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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Saving Pelicans: A STEM Integration Unit (CurriculumExchange) TargetGradeLevel:5-8 EngrTEAMSEngineering to Transform the Education of Analysis, Measurement, & Science Authors and Contact: S. Selcen Guzey Tamara J. Moore

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey

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because Making is being championed by educational leaders across the country – aswell as the White House and President Obama himself – as a catalyst for developing interest andunderstanding in STEM. Indeed, if Making is to be acknowledged as a prominent pathway toscience and engineering careers, then it is increasingly problematic for it to be yet anothercontext in which the persistent underrepresentation of women and people of color tends to bereified – despite, of course, the fact that all communities and cultures have been engaged indesign and generative practices throughout history and circumstance.In seeking to contribute to the knowledge base about how to better engage underrepresentedgroups – and in particular, people of color – in Making

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux, University of Arizona

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struggling educators rather than penalize them. Finally,two cohorts mentioned the potential of generous monetary incentives to attract new educators toAmerican Indian schools; however the 2015 cohort felt that one negative consequence of thismethod may be the recruitment of teachers who are less devoted to the community and moreinterested in the salary. An insightful comment from one participant also noted that there isopportunity to stimulate interest in the teaching field among indigenous populations bypromoting careers in teaching to their own students.Table 1: Summary of Focus Group Consensus Number ofTools/attributes/actions that assist teachers in relating to and

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Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Susan Marie Engelhardt, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics

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STEM; (4) retaining students 5,6. Theglobal need for STEM major is evident but how can we attract more students into STEM fields?Numerous studies5,6,7,8,9 have shown that exposing students to STEM fields early in theireducation is the best time to increase their interest for science, engineering, and technology.Furthermore, students in an early age may have the wrong perception of what professionals inthose fields do10. Usually, for example, they associate engineering with just building or fixingthings8 or a profession for people who are good in math. Not having a clear picture of the widerange of possibilities after going into those fields, may discourage students from willing topursue an engineering or science degree for a career. Studies

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clemente Izurieta, Montana State University; Michael Trenk, Montana State University; MacKenzie O'Bleness, Montana State University; Sharlyn Gunderson-Izurieta, Montana State University

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strategies program in the Computer Science Department by providing aunique approach to outreach. The goal of demand generation strategies is to promote andincrease enrollment in computing-related career fields at higher education institutions inMontana. Although this is a work in progress, the outcomes of the Software Factory approach asit relates to K-12 students are demonstrable and have surpassed expectations. The high schoolstudents were excited about programming in the context of a real world setting, presented andwere the subject of a Q&A session at a graduate level seminar, produced a working prototype ofan Android application, and one of the participating students is now enrolled in computer scienceat Montana State University. The

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University - Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University - Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University - Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes

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diverse group of NASAspecialists and saw work-in-progress happening on NASA missions. Students were able toobserve NASA scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in action, and participate in discussionswith mission specialists. The intent of the NASA visit was to expand the students’ views ofSTEM fields and to expose the students to what a STEM career entails.3 Survey InstrumentsStudents participating in the outreach activity completed pre- and post-surveys during theactivity. After analyzing the surveys for the initial year of the program, the surveys were retooledin the 2012/13 academic year to capture more data. The updated annual surveys containedquestions to assess knowledge of engineering concepts and attitudes towards engineering

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University; Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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smallprogress towards a gender shift in STEM or to indicate acceleration of female and minorities inthe engineering career fields 6. The focused conversation and examination of underrepresentation of minorities (AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, and Native American), women, and people with disabilities have occurredfor over thirty years with increased interest in the 1990s 7–9. Nevertheless, the number ofminorities, women, and people with disabilities in engineering has remained stagnant. Becauseof the need to offer an equal opportunity for all involved, there is a robust desire to advance thevariety of perceptions contributing to engineering. In the absence of diversity, experiences canbe restricted, and because of this, future designs are never

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L. Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Brandon Sorge is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education Research in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. His research interests include all aspects of STEM education, especially the impacts of all levels of policy on the development of a STEM literate workforce. He also conducts research

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University ; Jacob W. Benton, Primoris Services Corporation; Traci Aucoin, GEAR UP; Gloria E. de Zamacona Cervantes, Saint Louis University; Adam O'Neill, Saint Louis University; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University

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Paper ID #20073Lessons Learned in K-12 Engineering Outreach and Their Impact on Pro-gram Planning (Evaluation)Dr. J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while his engineering education research interests focus on experiential learning at both the university and K-12 levels. Dr. Carroll serves as a voting member on ACI Committee S802 - Teaching Methods and Educational Materials and is Chair of the Career Guidance Committee for the ASCE

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Chicago

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underserved, community-based organizationsAbstractIn 2011, the Scientist for Tomorrow (SfT) initiative was created after receiving a grant fromthe National Science Foundation’s Informal Science Education program. The SfT initiative isdesigned to utilize a science-based curriculum to provide urban youth in Chicago withinformation and skills related to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics(STEAM) careers and foster positive attitudes toward STEAM subjects and related careers.This grant financially sustained SfT and allowed it to serve 15 out-of-school-timeorganizations for two years. Today, the SfT initiative is in its sixth year, serving more than 40out-of-school time organizations, 600 middle school student and 150 parents per

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux; David Sears; Paul Asunda, Purdue University

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criticized fornot focusing enough on creativity and even sometimes eroding it. Patterns of diminishing interestin engineering throughout secondary education suggest that further work needs to be done tounderstand the impact design activities might have on student attitudes. This is important even asyoung as middle school when students are forming self-perceptual beliefs and career interest.Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this correlational study was to examine middle schoolstudent design thinking and creative thinking changes following engagement in an engineeringdesign curriculum. Student self-efficacy, “beliefs in one’s capabilities to organize and executethe courses of action required to produce given attainments” is a necessary prerequisite

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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Dixon, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Jenny Vi Le, Ohio State University; Carlos E. Castro, Ohio State University; Madith Barton, Ohio State University; Olivia R. Richardson, Ohio State University

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Engineering Education, 2017 In recent years, much attention has been paid to a general lack of skilled workersand the lack of diversity in the domain of engineering (e.g., Andrews & Clark, 2016;Mukuni, 2015). Numerous studies have indicated the importance of addressing this issuein K-12 education due to increasingly negative attitudes toward science with age,particularly beginning at the middle school level (Baram-Tsabari, Sethi, Bry, & Yarden,2006; Sadler, Sonnert, Hazari, & Tai, 2012). Young adolescents in the middle gradesoften begin to develop their subject area affinities (Kessels, 2011) and embark onprograms of study that ultimately determine their career pathways (Hannover & Kessels,2002). Therefore, providing high

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lorraine M. Parker, Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy

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juniorfaculty. Table 1 provides a summary of the timeline of key activities and the selection process.High school students apply for the program through an on-line system called Qualtrics.Requirements for the application include student information, school information, GPA and SATscores (if available), parent information, an essay outlining what their career goals are and whythey want to be involved in research, an unofficial copy of their transcript, and the names and e-mail addresses of two references. Qualtrics allows us to set things up so that the students canupload the essay and a copy of their transcript, as well as send an automated message to their tworeferences. When the references respond to the link, it is connected to the students, so that

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada

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Education, 2017 High School Science Teachers’ Views of Nature of Engineering and Application of Engineering Design Practices (Work In Progress) Engineering education in K-12 keeps growing as one of the dominant nationaleducational agendas. Although there is some attempt to expand student interest in engineeringcareers, enrollment in engineering programs is low 1, 2,3 . Engineering education in US highschools is important for developing engineering literacy and attracting student passion inengineering careers. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) underscores the importance ofengineering education in science classrooms 4. In addition, National Academy of Sciences(NAS), National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Institute of

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University; Paul A. Cobine, Auburn University; Allen L. Landers, Auburn University

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Professorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Ju- nior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2011). Dr. Davis is the past chair of Auburn’s Women in Science and Engi- neering Steering Committee (WISE) and the faculty liaison to the College of Engineering’s 100 Women Strong Alumnae organization which is focused on recruiting, retaining and rewarding women in engi

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs & Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University

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, though, was planned to be spent developing and testing engineering designactivities for use in the participants’ classrooms. This focus is in line with Custer et al.’sfindings that design concepts are the ones science teachers report being the easiest to incorporateinto their existing curricula.3Reasons for Taking the WorkshopAs the inaugural workshop offering, it was important to check the alignment between theinstructor’s goals for the week and those of these experienced participants. This was done viaclass discussion. The two most common goals were engaging more students and helpingstudents know what engineering is. As one teacher put it, “Many of my best students are tryingto decide between careers in medicine and engineering. They know what

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackie L. Foos, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; John K. Antonio, University of Oklahoma

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, diversity and inclusion programs, and accreditation. He also provides leadership in identifying and developing opportunities for students to grow through experiential learning, professional development, and leadership training; with the ultimate goal being to equip students with competitive advantages in pursuing future careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiences Moving from Residential Camps to Nonresidential Day CampsIntroductionThe need to build the nation’s STEM workforce has been documented by many and justified onthe basis of national need1,2 as well as on the basis of the personal opportunities provided througha STEM career.3

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She is the founding director of the Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab). She is a recipient of 2015 National Science Foundation CAREER award and 2015 Office of Naval Research YIP award.Dr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University Mo Rastgaar received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christie Jilek, West Ada School District; Noah Salzman, Boise State University

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gauging student attitudes and confidence. There are a total of 52 questions with a breakdown of: 8 questions specific to Mathematics, 9 questions regarding Science, 9 questions forEngineering and Technology, 11 focused on 21st Century Skills, 12 questions surroundinginterest in various STEM careers, and 3 questions regarding student current progress, possiblefuture advanced classes, and knowing adults in STEM careers. I chose the survey because of thebroad range of content it covered as well as the section regarding possible career choicesstudents might be interested in relating to STEM fields. An objective of using this survey aimedat trying to understand if the incorporation of engineering impacted student attitudes towardengineering and

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Christina Marie Sias, Utah State University; Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory

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Definition Justification Student-Centered Giving students some Students who are given the opportunity to solve problems Learning10 control over what they learn on their own are developing skills that will help them work and how they learn it by independently in college and career. allowing them to work independently. Place-Based Incorporating environment Place-based learning helps to break down the boundaries Learning11, 12 and community into lessons between the classroom and the world outside, thereby by taking students outside of demonstrating to

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Na Gong, North Dakota State University; Jinhui Wang, North Dakota State University

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Engineering (CNSE) Figure 3: Selected Photos of ECE-GIRLS. 4  Working on group project on FPGA-based piano: A Verilog programming and FPGA implementation based group project – keyboard piano- was designed to expose high school girls to important ECE concept and encourage them to pursue an engineering degree in college and then a career in engineering.  Touring university ECE facilities: In addition to equipment and facilities in the ECE department, there are great resources available at NDSU to ECE faculty and students. The Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) provides IC testing resources

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Scott A. Pattison, Institute for Learning Innovation; Monae Verbeke, Institute for Learning Innovation; Marcie Benne, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; Pam Greenough Corrie MS, Mt. Hood Community College

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. Building and structures were by far the most common type of responses for both parents (83%) and staff (77%). Staff members weremore likely to associate engineering with planning and problem solving, math, and engineering-related values, while parents were more likely to associate the terms with careers and planningand problem solving.Table 1. Frequency of most common associations with the terms “engineer” and “engineering” Parents StaffCategories (n=79) (n=19) ExampleBuilding, structures 83% 77% Construction sites, buildings.Planning, problem

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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young engineerswho are from demographics currently underrepresented in engineering, including women andminorities.Given this goal, it is important to develop instruments capable of measuring change in studentattitudes toward and interest in engineering. One important link in the validity argument thatincreasing student exposure to engineering will increase and diversify the population pursuingengineering careers, is that students become more interested in engineering and their attitudesmore positive as they engage in engineering out-of-school-time experiences and curricula. Tomeasure this assumption, we have developed an Engineering Interest and Attitudes (EIA) survey,drawing from earlier surveys used to measure student interest in and

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development.Prof. Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Director of STEM Integration in the INSPIRE Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Engineering and others have assertedthe need for exposing K-12 students to engineering to help them develop 21st century skills,improve science and mathematics achievement, develop technological literacy, and inspire andprepare students to pursue careers in engineering4–6. This has resulted in the rapid growth of K-12 engineering curricula like Project Lead The Way, the International Technology andEngineering Education Association’s Engineering byDesign, and extracurricular programs likeFIRST Robotics.Many of these engineering initiatives included significant programming components. Roboticscompetitions typically involve varying degrees of programming to control the robots and allowthem to operate autonomously, while many K-12 engineering curricula

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Alexander Bascou, University of Pittsburgh; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University

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careers. Morerecently, researchers and educators have recognized the flaw in their teaching methodologiesand—as indicated by the growing number of studies regarding social/cultural aspects in STEMeducation—have taken strides towards integrating social trends and student culture in hopes ofenhancing student interest and motivation (hence why 20 of the 119 studies included in ourreview directly consider either social or cultural trends as means for enhancing interest). Theirresearch was often driven by the question: How do everyday moments—experienced acrosssettings, pursuits, social groups, and time—result in scientific learning, expertise development,and personal identification (Bricker & Bell, 2013)? In terms of conforming to the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miles J. Mabey, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

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teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also

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Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Hartman, Walla Walla University; Randy L. Bell, Oregon State University

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, 2017Teaching the Nature of Engineering in K-12 Science Education by Brian D. Hartman, Randy L, Bell, and Larry FlickNATURE OF ENGINEERING FOR K-12 EDUCATION 2Introduction Engineering has been increasingly promoted in K-12 science education throughnational and state standards. Arguments for including engineering in K-12 scienceinclude improving science and mathematics learning, increased engineering awareness,experience with design, increasing interest in engineering as a career, and increasedtechnological literacy (National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council,2009). The National Research Council (NRC) has now extended this position byincluding

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry M. Clever, New York University; Allison Graham Brown, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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) educators have soughtinnovative ways for integrating technology in teaching and learning to engage and build theinterest of secondary school students in STEM disciplines as well as to capture their imaginationabout STEM careers. Recent technological advancements have allowed design, development,and commercialization of low-cost mini unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAV) that offer a noveland ideal platform to support STEM disciplines in high school classrooms.1 This paper focuseson one illustrative example wherein four sections of a 9th grade quantitative research course,consisting of 25 to 30 students each, were engaged by a graduate researcher through an ARParrot 2.0 (see Figure 1) MUAV-based lab activity, which considered the research question“How