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Krusty's Creations: Robotics and Electronics in Springfield STEAM, Hey Hey!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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school students participated in a week-long summer camp thatfocused on electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts and practices. The five-daysummer camp consisted of hands-on activities, tours of different laboratories in ECE disciplines,and a group project that spanned the whole week where students built circuits using theSparkFun Inventor’s kit. During the group activity, the students were organized into eightgroups, and each group was mentored by an undergraduate mentor who facilitated thecollaborative hands-on activities. The middle school students completed validated and reliablepre and post-surveys adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey andthe Group Work Skills Questionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey is

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Inclusive and Reflective Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Emersen Kronsnoble, University of Florida; Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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, and mathematics (STEM) identity before, during, andafter participation in the 2024 summer programs.This study aims to investigate the impacts of the GGEE summer program on the development ofSTEM identity in middle school student participants. To measure the impacts on the developmentof STEM identity, three validated survey tools were modified to fit the needs and perspectives ofthe summer programs: the single-item STEM Professional Identity Overlap (STEM-PIO-1)measure, Role Identity Surveys in STEM (RIS-STEM), and Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM). These tools focused on different aspects of STEM identity formation: 1) overall STEMidentity formation by measuring how much students feel like they overlap with a scientist orengineer, 2

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Adam St. Jean, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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program was grant-funded and provided busing to and from AMSA’s campus fromstudents’ homes for student populations that identified this need, as well as to and from bothinstitutions the second week for all participants. The overall cost of the program broke down to$708 per pupil. The S-STEM survey [14] was used as a pre- and post-intervention measure, aswell as an additional exit survey. The S-STEM survey indicated no statistically significantchanges in interest in or attitudes towards STEM. Program coordinators felt this was probablynot the correct program metric instrument considering the population involved and the brevity ofthe program. The additional exit survey in comparison to the entrance survey saw no differencein students planning to

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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knowledge of the content presented during the course.4.2 Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) SurveyThe Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey was used to answer the project's second researchquestion. This survey was developed at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation – College ofEducation North Carolina University [18] to collect and interpret information about students’ attitudestoward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, postsecondary pathways, andcareer interests. This instrument is free to access and modify for educational use and can be adapted tolocal conditions as long as the source is cited.Given that the audience of the course is Spanish-speaking, the project used, translated, and adapted aversion

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Claudia J. Morrell, STEM Equity Initiative, LLC; Sandra Staklis, RTI International; Kevin A Jordan, RTI International

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeAnna Bailey, Morgan State University; Baba Amin Imamu Ojuok, The Uhuru Academy; Tamara Altman, Impact Allies; Charnee Bowens, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; James Holly, Jr., University of Michigan

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afterexposure to the lesson. The second exit ticket was a prompt based on the lesson content. The aim of thisexit ticket was to ensure key points were retained from the lesson. Evaluation surveys were administered at the beginning and end of the 2023 UACI camp iteration.Surveys were adapted from the Utilizing the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey (FridayInstitute for Education Innovation, 2012), which asks students to provide information about their attitudestoward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, postsecondary pathways, and careerinterests. Two versions of the STEM survey were used with the UACI camp participants: one for 4-5thgraders, and one for 6-12th graders. Surveys used for this study also included

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Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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Scaling Impactful Pre-College STEM + C Programs: Lessons from Transportation, Technology, and Engineering Camps

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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assisted in the various collaborative activities. Forboth offerings, the middle school students completed validated and reliable pre- and post-surveysadapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey and the Group Work SkillsQuestionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey assessed STEM interests, while the Group WorkSkills Questionnaire Manual Survey evaluated collaboration. Preliminary results from aWilcoxon Signed-Rank test indicated positive significance that the 2024 ECE summer campsessions led to greater enjoyment for campers than the 2023 offering. Daily reflection surveyswere also administered to understand the comparison of cohorts and the impact of individualactivities students participated in each day. Results were analyzed to

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Reimagining STEM Transitions: Bridging Gaps and Building Resilience in Post-Pandemic Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andri Christodoulidou, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut

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-STEM Sponsored Program Activities that Have a Positive Impact onMechanical Engineering S-STEM Scholars. American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference.

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Evaluating Pre-College STEM Programs: Longitudinal Impact, Integration, and Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (Brenda) Zhou, Central Connecticut State University

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Demographic Groups in STEM, The STEM Labor Force of Today: Scientists, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Workers. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212/participation-of-demographic-groups-in-stem.11. United States Census Bureau, Educational Attainment in the United States: 2022. Available: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/educational-attainment-data.html12. National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. STEM Workforce: Definition, Size, and Growth, The STEM Labor Force of Today: Scientists, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Workers. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212/u-s-stem-workforce-definition-size-and- growth.

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Culturally Responsive and Identity-Affirming Approaches in Pre-College STEM Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeAnna Bailey, Morgan State University; Kate Rotindo; Baba Amin Ojuok, The Uhuru Academy; Charnee Bowens, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Chaz Romeo Padilla; Nasir Randall, Morgan State University; Krystle Dunn

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shown to support learning and engagement amongAfrican Americans (Coleman et al., 2023). These teaching methods reflected African cultural traditionsand were designed to bolster confidence, engagement, and understanding among camp participants.Through this approach, the UACI STEM Camp provided a culturally affirming and educationallyeffective experience for African American learners. Impact of the UACI STEM Camp Strategies ​​ The participants of the summers of 2023 and 2024 UACI STEM Camp completed pre- andpost-program surveys to measure the impact of camp’s cultural practices and teaching strategies. Theprogram surveys were adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey (FridayInstitute for

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaina Katherine Mabie; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Brenda Huerta, Bradley University

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+C units. The units included designing and testing a movingobject, creating sculptures with circuitry, and developing an ecosystem video game. Theyassessed the students’ engagement and attitudes towards STEM+C. Paired T-tests revealedsignificant positive increases in girls’ attitudes toward mathematics and science. Significantincreases were also observed in all students’ attitudes toward science. S-STEM results indicatedthat students’ perceptions of their math and science performance increased. Students also gainedan understanding of STEM+C careers with the largest gains in girls’ knowledge of scientists andcomputer scientists. Findings also revealed that students reported very high to high levels ofaffective and overall engagement.Lin