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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Ejiwale

solving, critical thinking, public speaking, andinterpersonal skills. Particularly, the implementation of learning communities in service learninghelped to refine communication, team building and leadership skills through effective feedback.AcknowledgementsThis work is made possible through resources provided by the Jackson State University Divisionof Student Life 2007/2008 Faculty and Student Service Learning Handbook.Bibliography1 Bonnette, Roy. (2006). Out of the Classroom and into the Community: Service Learning Reinforces Classroom Instruction. The Technology Teacher, 65(5), 6-11. Bradford, M. (2005). Motivating Students Through Project-Based Service Learning. T H E Journal, 32(6), 29-30.2 Cross, P

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ryan Eckl; Christopher Johnson; Shawn Shields; Brad Cullipher; Wayne Helmer

of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2 Figure 1. Typical Engine Head Flow Test Data .[2].The primary focus of this project was to design, build and test a flow-bench for use in amechanical engineering laboratory while keeping the system within reasonable financial limitswithout sacrificing experimental performance. Standard components of a flow-bench are: testpiece, air-flow measuring device, air temperature measuring device, flow control mechanismand a device to measure the pressure drop across the test piece [3]. The unit should also be safefor the experimenters and the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

A&M University and her M.S. in Applied Mathematics and her Ph.D. inChemical Engineering from The University of Tulsa. She is currently involved in applying fuel cells and reformersto hybrid-electric vehicles.‡ In the Project tab of Control Builder, right click on the module name. Choose Configure Module Parameters. Addthe needed parameters under History Configuration on the Server History tab. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 8LAURA P. FORDDr. Ford is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She earned

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kimberly H. Henthorn

collaboratively do not successfully complete the engineering curriculum. Many newengineering students are surprised to learn that group work is encouraged, because they have notyet determined where the line between collaboration and copying is drawn. It is absolutelyessential that engineering faculty, especially those teaching introductory courses, help instillgood collaborative habits in their students and help them distinguish acceptable group behavior(working together) from bad ones (copying). This can be accomplished through collaborative in-class thought experiments, group homework assignments, and larger semester projects. Moststudents eventually figure out the benefits of group work, although helping them discover this asearly as possible in their

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence E. Whitman P.E.; Barbara Chaparro

incorporate variability in muchof the content. A half semester long case-study based active learning project was added in 2001to stimulate student interest and understanding of factory systems [16]. As part of an overalleffort to incorporate virtual reality with a single case study, the initial version of this module wasimplemented in the production systems course [17].MethodA primary aspect of this study was the concept of student motivation. Arnone [18] considers theconcept of curiosity and presents several instructional design strategies for fostering curiosity.The first strategy presented is to use ‘curiosity as a hook.’ The method in our study is to usecuriosity in the Virtual factory to get students interested in the task at hand. Flowerday

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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RUBA A. AMARIN; Issa Batarseh

of different majors from thePrinciple in Electrical Engineering (EGN 3373) class at the University of Central Florida, and resultswere analyzed to measure the students’ feedback about the Tutor-Me Module. 77.8% of the studentsbelieve that the eTutor is a good tool for improving the understanding of the concepts in the class,while 18.5% think that the eTutor tool was not the only reason behind the understanding of theconcepts but the Module is good and user friendly, and 3.7% reported that the tool was not effectivefor them. Fig. 7 reports the survey results. Most answers came positive, and the students expressedtheir willingness to use this tool for all their courses. VI. Conclusion The MeLearning project will take a major leap in

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alison N. Garbash; Jed E. Marquart; Hui Shen

79.9 10 132 20 263 40 525 60 787 80 1049 100 1311 Glass 3.08 17.1 2904. ConclusionsThe objective of this project is to compare glass and alternating polymeric optical lenses’responses to various thermal loadings. Two thermal loadings were applied on glass andalternating layer polymeric lenses to simulate the heat produced by

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tyler J. Perlenfein; Jason B. Baxter

-6.0 -8.0 -10.0 VFigure I. Light and dark curves showing optimized cell performance.The best-performing cells produced after optimization showed a Jsc of 8.2 mA/cm2, Voc of 535 mV, FFof 43.5%, and PCE of 1.91%.Though OPV solar cells are markedly less efficient than others in the industry, notably mono- andpolycrystalline silicon, this type of cell shows great promise in its potential to significantly lower themanufacturing and materials cost of the solar industry, and to provide a more flexible product toconsumers.Acknowledgements: 524Funding for this project was provided

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

itmerits the attention of all educators of engineering because of its benefit to the instructor and thestudents.Most engineering experts would agree that engineering is a problem-solving science that must bepracticed in order become effective at solving complex problems. Undoubtedly, engineeringstudents across the country are getting plenty of practice solving problems outside the classroomin the form of homework, but for most engineering programs, the only time professors get toobserve their students solving engineering problems might be during laboratory hours or whileadvising on a design project. By observing our students, we gain invaluable feedback about theirknowledge and problem solving abilities. Therefore, why not observe our students

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anil B. Shrirao; Raquel Perez Castillejos

coatings for longer-lastingfurniture and tools. Students of all branches of engineering need to understand and to gain theability to regulate the flow of fluids under conditions of laminar flow (low Reynolds numbers)and/or high relevance of capillarity. We expect the Scotch-tape-based technique presented hereto enable the study of microfluidics in settings that do not have easy access to a cleanroom.Experimental DesignOur goal in this project was to develop a technique for fabricating microfluidic devices on abenchtop. We based our developments on soft lithography4, which is the most broadly usedtechnique for fabricating microfluidic devices in academic settings. Simplicity is the mainadvantage of soft lithography: microfluidic devices result from

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James D. McGuffin-Cawley

Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, National Academies Press, 264 pages, 2008.6. R, J, Lifset, R. B. Gordon, T. E. Graedel, S. Spatari, M. Bertram, “Where Has All The Copper Gone: The Stocks and Flows Project, Part 1, J. Metals, vol. 54 no. 10 pgs 21-26 (2002).7. M. D. Gerst, “Linking Material Flow Analysis and Resource Policy via Future Scenarios of In-Use Stock: An Example for Copper,” Environ. Sci. Technol. vol. 43 no. 16 pgs. 6320–6325 (2009).8. G. A. Zsidisin, “A Grounded Definition of Supply Risk,” Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management vol. 9 nos. 5-6 pgs. 217–224 (2003).9. USGS Minerals Information: Commodity Statistics and Information: 2009 Minerals Commodity Summaries: on line at http://minerals.usgs.gov

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Vladimir de Delva; Keith McIver; Katherine Whitaker; Stephanie Farrell; Mariano Javier Savelski; C. Stewart Slater

are learning in class while beingexposed to a realistic application of pharmaceutical technology.AcknowledgementsThis project has been supported by a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centergrant, NSF grant #ECC0540855Bibliography1 Felder, R., and R. Rousseau. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes. 2005 Edition. United States: JohnWiley & Sons, Inc, 2005. .2 pharmaHUB. Web. 18 Dec 2009.3 Lloyd, E.. Hypothermia and cold stress. London: Croon Helm, 1986. .4 Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Community Health and EMS.State of Alaska Cold Injuries Guidelines. Juneau: Department of Health and Social Services, Division of PublicHealth, Section of Community Health and EMS

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Qinghai Gao

onlinecourses: who is doing the real course work? Especially when it comes to e-exams, onlineteaching makes it extremely difficult to deal with one serious problem: student dishonesty [1].To solve the problem many scholars [2][3][4] have proposed different methods, such as:●Design open-book exams●Use discussions, essay, and other written projects; reduce the percentage of exams●Use a large pool of questions to randomly generate exams for each student●Require students to take exams on siteIn order to reduce the possibility of e-cheating in our college, which uses Angel as the onlineteaching tools, we utilize the following measures to minimize the chance of e-cheating:●Divide a typical course into a number of modules. Inside each module we set up a

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Creep Response of Asphalt Mixture and Pavement Rutting Estimates, American Society for Testing and Materials, STP 1147, pp 329-347, Philadelphia, 1992.(8) Robert Brooks (a/k/a: James Matthews) and S.Jahanian, A Pedagogical Strategy for gradual Enhancement of Creative Performance of the Students, European Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 24, No. 1, 1999.(9) S.Jahanian and Robert Brooks (a/k/a James Matthews), Multidisciplinary Project-A Tool for Learning the Subject, Journal of American Society of Engineering Education, April 1999, pp 153-162. 78910

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

responsibility to society and the environment. These abilitiesare contained within the program outcomes of ABETii.Undergraduate engineering programs now typically include a freshman design experience. There are anumber of modelsiii. Some examples of such courses are listed here. At Northern Arizona University,students are introduced to current design software such as CAD, equation solvers, and spreadsheets. AtDrexel University, the course focuses on the design process and its applications in engineering through aseries of lectures and projects. There are also linkages to freshmen humanities courses. At the Universityof Wisconsin at Madison, students work in teams to determine customer needs, propose solutions, anddesign and test final products.The

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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V. Briller; E. Deess; R. Calluori; K. Joshi

).~ __________ was friendlier during the open house (M).2. Collecting information about colleges and how they learned about the university.~ Participated in Panasonic Challenge; liked what he saw; … flyers are ineffective (M).~ Mother is an alumnus from ME; visits to university and open houses were most helpful to getan idea about school (M).~ Sister attended law summer program; for women school proximity is an important factor (F).~ From guidance counselor; however has never heard of pre-college programs at the university(F).3. What they like about NJIT~ Science project and real research (M).~ Proximity to home (F).~ Compact, small-size reminding of a high school (F).4. Why they chose the college they currently attend~ _______ was more aesthetically

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Esposito

1 Digital Signal Processing: A Hardware-Based Approach Robert Esposito Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple UniversityIntroductionTeaching Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has included the utilization of a simulation tool (ST) forstudent projects and homework. The leading ST in academia is MATLAB by MathWorks. MATLAB isa vector based environment that is conducive to DSP simulation. Specifically, filter design is simulatedutilizing a C-like code. Students are able to enter a filter design as a discrete

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jamieson Simms; Parthy Iyengar

be expanded in order to take fulladvantage of all the sources available to the student. By graphically plotting forces, the student canvisualize what is taking place. This used in conjunction with the analytical method is the basis for thisstudy. The student will be able to plot the known forces graphically while also incorporating the formulasderived from the analytical method. Using the table command functions that AutoCad provides will enable the student to incorporateall these methods into one single project. This is the power of using AutoCad to solve problems in statics.In addition to coplanar force systems, AutoCad can also aid in solving various other problems in staticsand strength of materials. This subject will be expanded

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fred John; Seong W. Lee

conditions to work in and how they can be safe and they were ableto use this knowledge in this experiment. Experiments were carried out on the scale model and data was collected, this is wheresome students were able to use data from this experiment to use for a class project in Design andAnalysis of Experiments. The data show what results were obtained and how the particle flowvaried in each section of the scale model with difference in velocity, circulation and mainstreamline flow. The apparatuses involved were a scale model (about 1:100) of the space shuttle mainengine (SSME) exhaust-duct, a humidifier and a blower, which students were involved indesigning. The scale model reintroduced concepts and ideas to students from classes

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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ASM Delowar Hossain; Zory Marantz; Djafar Mynbaev

Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 144(TUES) did not award for the last two years any project specifically aimed at closing the gapbetween academic and industrial worlds. This observation just adds strength to our questionslisted above.ConclusionThere is a huge and increasing gap between modern electronics produced by the industry andelectronics taught at academic institutions. However, there are few distinguished efforts from theacademia to change the situation. What’s more, it seems that both sides are satisfied with thisstatus quo

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ali Daneshmandnia

of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 61instructors will become stimulated when they teach using its User-Centered Design (UCD)approach, which is the common design methodology for programs such as Moodle.Using Moodle should be satisfying and worthwhile in a HCI project because several HCIconcepts can be examined, namely: familiarity of interface, consistency, error recovery, dialogueinitiatives, and task migratability (Hinze-Hoare, HCI and Educational Metrics as Tools for VLEEvaluation, 2008). The following are reasons that author this study gives for

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James A. Sinclair; Kamal Shahrabi; Ali Setoodehnia

organizations which are notsatisfied with general data safety levels of most operating systems, are turning to UNIXto significantly improve levels of security within their networks, as well as individualworkstations. In many cases, elaborate and very costly training programs are beingimplemented in many companies to switch their employees to a UNIX environment. This work could be an excellent primer for anybody trying to learn the basics, andeventually master the complex arts of the UNIX operating system; it’s programming, andadministration.III. Task Analysis The following tasks will need to be accomplished to complete the project: 1. Design graphical splash screen. This introductory screen will display the logo of the

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Pathickal Poulose; Ahmet Zeytinci

prepare a graph of the relationship between illumination and time (see chart 1).5- Depending on the time to be devoted to this project, this stage may be considered as an ideal time to terminate the experiment. Then the students are required to prepare a written report using a word processor (as with Excel, at the beginning of the course the students are given a brief overview on the features of Word)) and present their results using Power Point (the rudiments of PowerPoint are covered with the first exercise of the course). If time permits the students can run an experiment to observe the effect of distance on the illumination intensity. The results of this exercise are shown in chart 2. An interesting discussion arose as to the

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Salame Amr

or other interests that may affect their professionalstatements. Leadership skills is understood and developed in the context of work in theinstitutions of technical education. Its effectiveness plays a major role in developingleadership recognition programs through training for professional growth aspects ofteam-building. Assessment of the developed leadership skills and the application ofquantitative skills through the task of project management provide a signal forachievement. Based on experiences, integrating technology across the curriculummanage an educational learning infrastructure that has influenced the leadershipdevelopment and learning competency. Currently, the use of hands-on deliveryapproaches is increasingly becoming a

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harry Knickle; Don Gray

friction factorwith hand valves and now are using digital signal controlled solenoid valves. Dataacquisition includes pressure drop and flow. The design for this project includedselection of the proper devices for the correct range of variables. Our second examplewas a laboratory cooling tower used to cool hot water with ambient air. Similar conceptswere introduced for this experiment. Our intentions are to automate other seniorlaboratory experiments. Each of these labs lasts 4-6 3 hour sessions (up to two weeks).To help prepare the students for these experiments we may give mini-lectures or havediscussions with the teams.In addition to the below listed experiments the students may spend time on a largedistillation column or a dual stage

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman M Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University; Joe Nervis Jr, Sam Houston State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

and add additional details. f. Creating the Environment and Characters: The project incorporated free online resources in the public domain for environmental elements and character models. We felt it would be natural for a character to teach the user how to operate the robot. After finding a suitable character and matching environment, we used a free AI voice generator to create a voice that matched the character. g. Writing the Tutorials: We first wrote out how the tutorials should go, and as we kept adding more elements to the application. For example, in some parts of the tutorial, it became evident that the user would need a closer look to understand. So, we incorporated a small TV that would

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Compeau Jr., Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Austin Talley, Texas State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #41451Classicle Sticks: An Activity to Improve Student EngagementDr. C. Richard Compeau Jr., Texas State University C. Richard Compeau Jr. is a Professor of Practice in the Ingram School of Engineering. He is interested in teaching and curriculum development. His work is typically project-specific for the EE Capstone.Dr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University Dr. Kimberly G. Talley, P.E. is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Bobcat Made Makerspace Director at Texas State University, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ade Mabogunje, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

projects.Education can be viewed as a means to contribute to and develop human capital in the startupecosystem by investing in and developing the competencies and capacities of individuals in orderto improve their economic value and productivity. In both the educational and entrepreneurialecosystems, the outcomes of increasing the quality of human capital are demonstrated byindividuals who increase earning potential (their own and/or their organizations), enhance theirability to innovate and adapt to changing technologies and markets, and become more productiveand engaged citizens. In higher education, this is accomplished through project- and problem-based pedagogies, and high-impact practices where students engage in internships, learningcommunities

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gordon Browne, The University of Illinois Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois Chicago; Adrian P. Defante

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

lecture on best practices for protocol writing then leveraged our longitudinaldesign project to assign a group homework to assess student capacity for protocol writing withthe additional opportunity to complete said protocol (Blooms Taxonomy level: application).Module 3: The revision of consensus standards. Modeled after industry panels to reviseconsensus standards, we have piloted an in-class activity for different stakeholders to collectivelypropose and write standard revisions. In BME 410, we provided students with ISO 15971 Invitro diagnostic test systems: Requirements for blood-glucose monitoring systems for self-testingin managing diabetes mellitus for review. Students were then placed into five teams representingdifferent relevant

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Johnston, Arizona State University; Cody D. Jenkins, Arizona State University; Thien Ngoc Y. Ta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Karl A. Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. Karl A. Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Emeritus Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, Morse-Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Faculty Member, Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota; and Emeritus Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University.. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: PLSG – An Observational Study of Student Questions to Identify Levels of Cognitive Processing Reached During DiscussionAbstract - This Work in Progress study reviews the PEERSIST (PEER-led, Student Instructed,STudy group) project, which explores the achievement and persistence of students