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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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2016, Erie, PA. OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this poster presentation is to provide a R E F L E C T I V I T Y & U N D E R S TA N D I N Gbrief overview of my dissertation work to date on an NSF- Student reflectivity & their

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette / Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia; Ruth A. Streveler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Audeen W. Fentiman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Harsh Wardhan Aggarwal, Purdue University; Sayan Biswas, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University; Brandon S Coventry, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University; Abdel-Rahman Hassan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret L McNamara, Purdue University; Smirti Nandan Paul, Purdue University

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the task9 .The willingness to engage in a task can be further classified into what Eccles has defined as subjectivetask values (STV). There are four categories of STV in Eccles’ theory: 1) attainment, 2) intrinsic, 3)utility, and 4) relative cost. Attainment value is defined as the reflection of one’s perception of a task onone’s self-concept. Intrinsic or interest value is related to the enjoyment one experiences when engagingin a task. Utility value is defined as a perception one has of the potential outcomes of future engagementin a particular task. Finally, the relative cost is the cost of engaging in a task in terms of time, effort orpsychological factors associated with it9,12 .Participants and data collectionThe participants in this

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Capobianco, The College of New Jersey; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee

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teachers, because it helpsteachers think through all the necessary pieces of teaching an exemplary lesson. Knowing howpreservice teachers write lesson plans will inform the support that teacher preparation programsprovide. For this study, data was collected from a group of junior level STEM educationpreservice teachers to understand their lesson plan writing process. Specifically, we wanted toknow where preservice teachers struggled in the process. To accomplish this goal, we collectedthe preservice teachers’ lesson plans, reflections, log of their steps, and screen capture video.Because the data collection was coupled with the preservice teachers’ class and we did not wantto interfere with the course, we were not able to collect a full set of

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Anna Danielle Newley, Sonoran Schools; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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influence over knowledge. PSTs’ were enrolled in an elementary science teaching held informed NOE views increased at the end of the engineering unit.professional development programs and modification of existing science the perceptions of their students; and although they have a powerful methods course offered at a university located in the southwestern United According to the reflections, all PSTs

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Getting Into Graduate School

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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comparing sample student budgetsfrom different institutions, be certain to consider the following factors:  How many semesters or months are reflected in the sample budget? Does it cover school breaks and/or the summer months, or do I need to budget for those separately?  Is the tuition rate reflected in the sample budget an accurate reflection of what I would pay, based on my residency and program level (Master’s, PhD, etc.)?  Are there additional fees for students in the graduate program that I’m considering that are not included in the sample budget?  Does the sample budget include expenses for a vehicle?  Does the housing estimate in the sample budget accurately reflect the typical rents I can

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia; Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University

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graduate students who will work as GTAs, aworkshop specifically about creating a reflective teaching statement, and additional workshops thatmay be more tailored to each participant’s discipline.Additionally, participation in a six-week-long pedagogy seminar is also required and provides a greatopportunity for students to learn more about teaching methods across disciplines. The pedagogyseminar is designed so that students from diverse disciplines may learn about general teachingstrategies and new strategies that are emerging, compare and contrast teaching strategies that areused in their own disciplines, as well as design a full syllabus for a class they would want to teach inthe future. The seminar fosters open discussion about effective

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anahid Ebrahimi, University of Delaware; Jill Higginson, University of Delaware

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Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubric from the Associationof American Colleges and Universities (AACU) [4]. Figure 4 shows the adapted VALUErubric which students completed for each presentation. Figure 4. Adapted peer evaluation rubric based on Oral Communication VALUE rubric from AACU [4].All groups received an average score of 4 from their peers in each category except for the“What’s in a Lever” group which received a 3 in Organization and Delivery with studentscommenting on the lack of clarity in the video. The authors noted that not all comments fromstudents were reflected in the peer evaluation scoring. For example one student commentedon “Is Elastigirl ‘Stretchier’ than a Rubber Band” that the “material seemed a

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Avery Noren, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; Kendra Lynne Andersen, Texas A&M University; Kanika Gakhar, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems and Control Laboratory; Angela Olinger, Texas A&M University; Preetam Palchuru, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; Scott Thien Tran, Texas A&M University Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory; John Valasek, Texas A&M University

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program served as the basis from which this team was developed,and as such the team follows many guidelines that are listed in Lagoudas and Froyd’s [1] workon multidisciplinary teams. Some of these guidelines include: Small Team size,Multi-disciplinary Team Construction, and Faculty, Industry, and Graduate Student teamsupport. In short, this team may be seen as an instance of the AggiE-Challenge program as thebenefits derived reflect those discussed in Lagoudas and Froyd’s work [1]. In addition to thisframework, a semester long research course focusing on aspects of Systems Engineering (SE)similar to that taken in Valasek and Shyrock’s work [2] on capstone design at TAMU wasadopted for the Railbot program.Team Size: Small TeamIt has been the

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeannie Marie Purchase, Virginia Tech ; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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results in personal growth: Whendescribing their favorite aspects of out-of-class activities, specifically outside of academic andengineering settings, Michael and Isabel emphasized how "fun" is meeting new people, going todifferent places, and doing a variety of different things. As they were reflecting, they explainedhow being exposed to these experiences helped shape their perspectives. Isabel provided anexample of how she enjoys getting different points of view and learning from her interactionswith the students from German club, making her a well-informed person: In German club, sort of, [pause] a lot of the people in the foreign language department are also international studies majors so, like, talking to them about the news

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Groen, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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, state, local and institutional policies and practice and that result in professional competency in civil and construction engineering.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC) and CATALYST Fellow at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Dewi Tanu, University of Maryland, College Park; Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland

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educators attending to studentemotion within an engineering design environment. Our research setting takes place in a 3-creditpedagogy seminar (EDCI488E) for undergraduate engineering peer educators who are teachingconcurrently in a first-year engineering design course (ENES100). The pedagogy seminar ismodeled after the Learning Assistant Program developed at University of Colorado-Boulder. Theseminar focuses on engineering content and pedagogy relevant to teaching engineering design(i.e. design thinking, reflective decision-making, and teamwork and collaboration). Our researchanalyzes for how empathy impacted peer educators’ teaching practices in the seminar. Usingfield notes, coursework, and videotapes of the pedagogy seminar, we analyzed the

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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. interviews 2007 Student Engagement 2015 demographics 2007 9. Etkina and Harper. (2002) Weekly Reports: Student Reflections on Learning. An Assessment Tool Based on Student and Teacher 3a an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering Student surveys Formative Chong Calibrated Peer Review Formative, Carlson Student and community Formative Elrod Feedback. Journal of College Science Teaching, 31 (7): 476

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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commandof the material you are teaching and it is matter of setting up an exercise that you can model(and/or students can participate in) where you break down a complex procedure into simple,discrete steps.Repeat Class/Established Relationship with Course Instructor (Level 2):The suggestions with Level 1 are consistent with what most university teaching centers willrecommend for new graduate student graders or teaching assistants. Level 2 introduces novelapproaches that allow GTAs to support curriculum development and establish a deeper sense ofownership in the course.Address Concept Challenges via Curriculum DevelopmentPrior to the start of the semester, summarize and reflect on the main course topics that challengedstudents in the previous course

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Marguerite McAlister, The Ohio State University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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underGrant Number EEC-1531641. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.ReferencesBenson, L. C., Kennedy, M. S., Ehlert, K. M., Vargas, P. M. D., Faber, C. J., Kajfez, R. L., & McAlister, A. M. (2016). Understanding undergraduate engineering researchers and how they learn. In Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE (pp. 1–5). IEEE.Cohen, J. (1960). A coefficient of agreement for nominal scales. Educational and Psychological Measurement, (20), 37–46.Creswell, J. W. (2013). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (Third Edit). Los Agneles: Sage

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Huq, Colorado State University; Wenlong Xu, Colorado State University; Sanli Movafaghi, Colorado State University; Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University

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increase in class size from the Fall 2016 semester compared to the Fallsemesters of the three previous years (from an average of ~93 to 196 students). Theobserved decrease in progression may reflect the increase in class size.Then, we looked at the effects of grades on students’ progression. Firstly, we tested thestatistical significances of the differences in the grade distributions of progressed andnon-progressed students using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. The corresponding p-valuesare shown in Table 1. We found that the two distributions are statistically significantlydifferent except for MECH in Fall 2016 and CBE in Fall 2014. This finding preliminarilyshows the significant effects of grades achieved for a student’s decision on progression.We

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Getting Into Graduate School

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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highly valued within the field?  Is the recommender able to write a good reference letter (i.e., literate, coherent, topical)While an individual recommender may not meet all of these criteria, someone who meets few orno items on this list may not be the most effective recommender for you.How to Ask for a RecommendationWhen you ask for a recommendation, ask specifically: “Would you be comfortable writing me astrong letter of recommendation?”[4]. While most faculty and supervisors will agree to provide aletter, if you specifically ask for a strong recommendation then you may hear back that someindividuals do not feel they could write you the strongest possible letter for this particularopportunity. This is not necessarily a reflection on you

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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themotivation behind those decisions. An audit trail also provides an avenue for me to reflect onand communicate my role throughout my qualitative dissertation research. Qualitative researchis inherently interpretive 6,7, and my use of first person, active voice is intentional as itcommunicates the direct role the researcher plays as an “instrument” in qualitative research 4,7,8.My goal in writing a research audit trail as a conference paper is to communicate the “messiness”of qualitative research by using my own work as an example by which others can learn. Myintention is to be straightforward about the steps I took and decisions I made during my study asa way of restoring order to the messy research process. This level of transparency with

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Hoyin Jahnes, RPI Engineering Ambassadors; David Joseph Glowny, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Timothy Andrew Spafford, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Justin Lee Clough, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Wencen Wu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anak Agung Julius, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

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assumed to reflect statistics of thewhole population.Table 1Mean ±1 standard deviation for each statement calculated from both pre- and post-surveyresults for Berlin Junior/Senior High School. Statement Pre. All Pre. Male Pre. Female Post. All Post. Male Post. Female 1 3.4±1.3 3.7±1.4 3.2±1.3 4.1±1.2 4.2±1.2 4.1±1.2 2 3.4±1.3 3.9±1.2 3.1±1.3 4.1±1.1 4.3±1.0 4.0±1.1 3 3.0±1.4 2.9±1.6 3.1±1.4 3.4±1.4 3.3±1.6 3.6±1.3 4 3.6±1.3 3.8±1.2 3.6±1.3 3.9±1.3 4.0±1.3 3.9±1.3

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamison Taylor Bair, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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steps to their project. Questions 6 & 7 addressed identification and elimination ofwaste to ensure that students learned the types of waste defined by lean methodology anddemonstrate they could identify areas in which their senior design projects wasted time andresources. The feedback from these responses was grouped by the most common answers,including the 8 categories taught in lecture, as well as wastes that were applicable to studentprojects but did not fall into one of the major categories. Post-survey question 8 allowed studentsto show that they could identify non-value adding activities and value adding activities, andconstruct a value stream map. Question 9 had students reflect on the basic idea that customerdefines value, and is

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Mary Ann Jacobs Ed.D., Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College

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skillsand primarily the practice of exemplary leadership. It started with a self-refection where eachstudent was given a list of behaviors and actions to reflect if in leadership positions, they preformthem or not. The workshop then went into the five practices of exemplary leadership and how touse them. At the end of the presentation the ambassadors split into groups to create a skit basedon a given scenario and the material covered. The second workshop focused on team building.The workshop started with defining a team and the difference between a group of people and ateam. Then the ambassadors were divided into groups and given a task. After the task wascompleted and presented the group thought back to the first workshop on leadership. Each

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Evanoski-Cole, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University; Bert Vermeulen, Colorado State University; Jamison Taylor Bair, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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be able to keepup or handle the stress.” These comments point to the need to understand student confidencelevels and provide more support and opportunities for students to improve their confidence inengineering in order to increase retention.ConclusionsIn this study, survey data collected during a first-year engineering course designed for undecidedstudents showed significant trends in student attitudes towards the required math, chemistry, andphysics classes throughout the semester. Students viewed math as being more important toengineering than chemistry, which reflects the emphasis placed on a strong math foundation tobe successful in studying engineering. Students found math, chemistry and physics morechallenging at the end of the

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie E Sekeres, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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research into student reactions to individual cases of humor would serveto develop a better understanding of which types of humor are the most effective, allowinginstructors to make informed decisions about their use of humor on a day-to-day basis.AcknowledgementThe data presented in this paper was collected as part of a larger study funded by the NationalScience Foundation under the WIDER program (NSF # 1347790). The authors would like togratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for their support of this work. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesBryant, Jennings, Comisky, Paul, &

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Blake Gegenheimer, STEP; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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engineering degreedue to participation in ESI. As time continues and more data are collected, the authors expect tobe able to say this with increased statistical certainty. One major success of SI is the peer interaction. Students can receive positivereinforcement by learning from a student who has been able to excel in a historically difficultclass. Additionally, SIs tend to teach the material in a method that reflects a student’s train ofthought, which is more appealing to fellow undergraduate students. SI is also capitalizing on animportant stage of the learning process–repetition. By the SI repeating the material previouslydiscussed in lecture, students often come to understand the material better. As mentionedpreviously, other

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md Tarique Hasan Khan, Wayne State University; Kamyar Raoufi, Oregon State University; Kijung Park, Iowa State Univerisity; Tasnia Reza; Carolyn E Psenka, Wayne State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University

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, thathelping students to achieve appropriate learning outcomes is a complex process [11]. Gunstonesupported the use of the laboratory as the setting for students to gain knowledge [12]. Hofstein andLunetta suggested that if students were supported with enough time and opportunities forinteraction and reflection, that meaningful learning would happen in the laboratory [11]. However,students are usually engaged in technical activities with few opportunities to interpret and statetheir beliefs about the meaning of their laboratory work [12]. It is, therefore, crucial to provideopportunities that encourage students to ask questions, make design inquiries, and suggesthypotheses. Consequently, it is necessary to provide frequent opportunities for the