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Conference Session
First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christina H Paguyo, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Jennifer Francis, West Virginia University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
produce marginal impacts;on the other hand, activities requiring more effort may be more difficult to replicate, yet producepotentially stronger impacts. By implementing experimental activities that require a combinationof moderately easy effort and more intensive effort, we aim to create larger impacts on thedevelopment of inclusive engineering identities among freshmen participants. The followingactivities are listed in order of perceived expenditure of effort, from least to most.Student trading cards. Barker, O’Neill, & Kazim2 suggest printing trading cards of students thatinclude their pictures and names. At the beginning of each period, the professor will shuffle thecard deck. Whenever s/he poses a question to the class, the professor
Conference Session
Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Bogota, Colombia; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
various as solving ill-defined problems, systems thinking, technological challenges,interdisciplinary learning, and innovation. The context, which can affect the specific aspects of thephenomenon that are available for participants to experience, also differs from study to study.The nature of the phenomenon and the context(s) in which the phenomenon is experienced haveserious implications for a study. When the nature of the phenomenon is more concrete (such assolving a particular physics problem) and the context is limited (such as experiencing thisproblem-solving in the same middle school science class), the types of variation uncovered may belimited in scope but they will also be cohesive. In other words, the researchers can be
Conference Session
Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther W. Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Diversity
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Chemical Engineering
applied to the REU program is included inTable 1. In general, the percentage of applicants who were female and from underrepresentedgroups was similar to the typical representation of such students at the bachelor’s degree level inengineering overall 13. Page 26.1243.6Table 1. Demographic Information of Applicants to the Chemical Engineering REU Program Number of % CE/E/S AverageYear % Female % URM % Fr/So/Ju/Se Applicants Major Cumulative GPA2014 70 36 20* 91/7/2 3.44
Conference Session
ERM Potpourri
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph E Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
Conference Session
Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Conference Session
Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University
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Mechanics
it with common mechanicscalculations to determine an experimental parameter.Depending on the nature of the flex period, the class may meet in the regular classroom oranother facility such as a specialized classroom intended to facilitate group work, or adepartment laboratory. Depending on the activity, students may work individually or morefrequently, in groups of varying sizes. Page 26.780.5 Table 3 – Flex Period Schedule for Semester Flex Meeting Exercise/Activity Topic(s) Period #a # 1 3 Small group work including simple Engineering Measurements and
Conference Session
Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
, community,or other source, contextual listening has a broader meaning. It refers to A multidimensional, integrated understanding of the listening process wherein listening facilitates meaning making, enhances human potential, and helps foster community-supported change. In this form of listening, information such as cost, weight, technical specs, desirable functions, and timeline acquires meaning only when the context of the person(s) making the requirements (their history, political agendas, desires, forms of knowledge, etc.) is fully understood [19, p. 125].Although students in IFCS did not engage with an actual community, the posing of the tankproblem underscored the value of listening to a community to
Conference Session
New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College
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New Engineering Educators
of the fourinstitutions. These styles are characterized by the student’s desire to begin a task alone and thenevolve into a different mode of studying as the task progresses toward completion. We call thefirst of these two Start alone styles: Start alone, End together. This pattern of studying tends tofocus on a formal agreement among students to come together at a preset time(s) to discussdifficulties, compare answers, and engage in other benefits of collective effort. The secondvariation, Start alone, End almost together, while similar in philosophy to Start alone, Endtogether, tends to be more casual and less structured. In this pattern of studying, studentstypically agree with a group of other students to begin a task on their own, and
Conference Session
Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
. UAA degree and certificate awards by ethnicity, FY2011-2012. (2012).2. Frehill, L. M., Di Fabio, N. M. & Hill, S. T. Confronting the “new” American dilemma: Underrepresented minorities in engineering: A data-based look at diversity. 1–109 (2008).3. National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. American Indians in engineering. NACME Res. Policy 2, 1–2 (2012).4. National Science Board. Science and engineering indicators 2010. (2010).5. University of Alaska Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks fall 2012 fact sheet. (2012). at 6. University of Alaska Southeast. UAS certificate, endorsement, and degree completions. (2012).7. STEM integration in K–12 education: Status, prospects, and an agenda for
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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
Conference Session
Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso
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Manufacturing
Conference Session
Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation
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Diversity
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
study, we are defining “informal engineering programs” as activities, resources, andevents that occur outside of a school setting, which children can engage in alone or with others,on their own time outside of school. Such programs may be self-regulated, assisted by a parent,or led by an informal educator (e.g., a camp counselor).The Informal Pathways to Engineering StudyTo answer our research questions, we created a longitudinal study following 60 middle schoolstudents in two states. 10 of these students are not traditionally schooled. 8 students are currentlyhomeschooled by their parent(s) and 2 students attend virtual public schools and have instructorswho are not their parents. (We defined homeschool students as students who do not attend
Conference Session
Research on Diversification & Inclusion
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering
communication as their 1particular mode of autopoietic reproduction” (p. 3) As leading systems theorists Capra andLuisi[9] described: [Because] communications recur in multiple feedback loops, they produce a shared system of beliefs, explanations, and values – a common context of meaning – that is continually sustained by further communications (p. 308).Applying this theory to systems of higher learning, we argue that the social life (or “culture(s)”)of engineering colleges and departments is maintained by a network of communications fromwhich messages or stories emerge that reflect this “common context of meaning”. What, then,are these
Conference Session
Research on Design Learning
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering; Stefan M Turcic II, University of Michigan; Gail Hohner, University of Michigan
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
experience,perception, cognition, and behavior.1 For this model to be successful the learner must: activelybe involved in that experience (concrete experience), reflect on that experience (reflectiveobservation), conceptualize the experience (abstract conceptualization), and apply what waslearned to new experiences (active experimentation).1Experiential learning is a component of education that “emphasize[s] the central role thatexperience play in the learning process.”1 As explained by Hey, Van Pelt, Agogino, andBeckman, some areas, such as practical and teamwork skills that are important in engineeringdesign education, are best taught through experience instead of through formal lectures.5In that regard, experiential learning has many benefits
Conference Session
Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Ted Campbell, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University
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Mathematics
efforts to change instruction in STEM education.Acknowledgements This paper is based on research funded by the National Science Foundation under Awardnumber DUE 1245194. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.This research is conducted under our university IRB protocol 4532.References[1] Association of American Universities (AAU). (2006). National Defense Education and Innovative Initiative: Meeting America’s Economic and Security Challenges of the 21st Century. Washington, DC.[2] Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. (2012). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM education
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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Charles T. Armstrong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth J. O'Connor , Ketchum Change; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca L. Dohrman, Maryville University; Colleen Arendt, Fairfield University ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Women in Engineering
Theysuggested alternative, non-linear models whose chief merit would be the opportunity to regaincontrol over assigning meaning and value to one’s career, on one’s own terms, not theorganization’s.21 The question emerges, then, of what career socialization looks like given theincreased personal agency advocated by Buzzanell and Goldzwig in the face of the broadchanges identified by Sullivan and others.16One avenue for answering this question is to explore the discourses surrounding mentoring. Inher review of the literature, Jacobi defined mentoring as a personal, reciprocal relationshipbetween a protégé and someone of greater experience or accomplishment who helps the protégétoward some achievement(s) by providing psychological/emotional support
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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University
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Design in Engineering Education
and finalize the document.Assessment HistoryThe assessment of proposals and reports has evolved significantly over the past two decades.During the first few years of the program, the proposals and reports were reviewed by the faculty Page 26.1747.3advisor alone. The advisor gave feedback to the team on areas to improve. The designcoordinator reviewed all proposals for consistency and major flaws. No rubric was available forassessment. Course grades were subjective and decided by the faculty advisor and the designcoordinator.In early 1990’s the engineering department faculty members developed a document with the helpof an English department
Conference Session
International Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatán Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI
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Diversity
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International
arebelow: Best Practices in Recruiting International Students that emerged from Özturgut (2013)’s study on international student recruitment are: 1. Providing academic support and utilizing campus resources; 2. Attending and participating in international education fairs and recruitment events; 3. Partnering with other organizations for recruiting (colleges and universities, non-profit and governmental institutions, high schools, for-profit organizations); 4. Passive Marketing such as web advertising- online, brochures and booklets, and others; 5. Utilizing staff and faculty; 6. Utilizing alumni; 7. Utilizing agents; and 8. Snowballing or word-of-mouth [3]. Best Practices in Retaining International Students that emerged from the
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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University
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Diversity
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Community Engagement Division
, disciplinary affiliation(s), gender, non-engineering degrees in background, additional administrative roles (Deans, Directors), and institutional characteristics. 2. How are the characteristics of LTS faculty different from other engineering faculty? a. It is hypothesized that LTS faculty might be different than other engineering faculty, since differences have been found among the students who engage in LTS; for example, women might be over-represented among LTS faculty compared to engineering faculty overall. b. The demographic characteristics for LTS faculty were identified to answer research question 1. The characteristics for engineering faculty overall were taken
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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
Conference Session
Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Deborath Silva, Colorado School of Mines; Justin Stephen Fantasky, Colorado School of Mines
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
designss,models, and a other intterventions, who benefitts? Who doe s not benefitt? Who suffeers?Engineerrs are increassingly recognizing the neeed to effecttively engagge communitties [3] in theedevelopm ment of desig gns. A sociall justice frammework provvides a founddation for deemocratic,participattory, effectiv ve, and sustaainable comm munity engaagement by aaccentuatingg an often-missing dimension d in n engineering g contexts: community c aagency. As ffaculty and sstudents try ttodevelop solutions s in programs su uch as Engin neers Withouut Borders, thhey should cconsider theprioritiess
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Materials Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aisling Coughlan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David R. Johnson; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Materials
the aim of this preliminary study into the integration of a molecular dynamicssimulation into a traditional tensile test lab. Students’ ability to use the presence or absence ofdislocations or the formation and motion of dislocations as the basis for explanations fordifference in macroscale and nanoscale sample stress-strain behavior varied, but was generallylimited and fragmented. Recommendations for better integration of the lab components focus ona reduction of concepts in the tensile test lab, increased analysis of simulation data for easiercomparison across samples, and re-sequencing of topics before and after this the tensile test lab.Bibliography1. Krause, S., Decker, J., Niska, J., & Alford, T., & Griffin, R. (2003
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Raymond Scott Pettit, Abilene Christian University; John D. Homer, Abilene Christian University ; Kayla Michelle McMurry, Abilene Christian University; Nevan Simone, Abilene Christian University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
Paper ID #13887Are automated assessment tools helpful in programming courses?Mr. Raymond Scott Pettit, Abilene Christian University Raymond S. Pettit teaches courses in programming, artificial intelligence, objected oriented design, al- gorithms, theory of computation, and related subjects in ACU’s School of Information Technology and Computing. Prior to joining the ACU faculty, he spent twenty years in software development, research, and training the Air Force Research Lab and NASA’s Langley Research Center as well as private indus- try. His current research focuses on how automated assessment tools interact with student
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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I
Collection
2015 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatan Government Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI
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Diversity, International Forum
(2013) this is still happening [3]. A reason why this continues to be an issue may be a gap in theliterature with the lack of papers describing best practices on recruiting and retaininginternational students [3]. Considering that, in 2013 Özturgut (2013) implemented a study to look Page 19.19.3into this issue and wrote an initial study on those best practices. The summary of the results arebelow: Best Practices in Recruiting International Students that emerged from Özturgut (2013)’s study on international student recruitment are: 1. Providing academic support and utilizing campus resources; 2. Attending and participating in
Conference Session
Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Patrick McGuire P.E., Lafayette College; Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College
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Diversity
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Instrumentation
experimental de la capacitie portante du sable sous des foundations directes etablies en surface.” Annales des Travaux Publics de Belqique, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp5-58.4. Sutton, M. A., Orteu, J.-J., Schreier, H. W. (2009) Image Correlation for Shape, Motion and Deformation Measurements: Basic Concepts, Theory and Applications, Springer, New York.5. Hall, S. A., et al. (2010) “Discrete and continuum analysis of localized deformation in sand using x-ray μCT and volumetric digital image correlation.” Géotechnique, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp 315-322.6. Hall, S. A. (2012) “Full-field displacement/strain measurements and digital image correlation – principles and
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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan E. Canney P.E., Seattle University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Diversity
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Community Engagement Division
could examine other ways to view studentvolunteerism and the potential effects that those experiences have on the attitudes of personaland professional social responsibility in engineering students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#1158863. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1 A. W. Astin, L. J. Vogelgesang, E. K. Ikeda and J. A. Yee, How Service Learning Affects Students, Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, 2000.2 J. S. Eyler, D. E. Giles, C. M. Stenson and C. J. Gray, "At a Glace: What We
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Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University
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Educational Research and Methods
techniques.Further research into the existing data set could also lead to new insights. A strictly discursiveanalysis may reveal other common underlying interactions that could increase our understandingof change in conceptual understanding. 1. Streveler, R. A., Litzinger, T. A., Miller, R. L. and Steif, P. S. (2008), Learning Conceptual Knowledge in the Engineering Sciences: Overview and Future Research Directions. Journal of Engineering Education, 97: 279–294. 2. Chi, M. T. H., Feltovich, P. J. and Glaser, R. (1981), Categorization and Representation of Physics Problems by Experts and Novices. Cognitive Science, 5: 121–152. 3. Montfort, D., Brown, S. and Pollock, D. (2009), An Investigation of Students' Conceptual Understanding in
Conference Session
Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tatiana Teslenko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
afirst-year course. We believe that the pedagogical process used in this course is transferable toother educational contexts.References: 1. Allen, D., Allenby, B., Bridges, M., Crittenden, J., Davidson, C., Hendrickson, C., Matthews, S., Murphy, C., and Pijawka, D. (2008), Benchmarking sustainable engineering education: Final report. EPA Grant X3-83235101-0. 2. Wiggins, J., McCormick, M., Bielefeldt, A., Swan, C., and Paterson, K. (2011), “Students and sustainability: Assessing students’ understanding of sustainability from service learning experiences”, paper presented at the 2011 Annual American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Conference and Exposition, 26-29 June 2011, Vancouver, Canada
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Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacob Inman, INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
. Page 26.814.11AcknowledgementsThis study was supported by the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering at PurdueUniversity.References[1] Cech, Erin A. 2013. "The Self-Expressive Edge of Occupational Sex Segregation." American Journal of Sociology 119(3):747-89[2] Ceci, S. J. & Williams, W.M. (2011). Understanding Current Causes of Women's Underrepresentation in Science.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, doi:10.1073/pnas.1103900108 .[3] Meece, J. L., Glienke, B. B., & Burg, S. (2006). Gender and motivation. Journal of School Psychology, 44, 351−373[4] Auster, C. J., & Mansbach, C. S. (2012). The gender marketing of toys: An analysis of color and type of toy on the