with multiple faculty members in the submission of approximately 600 grant proposals, including co-writing, editing and serving as the Pro- gram Manager for 8 awarded STEM education grants totaling more than $13M. She has collaborated with University offices, faculty and staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment in STEM programs. Ms. Ward now manages the day- to-day operations of the DragonsTeach and ExPERTS programs, including supporting the development of programs of study, student and teacher recruitment, fundraising and grant

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Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Jill Lynn Weber, Center for Research and Learning; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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(TableC3 in the Appendix). Survey results indicate a majority of teachers (64%) continue to use thecurriculum units they designed as part of their RET program. Almost all respondents felt thatthe curriculum units were useful teaching resources (91.7%). One hundred percent of teacherswho enacted these units found them to: attain their learning objectives; be effectivelypresented through engaging, real life contexts; presented at an appropriate age level; includeadequate resources to support student learning; and be well aligned to the NGSS. Teacherresponded that they have made changes to the curricula after piloting to ensure the best fit intheir classrooms. Survey results confirm that teachers are disseminating the curriculum unitsto their peers

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mi Thant Mon (Thant) Soe, Drexel University; Robert Shultz, Drexel University; James M. Muscarella, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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faculty members in the submission of approximately 600 grant proposals, including co-writing, editing and serving as the Pro- gram Manager for 8 awarded STEM education grants totaling more than $13M. She has collaborated with University offices, faculty and staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment in STEM programs. Ms. Ward now manages the day- to-day operations of the DragonsTeach and ExPERTS programs, including supporting the development of programs of study, student and teacher recruitment, fundraising and grant-writing, hiring and supervising staff and student workers as well as coordinating program evaluation.Dr. Adam K

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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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3.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 2.75 goal, end user, client and client’s needs) 2 Express individual ideas in writing using models 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.75 or drawings. 3 Share individual ideas orally and express group 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 ideas in writing. 4 Collaborate with one or more peers throughout the design process for the selection of the most 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.75 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.25 promising solution. 5 Use of and access

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NGSS & Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

perceived national need to increase thepopulation of students going into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fieldsand stay internationally competitive in technical fields (PCAST, 2012).In recent years, the push towards K-12 engineering education has been directed toward thedevelopment of engineering content standards in order to precipitate widespread integration ofengineering. In his discussion on the role of educational standards and the need for K-12engineering standards, Rodger Bybee, an NGSS writing leader, stated that “the power of nationalstandards lies in their potential capacity to change the fundamental components of the educationsystem at a scale that makes a difference” (Bybee, 2011). The work on engineering

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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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: Happy and healthy. teacher: Happy and healthy. [Writing] Happy… Sophia: And grateful. teacher: healthy hamsters.When trying to get to an understanding of “why” they are trying to solve the problem, the firstgrade students needed more guidance to figure out why the problem needed to be solved. Thefirst email that the students received from their client described that Perri’s customers wereasking for changes to the cage in order for their hamsters to have “more room to run and exploreto be happy and healthy.” The first student answer was centered around his own thoughts, i.e.,Kyle made the connection that expanding the habitat means more hamsters could fit. In order tohelp

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Makerspaces

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tikyna Dandridge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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systems that interact with humans and the world Shute and her colleaguesrefer to CT as the conceptual foundation for solving problems efficiently and effectively. Whensolving complex problems, CT helps with understanding complex phenomenon throughcombining the critical thinking skills and the fundamental concepts of computer science likeabstraction, decomposition and algorithm [7], [9], [11]. Therefore, engaging students in CTthrough the context of engineering education can promote problem-solving skills, and may helpstudents find innovative solutions and make good decisions [7].Wing [11] argues that CT is a core ability for reading, writing and math and should be added toanalytical ability of children. Some have studied computational thinking in

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Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computer Science Principles (CSP)classes.Observers used a structured observation form, designed to focus the observer onelements of classroom behavior that were considered important to the model. Theform was used to note classroom size, composition and arrangement, technologyissues, start and end time of instruction, and a Likert-scale assessment of the qualityof teacher instruction across a set of instruction styles: lecture, problem-based, etc.and across a set of observed student behaviors: working in teams, peer-to-peerlearning support, students sharing music content, etc. Qualitative observationalevidence was used to support each score. Additional open-ended questions on theobservation form were used to capture unanticipated behaviors and

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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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Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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self-efficacy beliefs- can have a powerful influence on academic performance[15], [16]. Students with strong self-efficacy beliefs tend to work harder, engage in more self-regulatory strategies, evaluate their progress more frequently, solve problems more efficiently,and show greater levels of persistence than equally capable peers with lower self-efficacy [17],[18]. As self-efficacy beliefs are thought to be context-specific [17], researchers examiningstudents’ self-efficacy beliefs have often focused student beliefs within specific subject areasincluding mathematics [19], [20] and science [21].While self-efficacy is well established as a powerful predictor of academic performance, less isknown about how self-efficacy beliefs within specific

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Girls in Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Susan Kathryn Eskin, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sara Love, Penn State Harrisburg

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happy to meet a whole group of their peers who shared   their interests and aspirations. The program has been funded for another year. There will besmall changes, but overall the program will retain the same structure and focus.Other summer programs7, 12-13 report similar enthusiasm from the participants. Those programsalso reported that student evaluations of the sessions and experiences received high marks.During the last year, several parents of students communicated that their children are nowactively planning on entering an engineering career when previously they had different plans.Data has not yet been collected to evaluate the long-term

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Robotics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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“organize and execute courses of action required to dealwith prospective situations that contain many ambiguous, unpredictable, and often stressful,elements” [8]. The development of self-efficacy relies on four key components [9]:  performance accomplishments: when individuals experience direct success;  vicarious learning: wherein learning results from observing successful peers perform tasks, also known as modeling;  verbal persuasion: led by verbal persuasion that an individual can perform a task; and  emotional arousal: anxiety filled situations can weaken confidence, therefore efforts to reduce anxiety is vital for strong self-efficacy.When all four components are addressed, teachers develop strong self-efficacy

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NGSS & Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Cellitti, Drexel University ; Rasheda Likely, Drexel University; Magdalene Kate Moy, Drexel University; Christopher George Wright, Drexel University

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1 Argument from presented. Evidence Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, 0 and speculation in an explanation. Respectfully provide and receive critiques from peers about a proposed 0 procedure, explanation, or model by citing relevant evidence and posing specific questions. Construct and/or support an argument with evidence, data, and/or a 0 model. Use data to evaluate claims about cause and effect. 1 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a