Paper ID #31245Socioeconomic and Gender Differences in Students’ Perceptions ofPhysics in Mexican schoolsProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. He collaborates with the Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile. Professor Zavala is National Researcher Level 1 of the National System of Researchers of Mexico. He works with the following research lines: conceptual
Utah.Dr. Mercedes Ward, University of UtahProf. Tariq J. Banuri, University of UtahProf. Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Ahmad is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His teaching and research interests are in the area of sus- tainable planning and management of water resources, water-energy nexus, and stormwater management . He is particularly interested in using systems approach to address water sustainability issues.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Mehran University, Pakistan He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
: Evolution of an ABET Assessment Program for Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, a regional Hispanic-serving InstitutionIntroductionEngineering baccalaureate programs in the United States have been accredited by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) through review of engineeringdegree programs for the last eighty years. Significant changes in the accreditation processdictated by ABET have occurred recently, such as the revision of the student outcomes. As partof these changes, engineering faculty have implemented revisions to their assessment programsto ensure they are in line with ABET expectations. DeNucci and Garcia describe a detailedsystem of performance indicators
is not the case in engineering design. This may discourage creative studentsfrom pursuing engineering, resulting in reduced intellectual diversity in students and possiblyreduced gender and cultural diversity as well. However, many universities now recognize theimportance of a comprehensive education that includes interdisciplinary studies. This has led to anew movement to turn STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) into STEAM, withthe A representing Art [9]. The authors wish to showcase their work in the national STEM toSTEAM dialogue as an example of how this movement can successfully unite art and science.The first showcase will be at the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS-DFD), as an education symposium
challenging synchronizing the EEG, eye tracking, and video recordings as they operateindependently from one another. Moving forward we will be redesigning our data collection platform sothat they are more accurately synchronized for higher quality data in our continuing experimentation. References:[1] National Academy of Engineering. Grand Challenges for Engineering. http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/learning.aspx. Accessed: 2020-10-22.[2] White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Draft national strategy on microelectronics research. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SML-DRAFT-Microlectronics- Strategy-For-Public-Comment.pdf. Accessed: 2022-10-22.[3] A. Y. Kolb and D. A
studentsa,bHamidreza Sharifan*, aJanie MooreaDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, TAMU 2117,College Station, Texas 77840, United StatesbDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, 1320 CampusDelivery, Fort Collins,Colorado 80523, United States*hsharifan@tamu.eduAbstractIdentification of driving factors in progress and success of minority students at higher educationlevels in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at four-year colleges anduniversities is of high importance. Innovative approaches that integrate the driving factors ineducation will inspire students with diverse backgrounds engagement for better learning andeffective practice. The key role
methods and tools for engineering projects and organizations. Dr. Smith-Colin received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she simultaneously earned a Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. Her engineering educa- tion research interests include the formation of engineering identity in underrepresented girls and women, social threats to this identity, and the development of professional skills and systems thinking amongst civil engineers. Dr. Smith-Colin was a 2019 American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) ExCEED Teaching Fellow.Dr. Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University Dr. Jeanna R. Wieselmann is a Research Assistant Professor at
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020First-graders' Computational Thinking in Informal Learning Settings (Work in Progress)IntroductionRecently computational thinking has emerged as a fundamental skill for pre-college students. One way ofintegrating this new skill into the curriculum is through integrated STEM education. The importance ofSTEM education as a driving force for economic stability and growth is unquestionable and has been acatalyst for change across the globe in recent years. Given the growth of technology and digital computersin the 21stcentury and the demands for professionals and engineers with computer science and problem-solving skills, computational thinking (CT) has gained
Paper ID #23073Undergraduate Research and Curricular Redesign of IPLS Laboratory CoursesMr. Nathaniel Raymond Nunez, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Detroit Mercy,Detroit, MI 48221. Undergraduate researcher and Rebuild Scholar at the University of Detroit Mercy department of Chem- istry and Biochemistry.Dr. E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy E. Prasad Venugopal is an Associate Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. His research interests include physics education research and science and technology studies. Venugopal
Paper ID #37520How We Teach: Capstone DesignDr. Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa LAURA P. FORD is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, mass transfer/separations, and chemi- cal engineering senior labs. She is a co-advisor for TU’s Engineers Without Borders - USA chapter and is a co-PI for the Refining Technologies Joint Industry Project.Dr. Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University Jennifer Cole is the Assistant Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and
Paper ID #38906Research Data Sharing in Engineering: A Report on Faculty Practices andPreferences Prior to the Tri-Agency PolicyMs. Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Sarah Parker is an engineering librarian at the University of British Columbia where she also received her MLIS in 2014. She regularly promotes and contributes to open scholarship activities at UBC and incorporates her interest in open science and using open resources into her teaching. In addition to her liaison role, she aids in graduate student programming for UBC’s Research Commons and co-teaches the Science and Technology Information
andchange in K-12 STEM teachers [14]-[16].STEM as social justiceSustained emphasis on STEM education as a means for global competition places significantpressure on educators to promote science and math curriculum in their classrooms [2],[3]. Recentpolicies for STEM education reform aim for “lifelong access to high-quality STEM education”and for the United States to be “the global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, andemployment” [17]. These aims require us to provide college- and career-readiness, qualitySTEM instruction, and accessibility to technology as a civil right for all STEM students [16].Through a social justice perspective, we can use engineering as an instrument for informedcitizenship, action and agency, critical thinking in our
connections between how thepractices play out in actual engineering research, deepen the teachers’ engagement as researchapprentices and members of a team conducting authentic research, and help teachers makeconnections between their RET experience and their teaching practice. In this paper, we describe the design, implementation, program evaluation, and iterationsof a RET program at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) at the Universityof Washington, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. The field of neuralengineering is at the cutting edge of using technology to interface with the nervous system toimprove people lives. The Center, which is in the seventh year of a ten-year funding period, aims“to restore
complex nature of engineering problemsis the requirement to utilize multiple forms of reasoning, including intuition, to effectively solvethem.Common expectations of engineering graduates focus on the ability to solve open-ended,complex problems and incorporate intuitive reasoning in their problem-solving processes. Forexample, a recent revision of the undergraduate student outcomes by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) outlines an expectation for the modern engineer to solveengineering problems within dynamic contexts. This is present in the language of three of theseven ABET Student Outcomes proposed for the 2019-20 accreditation year, either implicitly asthe application of design situated in complex social systems or
expert and kind of engineering scientist by the subreddit to be not very successful.Among the possible factors leading to this is that members of that subreddit most often link newsarticles, blog posts, and other content as a post rather than an entire essay written by oneself. Itwas not deleted by moderators, but it does not follow the conventions of this community.YouTube ChannelsOne four-person group and one individual participant, Participant 3, made YouTube channelswith a series of videos that set out to convey the fundamentals of PV solar technology, and in thelatter case, how it relates to his research project. In a similar vein as Participant 2’scharacterization of researcher in her Wiki article, they make bids to position themselves as
curriculum. However, curricula are constrained, and facultymay not feel qualified to teach an entire course on this complex topic. Equitable infrastructurecould be integrated into more standard required courses such as an introduction to infrastructure(e.g., a required sophomore level course at the University of Wisconsin Platteville), sustainablecivil engineering (e.g., a required sophomore course at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology),civil engineering systems (e.g., Georgia Tech, University of Texas Austin), transportationengineering (sophomore / junior level course at many institutions), fundamentals ofenvironmental engineering (sophomore / junior level course at many institutions), or professionalissues (junior / senior level course at
knowledgeof technology and the engineering design process for linguistically diverse students. The view ofengineering learning taken here emphasizes processes (or antecedents to learning outcomes) aswell as products of instruction (conceptual understanding and achievement). One implication ofthis domain specific approach is that instruction should focus on helping students acquire thecore ideas and ways of thinking central to a particular domain of knowledge. Consistent with thislearning perspective, the extent to which an emphasis on joint negotiation practices (i.e.,academic conversations) during hands-on design and literacy activities increased student learningwas investigated. To answer the research question, a 2 (group: trained and control) by 3
in technology. Engineers can no longer expect alinear environment, but rather a “network, web, or system.” 2 No longer are the “number ofvariables … severely constrained, and … problems reduced to quantitative dimensions,” butsystems are complex and “so heterogeneous that interdisciplinary interactive groups sharingperspectives and information are needed to create and control them.”2 In other words, theprofessional engineer cannot continue to be a “disengaged problem solver” and, likewise, themethods used to educate new engineers cannot consist of disengaged students working throughlinear, constrained, quantitative problems with single answers. A more complex, inter-connectedworld is emerging and science and engineering jobs are adapting
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Paper ID #37265Assessment of a Final Project of a Large Statics Course on FosteringCreativity and InclusionProf. Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut Dr. Shinae Jang is an Associate Professor-in-Residence and Director of Undergraduate Studies of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She received her B.S. and M.S. from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Civil Engineering. Dr. Jang’s research interests include wireless smart structures, structural health monitoring, non-destructive evaluation for
, 2008, doi: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2835046.[18] L. Nabulsi, A. Nguyen, and O. Odeleye, "A Comparison of the Effects of Two Different Online Homework Systems on Levels of Knowledge Retention in General Chemistry Students," Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 31–39, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-020-09872-2.[19] A. L. Elias, D. G. Elliott, and J. A. W. Elliott, "Student perceptions and instructor experiences in implementing an online homework system in a large second-year engineering course," Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 21, pp. 40-49, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ece.2017.07.005.[20] J. S. Lee and J. Verrett, "Webwork as an open online homework system in material
design-based learning approaches: a search for key characteristics,” International Journal of Technology & Design Education, vol. 23:3, pp. 717–732, 2013, doi: 10.1007/s10798- 012-9212-x.[8] E. M. Silk, C. D. Schunn, and M.S. Cary, “The impact of an engineering design curriculum on science,” The Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 18:3, pp. 209-223, 2009.[9] K.E. Rambo-Hernandez, R. A. Atadero, and M. Balgopal, “The impact of group design projects in engineering on achievement goal orientations and academic outcomes,” Educational Psychology, vol. 37:10, pp. 1242-1258, 2017, doi: 10.1080/01443410.2017.1330947.[10] T. Brown, and J. Wyatt, “Design thinking for social
that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE and IEEE Fellow and PAESMEM awardee.Mrs. Susan Beth D’Amico, North Carolina State University Susan B. D’Amico Coordinator of Engineering K-12 Outreach Extension The Engineering Place College of Engineering NC State University Susan earned a B.S in Industrial Engineering from NC State and has worked in the Telecom and Contract Manufacturing Industries for over 25 years as an Industrial Engineer, Process Engi- neer, Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager, Business Cost Manager and Program Manager. Inspired by coursework she developed and presented as an engineer, her professional path made a turn
undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve teaching and learning, gender issues in STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 STEM-oriented students’ perception of the relevance of physicsAbstractWe present initial findings from an ongoing project regarding the factors that influencesecondary and high school students to pursue a professional engineering career. In this article,we offer data from the analysis of a questionnaire administered to high school students
, "Decision making in the engineering classroom," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 349-356, 1997.[5] D. H. Jonassen, "Designing for decision making," Educational technology research and development, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 341-359, 2012.[6] C. E. Zsambok and G. Klein, Naturalistic decision making. Psychology Press, 2014.[7] G. A. Klein, J. E. Orasanu, R. E. Calderwood, and C. E. Zsambok, "Decision making in action: Models and methods," in This book is an outcome of a workshop held in Dayton, OH, Sep 25–27, 1989., 1993: Ablex Publishing.[8] E. De Graaff and W. Ravesteijn, "Training complete engineers: global enterprise and engineering education," European Journal of Engineering Education, vol
Paper ID #26817Incorporating DOD Research and Historical Materials into a Second-semesterIntroductory Calculus-based Physics CourseDr. Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Lanzerotti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at United States Military Academy (West Point, NY). She has conducted research presented at 2017 ASEE on learner-centered teaching techniques in her classes at Air Force Institute of Technology, where she was an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering. She has also held positions at IBM at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where she was
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their Rube Goldberg project through the week to avoid the pressure of having to complete a project the night before it was due. Towards the end of the week, participants were given unstructured time with lab instructors so they could work on their Rube Goldberg projects during lab time and ask questions as needed. Staff, instructors, and counselors had a diverse range of personal and technical backgrounds. Multiple engineering disciplines were represented within the group, as well as experience levels within these disciplines; including undergraduates, recent college graduates, and established professionals within their field. The diversity allowed for multiple perspectives from a technological and logistics standpoint as the
measures of mechanistic reasoning, mathematical reasoning, and engineering practices. 1STEM Integration A challenge facing STEM education is integration, advancing student conceptualdevelopment within and across Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)domains (National Research Council [NRC], 2007). The National Academy of Engineering(NAE) (Honey, Pearson, & Schweingruber, 2014) has argued that integrated STEM educationshould bring together concepts from more than one discipline (e.g., mathematics and science;science, technology, and engineering); it may connect a concept from one domain to a practice ofanother, such as applying properties of geometric shapes (mathematics
Paper ID #31430A preliminary study to define limits of active learning strategyeffectiveness in physics coursesProf. C. Bauer-Reich, University of Jamestown Cherish Bauer-Reich is the Chair of the Engineering Department at University of Jamestown in Jamestown, ND, and is a senior member of IEEE. She earned a B.S. in physics and M.S. in electrical engineering, both from North Dakota State University. She also earned an M.S. in earth science from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.Dr. Katrina Christiansen, University of Jamestown Katrina Christiansen worked in industry as the Director of Malting Technology at Intelligent Malt