variables: type of institution,modality, age, and type of careerFirst, general results about selecting STEM disciplines in men and women between the years2008 to 2020 are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Distribution of preferences for first-year students in STEM disciplines concerning gender and women’s participation. Source: Own elaboration based on SIES historical enrolment from 2008 to 2020 [16].As shown in Fig. 1 the number of women who prefer STEM disciplines has gradually increasedfrom 2008 (38,515 students) to 2020 (54,982 students). However, female´s average participationfor the period under review is 19.5%, a fall in participation is seen between 2008 and 2012(Figure 2), where minimum participation of 18.92% was seen. We can see an
retention.References1) National Academy of Engineering. 2005. Educating the Engineer of 2020:Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. Washington, DC: The NationalAcademies Press. doi: 10.17226/11338.2) National Science Board. 2016. Science and Engineering Indicators 2016.Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation (NSB-2016-1).3) Garibay, J.C., Hughes, B.E., Eagan, M.K., and Hurtado, S. 2013. Beyond theBachelor’s: What Influences STEM Post-Baccalaureate Pathways, Association forInstitutional Research Annual Forum. Long Beach, CA.4) Chubin, D., May, G.S., and Babco, E.L. 2005. Diversifying the EngineeringWorkforce. Journal of Engineering Education, 94 (1), 73-86.5) Knight, D.W., Calrson, L.E., and J.F. Sullivan. 2007. Improving Engineering
I canfix it because it is my idea, no one else.” She further explained the excitement associated with“real challenges” and “real applications”: “Different from other project teams, we work ondifferent problems each year, so we can’t carry over from year to year. …. All these things arechallenges that NASA hasn’t figured out. What we do actually contributes to something.”Likewise, Annie found her ESPT experience directly shaped “how [she] view[s] environmentalengineering;” she commented, “Water problems are really not very simple and they don’t oftencome just with one problem and solution.”Furthermore, ESPTs offered community. Nickie very much respected the other students that sheworked with, “the people that I have been able to work with
forwarding information to appropriate recipients, evenif the recipient is not in the high school population. The electronic invitation highlights theactivities of the workshop in the text of the email, and it also includes a flyer for the event thatrecipients are asked to print and post. To allow for ordering appropriate amounts of food forbreakfast and lunch, all invitations require R. S. V. P. responses to the grant office. In addition to the electronic invitation, printed invitational flyers, similar to thoseattached to the electronic invitation itself, are mailed and/or delivered to counselors, career andtechnical teachers, math teachers, science teachers, and principals of the middle schools in theregion. Additionally, a letter is sent
. Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University where he teaches courses in materials design, sustainable materials, and polymeric materials. Dr. Harding is PI on several engineering education research projects including understanding the psychology of engi- neering ethical decision making and promoting the use of reflection in engineering education. He serves as Associate Editor of the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Ser- vice Learning in Engineering. Dr. Harding has served in numerous leadership roles in ASEE including division chair of the
University Distinguished Faculty Award and 2013-2014 Gannon University Faculty Award for Excellence in Service-Learning. Dr. Vernaza does research in engineering education and high-strain deformation of materials. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM.Dr. Christina Keenan Remucal, University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor Christy Remucal (n´ee Christina Ren´ee Keenan) leads the Aquatic Chemistry group at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is a faculty member in the Department of Civil & Environ- mental Engineering, the Environmental Chemistry & Technology Program, and the Limnology & Marine Science Program. She holds an MS (2004) and a PhD (2009) in Civil & Environmental Engineering from
summer program, students were asked to rate their perceivedinterest and success in math and science activities. Table 1 presents responses from theparticipants and the average rate for students’ math/science interest and math/science success.Students were asked to provide a rate using the scale (1 “Do Not Like” to 10 “Like A Lot”)gauging interest and (1 “Low success” to 10 “Very high success”) gauging level of success.Compared to science, students slightly rated their math skills higher for both interest and successwith an average of 8.28 for both categories. Average rating of science skills for interest andsuccess were 7.97 and 7.92, respectively. More 10’s were selected by students as their perceivedrate for math interest and success (12 and
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for the message and the brand? 5. What images have you chosen to tell your story? Does each image work together and independently to enhance your message? Are they relatable to the audience? 6. How are you incorporating language, images and media to be compelling and contemporary (aka avoiding walls of text)? 7. Is the channel(s) you’ve chosen the most appropriate for the message and the audience? Page 26.772.168. ConclusionAt the graduation ceremony for the YTT, the members stepped up to a podium in front of theirfellow members, parents, friends, and representatives from the engineering community whomthey had interviewed
graduate student gatherings, and have found that keeping a “formal”structure to the monthly lunches—invited speakers or specific topics for discussion—seems toelicit more participation than a less formal setting. Yet, the program needs to remain flexibleenough to accommodate students’ conversations and community building.AcknowledgementsFunding for this project was provided by the Michigan State University Office for Inclusion andIntercultural Initiatives through the Creating Inclusive Excellence grant program. Additionalsupport was provided by the MSU College of Engineering. The authors also gratefullyacknowledge the efforts of Theresa Gonzalez, who served as the graduate program assistant andhandled meeting logistics.References1. Sandberg S
in engineering. These institutions may need to have moderate expectations relativeto retention, but could expect other valuable outcomes for their women students.1. Marra, R. M., & Bogue, B. (2006). Women Engineering Students' Self Efficacy--A Longitudinal Multi- Institution Study. Women in Engineering ProActive Network.2. Tsui, Lisa. "Effective strategies to increase diversity in STEM fields: A review of the research literature." The Journal of Negro Education (2007): 555-581.3. Goodman, I. F. (2002). Final Report of the Women's Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project. Online Submission.4. Bottomley, L. J., Rajala, S., & Porter, R. (1999, November). Women in engineering at North Carolina
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already taken the midterm and received a poor grade (18%where class average was in the high 60’s). However, with this extra intervention, she was able topull up her grade and eventually pass with a C- in the class. This one-on-one intervention wasparticularly successful for this student because it helped her look at the problems in a new way.She had been particularly confused about which formulas to use and had used kinematics tosolve every problem on her midterm. With the emphasis in the review sessions on concepts andtechniques and learning how to apply them, she was able to identify which equations to use oneach problem. Thus, by addressing unique learning style needs and by intervening through theCPR program, women who previously would have
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25.556.16References: 1. M. Ohland, S. Sheppard, G. Lichtenstein, O. Eris, D. Chachra, and R. A. Layton, Persistence, engagement, and migration in engineering programs, Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 2008. 2. K. Smith, S. Sheppard, D. Johnson, and R. Johnson. Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices. Journal of Engineering Education. January 2005, pg. 1-15. 3. R. Felder and R. Brent. Understanding Student
. FultonSchools of Engineering is located on ASU’s Tempe Campus, the largest single US campus with59,794 students. There are over 4,400 undergraduates and 2,100 graduate students inengineering and computer science. In this paper, “engineering” includes computer science, butnot construction.In Fall 2010, ASU had three NSF grants which supported transfer upper division and graduatestudents. The primary scholarship funding for transfer students was an NSF S-STEM grant(#0728695) called CIRC/METS (Collaborative Interdisciplinary ResearchCommunity/Motivated Engineering Transfer Students) for 2008-2012. If transfer students in thisCIRC/METS Program graduated and continued on to graduate school full-time right aftergraduating, they could receive a scholarship
72.4 95.2* 90.6 83.1 93.9 88.11 bOther relative or sibling 57.1 80.0* 53.1 52.8 50.5 57.9Best friend(s) 50.0 71.4 56.3 54.5 52.2 53.7Boyfriend/girlfriend 56.0 72.2 64.3 56.3 58.9 52.1Most influential high school teacher 72.4 71.4 81.3 75.6 71.9 73.3High school guidance counselor 55.2 57.1 62.4 64.6 65.5 63.4 (n) (29) (21) (33) (133) (112) (298)a In this and subsequent tables, Chem=chemical engineering major; Civil/Env =civil
exposure to the field’s potential can impact interest andmatriculation. We can further substantiate this claim with data from post-program surveysconducted among former participants who matriculate elsewhere. Nearly 65% of them major inmechanical engineering at other colleges and universities (92% major in various engineeringfields). Retention rates among LITE matriculants are significantly higher than those of otherstudents, including women students. We have retained nearly 100% of all LITE matriculants, ahighly favorable number by any standard. Only one student has left the University beforecompleting her degree. Four (4) have graduated. Among them are two women who intend tocomplete Ph.D.’s in STEM disciplines. One attends graduate
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AC 2009-505: LIFE AFTER TENURE: LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ACADEMIADonna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna S. Reese. Professor Reese is currently the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She has been on the faculty at MSU since 1989. She may be reached via email at dreese@engr.msstate.edu.Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Priscilla Nelson. Dr. Nelson is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and International Program Director, and former Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, at the New
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ofdistinguished STEM leaders has had on their career paths. 5|P a g e Table 1. Participating Undergraduate Students who collected Oral Histories19-26Student Participation Dates Graduation Date Institution(s)Kelsey Irvin 2013-2016 May 2016, cum Washington University laude in St. LouisElizabeth Hiteshue 2013-2015 May 2015, magna University of cum laude PennsylvaniaHannah Bech 2014-2016 April 2016, summa Augsburg
degree in Workforce Development (from the Ohio State University). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 S EM: Customized for Them How to attract students toward education’s latest trendBringing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) into the classroom is thelatest craze in educational strategies. And what is more trendy in education than STEMinitiatives? Well, pretty much the same thing, but with special guest letters like STEAM (+ Art)and STREAM (+ Reading). Acronyms aside, STEM courses are still a tough sell for a lot ofstudents who don’t excel in the traditional math and science courses. Tailoring our curriculumsand course offerings
feedback about specific elements of the LLC program. Wehave found that our first two cohorts of female engineering students, currently in their secondand third years, express significantly higher levels of career expectations, self-efficacy, feelingsof inclusion and coping towards engineering than when they first entered. !IntroductionEngineering remains an academic area where women obtain a small fraction of bachelor degrees,and this trend does not seem to be changing in the near future. A recent report by the NationalStudent Clearinghouse found that although more students are pursuing S&E degrees, women’sshare of these majors has failed to increase over the last ten years.1 Researchers’ assumptions thatas women claimed more of the
out supplemental instruction in a required generalchemistry course and what factors affected whether a student used a form of supplementalinstruction.1 However, data were unavailable to correlate with grades.In order to understand a student’s pre-disposition and ultimate choice to participate insupplemental instruction as well as to determine correlations with grade distribution, honors andnon-honors students in a required general chemistry course were given pre-surveys at thebeginning and post-surveys at the end of the semester. Analysis of pre-surveys allowedidentification of a student’s predisposed “trigger point” at which s/he decides to seek extra helpupon entering college. The availability of data for different types of course
. Page 15.1151.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Survival Tips from the Trenches Susan A. Lantz, Ph.D.; Trine University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University; Donna S. Reese, Ph.D., Mississippi State University; Beena Sukumaran, Ph.D., Rowan University Abstract: Panel Discussion: Four women in academia---one with 5-10 years of experience, two with 10-20 years of experience, and one with 20-plus years experience---will offer advice, suggestions, and discuss tips and techniques that worked (or did not work) for them. The panelists include a woman who left academia