Impact of Model Eliciting Activities on Development of Critical Thinking,” presented at the Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, Montreal, 2013, pp. 1–7.17. C. L. Frisby, “Construct Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (Level Z): a Contrasted Groups Analysis,” Psychological Reports, 1992.18. R. Benjamin and M. Chun, “A New Field of Dreams: The Collegiate Learning Assessment Project.,” Peer Review, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 26–29, 2003.19. R. H. Ennis, J. Millman, and T. N. Tomko, “Cornell Critical Thinking Tests Level X & Level Z: Manual,” 1985.20. R. H. Ennis, “Critical thinking assessment,” Theory into practice, 1993.21. P. C. Abrami, R. M
, the peerreviewers who comment on the suitability of manuscripts for publication, the journals readersand the scientific community, the owners/publishers of the journals, and the public as a whole.”47A further problem is posed by journals that republish materials that have already appeared inother venues. In 2010, two new journals published by Scientific Research Publishing, Journal ofModern Physics and Psychology, simply reprinted articles for their inaugural issues, includingone that had received a prestigious award.48 Duplicate publication can make the literatureassociated with a particular field seem more abundant than it actually is and may affect fundingfor projects, especially from external sources.Ethical ConceptsAt heart, the issues
Paper ID #9656Prevalence of inscriptions in transportation engineering text: Clues to con-textFloraliza Bornilla Bornasal, Oregon State University Floraliza B. Bornasal is a doctoral student in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Ore- gon State University. Her research is currently in engineering education focusing on the transference of expertise among working professionals and undergraduate students. Prior to pursuing her doctoral degree at OSU, she worked as an engineering intern and project inspector for Garfield County Public Works and as an AmeriCorps Volunteer-in-Service-to-America (VISTA) aiding in
released in minimum snippets to guide you through a multi-stage task).. Wu is essentially describing methods to accomplish the progression loops. The user would start with an easy task and would progressively build up while within the flow channel. The triggers are represented by classroom activities that would induce the students to continue climbing the steep path of knowledge. The activities should provide positive feedback. The activities (one-minute papers, short quizzes, formal exams, projects) must be given at exactly the right time in terms of students’ ability and motivation to serve their intended purpose. Overview of MOOCs One of the hardest challenges that is faced by the faculty
, her bubbly personality was evident. She wasperfectly made up and wore jewelry and perfume making an immediate impression that wasdifferent from that of most of the dozens of other women we have interviewed over the yearsthrough the MIDFIELD project. It is her story that begat the title of “Accidental Engineer.”Bethany is a white woman who comes from a family where neither parent attended college. Hercareer plan was to be a doctor and she applied to A-State with that in mind. She was acceptedinto a program, Diamonds in the Rough, for students who the college of engineering believeshave potential that may not be demonstrated by grades or test scores
Page 24.1218.14Development of Higher Engineering Education in China]. Beijing Institute of TechnologyPress.2012:144.2“The College and Department Adjustment of Higher Education” in the 1952, “the Anti-RightistMovement" in 1957, “The Socialist Education Movement ”in the 1960s, the ten-years long "CulturalRevolution" movement (from 1966 to 1976), and “The Improvement and Rectification” period after1976 and “The Reform and Opening Up” period after 1978 in the so called "post-Cultural Revolution"era.3 Kimball, B. A. 1995. Orators and Philosophers: A History of the Idea of Liberal Education. CollegeBoard.4The Research Group of General Education Project in Institute of Higher Education, Beijing Universityof Aeronautics and Astronautics. Zhuan
identifying the ways advisors may be better ableto support student success. It is also important to explore how the advising experiences ofreturners and direct pathway students compare to understand the role, if any, advisors play in theunique challenges experienced by returning students and the ways in which returners utilize thesupport of their advisors to adapt.III. MethodsA. Survey DevelopmentThe development of the GSEMS instrument was an iterative process developed based onliterature and findings from a pilot project and guided by best practices of survey development.Prior to the current study, members of our team conducted an initial study that involvedinterviews with ten returning PhD students. We asked the students open-ended questions
of the project – meaning that each stage of the longitudinal study continues to be used to inform and guide the next. Throughout the study, data-analysis is on-going, reflecting a purposefully designed flexible approach that enables the research team to make strategically grounded empirical decisions regarding the suitability of each research tool on a contemporaneous basis. Findings: Interviews with Engineering-First Staff - Organisational Portfolio The initial exploratory study identified Engineering-First as one of the main Primary School level engineering education for-profit providers in the UK[1]. The organisation is unique in that it does not directly provide any engineering education interventions, but instead trains
Dimensions of College and University Teaching: Understanding and Honoring the Special Relationship between Teachers and Students, Linc. Fisch (ed.), “New Directions for Teaching and Learning,”no.66, Summer, 1966, pp.30-40.7. Organiz. for Economic Cooper. & Development (2003), “International comparison of math, reading, and science skills among 15-year olds” OECD, (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923110.html). Sept. 2005.8. Balfanz, R., and Legters, N., “How many central city high schools have a severe dropout problem, where are they located, and who attends them?” Harvard University Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, 2001.9. Barnett, L., and Greenough, R., “Regional needs assessment
that influence job satisfaction including work environment, job challenges, projects, compensation, coworkers, etc. Critical Events & Examples of life changing event, and critical turning points in career Experiences and specific job experiences that influenced choices to remain or Career leave a STEM career. Career Entry & Examples of entry points into a STEM career, the monetary and Rewards & nonmonetary rewards and benefits of STEM careers both perceived Benefits and actual. Coping Strategies Examples of coping strategies and mechanisms to deal with
, this project was intended to help students complete their degreeprograms in the shortest time possible.SAS scholarships, totaling $458,600 over 5 years, were awarded to fifty-four academicallytalented students of limited financial means. Preliminary analysis of retention data indicates thatSAS scholars were successful in their engineering and computer science (ECS) majors to agreater degree when compared to traditional students (i.e., students enrolling at our university asfreshmen directly after high school graduation) and to transfer students who were not eligible forSAS scholarships (i.e., non-SAS transfer students): Percent retention of SAS scholars in ECS majors was 39% greater than traditional students and 103% greater than non-SAS
also host based IDS (HIDS) which are installed on a single deviceto monitor network traffic and application activity. The operation of HIDS may also be signaturebased or anomaly based. There is on-going research into using IDS for CPS network securitywith the main objective of improving the ability of IDS to detect and stop CPS cyber-attacks.One such project by Digital Bond Inc. involved the development of attack signatures for theModbus/TCP protocol 17. Page 23.1057.13FirewallsFirewalls are devices that are used to allow certain types of network traffic to pass through thenetwork perimeter or a host device. Interconnectivity of systems works
, P. R., Schultz, P., Estrada, M., Woodcock, A., & Chance, R. C. (2012). Sustaining Optimal Motivation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Interventions to Broaden Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM. Journal of Educational Psychology.19. Hurtado, S., Eagan, M., Tran, M. C., Newman, C. B., Chang, M. J., & Velasco, P. (2011). 'We Do Science Here': Underrepresented Students' Interactions with Faculty in Different College Contexts. Journal of Social Issues, 67(3), 553-579.20. Hurtado, S., Newman, C. B., Tran, M. C., & Chang, M. J. (2010). Improving the rate of success for underrepresented racial minorities in STEM fields: Insights from a national project. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010(148
a lecture presentation taken for granted the remaining questions are about what chapters tocover, what should be assigned as homework and projects, and how students should be evaluatedand tested. The use of clickers should lead to more reflective choices by the professor on howmaterial should be covered. While this starts with what clicker questions to use, it can easilyexpand to how the material is discussed in the classroom and how the material is handled outsideof the classroom.An analogy can be made to a toolbox. The larger the set of tools you employ—the better you canchoose the best way to help students learn. Teaching goals should drive choices. Classroom timeis precious, and it should be used effectively—which usually means using
Problems of UnderstandingDevising problems of understanding calls for problems whose solutions build on student'sexisting knowledge while also requiring them to learn new things. Beyond being the right kindof problem at the proper level of difficulty, the problem or project must be engaging enough tosummon the motivated effort deep learning requires. Students have to care about learning andabout the problem to be solved.Based upon Egan’s theory of imaginative education12-14, understanding how an EF-3 tornadoimpacted building in Springfield, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities in June 2011became the context for knowledge building in EGR 270. Students were introduced to the topicby meeting Springfield residents impacted by the tornado
Paper ID #6375Using Mixed Mobile Computing Devices for Real-Time Formative Assess-mentProf. Frank V Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines Prof. Frank Kowalski has been teaching physics at Colorado School of Mines since 1980.Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines Susan Kowalski is project coordinator at Colorado School of Mines.Dr. Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines Page 23.1328.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Mixed Mobile Computing Devices for
Engineering Network (KEEN) activities [38], VentureWell [39], NSF I-Corps [40], and the celebration and glorification of capitalists such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Saviorism in the Global South frequently manifests as white saviorism, as exemplified by the work of Engineers Without Borders [41], missionary work, and many university service-learning projects. SE recognizes that there are no saviors. We each bring value to the community as we act together in kinship for transformational change.Critique of Mainstream Approaches to Systemic ChangeThere are several existing models aimed at addressing inequalities in the field, but they typicallyfail to address the neoliberal roots in which the structure and culture of engineering
and is responsible for designing, directing, and executing culturally responsive research and evaluation projects. She manages a portfolio of multi-year, mixed methods studies focused on improving educational and career opportunities, with a focus on historically underserved groups.Dr. Mark A Weiss, Florida International University Mark Allen Weiss is an Eminent Scholar Chaired Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Engineering and Computing, and Associate Director in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami Florida. He joined FIU after receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Princeton University in 1987. His interests
their tools for the digital design study.REFERENCES[1] R. Dou, Z. Hazari, K. Dabney, G. Sonnert, and P. Sadler, “Early informal STEM experiences and STEM identity: The importance of talking science,” Sci. Educ., vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 623–637, May 2019, doi: 10.1002/sce.21499.[2] R. A. Wicklund and P. M. Gollwitzer, Symbolic Self-completion. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1982.[3] N. Cross and N. Roozenburg, “Modelling the design process in engineering and in architecture,” J. Eng. Des., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 325–337, Jan. 1992, doi: 10.1080/09544829208914765.[4] M. Lehmann, P. Christensen, X. Du, and M. Thrane, “Problem-oriented and project-based learning (POPBL) as an innovative learning strategy
answering the questions: Whatdoes previous research indicate about the experiences of student caregivers? and How does thatknowledge apply to recruiting and retaining undergraduate engineering students?A literature review on barriers and aids to CSt’ academic outcomes in the United States, which itsauthors believe to be the first literature review of the experiences of CSt, was published in 2022. Itfound barriers at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and policy levels that hindered CSt,concluding that the challenges that CSt face are systemic. This project expands upon their workby (1) including studies outside of the United States and over a longer time frame, (2) trackingCSt’s areas of study, (3) exploring CSt’s assets, challenges, and
evaluating specific characteristics of thementorship experience itself [7]. Other mentorship within engineering programs is designed to support career or industrymentoring, usually for upper-level students. While industry mentors focusing on technical andproject mentorship through capstone projects is sometimes considered mentorship [21,22],mentorship programs with less curricular integration often focus on broader career readiness.Industry mentors are sometimes expected to assist with helping students find internships and jobs[3] or to develop professional skills that aren’t usually taught as a part of the engineeringcurriculum [23]. Evaluation of these programs is often driven by surveys and may explore whichcareer-readiness topics are being
Childhood Education Journal, vol. 47, pp. 187-198, 2019.[40] S. Pattison, G. Svarovsky, and S. Ramos-Montañez, “Understanding early childhood engineering interest development as a family-level systems phenomenon: Findings from the Head Start on engineering project,” Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, vol. 10, Article 6, 2020.[41] G. J. Kelly and P. Licona, “Epistemic practices and science education,” in History, philosophy and science teaching: New perspectives, M. R. Matthews, Ed., Springer, 2018, pp. 139-165.[42] W. A. Sandoval, “Understanding students’ practical epistemologies and their influence on learning through inquiry,” Science Education, vol. 89, pp. 634-656, 2005.[43] Y.-C. Chen, B. Hand
will be able tosucceed in their course of study. At the same time, almost all programs are committed tobroadening educational opportunity by admitting non-traditional students and seeing themthrough to graduation. Standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Exam were conceived asa way to discover talent that would not be apparent using traditional metrics such as prioreducational background and grade-point averages. The GRE arose as a joint research project byHarvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton in 1936 [1]. The University of Wisconsin was the firstoutside school to use it, on an experimental basis, in 1938 [2]. In 1949, the GRE was acquiredby the Educational Testing Service [1]. Its latest revision, in 2011, turned it into a fully
have the potential to be a very good student, and I just have issues getting there... Yes. I also would say I have a lot of different experiences than my peers. A lot of the people I’ve met, they either know nothing about engineering or they have done engineering before, but it’s more personal projects they’ve done or clubs they’ve been into where I have a very technical skill set. I don’t mean to brag, but honestly, I can build you anything you want… I could do that to where my peers have more of this theoretical knowledge about engineering, or they can code or things like that, their skill sets are pretty different because, honestly, most 19-year-olds could not just build you about
. Before embarking on my doctoral journey, I worked as a science teacher and research assistant for several years. I made the decision to leave my teaching position to pursue a doctoral education, and I am currently serving as a research and teaching assistant for a STEM education course in my department. My research interests primarily lie in the fields of STEM education, quantitative methods, psychometrics, and large-scale data analysis. At present, I am actively engaged in a project focused on mentoring relationships between Ph.D. students and their advisors.Dr. Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Hsien-Yuan Hsu is an Assistant Professor in Research and Evaluation in the College of Education at
is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri and a Project Management Professional.Capt. Robert Hume, United States Military Academy Robert A. Hume an Instructor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and an active duty Army Engineer Officer. He is a graduate of West Point (B.S. in Civil Engineering) and the University of Cambridge (MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development). His research interests include sustainable infrastructure design, energy efficiency, and engineering education. He is also a licensed professional engineer in Missouri.Dr. Eric B. Williamson P.E., United States Military Academy Eric Williamson, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI – Dr. Williamson
, race,gender, class year, and transfer status. The next section of the survey included a validatedself-efficacy instrument for engineering students. There are 30 of these questions and theycorrespond to a self-efficacy instrument designed by The Assessing Women and Men inEngineering Project (AWE) in partnership with the Society of Women Engineers [20]. Questionsrevolve around a student’s academic confidence level, the grades they have received, and theirfeelings of social inclusion. The answers for the questions use a Likert scale with an extra optionfor “Don’t Know”. The survey was scored on a scale of 0-6. A score of 0 indicates all "StronglyDisagree", and a score of 6 indicates all "Strongly Agree". The final section of the survey
?MethodsContextThe first and second authors each taught two in-person sections of Ordinary DifferentialEquations in Fall 2019 and Fall 2021. The course was taught traditionally in Fall 2019 and fullyimplemented as an IODE course for the first time in Fall 2021. We began developing draft lessonplans in Fall 2019, starting with materials provided by NSF Project Award #1431641: TeachingInquiry-Oriented Mathematics: Establishing Supports. The same semester, we held conversationswith faculty who teach courses for which ODE is a prerequisite to identify content that is mostessential, and who recommended problems and activities that are more specific to engineering.In Spring 2020, we held mock lessons with previous ODE students to implement and thenmodify drafts
, California, USA.Prof. Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College Dom Dal Bello is Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a California community college between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. At AHC, he is Department Chair of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty Advisor of MESA (the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Program), and Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of several National Science Foundation projects (S-STEM, LSAMP, IUSE). In ASEE, he is chair of the Two-Year College Division, and Vice-Chair/Community Colleges of the Pacific Southwest Section. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the ASEE/PSW Section in 2022. ©American Society for