Satisfied unsatisfiedQ10. Please use this space to provide any additional comments, questions, or suggestions. Also,please let me know if you would like to discuss this project further. Appendix B. Teammate Participation Rubric Reflecting on your teammates’ participation within the group project, rate each teammate usingthe following rubric. Add your teammates’ names on the next page and corresponding pointsyou award them. The teamwork points will be averaged and figured into your teammates’ finalgrade. Trait Criteria 1 2 3 4
context of the student’s temperaments as determined by the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.Results are presented discussing the impact of team composition on both team and peer ratings.Literature ReviewEngineering curricula have been historically very technically focused, with larger classes focusedon a specific engineering topic1. This style of instruction does not accurately reflect anengineer’s job requirements, which often include multi-disciplinary problem-solving andworking in groups. Under recent ABET guidance, there has been an increased push for project-based learning that integrates complex, group problem-solving to better align with employer’sneeds2. There is a large body of research related to how to best select individuals for
potential future event, allows PBL and ELT to worktogether.Furthermore, ELT instruction can be recognized by analyzing the student engagement with theproblem presented. Anderson identified a few indicators of ELT instruction: • Students engaged in EBL are involved through their senses, feelings, and intellect, at varying levels. • Students can recognize and relate lessons to personal learning experiences. • Students can reflect upon earlier experiences and transform them into deeper understanding.20Therefore, given the complex nature of sustainability problems and the PBL and ELT pedagogy,realistic problems that draw on students’ past experiences may be an effective way to meet theASCE and ABET goals as it pertains to teaching
have easy access to technology or the time to spend preparing forclass due to other obligations such as work.AcknowledgementThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, ornot-for-profit sectors. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed inthis paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the university.ReferencesBishop, J.L. and Verlager, M.A. (2013) “The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research” Proc. of 120nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE, Washington, D.C.Bishop, J.L., and Verlager, M.A. (2013) “Testing the Flipped Classroom with Model-Elicting Activities and Video Lectures in a Mid-Level Undergraduate Course
Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006. 5. Friess W.A., and Davis M.P. “Formative Homework Assessment Strategies to Promote Student Self-Reflection and Improve Time Management: APilot Study”. \ Proceedings of the ASEE NE 2016 Conference, Rhode Island, RI, 2016. 6. Lura D, O'Neill R and Badir A. “Homework Method in Engineering Mechanics”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14 – 17, 2015. 7. O'Neill R, Badir A, Nguyen, L, and Lura D. “Homework Method in Engineering Mechanics, Part 2”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26 – 29, 2016. 8. Trautwein U., and Köller O. “The Relationship Between
population, and attendees weremore interested in understanding the material and working with others than the fall population,who identified more interest in securing a passing grade. The spring SI attendees also reported amore favorable view of engaging in small group work, which is an integral component topedagogical foundation of SI.The notable difference in motivation may be reflective of the differences in class environmentbetween the fall and spring semesters. With the spring semester’s smaller student population,there may be a different sense of community and accessibility to resources than is experienced in the larger lectures during the fall. No longer in their first semester, spring
assignments included solving example problems in class, answering conceptquestions to relate detailed mathematical problems to the big picture learning goal of the day,and reflection questions to promote self-assessment of learning. These assignments were oftenadministered using the online audience response tool QuestionPress (www.questionpress.com).Finally, a pre-/post-test was administered to assess learning of primary concepts of massconservation and momentum conservation applied to classic problems in biomedicalengineering.Analysis of class composition and self-perception of learningIn order to determine whether background or demographic factors contributed to their self-perceptions or outcomes, students completed a survey at the beginning of the
ScienceFoundation (2017) reflect college attendance at approximately the same rates for persons withand without disabilities, there are discrepancies in degree attainment between the two groups.Roughly 33% of people without disabilities hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to only14% for their counterparts with disabilities (Erickson et al, 2016). That report further shows theemployment rate for people with disabilities (35.2%) is less than half that of people withoutdisabilities (78.3%) (Erickson et al, 2016). Though the employment gap is smaller amongscientists and engineers (nearly 85% and 65% employment rates for people with and withoutdisabilities, respectively), there are still notable differences between the two groups. Thisindicates that
learning.Overall the textbook was well aligned with the philosophy of TFS.Nevertheless, Turns’ book like most other thermodynamics textbooks relies on steam tables forwater properties. As a result, the instruction, homeworks, and assessments were designed to usethe steam tables as the primary source of water thermodynamic properties. Adopting propertydiagrams as the primary source of water properties meant revising the instruction, homeworksolutions, and the assessment to reflect the change.ImplementationInstruction using Steam TablesThermodynamic properties of mixed phase substances typically follow a complete treatment ofideal gas behavior. Within the discussion of ideal gas behavior, the thermodynamic properties ofPressure P, Temperature T, Density
measures of teacher practice becorrelated to RTOP scores? Table 3: Description of comparison between SEC, RTOP, and Journal instrument scores. Procedural Knowledge SEC RTOP Journal How much of science instructional Which of these did the teacher do time in class do students spend… Evaluates the kinds of during the lesson… processes the student are Use hands-on materials, reflect on asked by the teacher to use their work, solve science problems
high stakes nature of placement tests and do not adequatelyprepare for them (Avery & Kane, 2004; Safran & Visher, 2010; Venezia, Bracco, & Nodine,2010). This suggests that placement test results may be an inaccurate reflection of students’ mathskills and knowledge and should be interpreted with some caution. Third, faculty andadministrators typically use standardized tests as enrollment management tools in ways thatincrease the number of students in remedial classes both because they believe it reduces variationin academic preparation of students in the higher level classes and also because it is easier to hirestaff to teach at lower levels (Melguizo, Kosiewicz, Prather, & Bos, 2014). If this is true, thenstudents may be
Department Head who sees this as the top priority.The traditional approach to measuring diversity in engineering involves counting racial andethnic minorities and women, while measuring gains in representation as reflected by thenumbers. We believe that this traditional approach needs to consider other important aspects ofdiversity, in addition to the traditional approaches, to maximize the inclusiveness within thefield. Decades of educational policy and practice have under-considered the existence of groupssuch as LGBTQ, poor, and disabled, thereby perpetuating exclusionary social patterns (Riley etal., 2014). Our multi-pronged approach to increasing diversity and inclusion begins withexpanding the fundamental definition of diversity to include
for all students in CBEE?Ultimately, we aspire to both transform the activities systems in CBEE and to serve as a modelfor others in engineering education as we move towards an inclusive and creative engineeringprofession for the 21st Century.AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for the enthusiasm and participation in our work from so many membersof our CBEE School community – students, staff, and faculty. We also acknowledge the supportprovided by the National Science Foundation through grant EEC 1519467. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Engeström, Y. (2001). Expansive
rate of scholars (losses due to GPA, only) will also be assessed for evidence ofsuccessful interventions.AcknowledgmentThis work is supported by the National Science Foundation Award under Grant No. 1153250.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References [1] Geisinger, Brandi N. and Raman, D. R., “Why They Leave: Understanding Student Attrition from Engineering Majors,” International Journal of Engineering Education (1993): 29 (4), 914–925. [2] Chen, Xianglei and Soldner, Matthew, “STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields,” National Center For Education
the sophomoreyear may work better for students once they understand, from the year-long counseling sessions,the need to catch up with their cohort. Unfortunately, participation in the summer bridge has notincreased significantly to date.As we reflect on the overall assessment plan, we realize that while some Program elements havethorough assessments, we need to disaggregate the data even more so that we better understandthe various cause and effect relationships.Initial ConclusionsWhile there are some promising initial results in terms of 1st to 3rd semester retention rates, it isclear that participation in the Program elements that help students catch up academically hasbeen low. Since implementation, we made several changes to the Program
college levelduring the 2014-15 academic year. The number of student-hours of instruction delivered at thefour-year level was double that delivered by community colleges and may reflect a greater abilityto apply the technology or the need for greater depth of instruction at the four-year level.The gender data shows that females are a distinct minority in microcontroller classes and that theclass is composed mainly of students of Caucasian ancestry. Students of Hispanic andAsian/Pacific Islander ancestry make up a higher percentage at the four-year level than in two-year community college microcontroller classes.Interest in professional development workshops similar to those offered through the projectseems to remain high. Registrations are
before beginning and again after completion of the video term-paper project.Both control and intervention groups received 45 minutes of media literacy instruction afterviewing the first set of videos.The media literacy instrument was developed in a style similar to that of previous work of Hobbs& Frost 24 Arke & Primack, 25 and Ashley, Lyden, & Fasbinder.26 Using Hobbs’ 14 conceptualframework of media literacy of “access, analyze, create, reflect and act” as a guide, theinstrument’s questions were: 1.) Who is the sender of this message? 2.) Describe the main message of the video using your own interpretation. 3.) Are there other possible interpretations of this video’s main message? 4.) Who is the
research into student reactions to individual cases of humor would serveto develop a better understanding of which types of humor are the most effective, allowinginstructors to make informed decisions about their use of humor on a day-to-day basis.AcknowledgementThe data presented in this paper was collected as part of a larger study funded by the NationalScience Foundation under the WIDER program (NSF # 1347790). The authors would like togratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for their support of this work. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesBryant, Jennings, Comisky, Paul, &
quantity take-offs, working with vendor and subcontractor contracts, developing estimates, and performing scheduling functions, checking drawings and specifications for completeness and discrepancies, attending bid openings and conferences, handling the paperwork. 3. Project Management – Perform management, field engineering or office functions at the advanced level of a mature intern.In order to make the internship experiences more valuable to students, it is imperative thatstudents take the opportunity to reflect upon their experiences and document it in the form of ajournal or a portfolio. Within the literature, various means of evaluating internships have beenidentified. One example is Millers (2006) who outlined the
used whenappropriate.In conclusion, whilst the first cycle of the Changing Futures Project has been immenselysuccessful, it is extremely resource intensive and would not have happened had the twoacademics responsible not had a personal desire to support students. No additional funding ortime was allocated to run the project which continues to be administered on a mixture of good-will and unpaid overtime! Despite this, the primary outcome of seeing the fortunes of some ofthe weakest students being turned around has been exceptionally rewarding. In reflecting uponthe project, ten key recommendations for institutions, colleagues and students are made:Recommendations for Institutions: 1. Financial Resources: Should be ring-fenced to provide a
. (2003). Efficacy of using a single, non-technicalvariable to predict the academic success of freshmen engineering students. Journal ofEngineering Education, 92, 41−48.Meyers, K.L., Silliman, S.E., Gedde, N.L., Ohland, M. (2010). A Comparison of EngineeringStudents’ Reflections on Their First-Year Experiences. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(2). 169-178.Montgomery, R., Follman, D., and Diefes-Dux, H. (2003). Relative Effectiveness of DifferentFirst-Year Seminars. Frontiers in Education Conference. Boulder, CO.Mourtos, N.J. and Furman, B.J. (2002). Assessing the Effectiveness of an Introduction toEngineering Course for Freshmen, Frontiers in Education Conference. Boston, MA.NSF (2015). Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in
’ current major,mathematics progression, and overall academic progress during future terms. Additionalinterviews and follow-up with the participants will also be explored.AcknowledgementsThis paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1430398. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.BibliographyAlvarado, C., & Dodds, Z. (2010). Women in CS: An Evaluation of Three Promising Practices. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Milwaukee, WI.Charney, J., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Sofer, W., Neigeborn, L., Colleta, S., & Nemeroff, M. (2007
Section of their Rube Goldberg Machine (Outcome C). As part of this work-in-progress, feedback will be obtained regarding Outcomes C, D, and G from these students duringtheir Senior Capstone. Students will be asked to reflect on their comments and if they were usedin the execution of their Senior Capstone. Students will also be assessed on the impact theirfreshman design course had on their ability to design a system, component or process, tofunction on a multidisciplinary team, and to communicate effectively.ConclusionsIt is suspected that there is a positive impact on student learning using the techniques described.Students were successful in their projects. They took ownership of their individual RubeGoldberg sections. There were NO complaints
average 98.4%. It also can be seen from Table 2 that offsetsbetween different Shimmers are not a constant which reflects the intended random time delay atstarting the sensors.Strategies for Student Success and Project AssessmentThere were five research groups in the internship program, each consisting of one full-timestudent intern and three part-time student interns that were supervised by one SFSU graduatestudent and mentored by an engineering faculty. For this Civil Engineering group, severalsupplemental strategies were implemented to help students succeed in the program in addition tothose offered by the program. First, group orientation meeting was held in the first day of theinternship program to discuss the research direction and expected
for students. It is anticipated that the goal of creating at least50 problems will be reached and that the app will be available to students in other disciplines.AcknowledgmentsThis project was sponsored by the California State University through a 2015-16 CourseRedesign with Technology Grant [6]. Some of the Working Model 2D animations presented inthis paper were contributed by students in the dynamics courses taught by the instructor in2014[7 ] and 2015[8]. Mike Poku[2] contributed in the development of the app. Any opinions,findings, and recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect those of the sponsor.Bibliography 1. Design Simulation Technologies. “Working Model 2D.” Web. 10 Jan 2015
). Post-school needs of young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 18, 1-11.22. Nicholas, D. B. et al. (2017). Research needs and priorities for transition and employment in autism: considerations reflected in a “special interest group” at the international meeting for autism research. Autism Research, 10(1), 15-24.
acceleration would reflect rote learning of theramp problem algebra equation in its math form but not its physics essence, and would suggest aminimal understanding of spatial reasoning in an open book/material quiz. Such an assessmentof crystallized intelligence in solving the ramp problem would rely much on the spatial reasoningof the free body diagram with various sketched vector lengths. It is interesting to note that thedecision of taking a short cut and bypassing the free body diagram reasoning could be relatedmore to default behaviors (and the absence of executive control) than with emotion; as shown bya recent decision science report in which the conclusion of “The enemy of reasoning is notemotion, but a lack of mental effort” was supported by
literature survey. A paragraph using a student’s own writing,instead of “copy and paste” from a textbook, would reflect the understanding. An extension ofthe assessment rubrics listed in Table 1 would be useful for a student to do self-assessment onhis/her undergraduate research project and paper writing. Such an assessment rubrics forundergraduate research paper writing has been used by us. The research paper writingassessment rubrics, Table 2, provides the criterion used in each deliverable. Assessment of theimprovement in research paper writing, which is part of the course outcomes in our independentstudy research course, showed a relative gain of about 50% with a small database (N = 5). Thecontinued implementation of the writing strategy in
Approaches: From Physical Space, Education, to Culture (South Korea) Failure Modes of Academic Makerspaces (Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, and Peru) A Brief Introduction to China’s Maker Movement and Makerspaces (China)As reflected in these papers and the ensuing discussions, higher education makerspaces arehaving an impact on engineering education around the world. Establishing and sharing bestpractices for academic makerspaces is not only a national issue but is also an internationalopportunity to improve engineering education. A few themes were common to a number ofpapers and presentations at the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces.Community and culture are the most important attributes of higher education makerspaces
actively engaged throughout the design process, CBPR promotes reciprocal transfer of emphasizing a reciprocal transfer of knowledge. 3 knowledge by promoting a co-learning Engineering design teams recognize and deeply value environment. the unique expertise of community members, including but not limited to practical knowledge and experiences. CBPR is an iterative, cyclical process Designs are not “unveiled” to partners at the end of 4 incorporating research, reflection, and the design process, but rather constant feedback from action