Figured Worlds serves as a powerful frame for ourwork because it captures the complex influence of socially- and culturally-produced systems(i.e., figured worlds) on one’s capacity (i.e., agency) to purposefully and reflectively act withinthem. The ways we choose to – or choose not to – represent ourselves as we navigate figuredworlds, and the feedback we receive while interacting with them, serve as indicators ofidentification with social groups and their privileges [13]. For a system to be considered afigured world, it must have four characteristics: (1) historically developed through the works ofparticipants; (2) include social encounters in which participant positions matter; (3) sociallyorganized and reproduced; and (4) relate individuals to
should be created by multi-disciplinary teams of domain experts,reflecting best practices in pedagogy, knowledge domains, student engagement, and learningevaluation. For example, graphics designers, animators, and digital artists can create content thatis contextually relevant and aesthetically inviting to users with well-chosen visual and audioeffects. Domain experts must identify the content that appropriately targets the users at theirlevel of readiness and learning objectives. Pedagogy experts can co-create with the domainexperts and digital artists to package content in a way that improves learning. CAD modelers cancreate effective representations of the physical environment and the artifacts of interest.Photographers can create
each academic year, including their last yearbecause literature indicates graduate engineering students consider departing their degree programat many different points in their graduate school journey, including their last year [30]. To properly characterize the impacts of our variables, we developed our ranges of modifiervalues to reflect on the weight of each factor shown in literature on student experiences [21]. Theranges were developed to reflect the weight of each variable on the students. A larger range withlarger values indicates a greater weight of that variable and potential for that variable to impactmotivation more than others. One example is that literature indicates that one of the most impactfulvariables that impacts a
obstacles. When Hispanicstudents’ accomplishments are recognized and celebrated publicly, it serves as positivereinforcement and aids in retaining them in STEM [12]. The academic events are tailored tosupport participants in successfully completing their degree milestones based on their degreelevel. Professional events provide insights into post-graduate opportunities and help develop theskill sets necessary for participants to become successful, inclusive engineers. In summary, theprogram’s objectives are reflected in all these activities, which aim to address the personal,academic, and professional needs of Hispanic engineers. Through our program, we aim to investigate two questions concerning the success ofvirtual mentorship
math, “I would have consideredit was mathematical, and that is something that I would have attributed to what we did today[referencing the exhibit activities], but stepping back and really thinking about it, that's exactlywhat it is. It is probability” (P6). In contrast, reflecting on what they and their child experienced,the parent asserted, “I feel like it's kind of engineering on a smaller scale, figuring out whatdifferent buttons do to make something happen on a screen. Or a different combination ofbuttons to make it do something different” (P5). When describing their experiences, manyparents referred back to the CT activities that were part of the exhibit and then related them tothings they were most familiar with, such as using a
analyzer (IR Analyzer). Production of H2 is confirmed by measurement of CO2, because hydrogen and CO2 are produced in a 1:1 mole ratio.SurveyTo measure experimental self-efficacy, we modified a version of the ESE survey taken from [3].Table 1 presents the survey items. All questions used a 5-point Likert scale and responses rangedfrom strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Scores were averaged across all questions in afactor to calculate the descriptive statistics in the results section. Table 1. ESE questionnaire, adapted from Kolil et al. [3] and the mean and standard deviation of responses. The crossed-out words were removed from the original survey and replaced with the underlined words to better reflect the specific course setting
problems. The students surveyed forStructures II 2022 had already completed Structures I and the survey was completed near the endof Structures II; therefore, the results reflect students who are at the end of the two courses. Thestudents surveyed for Structures I 2022 were surveyed twice throughout the course thus theirresults reflect students’ progression in handling OEMPs.What are the students’ initial responses to encountering an open-ended analysis project?From the affective pathway construction data collected in October 2022, the students initiallyhave a largely neutral response denoted by the Curiosity adjective. As the students progressthrough the project, they encounter negative feelings such as Confusion, Anxiety, Frustration
estimates indicating that the average age of surveyors isbetween 55 and 60 years old. In our previous work we examined surveying students tounderstand how they found out about surveying and what got them interested in this major.While this provided us with some important insights, it only reflected the opinion of studentswho already selected surveying. In Fall of 2022, we expanded our sample by surveying first-yearstudents at six Penn State campuses in order to understand their perceptions about surveying.The online survey helped students to understand the main characteristics of surveyingengineering and helped them update their self-beliefs about surveying. The paper also examinessurvey results considering college major, racial, and gender. The
that of the Elders. These are people in the community“who have acquired wisdom through life experiences, education (a process of gaining skills, knowledge, andunderstanding), and reflection (Archibald, 2008 p 37). Age is not a factor when it comes to being an Elder. The maincriteria are that an individual is respected by others in the community and has important cultural knowledge that isshared (Archibald, 2008). When conducting culturally responsive research, particularly with Indigenouscommunities, a very important beginning step is receiving permission from the community members(Masta, 2018). As such, I framed my starting conversations around the purpose of receiving permission orblessing for my research as well as engaging and building a
tables and chairs. However, the university started believing "there is no front to an active classroom" and removed whiteboards and replaced them with glass boards in these active-learning classrooms. These boards were hard to write on and reflected the classroom lights. The boards also had limited writing space, even for short lectures. The first author moved the class to a "regular" auditorium with many more seats than students, for example, having 80 students in an auditorium that seats 140. The effectiveness of active learning did not suffer much. Leaving every other row vacant allowed the instructor and the teaching assistants to move around fully © American Society for
8-week intervention period. The survey collected their perceptions regardingan innovative teaching method used for the laboratory course. The pre-and-post comparisonallows for contrasting student opinions in three main areas: type of instruction, teachingstrategies, and student response to the instruction. The study presents some of the laboratoryactivities' outcomes and limitations. One specific activity, the capacitor discharge experiment,will be thoroughly discussed to compare the traditional physical setup with the technology-basedversion. Findings highlight the pros and cons of the teaching method used and reflect on what hasbeen learned. It also suggests potential next steps for further improvement.Keywords: Physics laboratory course
identification have been identified as strengths among individuals withautism [30, 31].CodeWithin epistemic communities, code represents the language, drawn from theory, that supportsepistemic community members in understanding and interpreting experiences. The codes offercommunity members a common way of communicating about their experiences and observationsor for examining or reflecting on their experiences [20]. In the engineering department, a codeshift was made possible through the introduction of specific language that framed neurodiversityas an asset; this change in language usage was in stark contrast to previous use of language thatreflected a framing of neurological variations as cognitive disorders.The most important example of the code used
Design, Design Thinking, and Systems Thinking; and "Computer-AidedEngineering", an elective course for juniors and seniors.In general, it is not unexpected that both design frameworks have a comparable approach andpossess features typically present in all design processes. Some of these similarities are:● Both are iterative, adaptive, and collaborative processes that help solve ill-defined and open-ended problems that are not amenable to being routinized or solved algorithmically (aka “puzzles”). The iterative and nonlinear nature of both design methodologies is reflected in the existent feedback loops. This iterative nature can also be viewed as coevolution of the problem space with the solution space. That is, as designers search for
by Dr. Miriam Sweeney of the School of Library and Information Science atthe University of Alabama) to engage participants in the histories, politics, and socialconsequences of engineering (and other technical fields), 4) completing the self-guided HallowedGround Project (developed by Dr. Hilary Green) , and 5) a final written reflection on theirexperiences guided as a "3-2-1" writing prompt (What are 3 things that have left an impressionon you from your time [participating in these activities]? What are 2 impacts that you think thesehistories continue to have on education? What is 1 thing you would want to learn more aboutrelated to these topics?).From the final focus group in 2022, the students reported that the prompt to reflect on
pointwhere we delved into its cause for close to a week. We found that the error in terminal velocitycorrelated to velocity squared of the flywheel. We hypothesized that the reason was aerodynamicdrag, and then confirmed this by operating the system with a flywheel of similar mass propertiesbut a streamlined shape. Upon reflection, we realized that a key educational goal was for to elicita similar level of curiosity and for them to engage in inquisitive discovery. In winter 2023 weidentified curiosity as an explicit educational objective of the class and structured the coursematerial accordingly. We felt that imparting a sense of curiosity and investigation would be ofmore benefit to the students than developing an additional mechatronic skills, as
Introduction Week 2 Technology Training Week 3 Healthy relationship building Week 4 Time management Week 5 Resume Writing and Job Interview Preparation Week 6 Invited Guest Speaker from local industry Week 7 Influencing People Week 8 Leadership & Delegation Week 9 Project Progress Report Week 10 Entrepreneurship Week 11 Accountancy & Budgeting Week 12 Diversity & Gender issues in professions Week 13 Health & Safety Week 14 Field trip Week 15 Project PresentationsProject-based Work Studio environmentExperiential learning incorporates hands-on learning and reflection on learning [23]. A principalchallenge that STEM
which an operational measure reflects the concept being investigated (Netemeyer etal., 2003). Articles using standard quantitative research methods were further coded into 12 broadcategories and 73 subcategories. The list of categories, including types of quantitative research,quantitative study design, data source, data type, and quantitative methods used, are summarizedin Table 1. These standard quantitative research articles were further coded for study design, datasource, data type, and quantitative methods used to analyze the data. Study designs includerandomized control trials (RCT), quasi-experimental, assessment validation, and correlational.RCT is defined as an experiment under controlled conditions to demonstrate a known truth
manager training, and partner development. These business achievements are reflected in his aca- demic activities through the designing of lectures and mobility programs with practical implementation perspectives. Ishizaki has been actively presenting and publishing his academic achievements at interna- tional conferences in the Asia Pacific region and North America such as APAIE, WERA, and NAFSA. He earned a Master of Business Administration majoring in international business at the University of Southern California in the United States of America, and a Bachelor in Law at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.Dr. Sumito Nagasawa, Shibaura Institute of Technology Dr. Sumito Nagasawa received Ph.D. in Engineering from the
broader discussion and reflection of how the findings might inform futurealliance efforts.c. Future Work As the Project ELEVATE Alliance institutions have recruited the first cohort of mentorsand mentees, we are in the process of scheduling the mentor training sessions through theCIMER. This training will occur in Spring 2023 and will consist of four 1.5 hour sessionsutilizing CIMER Entering Mentoring curriculum with a focus on mentorship of junior faculty.Discussion and case studies will center DEI concepts and skills in this training. We will also bepreparing for the Project ELEVATE Summer Retreat, to be held in June 2023. This retreat is animportant event in our community building and will create and sustain cohorts and affinitynetworks
ensuring communicative effectiveness of our end product.Theoretical Framework: Figured Worlds and Narrative AgencyIn their seminal work, Holland and colleagues (1998) conceptualized the complex interactionsbetween social systems and individuals as agency and identity formation in figured worlds. Theydefine this concept as the realized capacity for an individual to purposefully and reflectively act(i.e., agency) on contexts containing “socially-produced, culturally-constructed activities” (i.e.,figured worlds, Holland et al., 1998, p. 40-41). As individuals iteratively interact with and withinthese figured worlds, they make meaning of themselves and form their identities. Figured worldsinclude four characteristics: (1) they are historically
through research and find more feasible and Chinese-characteristic practicalimplementation plans, upgrading and restructuring teaching methods and ideologies.The research status of STEM education also reflects the level of importance thatcolleges and universities attach to it. According to the attention-based views[26],focusing research efforts on STEM education helps to allocate relevant resourcestowards STEM education. Given that the ultimate goal of STEM education is toenhance practical innovation ability, theoretically speaking, strengthening the researchof STEM education is beneficial for improving the performance of cultivatinginnovative talent in colleges and universities. Based on the above analysis, this paperputs forward the following
prior work done in measuring spatialvisualization skills, our work involves contributions concerning international engineeringeducation.We are embarking on this project to develop a test from scratch rather than using existingassessment tools. Before making our own, we want to learn from previous projects what doesand does not work in existing assessment tools with a critical lens. Often, the tests currently usedin literature and the subsequent course or curriculum appear to result in score gains of studentsafter the intervention [3]. We are questioning whether this could be a result of the test notaccurately capturing the spatial visualization skills initially, whether this reflects ceiling/flooreffect in statistical data analyses, or if gains
enjoyable as we were tasked with creating solutionsrather than answering test questions.Furthermore, the experience of our peers also reflected that the experiential learning model taughtthem more than just simple lectures would have. Our university has students rate courses using theTRACE (Teacher Rating and Course Evaluation) survey required at the end of each semester.Students can rate the course on a 5-point scale based on learning objectives and course-relatedquestions. After our Cornerstone class ended, we were able to see the anonymous results of theTRACE survey for our specific section. Figure 7. TRACE Evaluation (Learning Related Questions)As the data suggests, our peers agree that the out-of-class assignments
also covers the assessment of theimplementation of the whole curriculum and curriculum elements, which reflects thecharacteristics of the whole curriculum and comprehensiveness. The reliability andvalidity of the comprehensive questionnaire are improved by referring to theengineering ethics course evaluation questionnaire in existing studies, solicitingexperts' opinions many times, conducting multi-type pre-test, in-depth discussionfeedback, and scoring twice.The comprehensive questionnaire consists of three parts. The first part is aboutevaluating the course and students' learning experience, which includes not only thecognition and evaluation of the overall situation of the course but also students'recognition of the course and engineering
. Mueller-Alexander and H. J. Seaton, “Researching Native Americans: Tips on vocabulary, search strategies and internet resources.” Database, 17(2), 45, Apr. 1994.[2] A. Soto, A. B. H. Sanchez, J. M. Mueller-Alexander, and J. Martin. “Researching Native Americans: Reflections on Vocabulary, Search Strategies, and Technology.” Online Searcher, 45(5), 10–19, Sep./Oct. 2021.[3] D. Thomas, “Reflections on Inclusive Language and Indexing.” Key Words, 28(4), 14–18, Win. 2020.[4] D. Thomas, “Another Look in the Mirror: Correction to Reflections on Inclusive Language and Indexing.” Key Words, 29(2), 26, Sum. 2021.[5] S. Ullstrom, “Decolonizing the index.” Indexer, 34(3), 110–112, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.3828/indexer
dimension that can best reflect the quality of higherengineering education. It is an important bridge and link connecting external programaccreditation and internal quality improvement, and can be the core and focus of thequality improvement of higher engineering education. If there is no specialexplanation, the governance object of higher engineering education quality will bepositioned in the narrow sense of higher engineering education quality, that is, theengineering education quality at the program level.2.3 GovernanceThe broad concept of governance has always existed in history. For a long time, it hasbeen used interchangeably with the term “government”, which is mainly used in themanagement and political activities of public affairs related
design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Response Process Validity of the CBE Adaptability Instrument When Used With Engineering InstructorsI. IntroductionThere have been several calls of action to change undergraduate engineering education with onefocus being on the adoption of research-based instructional practices [1]. Adoption of research-based instructional practices have been shown to contribute to attracting and retainingundergraduate STEM students [2]. This is particularly important given that more than
]. Thoseinstitutions with larger endowments reflected higher performance and retention than thoseinstitutions allocating minimal resources. In addition, school size, climate, and collective efficacywere components reported in the literature which affected student success [32], [33]. Hoy andTarter reported higher achievement rates from institutions who significantly emphasized onacademics as well as faculty trust [34]. Less populated institutions reported higher achievementlevels and higher retention patterns [35], [36], [37], while it was observed that institutions withhigher standards of collective responsibility for learning experienced higher student performancerates. Coleman reported that more than 20% of student success is linked to the family
theiractual practice (psychomotor) or to speak up when they see unsafe behavior among their peers.In addition, a considerable number of responses did not demonstrate any understanding of safetyprocedure and practice among the students.Among the responses, a few responses were noteworthy as these responses demonstrated the twoextremes: lack of safety knowledge and resources available for safety, and proper understandingof safety and reporting needs. The comments were paraphrased below. • Comments reflecting safety incidents that were not reported to EH&S: o Students left a soldering iron on and unattended for an extended period. o Students were disassembling a large steel structure which was not properly supported
college selection and math and science achievement.Moreover, socioeconomic status influences access to resources and experiences. Thus, somefamilies and parents must be made aware of STEM career opportunities. With this knowledge,parents can guide their children to enter a specific field, particularly in technology-related areas(Scheitle & Ecklund, 2017; Yerdelen et al., 2016). Also, religion and spirituality can influence anindividual’s likelihood of entering a STEM field. Religious people are more likely to bediscouraged from entering STEM careers, particularly physics- and biology-related fields(Scheitel & Ecklund, 2017). The findings of Scheitel and Ecklund (2017) reflect that lower levelsof interest in science and higher rates of