experiments, data analysis,and engineering design. An assessment plan will measure student mastery of learning outcomesspecific to the field of biomaterials science and those set forth by ABET for undergraduatechemical engineering programs.Keywords: pH Responsive Hydrogels, Oral Insulin Delivery, Diabetes, Controlled Drug DeliveryINTRODUCTIONDiabetes is a disease which affects millions of people around the world. It is classified into twomajor types. Type 1 Diabetes is an auto-immune disease in which, insulin-producing beta-cellswithin the pancreas are destroyed, resulting in insufficient insulin production by this organ. Withtype 2 diabetes, the body has developed a rejection to insulin and that glucose uptake cannot beregulated within a
faculty. Such faculty are often not familiar with the extensiveliterature on student misconceptions related to electricity and circuit analysis,1,3-11 or else assume(often incorrectly) that such ideas have been “rooted out” in the elementary physics classes. Ourown experience administering questions from concept inventories such as DIRECT1 to studentsin circuit analysis classes, as well as that of others,3,4 strongly suggests otherwise. Our plan is touse our computer-aided instruction tools to help remove a number of typical studentpreconceptions by providing tutorial sequences that require students to correctly master selectedbasic circuit concepts such as identifying whether circuit elements are in series or parallel,without deriving circuit
individualinterviews collected periodically over a period of three years. Specifically, the project conductedthree focus groups in Spring 2021 (24 students), nine in Spring 2022 (50 students), and eight inSpring 2023 (48 students). Focus groups were recorded and up to an hour long. Focus groupquestions focused on students’ future academic and career plans, experiences and motivations forparticipating in STEM CONNECT, experiences at their institution (including in their STEMcourses), and, when relevant, experiences transferring from a community college to abachelor’s-granting institution. Data were transcribed, then coded using Dedoose qualitativesoftware and a preliminary list of a priori codes based on the structure of the central researchquestions and the
than any specific combination ofprogrammatic features. Consequently, understanding students’ perspectives about what excitesthem about STEM is crucial to program development, program evaluation, and supportingpersistence through STEM career entry.Future WorkFuture plans for the qualitative synthesis are to analyze an updated sample of primary sources toexamine the extent to which the themes identified in the first sample are upheld. Furthermore,the qualitative synthesis will result in analytic themes, which will enable interpretation of thenature of the relationship between STEM interventions and STEM career outcomes beyond adescriptive summary [8].References[1] D. Reider, K. Knestis, and J. Malyn-Smith, "Workforce education models for K-12
research by capitalizing on the strengths of each approach. Thissequential mixed-methods approach will enable a more comprehensive understanding and enrichthe research findings. The planned approach for this project is summarized in Figure 1.Presently, the first phase of this project has been completed, which is an exploratory qualitativestudy making use of interviews. Second Phase: Quantitative Third Phase: Mixed Method First Phase: Qualitative (qual) (QUAN) (QUAL) • In this phase of the qualitative • The second phase of the study • At this phase, a second round (qual) study, we carried out introduces
managementfor online learners are highly encouraged for REACH students to address these concerns. Theworkshops are provided at no cost to CGCC students on the platform:www.college2success.com and include: “Online Courses: Staying Motivated & Disciplined”, “10Tips For Success In Your Online Course”, “Study Tips & Note-Taking Strategies”. Aftercompleting one of the workshops, the students are invited to fill out an action plan that includes4 points of reflection: Overcome challenges, Establish a schedule, Know your instructor, andBreak large tasks into smaller chunks. In the next semesters, a question will be added to thesurvey to assess the impact of taking those workshops on the academic integration scores. This preliminary study includes only
in the regular TA-led recitation sessions, which underscores the intervention’s main achievement, to help students pass the course who might otherwise fail. In addition, this illustrates that the PLSG method helps all students, including transfer students, pass the course at higher rates. The inclusion of other factors pertaining to students’ starting course competency could potentially further elucidate these results. The research team plans to include demographic data and examine how transfer status is affected by study group participation in later studies. Ongoing and Future Work Ongoing work for the project includes investigating how the PLSGs affect students compared to the traditional TA-led
Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanization.Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University Allison
San Diego County Office of Education andwith the San Diego Science Project to create a series of lesson plans centered on the webapplications, incorporating playful activities that explore how everyday objects create sound. Thecurrent version of the curriculum can be accessed for free through this team’s websitewww.listeningtowaves.com.All these activities have been carried out in an iterative manner: evaluating how children interactwith the curriculum and applications and how teachers respond to the training. This paperexamines how teachers' attitudes toward the teaching of waves change as they participate in theprofessional development.2. MethodsTwenty-four science teachers from 19 schools across 10 districts in California participated in
fromhttp://depts.washington.edu/cerse/research/current-research/.Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology(2018). Creating Shared Vision: A Tip Sheet from REvolutionizing Engineering and ComputerScience Departments (RED) Participatory Action Research. Retrieved fromhttp://depts.washington.edu/cerse/research/current-research/.Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology(2022). Planning for Leadership Change: A Tip Sheet from REvolutionizing EngineeringDepartments (RED) Participatory Action Research. Retrieved fromhttp://depts.washington.edu/cerse/research/current-research/Vuori, J. (2018) Understanding academic leadership using the four-frame model
additional data collection of pre-transfer andpost-transfer surveys and interviews with pre-transfer students and two-year college faculty,staff, and administrators. Following the collection of that data, all data collected during thisproject will be mixed to create greater understanding of the assets that assets, factors, andstrategies that enable access to engineering transfer pathways and the ways in which these itemsvary across student demographics, locations, institutions, or intention to transfer. Beginning inYear 3, with this information, and data from other studies conducted in this CAREER grant, theresearchers plan to develop an interactive, digital Engineering Transfer Student Dashboard,based on constructs identified by transfer student
. Additionally, an extensiveFOI analysis of multiple data sources (both qualitative and quantitative) can help provide adeeper understanding of the intervention.RecommendationsRecommendations for higher education practitioners and researchers engaged in fidelity ofimplementation activities are provided below: • Develop clear guidelines, such as a rubric outlining key components of the professional development framework or intervention. These guidelines can support practitioners and researchers to ensure a shared understanding of the intended implementation structure and process [1],[8]. • Examine how professional development activities (planning, teaching, and reflection) advance particular components of
use standard statistical tests (using mean comparisons, chisquare, and regression, etc.) abiding by the standards for statistical significance. For qualitativedata, we will use axial coding and thematic analysis.SedimentSketch softwareSedimentSketch will be a web-based software application that will allow instructors to createcustomized virtual lab classes with a personalized experience and automated feedback tostudents. No coding experience is needed for instructors to tailor these classes to use with theirteaching plan. The active learning software SedimentSketch will facilitate student mastery ofsediment identification and description; and provide a unique interactive environment for studentsto practice and improve their sedimentology
addition tothese questions, we have recently added an investigation into the conceptual understanding ofengineering material when practicing with OEMPs. This new research question has beenmotivated by student survey results and instructor feedback. Future plans include developing afaculty development workshop that will explain how to design an OEMP, why they are beneficialto students’ education and development as an engineer, and how to implement them in theclassroom. The goal of this workshop will be to encourage professors to use open-endedproblems in engineering science courses and give their students an opportunity to practiceengineering judgment. With this, we can begin to understand all of the ways in which studentsdevelop as engineers from
theonline lectures with a particular focus on their project work. Much of the online instruction iscarried out on a single website, which also serves as a portal for group discussion, client contactand homework submissions. Use of online collaborative technologies is actively recommendedthroughout the REV/T to enhance the participants’ skills and allow them to experience the toolsthat resonate with the technology know-how and interests of contemporary students.The teams follow the product design process as they continue client focused AT design with anend goal to develop a minimum of a proof of concept prototype and a business plan forcommercialization. VwDs and teachers then split into different programs aligning closely withtheir respective end
question: Are there differences in studentperformance in executing the engineering design process when comparing delivery ofengineering design process knowledge using a lecture format versus a flipped classroom model?The change in format and the engineering education research question will be assessed byevaluating student performance. In addition, the quality and usability of the developed materialswill be assessed by students and faculty at Rice University and partner institutions.To date, the team has described and planned the work for 2014 and has started making videos.The team is seeking feedback on developing materials that will be helpful for the communityteaching engineering design.Emergence of Flipped Classroom ModelTo address changing
Senior Planning and Research Associate in the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment at The Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Amy L Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Amy L. Freeman is Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at The Pennsylvania State University where she received the M.S. in Architectural Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education. She is Co-PI on the NSF-sponsored Toys’n MORE grant and currently manages several retention programs targeting over 2500 women and underrepresented technical students at all levels of the academic and career development pipeline. She is also an executive member of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates
interdisciplinary education andresearch activities. In addition, several 2012 NanoCORE fellows made presentations atprofessional and technical conferences (and won awards) and co-authored in publications. Also,three of the NanoCORE research students participated in FSU’s Honors in the Major program Page 23.937.5(Fall 2011-Spring 2012). The students are extending their NanoCORE research into senior theses.NanoCORE research fellows completed an anonymous survey at the end of their project,responding to questions about their experience in the NanoCORE research program, opinionsabout graduate school and research, and future plans. All the responses to the
outreach, survey for teacher workshops, an assessment report template and a hands-on lesson plan template (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Plastics-Manufacturing-Technology- GPMT/137107806352893).Conclusion“Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology” (GPMT) is an emerging discipline thatencompasses a range of activities, such as research and development of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials to the reduction of waste and pollution through changing patterns ofproduction and consumption. The primary goal of the project is to transform the exiting materialsand manufacturing curriculum to keep pace with the new green technologies in themanufacturing and mechanical engineering technology/packaging science programs at
transformation projects and use of learning analytics have been conducted at largeresearch institutions, the findings from this project will contribute to the knowledge inengineering education change in the context of a public, regional, primarily undergraduateinstitution in the Midwest. This work-in-progress paper describes the grounding, planning, andimplementation of these strategies to build capacity for change as well as shares the challengesencountered, strategies used, and lessons learned.Learning Analytics Dashboard Development and InitiationTo date, a total of individual 17 faculty members have been involved one or both facultycommunities (Data Tools Co-Design FC, Inquiry in STEM Success FC) since the start of theproject (Spring 2021-Spring
design experimentapproach is used in this research to test the Canvas applications. This research approachemphasizes an iterative cycle of data-driven decision-making through three critical processes:development, refinement, and evaluation. The research plan fulfills two goals: 1) to provideformative evaluation for the improvement of the game and associated Canvas applications, and2) to understand the mechanism for how the games may work to improve students’ STEMoutcomes.This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant #2225226References:[1] K.G. Ricks, J.A. Richardson, H.P. Stern, R. P. Taylor, and R. A. Taylor. “ An Engineering Learning Community to Promote Retention and Graduation of At-Risk Engineering
using all hardware store supplies for under $100 andis shown in Figure 2a. This tool may be used to demonstrate the most important concepts such aspressure drop in packed bed and fluidized beds, the minimum fluidization point, and pressuredrop when the bed is repacked at the top of the column above a certain superficial velocity. Weare planning implementation strategies for the classroom for the first time in the Spring 2023semester. Data assessment will be performed in a similar fashion as to what we have done forother LCDLMs, i.e., the use of a student consent form, a pre-test prior to LCDLM use, a posttestafter the implementation, a classroom worksheet to be sued during implementation and amotivational survey to understand student the impact
Design Graphics.The Introduction to Engineering course, first taught in the fall of 2015, encompasses a widerange of outcomes. They include understanding the engineering profession and specificdisciplines, developing an academic plan and student success skills as well as an appreciation ofworkplace behavior and teamwork. One of the greatest strengths of the course is the opportunityfor new students to network and develop friendships in their first year of the program. While it isrequired for the NSF scholars, on average 90 students enroll in the course over each academicyear. This is roughly 40% of the first year ECS student population. The emphasis on developingconnections to the engineering profession and fellow students is accomplished with
study were primarily from the environmental engineeringdiscipline, which has a larger proportion of US women graduate students (42% at the MS level;[7]). Some insights can be gained by looking at differences between men and women at thegraduate school application stage. Baker et al. [8] found that while 69% of high achieving (3.5GPA) male engineering seniors planned to apply to graduate school, only 32% of high achievingwomen seniors were planning to apply. Reasons women students cited for not applying tograduate school included the “chilly climate” in male dominated engineering programs, lack of 1knowledge about the process of applying to graduate
studentsparticipating are performing, at baseline, approximately the same as other students in their age anddemographic range in terms of their quantitative score on instruments such as the EERI and DIT-2.Analysis of surveys completed both before and after the introduction of the game-based ethicaleducational interventions have not shown significant differences: changes in ethical reasoning afterformal engineering ethics instruction (either via games or through more traditional approaches likecase studies) show no significant changes and effect sizes are all small.Since student ethical reasoning as measured by these instruments seems stable over the course ofsingle semester, we planned to collect follow-up data from senior engineering students to see ifthere
students’ feedback onthe corresponding ACCESS program activities. The evaluation of the impact of ACCESSactivities on students’ success is presented in Section 5, followed by the description of thelessons learned and future plans in Section 6. The concluding remarks are given in Section 7.2. Awarded ACCESS scholarships and contribution towards increasing the annual enrollment of students in the B.S. and AoE in CybersecurityTo be able to achieve the first objective, the ACCESS project team carried out a wide range ofrecruitment activities to reach high school students and current WVU students at differentacademic stages. To increase the diversity of the applicant pools and subsequently among therecipients of the ACCESS scholarship, the
studentsparticipating are performing, at baseline, approximately the same as other students in their age anddemographic range in terms of their quantitative score on instruments such as the EERI and DIT-2.Analysis of surveys completed both before and after the introduction of the game-based ethicaleducational interventions have not shown significant differences: changes in ethical reasoning afterformal engineering ethics instruction (either via games or through more traditional approaches likecase studies) show no significant changes and effect sizes are all small.Since student ethical reasoning as measured by these instruments seems stable over the course ofsingle semester, we planned to collect follow-up data from senior engineering students to see ifthere
and the extent to which they view themselves as a “STEM person”. Slightly modified version of the Chemistry Motivation Questionnaire (Glynn & Koballa, 2005), which includes 30 items that measure the following six student factors: Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Self-Efficacy, Self-Determination, Goal-Orientation, Anxiety-Related Motivation. The Sense of Belongingness scale [8], which is part of the National Survey of Student Engagement, used by Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA and the Center for Post-Secondary Research and Planning at Indiana University. This instrument operationalizes "belongingness" in a number of different contexts, including
redesigned in collaboration with socialwork, nursing, accounting, and hospitality management. In addition, partner discipline facultyhave implemented materials in their own courses and conversations have progressed about moreextensive collaborations to be implemented in the partner discipline courses.At Humboldt State University, a new consortium member, plans are in place to use materialsfrom Augsburg University in three sections of Calculus I, one section of Trigonometry, andpossibly three sections of Biocalculus. Findings from their fishbowl activity, where they receivedinput from Environmental Resources, Engineering, and Physics colleagues, are informing thechanges planned for the Trigonometry and Calculus courses.At LaGuardia Community College
-binary options). Based on the initialscreening survey, 81 participants identified as White or Caucasian; 21 participants reportedidentities from countries located in Asia; 10 participants chose not to answer. The remainingparticipants identified racial or ethnic affiliations typically considered underrepresented inengineering, including Latinx, Hispanic, African-American, and Black, as well as regional (e.g.Middle Eastern) or nation-specific identities.Data CollectionAll participants completed an initial screening survey that captured demographic data (name,gender, self-described race/ethnicity), background (previous internships, current capstoneproject), and employment plans (industry sector, company size). Subsequent data collectionincluded