Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

assisted in giving the studentsproficiency in programming skills.Structure of the ClassThe projects assigned in the computing techniques class were a significant portion of the studentsgrade. Other significant parts of the students grade came from in classroom examinations duringthe semester and one final examination at the end of the semester. The in class roomexaminations were given to make sure that the students understood the fundamental concepts ofeach numerical method. Students were tested on open and bracketed numerical techniques suchas Fixed Point and False Position methods, however on exams and hand written home works thestudents were asked to perform the technique to within a percentage error that usually requiredno more than 4 to 5

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

oftenspanned more than one of the above cited subcategories.The Teaching and Learning category captures any instructional intervention designed to improvestudent educational outcomes. More interventions were coded to this subcategory (57.3% of allinterventions) than any other subcategory (see Table 2.a). Aside from “Other,” which contains Page 11.496.5118 discrete interventions, the most common teaching- and learning-related interventions were:teams (17.3% of all articles), collaborative/cooperative learning (16.9% of all articles), lecture(traditional) (13.0% of all articles), projects (11.4% of all articles), active learning (10.4% of allarticles

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

2020 project describes this world as Page 11.612.3one in the engineer “must be prepared to work in a time in which the words "minority" and"majority" are applied to different groups than they are today, a time in which what we now 3consider to be engineering is more likely to be done outside the United States than inside, andperhaps, a time in which the United States is not the world's leading economic power9”. This isquite a leap for the programs in the US to make. Our student is imbedded in an academic settingthat includes an ensemble of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Introductory Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Turner, Morningside College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

as the Biot-Savart Law, and energy considerations of expanding systems.AssessmentA detailed comparison of student achievement old-to-new is unavailable because of the low-enrollment problem that first generated this project. A meaningful assessment of how wellstudents have truly mastered the coursework is best assessed in the upper-level courses that buildon the material. However, going though upper level courses now, we have only 1 student fromthe old system and 3 from the new system, insufficient for a meaningful study. However, otherfactors suggest that the program is, at a minimum, not hurting students.We have also seen an increase in interest from mathematics majors in taking upper levelcoursework in sciences and applied sciences for

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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Materials

45 seconds, and is independent of the university’s networksoftware. The third issue was more time-consuming: creating better handouts. As the second yearprogressed, several shortcomings of the 6-slides-to-a-page format became obvious: 1. Line thicknesses appropriate for a projection screen are too thick on a printed page, so graphs and engineering diagrams look like cartoons. These lines should be thinner, because 600 or 1200 dpi laser printing shows detail not visible with the current generation of low resolution projectors, and a reader can adjust the position of the page relative to the eye more easily than an audience member can move closer to a screen in a crowded lecture hall. Slides are designed to be

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mistakes” inthis paper has been illustrated using a thermodynamics example. Certainly, anylaboratory experiment can be “saved” and even improved upon by the instructor whomay even help the educational process along by intentionally compromising (perhaps“sabotaging” the experiment is too harsh a description) the system. The experiment canthen be turned into a project that either improves the existing apparatus or, as discussed inthis paper, encourages the students to devise their own design that can be built and tested.In the view of the authors there is not a better way to train engineering and engineeringtechnology students to expect to conduct “hands-on” application of their diverse classroom instruction. Figure 4 a and b. Final

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

well documented 1, 2, 3, 4 . Computation andprogramming for a lecture setting was also reported 5. Various independent projects usingLabVIEW were well documented in many publications 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. It is accepted that the useof LabVIEW is invaluable in general but is limited to hands-on intensive situations13. Ourexperience in using LabVIEW in our laser engineering technology program is consistent 14:LabVIEW’s virtual instrumentation and internet remote access features are not effective forhands-on intensive lab exercises.The teaching of introductory engineering physics lab exercises can be enhanced with LabVIEW.The virtual instrumentation and computational capabilities are incorporated into the laboratoryexercises. The virtual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Bradley Jenkins, St. Petersburg College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Excellence in Manufacturing Education. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). During his time at USF, he has researched fluidized bed drying, been a consultant to the Citrus Industry, worked on Florida Department of Citrus research projects, and the High School Technology Initiative - funded by NSF. Prior to USF, he was employed as a technologist in Research and Development at Tropicana Products, Inc. with process and product development responsibilities. His research interests are food engineering, fluidized bed drying, and the integration of engineering and education.Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida RICHARD GILBERT

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Biomedical engineeringdepartment; a 4-week project given by the Mechanical Engineering Department to step throughthe stages of designing a simple pump that included analysis and rapid prototyping. In addition to the departmental offerings, a number of events are organized at theEngineering School level and also through other organizations within the Institute such as CareerServices and the Academic Support Center. For example the latter is responsible for severalworkshops on such things as: practicing good study skills, effective time management andexamination technique. These mirror the Success “101” type activities that had been foundvaluable in the previous Engineering Seminar syllabus. Career Services has offered popularworkshops on

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

asearly as seventh grade7,8. This time is when adolescents begin to experience more freedom,getting the opportunity to make various choices for themselves. To encourage students at thisage that engineering is a viable career option to consider may engender more exploration into theprofession.Recruiting efforts need to consist of talks about what it means to be an engineer, but they alsoshould consist of formal presentations about the kinds of problems that particular engineerssolve. For example, mechanical engineers could speak about design issues, and perhaps leadstudents as they participate in small-level design projects so as to reinforce these concepts.Students have to “see” engineering, and the fruits thereof. Providing this glimpse could be

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Departmentboard of industrial advisors prepared a list of major program curriculum areas. The programcurriculum would contain coursework in the essential technical aspects of the industry including:1. Generation,2. Transmission and distribution,3. Electrical machines and machine control (including PLCs as well as microprocessor controlledpower semiconductor motor controls),4. Electrical system protection emphasizing microprocessor based protection relays,5. Electrical system design and project management,6. The electrical industry practices and relationships,The curriculum would emphasize the use of computers and software in the industry and electivesin alternate energy systems, power semiconductor converters and power system communicationswere to be

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

disposal. Nuclear fuel managementand reactor physics are addressed in the context of fuel burnup calculations. In additionto treatment of engineering aspects of fuel cycles, the course utilizes cross-disciplinarytools such as cost-benefit and environmental impact analyses. In addition to fuel cyclescurrently in use, advanced fuel cycle concepts currently being presented in the technicalliterature are studied. The course also includes a group project to research, analyze anddocument the technical, economic and/or environmental ramifications of one of theseadvanced fuel cycles. Page 11.509.3Mathematical Methods for Nuclear and Radiation EngineersFundamental

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

surface from pulling out withthe handle. In Maya 7, the ability to crease polygon surfaces edges has been added. Polygonmode surface edges can also be manually subdivided with the Split Polygon tool. However,manual splitting of polygons tends to distort the topology of the smooth polygon surface mesh.Car Windows and Doors Image 4: Perspective ViewTo create windows and doors for the car,flat 2D NURBS curves were created bytracing orthographic views onto the X, Y,and Z planes. With the flat 3D windowand door curves were projected onto the3D car surface to create curves on surface(cos). However, since curves can only beprojected onto NURBS surfaces, thesubdivision surface was converted to aNURBS surface for final detail

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Contemporary Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology; Heinz Luegenbiehl, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

- Page 11.561.5Picayune, New Orleans’ daily newspaper, even obtained the “final review set of design 4drawings for the project”. These showed “the pilings on the New Orleans side of thecanal were to be driven 10 feet”.10 That seemed to be the last word. Even on December 22, 2005, the date I stoppedmy research, the entry for Katrina in Wikipedia (the online encyclopedia) still asserted:“The flood was caused by several levee breaches due to misdesign by the United StatesArmy Corps of Engineers, improper construction, and lack of supervision by the OrleansLevee Board.”11Cause: “take 3” As of that date (December 22), the Corps of Engineers still

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Norton, University of Michigan; Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

andhave become successful faculty at a wide range of institutions, from primarily undergraduateteaching-oriented schools to very competitive Research I universities. The UM ASEE studentchapter has had a long history of active involvement directing, organizing, and running variousservice projects. In recent years the student chapter served as essentially a service organizationthat offered various opportunities to organize and operate various teaching oriented sessions andpresentations that the members felt were unavailable from other sources and which appealed to awider CoE audience. The additional benefit of these activities was to help develop camaraderieand friendship between students of different backgrounds and disciplines.Examples of

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

– Provide funding for faculty to integrate undergraduate students in their research projects. Strategy 3 – Produce an informational campaign targeting underrepresented groups at the K-12 level. Strategy 4 – Establish partnerships with corporations having a strong commitment to diversity. Strategy 5 – Develop a faculty led task force for undergraduate diversity to help in recruitment efforts. Strategy 6 – Develop a student diversity team to increase student awareness of benefits of diversity. Strategy 7 – Increase undergraduate scholarships through solicitation of funds that

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Perry, University of Memphis; Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

been well established in the literature5-7 that engineering students are typically visual ratherthan verbal learners. Nonetheless, we engineering instructors still rely heavily on the traditionallecture to teach our students. Granted that these lectures are often accompanied by sketches onthe chalkboard or pictures projected onto a screen, but the primary instructional tool is stillverbal in nature. All too often our instructional approach is still “instructor-centered” rather than“student-centered.”Accompanying the dramatic rise in the use of the internet in the past ten years has been thedevelopment and collection of online learning materials. A learning object is any entity, be itdigital or non-digital that may be used for education and/or

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 11.479.9VI. AcknowledgementSome of the work presented herein was partially funded by the NSF Engineering EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875 entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are gratefulfor the support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.VI Bibliography1 Higley,K.A., Marianno,C.M., “Making Engineering Education Fun”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 90, No. 1, pp105-107, January 20012 Knight,C.V., McDonald,G.H

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

semester we are testingthis technique again in a different course.IntroductionSTUDENT ENGAGEMENT, “SE,” is a technique devised by Celt, “Center for Learning andTeaching,” at California State University Northridge. This technique is one of many approachesto engage students. In this paper we used weekly quizzes all semester long. In addition we hadexaminations homework and group projects. While this technique is not unique or new, we areusing it in combination with its assessment to quantify its effectiveness.ECE 412 was the course used to test this approach. This course is named Power Electronics andMotor Drives. Because the complexity of the course and the required application of most of themathematical background the students should have, it was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines; Christine Liebe, Colorado School of Mines; Heather Thiry

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

award. In total, her projects have received over $20 million dollars in external funding. This funding has produced 12 software packages that have been requested from (and shared with) more than 3000 researchers in 86 countries (as of October 2012). Dr. Camp has published over 80 refereed articles and 12 invited articles, and these articles have been cited almost 4,000 times (per Microsoft Academic Search) and over 7,000 times (per Google Scholar) as of December 2012. Dr. Camp is an ACM Fellow, an ACM Distinguished Lecturer, and an IEEE Fellow. She has enjoyed being a Fulbright Scholar in New Zealand (in 2006), a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Bonn in Germany (in 2010), and a keynote presenter at

Conference Session

Continuing Education for Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

in equipping our students with the “tools of the trade” thenwe need to alert our graduate students( the future engineering teachers) to the need ofdeveloping proper and enduring connections with industries in their locale, andeventually have a mutually beneficial relations with the industrial sector; not so muchto supplement their income; but, principally, to be able to reach the broader goal, i.e.,to gain valuable experience and be truly involved in real engineering.iii) Third, reaching out to the industrial sector and engineering services in the Region,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied researchprojects in selected

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

samecitizenship/service expectations as professorial faculty. The teaching loads also varied accordingto these service expectations, with professor educators having the greatest teaching load andprofessional faculty having the smallest teaching load among these professional faculty. Research faculty were not expected to do any teaching, and generally performed limitedservice. Their primary assignment was research and scholarship, so they were expected to workwith a cadre of research assistants, seek funding for research projects, and publish their findings. Adjunct faculty were found in four sub-types, and were also known as contingent faculty.The first type were faculty who worked full-time in nearby industries and who taught no morethan

Conference Session

Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep B. Deshpande, University of Louisville and President, Six Sigma and Advanced Controls, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, while excessive R and Tcomponents strongly and positively correlate with negative emotions. The definition ofthe three components is such that it precludes the possibility of a human being possessingonly the S component, or, for that matter, only the T component and so perfection is notpossible here either. The three components and the two emotions lead to two equivalent Table I. Six Sigma Phases and Steps Phase Steps Description I. Scope 1 Articulate the problem statement. 2 Define the response variable (outcome(s)). 3 State the project goal. II. 4 Draw a process map. Measure 5 Validate the measurement systems. 6 Collect data on the response

Conference Session

Quantitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Marian Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Clemson University. Her research group focused on the mechanical and tribological characterization of thin films. She also contributes to the engineering education community through research related to undergraduate research programs and navigational capital needed for graduate school.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and

Conference Session

Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

International

opportunity for the CQU students to experience a different mode ofinstruction and interaction, but a mode that is common in the US. Moreover, the format can helpstudents be more self-directed and take greater responsibility for their learning than traditionalface-to-face courses (Ruey, 2010; Wuensch et al, 2008). Since the students will be coming to theUS for the last two academic semesters, providing this experience before they arrive was seen ashelpful to their development and future success in the US. In particular, practice at conveyingthoughts through writing will help these students in their senior design projects and othercoursework.Lessons LearnedBased on this experience, the following lessons learned are provided to assist others who mightbe

Conference Session

Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

initial visits have been verypositive.References[1] National Research Council. (2013). Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing? Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.[2] NGSS. (2016). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved from http://www.nextgenscience.org[3] NCWIT, Roadshow-in-a-Box: Capitalizing on Models for Outreach. Retrieved from https://www.ncwit.org/resources/roadshow-box-capitalizing-models-outreach.AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Cooperative Agreement#NNX15AW22A) and the Golden LEAF Foundation (Grant# FY-2015-2014).

Conference Session

Studies in Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Ashley Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stacy L. Chiaramonte, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Beth Wilson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kate Beverage, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rachel LeBlanc, Worcester PoIytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jody Reis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

“Online College Students 2015: Comprehensive Data onDemands and Preferences”, a joint project of The Learning House, Inc. and Aslanian MarketResearch led by Dr. David L. Clinefelter and Carol Aslanian, key concerns with online learningincluded:  Perceptions of quality of online study – 27% of respondents  Inconsistent/poor contact and communication with instructors – 21% of respondents  Lack of direct contact with other students – 17% of respondents  Inconsistent/poor quality of instruction – 17% of respondentsThe only two other concerns with a higher number of respondents weremotivation/attention/focus challenges at 27% and cost at 16% (Clinefelter and Aslanian, 2015).When you review the data about online student preferences

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Dina M. Battaglia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

that were previously present.Humans process information and remember through language.2 By incorporating discussionsinto the classroom, students are forced to confront their assumptions, implement collaborativelearning, and improve their synthesis skills.3 Furthermore, classroom talk increases studentlearning and understanding4 to potentially move students from novices (blindly following rules)to experts (using intuition to find a solution).5One common “learning by talking” technique historically used is the oral examination, which hasbeen shown to increase student knowledge and cognitive learning.6-8 With the advancements oftechnology, today’s students learn by talking through the creation of videos for projects whichhave also shown to

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; John A. Barton PE, Texas A&M University System; James R. Hallmark, Texas A&M University System; Billy C. Hamilton, The Texas A&M University System

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Board for the Southwest Research Institute.Dr. James R. Hallmark, Texas A&M University System James Hallmark currently serves as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Texas A&M University System. In this position, Hallmark oversees all matters involving faculty, curriculum, student affairs, stu- dent success, enrollment management/admissions, and special projects for the 11 universities and 140,000 students in the A&M System. Prior to this appointment, Hallmark served as Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) as well as a lengthy term as Dean of the Graduate School and Research at that institution. In 2016 Hallmark briefly returned to West Texas A&M

Conference Session

Encouraging Students to Think Critically

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

attending to student thinking than about analyzing or responding to student thinking.McCormick, Wendell, & O’Connell (2014) showed video of students engaged in engineeringdesign to five in-service teachers (i.e. practicing elementary school teachers) new to engineeringand then interviewed the teachers about what they noticed and how they might respond to thestudents. The researchers categorized four themes of teacher noticing and three themes ofhypothesized responses. The results suggested that while these teachers were new to engineering,they still exhibited productive beginnings of responsive teaching in engineering. In another studyas a part of the same project, Johnson, Wendell, & Watkins (2016) categorized what in-serviceteachers who