among instructors [13]. These challengesnecessitate thoughtful planning, coordinated execution, and frequent assessment of studentoutcomes to ensure that team teaching remains effective.In engineering education, team teaching takes on additional layers of complexity. The technicalrigor required in engineering courses demands a blend of expert knowledge and pedagogicalunderstanding. However, teaching teams may find it challenging to coordinate professionalinteraction among skilled instructors and ensure that all perspectives are integrated seamlesslyinto the course content [14]. In addition, engineering educators may seem reluctant to share aclassroom with peers or even uncomfortable at being assessed by students and peers alike [15].Looking
program onthe students’ affective and learning experience. To this end, a survey was administered to theeight students who participated in the program, after completion of the projects. All studentsparticipated in the survey, and the results revealed that 62.5% of the students reported beingextremely satisfied with the robotics program, including working with their peers and interactingwith the faculty. The students expressed that they found the academic program experienceenjoyable and useful in helping them to identify their future college interests and majors.IntroductionEducational robotics offers a stimulating and enjoyable environment for young individuals, whilesimultaneously introducing them to technological advancements. A growing number
. This approach encourages motivation through emotionallearning and emphasizes collaborative, integrative, and constructive learning. The approachintegrates placed-based learning with journaling and sketching to foster observation, curiosity,imagination, and creativity while also employing rigorous homework practices that involvecritical reading and reflective, analytical, and critical writing. The approach of providing studentswith cumulative and integrated transdisciplinary learning content, equips them with thenecessary knowledge and heuristic abilities to work effectively in HDT teams, even before theyembark on their design projects.Pedological MethodologyLearning methodologies in Holistic Engineering (HE) draw on numerous established
peer questions help eliminate holes in the work and foster understanding [15].The final three assessment categories include building a technical paper (section by section). Forexample, the student submits a draft of the Introduction section; during the next submission, theysubmit revisions of the Introduction and a draft of the Methods. Each iteration is weighted moreas they are further in the process of developing these writing skills. At the end of the year,students are required to present a poster, which they created, at the Science and EngineeringSymposium at the end of the academic year (NGSS RST.11-12.7, RST.11-12.8, and RST.11-12.9).Advanced Research: Engineering and Thesis Research: Engineering Courses (1 year / each)Upper-level
gesture production in bilinguals, gestural effects on learning, visual attention to hand movements, and the role of expectation in communication. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, as well as in peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Her work is also highly interdisciplinary, crossing the fields of cognitive science, embodied cognition, psycholinguistics and education. She serves as the honorary secretary of the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS) for 2024-2026.Dr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang
in the zone of proximal development (ZPD) due to socialinteraction. The zone of proximal development (ZPD) has been defined as "the distance betweenthe actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level ofpotential development as determined through problem-solving under adult guidance or incollaboration with more capable peers" [31, p. 86].Play and unstructured, informal activities stimulate children’s social interaction and influencetheir learning and knowledge construction [31]. These learning environments also promote socialconstructivist views of teaching and learning [33], where learning occurs collaboratively in smallgroups. In such informal settings, assistance from a more knowledgeable other, the
perceptions of engineering and to evaluate these programs and activities [3]. The Draw a ScientistTest (DAST) [4] and Draw an Engineer Test (DAET) [5] are two tools that use drawings to assess howstudents see themselves as engineers before they are able to articulate their thoughts in writing. Roboticsis an engineering discipline that suffers from a distinct lack of diversity both in who participates in K12programs and later who enters traditional engineering majors associated with robotics [6]. Recently, softrobotics, the sub-discipline focused on soft material designs for wearable robots, has been used as aplatform to attract more students to robotics with new materials [7], bioinspired designs [8], and human-centered applications [9]–[11]. To
. Interestingly, “Projects”elicited mixed responses, featuring both the most and least favored aspects. Other best-likeaspects emerged around the Engineering Design Process, and Flexibility and Creativity, whilethe least-liked themes included Assignment and Writing, and Timeframe.Table 2. Top Three Best and Least liked Aspects of the Courses. Best Liked Aspects Count Freq (%) Least Liked Aspects Count Freq (%) Projects 207 70 Assignment and Writing 108 36 Engineering Design Process 156 39 Projects 73 24 Flexibility and Creativity 100 25 Timeframe 22 7Concerning Projects, students highlighted
● Her interests include reading, music, and computers. ● Challenges in the classroom involve a "quiet refusal" and verbal repetition. Kiernan 21 Career Readiness Track ● She completes tasks when given clear instructions and modeling. ● Performs significantly below her peers in reading, writing, and math. Matt 18 Diploma Track ● He excels in classroom activities, blogging, and creating
throughout our state’s counties. Weestablished a relationship with 4-H youth development, specifically curriculum developers andSTEM specialists, to start sharing existing lesson plans and resources with their agents and clubs.For example, we became very involved with an energy-based summer program that had beenrunning for over twenty-five years, even to the point of traveling the state during 2021 to take thesummer program to different counties. We also started working with 4-H to write grants, andwere awarded a grant from the Office of Naval Research for workforce development thatexpands existing outreach programs to Western TN.This grant is one of several grants, both internal and external, that we received after we started towork synergistically
findings presented here are limited and preliminary, we found that the STEMsemester provided elementary PSTs with the opportunity to develop rich integrated STEMlearning experiences. We do note that more than half of these projects did not incorporateauthentic engineering design challenges. However, the projects that did include and centeredtheir lesson around an engineering design challenge had knowledge of the various steps of theengineering design process and a robust understanding of the impact of their topic locally as wellas globally. A future iteration of the STEM semester with this shared assignment would include amicroteaching session, where elementary PSTs could receive specific feedback from peers andinstructors about the engineering
interestedto study for a university degree?”, and “why are you interested in learning about robotics? Whatare your career goals?”. The answers would help demonstrate the students’ writing and technicalskills, previous involvements, and interests. The students are selected from schools all aroundQatar that are interested in robotics and have shown to possess great group dynamics. Typically,the students are selected based on their performance in previous interactions from the STEMactivities and programs hosted by the university where the outstanding and skilled students areidentified and invited to be participate. However, there are instances where the students reach outto participate in such programs or schools would nominate their high-achieving
thinking • Communicating with peers assists in either confirming evidence or critiquing ideas using evidence • Enables students to use their developing scientific, Consolidation/Integration mathematical, and technical skills with reading and writing like professional engineers TransferCase Study Development and Research MethodsThe purpose of the work described in this WIP is to create representations of engineering workand careers for elementary-age students through the use of engineering case studies. Through thedevelopment work described here and the ultimate implementation of
might be apparent to college students but not to elementary students [22].Another form of fixation is the students’ tendency to stick to their first design idea [23], [24],[25]. Students either stuck to their initial design idea throughout the whole design process orproduced presumably novel ideas yet with little deviation from the original. Luo (2015) noticedthat the first design ideas were the most frequently chosen by elementary students to furtherdevelop. Two other articles pointed to students resisting feedbacks from teachers and peers aboutimprovement on their design [24], [25]. In both studies, elementary students were asked toexplain their proposed design to the class and receive feedback from the teachers and their peers.The authors
Commitment of Community Collaborators in Engineering Education and Industry (Work in Progress) AbstractThe underrepresentation of neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with autism, in the field ofengineering has been well-documented. The inclusion of these diverse learners must involve innovativepathways to engineering instruction. Additionally, steps must be taken to ensure inclusion and success inboth educational and workplace settings through individualized supports and by effectively preparingeducators, peers, and employers. Engineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with Autism (ECIIA), anNSF-funded project, will employ virtual reality (VR) technology to engage more autistic high
policymakers. This study investigates these possible directions through a lens of majorestablished models of integrated STEM education. Although extensive research has been doneon integrating AI with STEM, work is lacking that translates this concept into concrete entrypoints for integration. To address this gap, this research uses a systematic literature review (SLR)approach focusing on preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) perceptions of AI in STEM education. Usingthe PRISMA model, we gathered related empirical, peer-reviewed articles published from 2020to 2024. Of the 250 initial studies, 26 met our eventual criteria. Content analyses of these surveysrevealed several aspects that may be used to further understand PSTs' perspectives on AI'sinvolvement and
open-ended questions to gauge the satisfaction of learning outcomesof the course. We obtained a total of 30 pre- and 25 post-survey responses. We highlight a fewrelevant survey questions here and point the reader to Appendix A for the list of all questions. (a5) [Likert scale] I am confident in the ability of AI to solve the most complex problems in the world in the future.(a10) [Likert scale] I have advisers and/or role models in AI and CS (other than my parents). (b1) [Open-ended] What do you know about neural networks (write in one sentence without looking it up)? (b2) [Open-ended] What kinds of problems do people in AI work on? What kinds of medicine and healthcare problems do you imagine can be solved with AI?To facilitate
underrepresented students must develop together in the class activities. CRPempowers the teachers' role as a designer in implementing policies and sociocultural research fordeveloping three main competencies in classrooms. The first competence that CRP teachers haveis student learning. Ladson-Billings redefined this term in 2021. She writes that it means howmuch the student grows in one scholarly period that begins in the fall and finishes in the spring-measuring this individual growth. CRP highlights this growth and avoids demerits of thestandards test; CRP considers that standardized tests do not measure other meaningful learningthat students could have acquired during the academic year. The second competence, CulturalCompetence in the context of CRP
optimization for aerospace applications.Sohini Gupta, Wheeler High School Sohini Gupta is a junior high school student at Wheeler High School, a distinguished magnet program in Marietta, GA. She is passionate about STEM, particularly engineering. Committed to pursuing a career in STEM despite challenges faced by underrepresented groups, Sohini actively seeks opportunities to engage in hands-on projects and STEM-related activities. She aspires to inspire her peers by being a proactive role model in the scientific community.Dr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore
for the educational context for this study. Failure forthis study was defined as not implementing NE, which would ultimately mean students not beingable to learn hands-on engineering integrated with reading and writing. Terms Chances of Failure(CoF) and Impact of Failure (IoF) were used to measure the probability and impact of potentialfailure. Additionally, since the goal was to recognize which factors out of the 10 acted as barriersfor NE, the term Barrier Index (BI) was used to signify multiplication result from CoF and IoFvalues.First section of the questionnaire included questions around the 10 factors to gauge CoF based onthe situations and perceptions of teachers. For each of the 10 factors, a corresponding questionwas included in the
scientific articles, but thanks to Professor Haifeng Wang, Google, and YouTube, I was able to digest them and put them into writing. In addition, I believe my review also allows my peer high school students to take a look at this newfound topic and the broader topic of triboelectric nanogenerators to see how we can expand this research and technology for it to become safe during clinical trials and established as a new alternative to battery-powered pacemakers, helping planet health and the health of other patients, as this alternative can help reduce health risks and surgeries associated with the traditional pacemaker. Other than that, this is a fascinating topic that can be taught in a high school health sciences
,including during their pre-college careers. Radunzel et al.’s recent study [7, p. 1] found that“students with both expressed and measured interest in STEM were more likely to persist andcomplete a STEM degree than those with either expressed or measured interest only, as well asthose with no interest in STEM.” Furthermore, research is investigating the troubling phenomenaof extended time to finish college and higher drop-out rates for STEM programs as compared toothers [e.g., 8].STEM by the numbersPines [9] writes that “one of the greatest and most enduring strengths of the United States hasbeen its ability to attract global talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) to bolster its economic and technological competitiveness
construct and modifying sessions to fit the needs of different audiences. An additionalchallenge was that we were given widely varying amounts of time to present the sessions. Thismeant that it was very important to have clear learning objectives.As an example, the learning objectives for a session for K-8 teachers and a session for highschool counselors are compared in Table 1. To make the table readable, we do not write out thefull learning objective. We placed verbs from different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy [1] toindicate how the learning objectives differ for each audience, because different audiences requiredifferent depths of understanding. In addition, each topic is given a level of importance for theparticular audience, indicated by low
, the framework was also evaluated by peers andexperts at different times.Figure 1. Research approach and development of the framework 6Development of the FrameworkA team of professors of engineering education and graduate researchers from communication,education, and engineering developed this framework. Figure 1 shows the structure of thedevelopment of the framework. Before the development of the framework, the study hadcompared and mapped ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes and EAB Criterion 2: StudentLearning (p 15-16) Objectives to illustrate and visualize potential differences (Refer to Table 2).Overall, the ABET criterion emphasized abilities
underrepresented students from yourschool/program for this field trip? he writes:“I believe more than underrepresented students wanted to attend the trip, but were saddened tohear it was targeted towards these populations which they did not identify with. If possible,multiple trips per school year (perhaps one fall, one spring) would help bring in more students. Itis difficult to comment on benefiting underrepresented students, as Duke (as are most colleges) isexpensive. Some students were attending simply to see what college life was like, while othersmay be specifically thinking about Duke as their post-secondary education. I believe those thatidentified as underrepresented students still found enjoyment and a ‘place’ with Duke, but morecommentary on
education in Pennsylvaniaincluded condensing some of the standards, aligning with the Pennsylvania Career Readinessstandards, providing connections to content and practices from other standards (e.g., PA CoreStandards: Reading and Writing in Science and Technical Areas, PA Core Standards andPractices: Math), providing clarification statements for each standard similar to the format usedin the Next Generation Science Standards [2], and providing exemplars of Pennsylvania specificcontexts in which the standards could be applied. This paper will provide an overview of theapproved T&E standards that school districts in Pennsylvania must align instruction with by the2025-2026 academic year. These standards have resulted in T&E questions being
, fromall-or-nothing language to degree of certainty. Both Analytic and Cognition were selected basedon their relationship to the mind. Meanwhile, Clout “refers to the relative social status,confidence, or leadership that people display through their writing or talking,” [32, para. 15] andTone pertains to the degree of positive or negative emotional associations. Clout and Tone werechosen for the social elements that may shape the development of HoM. Analysis for the fourdimensions were processed for every HoM such that the dimensional scores can be comparedacross HoM. Upon reviewing the results, Analytic and Clout emerged as the two mostmeaningful dimensions.Moreover, LIWC has a Word Count (WC) function that orders individual words from highest
) Adding to the summary table (see example Summary Table below in Part B): - Direct students to appropriate column and activity. - Students will come to consensus on how the task demonstrates the phenomenon. - Students will come to consensus on why this task is important for understanding the phenomenon. Task #3: Agenda: Justice and Writing - Reintroduce students to initial hypothesis Wrap-Up - Justice 12: show students below picture and answer
instructions to serving as a facilitator and advisor, allowing students to work on challenges and failures on their own and with their peers. 2. Assessing the feasibility of implementing the curriculum in rural STEM classrooms: Teacher’s feedback during learning community sessions, interview and focus group responses, and responses to the Stages of Concern (SOC) questionnaire from the Concerns- Based Adoption Model (CBAM) suggest that teachers were engaged with the program and found the model usable and feasible to implement. 3. Collecting initial data on the program’s effects on the classroom environment and student’s engagement and interest in engineering: the researchers collected evidence on changes to
focused on youth with these identities.Search strategyWe used a standard systematic review approach following the PRISMA guidelines [23]. Wesearched three education-related databases: ERIC (EBSCO), Education Source, and AustralianEducation Index (also known as “International ERIC”). We composed a search string usingkeywords for concepts related to our objective (Table 1), and completed the search in December2023. We limited our search to 1993 onward, papers written in English, and peer-reviewedresearch work.Table 1: Search terms used. Search strings for each concept were combined with AND to createan overall search string. Note that listing “science” or “engineering” alone in the content conceptgave many extraneous results, so content and type