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Matthew L Dering, Penn State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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many seconds) does it become possible to determine if a student will struggle. Asimple neural network is proposed which is used to jointly classify body language and predicttask performance. By modeling the input as both instances and sequences, a peak F Score of0.459 was obtained, after observing a student for just two seconds. Finally, an unsupervisedmethod yielded a model which could determine if a student would struggle after just 1 secondwith 59.9% accuracy.1 IntroductionIn this work, the role of machine learning for planning student intervention is investigated.Specifically, t his w ork a sks t wo q uestions: ( i) C an a s tudent’s s truggles b e p redicted basedon body language? (ii) How soon can these struggles be predicted

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Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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to go through cycles of expressingtheir initial ideas, testing, and refining them. An MEA creates an environment where skills suchas communication, verbalization, and an ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively arevalued. Carefully constructed MEAs can begin to prepare students to communicate and workeffectively in teams; to create, adopt and adapt conceptual tools; to construct, describe, andexplain complex systems; and cope with complex systems. The attributes of MEAs support thedevelopment of the abilities and skills required of graduates of accredited engineering programsas stated in ABET Criterion 3 a to k (ABET, 2013).Methodology Table 1. MEA Rubric (Numeric Items) Dim

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Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Adam Finn Nogaj, Gannon University

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who have limited financial means. The SEECS program, detailed in the nextsection, is one program sponsored by the NSF through the S-STEM grant program. S-STEMaddresses one side of the problem: The number of STEM students is increased by providinglower-income students with the financial wherewithal to enter into STEM studies. The fundingdoes not directly address another key problem of graduating STEM majors: attrition ofmatriculated students.Causes of attrition among STEM students have been the subject of numerous studies [1, 2]. Anexcellent survey of those studies and their conclusions has been provided by Geisinger andRaman [1]. The paper reviewed 50 studies addressing reasons for student attrition,supplemented by 25 additional studies of

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Lee Ann Jerome Clements, Jacksonville University; Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Anna Little, Jacksonville University; W. Brian Lane, Jacksonville University; Han Duong, Jacksonville University

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without a transfer to an AI, or majors in Mathematics, Physics orComputer Science. The project has 3 major goals: 1) improve the enrollment of students in engineering relateddegree programs at Jacksonville University, 2) improve enrollment of underrepresented groupsin engineering related disciplines at Jacksonville University and 3) improve retention throughgraduation or transfer to an affiliated institution in engineering-related disciplines. Programgoals are met through targeted support of the student in co-curricular and extra-curricular areas.Co-curricular Activities (Maria) MEPS program arranged a number of co-curricular activities and facilities for the students sothat the students can be better prepared for their careers. Career

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Keith W. Buffinton, Bucknell University; Vincent P. Manno, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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utilization of such approachesyields limited learning outcomes [1-5]. Broad based active approaches to learning, using, forexample, Problem-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, POGIL (Process Oriented GuidedInquiry Learning), Collaborative Learning, Flipped Classrooms, as well as techniques as simpleas Think-Pair-Share and Journaling, can be more effective in promoting learning for a broaderspectrum of students not only in the classroom but also throughout an engineering graduate’scareer [6-11]. The emphases within engineering education have also shifted as the need forbroader engagement with diverse populations of learners has been recognized and industry hasexpressed a desire for more engineering employees who bring not only technical skills to

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Anica Gwenell Bowe, Oakland University; Brian K Dean, Oakland University; Chris J Kobus, Oakland University; Mark R. Olson, Oakland University

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Engineering ProgramAbstractThe School of Engineering and Computer Science at Oakland University was awarded by theNational Science Foundation a grant entitled “Research Experience for Teachers in AlternativeEnergy and Automotive Engineering: Energize K-12 Teaching and Learning.” This is a threeyear program starting on Oct 1, 2015. The objective of the proposed RET site is to strengthen K-12 education in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines byeach year involving around 12 middle and high school science and mathematics teachers andpre-service teachers from the metro-Detroit area in multidisciplinary and cutting edge researchon alternative energy and automotive engineering for 6 weeks during the summer at

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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on improving retention,building a supportive learning community, developing principled leaders, and preparinggraduates for successful careers.Institutional ContextThe Citadel is a state-funded, public institution. Students interested in receiving an ABET-accredited Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science (BSCE) degree have two enrollment options:(1) enroll in the cadet program and receive a BSCE degree along with leadership developmenttraining through a military student life setting, or (2) enroll in a 2+2 civilian program offeredthrough coordination with a local technical college.Students who enter the Corps of Cadets live and study under a classical military system withleadership and character development as an essential part of their day-to

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Brian Jochen Seely, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ; Karl M. Kapp, Bloomsburg University; Larraine A. Kapka, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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considered for our framework included: (1)ideas are not fixed and absolute, but reiterative through experience and (2) learning should beconsidered a process where concepts are derived from, and continuously modified by,experience (Kolb, 1984). Consequently, any implementation of simulation could be consideredan attempt at providing experiential learning experiences. Implementing a learning simulationframework generally presumes individuals will differ in skill levels with differing needs forengaging in simulation (Harris, Eccles, Ward & Whyte, 2012). Furthermore, a simulationexperience should provide an environment that is interactive and learner-centered (Jeffries,Rodgers, & Adamson, 2015). Considering these parameters, a simulation was

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Erica Winterer, University of Texas, Austin; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; jared michael halter, Clemson University; Margaret J. Foster, Texas A&M University

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contributed to hundreds of theses, dissertations, and publications across several disciplines. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Systematic Review of Literature on Latino Transfer Students in EngineeringBackgroundThe 2012 report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)calls for producing one million more STEM college graduates in the following decade thanpreviously forecast.1 To achieve this goal, “[a]dult and working students and those frombackgrounds atypical of traditional STEM students may need alternative pathways to besuccessful in STEM disciplines,”1 particularly those students who have historically

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Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles

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Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin; Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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(ABET) criteria in 2000[1]. Consequently, universities have created initiatives to developengineering students’ communication skills through various modalities[2,3]. Summer researchexperiences provide a forum in which students can develop a multitude of technical andnontechnical skills in a brief, learning-intensive period over the summer[4]. This paper examinesthe implementation and outcomes of a strategic communication intervention aimed at increasingcommunication skills and self-efficacy among participants of a National Science Foundation(NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in biomedical engineering.BackgroundResearch Experiences for Undergraduates The beneficial influence of research programs on students

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Catherine Clark Hain, Mansfield Public Schools; Wendy Christine Turek; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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, erroneously, referenced only within the arts, yet itsdevelopment and nurturing is critical to the sciences as well. Unfortunately, rigid curricula, anover-emphasis on standardized testing, and increased identification and medication of studentswith ADHD all contribute to a decreases within several dimensions of creativity 1.Creativity and innovation, within a supportive structure, are requisite components for reliablydeveloping solutions to complex problems. This is true at an elementary level, but also as itapplies across the learning continuum and eventually, to the workplace 34. The role of individualcreativity is integral to organizational innovation and the highest levels of innovation occur whenthis relationship is symbiotic 38-41.Reflections

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Demographic Shift and its Potential Effect on Higher EducationAbstract With the aging of Baby Boombers, which represent 76 million people in United States or 1/4of the overall population in this country, it creates wide-ranging implications for virtually everyfacet of American society. On par with the aging baby boomers is the growing population ofminorities. Today in many places including the densely populated states of California and Texas,non-Hispanic whites have become the minority, and the bulk of minority students includingHispanics are further concentrated in the younger grades. Many minority families do not haveaccess to information about the educational system in a way that helps support

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Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C Curry; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University

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undergraduate students were recruited to document their activities and serveas the coordinators. The scholars complete two surveys each semester, one at the beginning andone near the end of semester. Some scholars are randomly selected for one-on-one interviewswith the assessment specialist. After one year, all the scholars were able to maintain 3.0+ GPAand meet the requirement for extracurricular and mentoring activities. One scholar graduated insummer 2016 and one scholar received a Co-op position. The second cohort of 9 SCOPEScholars have been recruited in fall 2016 and they joined the current scholars. 1. IntroductionIn 2015, Lamar University (LU) at Beaumont, Texas was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant titled“Industrial and Mechanical Engineering

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University; Sean M Eddington, Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue

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series editor, contributed to trade publications, and facilitated workshops all related to higher education administrators’ work experiences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Understanding the Professional Formation of Engineers through the Lens of Design Thinking: Unpacking the Wicked Problem of Diversity and InclusionIntroductionThree broad issues have been identified in the professional formation of engineers: 1) the gapbetween what students learn in universities and what they practice upon graduation; 2) thelimiting perception that engineering is solely technical, math, and theory oriented; and 3) the lackof diversity (representation of a wide

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Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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up to eight semesters offinancial aid. As a result, our engineering degrees are designed as four-year curricula that startwith Calculus 1 and General Physics 1 in the fall of the first year.In 2013, we were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate 10K+ Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant to assistwith increasing the retention of at-risk engineering students (Jones et. al., 2014; Jones et. al.,2015). At the University of Portland, the majority of engineering students who fall into this at-risk category are those who start the first year in pre-calculus based on a Calculus 1 readinesstest that they complete during the summer before their first college semester. For engineering,our

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Aida Marie Morales; Sanya Sehgal; Melissa L. Whitson, University of New Haven

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. The 2016 NCES report [1]reveals that nearly 30% of all students enrolled in undergraduate programs (public, private, 2-year, 4-year) in 2015 were 25 years of age or older. This demographic is now receiving increasedattention for recruiting efforts. For instance, BestColleges.com [2] reports an increase in “degreeprograms, student associations or academic advisors specifically geared towards nontraditionalstudents”. It is important to mention that the terms nontraditional student [3] and adult learnerare often used interchangeably, but the difference lies in defining characteristics versus age [4]. A desire to meet the needs for qualified engineering professionals has resulted in effortsto increase recruitment and retention. Research

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Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Daniel Eamon Briggs, North Carolina State University; Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno

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graduate student experiencesinfluence engineering identity formation 1 and goal setting processes.2 Engineering identity andstudent goal setting processes have been shown to be important factors for undergraduate studentparticipation in engineering communities of practice but have not been applied to engineeringgraduate communities. Through a mixed methods approach, this study will investigate graduatestudent motivational goal setting and identity formation to answer the following researchquestions: RQ1: What are the identity and motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students, which are based on previous academic and research experiences in STEM? RQ2: How does the STEM community influence identity formation

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Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Evelyn C. Brown

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development opportunities.This poster examines one specific external engagement opportunity of our S-STEM program -job shadowing with a local engineer. As Bandura and Walters [1] indicate, observing can be avery effective way to learn. One goal of the shadowing experience is for student participants tohave a better understanding of what engineers do and what skills are needed in order to besuccessful. We included the shadowing activity in our S-STEM program in an effort to improveparticipants’ confidence and self-efficacy. As noted by Ponton et al [2], “vicarious experiences”,such as shadowing and observing, can serve as significant contributors in the enhancement ofself-efficacy.Perhaps one of the best features of the shadowing experience is that it

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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institutions, and finally, promoting the employment of reconfigurableelectronics graduates. I. IntroductionIn general Programmable Logic Devices and FPGA-based re-programmable logic design becamemore attractive as a design media during the last decade, and as a result, industrial use of FPGAin digital logic design is increasing rapidly. Considering the following technology trend inindustry, the need for highly qualified logic designers with FPGA expertise is at high demand.According to the United States Department of Labor, the job outlook is on the rise and willcontinue to expand for at least the short- to medium-term future [1]. To respond to the industryneeds for FPGA design skills, universities are updating their curriculum with courses

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Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida

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Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620, USAAbstractThis paper discusses the steps taken to design and implement a set of workshops focused onhealthcare engineering with the aim to increase the motivation and retention of engineeringstudents, especially women. During the workshops, students had an opportunity to interact with apanel of experts working in the healthcare field. The panelists, all professional engineers andmainly females (5:2) shared their inspirations, obstacles, and achievements, and performed aninteractive case study session based on their fields of work. Two workshops were designed:Workshop 1 was only

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Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Helene Finger P.E., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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engineering workforce. PEEPS recruitsfrom our “Partner Schools,” which are high schools that have a large percentage of students whoqualify for the National School Lunch program, and thus are likely to have low socioeconomicstatus and be first generation and/or underrepresented minorities (URM). Our recruitmentmethods and results have been published elsewhere3, and are summarized in Table 1. To thisdate, we have two different cohorts and a total of 13 students. In this paper, we wish to report onprogress of the program and what we’ve learned thus far.Table 1. Eligibility criteria and demographics for PEEPS scholarship program for 2 cohorts Cohort 1 Cohort 2Criteria 2014 2015 Partner

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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conservative estimate that growthin the $15T US GDP is about 2% annual which means that the US economy is growing by about$300B per year. Using Dr. Augustine’s estimate that 50% of growth comes from scientists andengineers and further assuming engineers contribute half of this amount, engineers are thenresponsible for $75B per year of economic growth. Given that there are approximately 1 millionengineers in the workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010), each engineer contributes $75,000annually to economic growth over and above the amount they contribute to the economy. Lookingat this a different way, each engineer that graduates contributes to creating approximately one newjob every year over the span of that engineer’s career. While this

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Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University; Chansu Yu, Cleveland State University; Karla R Hamlen, Cleveland State University

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spiral model. 1.2 “Disconnection” in computer engineering curriculum Abstraction is used in computer engineering and computer science to manage complexity. Asystem is depicted by a layered model. A simple model is shown in Figure 1(a). The computerengineering curriculum is basically aligned with the abstraction layers of the model. A courseusually focuses on one layer and provides detailed coverage. These courses are taught asindependent topics and become isolated and disconnected pieces. While students learn thespecific details of each layer, they do not have a comprehension of the relationships among thelayers. This leads to the lack of integration skill. Our work connects and integrates the individual courses through a cohesive lab

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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education argue for broad application, thedefinitive case for its adoption has yet to be documented so that all STEM educators can fullyappreciate its merit.Goals of the Center for Mobile Hands-On STEMThe Center for Mobile Hands-On STEM is pursuing activities that gather strong evidence of theeffectiveness of Mobile Hands-On STEM (MHOS) pedagogy on student learning and develop aneffective and pro-active dissemination strategy for the entire STEM educational community. Toachieve these goals, we have recently focused on: 1. Creating and implementing new standardized assessment tools that measure student learning, especially through the development of new experimentally focused concept inventories, as well as measure ease of adoption by

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Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University

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groups via the collection andanalyses of narratives of approximately 65 engineering WOC tenure-track faculty. Our overarching research question explores the following: How do women engineeringfaculty’s representation and experiences differ in academic engineering as a function ofrace/ethnicity, class, and faculty rank? Informed from Patricia Hill Collins’ framework ofintersectionality,1 this research applies a mixed methods approach across three interrelated andparallel research phases. The specific research questions related to each phase, their preliminaryfindings, and future work are described in the following sections.Phase A: Institutional Analyses with Existing Databases In this stage, existing databases are used to answer the

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Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

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Paper ID #19266Promoting STEM Education in Community College Students via ResearchDr. Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University 1. Horhota, S.T., and Aitken, C.L. Multivariate cluster analysis of pharmaceutical formulation data using Andrews plots. J. Pharm. Sci., 1991, 85-90. 2. Aitken, C.L., McHattie, S.J. and Paul, D.R. Dynamic me- chanical behavior of polysulfones. Macromolecules, 1992, 25:1910-2922, 3. Aitken, C.L., Koros, W.J., and Paul D.R. Gas transport properties of biphenol polysulfones. Macromolecules, 1992, 25:3651-3658, 4. Aitken, C.L., Koros, W.J., and Paul, D.R. Effect of structural symmetry on gas transport

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Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, La Gran Familia De Gregory; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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classify the student, but rather they classify the students’ responses, i.e.,the indicators are meant to provide feedback to students and to prompt them to examine theirbehavior more critically so they can make more accurate self-assessments of their learningprocesses.We developed the metacognitive indicators as a component of an intervention to: 1) teachengineering students about metacognition, and 2) provide them opportunities to practicemetacognitive skills. This intervention was designed to be used within existing engineeringcourses, but can be adapted to other contexts. Metacognition involves knowing about andregulating one’s own cognitive processes (Flavel 1979, Brown 1987), and is foundational tobeing a skilled learner (Pintrich 2002

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Peter Adeyemi Awolumate P.A; Mitchell Rudy, Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Rouzbeh Nazari, Rowan University; Umashanger Thayasivam, Rowan University

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also highly useful as a pre-processing step in speech and speakerrecognition systems so that a proper degree of enhancement can be applied to augmentsystem performance. This paper is a work in progress depicting the investigationconducted by two undergraduate students pertaining to (1) further research in SNRestimation and (2) the preparation of a laboratory manual to be used in an undergraduateclass.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDEstimating the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of a speech signal has interesting practicalapplications. Moreover, performing a blind SNR estimate [1] without knowledge of aclean reference signal is more relevant to many practical scenarios especially in the areaof voice biometrics [2]. Blind SNR estimation is very useful in

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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4,844 280Lompoc High 1,475 55% Santa BarbaraSchool 831,587 1,864 140Totals 145,150 57% 9 13,852,856 41,977 3,778 Table 3: CREATE Course Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Renewable Energy Focus (2010- (2011- (2012- Enrollment 2010-2013* 11) 12) 13) Merced College 140 187 167 Santa Barbara City College 85 71 62 Cerro Coso Community College 165 124 115 Porterville College 60 60