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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Sami N. Rollins, University of San Francisco; Alark Joshi, University of San Francisco; Xornam Apedoe, University of San Francisco; Sophie Engle, University of San Francisco; Matthew Malensek; Gian Bruno, University of San Francisco

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Computing and Information Technology

Computer Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.Prof. Matthew MalensekMr. Gian Bruno, University of San Francisco American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Understanding Professional Identity Development Among Computer Science StudentsIntroductionDespite growing enrollments in computing programs, retention, particularly of students fromhistorically marginalized and minoritized groups, remains a challenge [1]. Recent research hasdemonstrated that a stronger sense of disciplinary identity may contribute to increased persistencein STEM fields. A number of High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) [2] have been shown

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

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Rui Li, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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engineering, and transportation. He is active in the American Society for Engineering Education and is the Webmaster for the ASEE First-Year Programs Division and the First-Year Engi- neering Experience Conference. He is affiliated withthe Transportation Engineering program in the NYU Civil and Urban Engineering Department. He is the advisor for NYU student chapter of the Institute for Transportation Engineers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1 Understanding Remote Student Motivation in Hybrid and Remote 2 Engineering Lab Modes 3 4 Abstract 5 The evidence-based practice paper describes a study investigating

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University; Marie Cassar, Saginaw Valley State University

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personal interactions with professionals working in STEMfields focused on motivating students to visualize themselves on STEM career pathways;family/mentor-focused STEM opportunities intended to broaden students’ educational andemotional support networks; and an integrated STEM-curriculum for teachers to build upon keyconcepts.Background and IntroductionIn 2017, a National Science Foundation (NSF) study [1] projected the adult population of UnitedStates will be more than 50% minorities by 2060, which directly impacts the Science, technology,engineering and mathematic (STEM) workforce and measures to remove barriers in STEMeducation becomes critical. Many universities focus on efforts to recruit students for undergraduateeducation by supporting

Conference Session

Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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Masoud Ghodrat Abadi, California State University, Sacramento

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Civil Engineering

: Traffic Engineering, Engineering Statistics, and Transportation Planning. Dr. Abadi serves as a member of several national and regional committees including TRB Standing Committee on Workforce Development and Organizational Excellence (AJE15), and ITE Transportation Education Council. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Understanding the Academic Shock of COVID-19: How are Students' Perceptions of the Online Learning Evolving over Time?1. IntroductionCOVID-19 outbreak was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic inMarch 2020 [1]. Being an infectious disease, COVID-19 is easily transmitted through person-to-person

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

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[1-2]. These students start in college either at the Algebra, Trigonometry,or Pre-calculus level.Since these students are initially enrolled in math and science courses to remediate theirdeficiencies, it is expected that once they complete those basic courses, they will perform betterin upper level courses. However, based on our experience, these students continue struggling andmany drop out of college.This study addresses the educational path followed by students enrolled in engineering, but notready for Calculus when they start in college. Questions addressed in this study include: Areremedial math courses sufficient to promote the success of these students in engineering?, Whatis the timeline for the migration of non-calculus ready

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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Geraldine L. Cochran, Rutgers University; Bryce Troncone, Rutgers University; Bianca R. Evangelista, Rutgers University; Pablo J. Cueva Vera, Rutgers University; Gafar O. Tajudeen, Rutgers University; Nazeer Mosley, Rutgers University; Russell Thomas Soto, Rutgers University; Nathaniel Debebe Asefa, Rutgers University; Nkenna Opara, Rutgers University; Corey Ptak, Rutgers University

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institutions opted to rapidly transition courses to online instruction in an endeavorto protect faculty and students from the public health emergency caused by COVID-19.Unfortunately, this change had the potential to create new inequities in education and exacerbatepreexisting inequities ones. The purpose of this study is to share and learn from the experiencesof students during these unprecedented times. In particular, we focus on the experiences ofundergraduate students participating in the Learning Assistant program [1-2].Learning Assistant programs are unique amongst peer leader programs because LearningAssistants receive formal pedagogical training and are integrated into the fabric of the course byinstructional faculty. This integration gives

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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knowledge of the tools and techniques used bythe research team. The current project is providing the funding support and training necessary forthe PI to take a more active role in leading research efforts. The project has two foci: i)educating the PI on the tools and approaches applied in collection, processing, and analysisof longitudinal datasets compiled from multiple sources and ii) assessing the links amonginstitutional supports, psychological processes, and student outcomes.Research DesignThe project is focused on understanding the underlying psychological processes associated withpersistence of engineering students (Figure 1). The goal is to develop a clearer understanding ofwhat types of institutional support structures contribute to these

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Maija A. Benitz, Roger Williams University; Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Selby M. Conrad, Roger Williams University

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engineering education during the 2020-2021academic year. The transition to remote learning was particularly difficult for many of the hands-on experiential learning and laboratory courses that are integral parts of an engineeringeducation. Very few engineering programs in the United States offer purely remote learningenvironments for engineering students, and so this kind of teaching and learning was new forboth faculty, rapidly adjusting their curriculum in a short amount of time, and for the studentswho had to quickly adapt their learning styles [1]. In addition, most students across the countryleft their campuses and returned home to complete the spring 2020 semester from afar, leading tofewer interactions with their peers, faculty, and staff for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Kakan C. Dey, West Virginia University; Md Tawhidur Rahman, West Virginia University; V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; David Martinelli, West Virginia University; Julia Daisy Fraustino, West Virginia University; John Deskins, West Virginia University; Abhik Roy, West Virginia University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University

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problems. The research team offered the HEPE course inSpring 2020 semester, where engineering students collaborated with social science students (i.e., studentsfrom economics and strategic communication disciplines) to solve a contemporary, complex, open-endedtransportation engineering problem with social consequences. Social science students also received theopportunity to develop a better understanding of technical aspects in science and engineering. The open-ended problem presented to the students was to “Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure” inconnection to the future deployment of connected and autonomous vehicles, which is identified as agrand challenge by the National Academy of Engineers (NAE) [1].MethodologyThe HEPE course was offered

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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Computing and Information Technology

from FIU.Dr. Monique S. Ross, Florida International University Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, designs research focused on broadening par- ticipation in computer science through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and disciplinary identity; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women (specifically Black and His- panic women) in computer-related engineering fields.Prof. Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Zahra Hazari is an Associate Professor

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Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning

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Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Anna Lee Swan, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

, assets based approaches to STEM equity,and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce. She was awarded the 2020 WEPANFounders Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Unified Voice and Group Agency: Developing Teams to Transform Engineering EducationThis research paper investigates how individual change agents come together to form effectiveand efficient teams. Improving equity and social justice within academic engineering requireschanges that are often too complex and too high-risk for a faculty member to pursue on their own[1], [2]. These changes include the broad diffusion of culturally responsive pedagogies thatemphasize the value of diverse

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Christina Grigorian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obipso; Michelle Kerfs, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jocelyn Paula Gee, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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is determined via high school grade point averages andstandardized test scores; however, these have been shown to be poor predictors of studentperformance trajectories in engineering and computer science education [1]. Instead, theSUCCESS survey measures the following NCA factors: Big5 personality traits (Neuroticism,Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness), Grit (Consistency of Interest),Engineering Identity (Recognition, Interest), Mindset, Mindfulness, Meaning & Purpose,Belongingness, Gratitude, Future Time Perspectives of Motivation (Expectancy, Connectedness,Instrumentality, Value, Perceptions of Future), Test Anxiety, Time and Study Environment,Perceptions of Faculty Caring (Social Support, Empathic Faculty

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr., Miami Dade College; Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College

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computing industry projected to grow much faster than other industries over the next 10years, and as emerging technologies within computing-related fields such as cloud computing,many skilled jobs may go unfilled and business growth is threatened due to the shortage oftrained professionals in these specializations [1]. For the past three consecutive years, cloudcomputing has been the most in-demand skill set companies are looking for when hiring [2]. Thedemand of these skills creates opportunities for educational institutions to partner with industryleaders to increase effectiveness in preparing students for a fast-changing future, which may notrequire a four-year degree anymore [3], [4] or may require upskilling/reskilling

Conference Session

Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Educational Research and Methods

team in implementingthis method as a case study.Purpose of this paperThis paper is intended to both present a technique that can be used across a number of contextsand to illustrate a case study of using this technique in a specific instance. Implementation ofresearch-based methods is often slow and difficult [1]. New methods can be presented in acontext-less or abstract format, making it difficult to bridge the research-to-practice gap, andpublications tend to value an innovative method more than an in-depth implementation exampleor guide [2]. How does this research-based method look in a real-life context? How can it beadopted? As we see with our students, without concrete examples for reference, it is oftendifficult to employ a new method

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Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

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Gibrán Sayeg-Sánchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; E. G. Avilés-Rabanales, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodríguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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enhance asynchronouscollaboration between students, and allowing the teacher real-time review of individual students’contributions and performance.Literature reviewThe Scrum methodology was developed in the early 90's by Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland, atfirst it was used in the software industry. Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people,teams, and organizations to create value through adaptive solutions for complex problems [1].For Dávila [2], “Scrum is an agile methodology for project management that is focused onobtaining quick results through collaborative work during development time”.In Scrum, the product development process is carried out through events of fixed durationscalled Sprints, generally these iterations have a

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Computers in Education 10 - Technology 2

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Irini Spyridakis, University of Washington

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Computers in Education

design to anticipate what a user might need and to ensure that “the interface is “easy toaccess, understand, and use” [1]. UI designers must consider their user’s needs, capabilities, andlimitations. Designers can assess their designs through the application of usability heuristics andstrategies for effective UI design, e.g., [2] - [5]. Jakob Nielsen’s 10 usability heuristics [3] are auseful inspection method for evaluating interface designs and can aid in identifying usability,utility, and desirability with individual user interface elements, interactions, and their impact onthe overall user experience.The goal of this paper is to describe a UI module and specifically the report assignment that helpeducate students about effective UI design and

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Machine Design Related

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Edward James Diehl P.E., University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

components that students must understand.3D printed learning aids have become increasingly common in a wide variety of disciplines andcourses throughout academia. A comprehensive literature review of the use of 3D printers ineducation is [1] which includes a section on literature that describes “using 3D printing toproduce artefacts that aid learning.” Numerous fields such as anatomy, chemistry, dentistry, andphysics have substantial literature describing the benefits of using 3D printed models to promotelearning. A repeated theme in these papers seems to be how much better a physical objectstudents can hold is than a 3D graphic representation. The use of 3D printed models in anatomycourses in particular have been written about.Reference [2

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University; Kelly Allan, Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd.

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Engineering Management

employee happiness and productivity. According to Gallup polls onemployee engagement between 2015 and 2019, only 1 in 3 employees consider themselves“engaged.” When employees are engaged, they are “highly involved in, enthusiastic about andcommitted to their work and workplace” [1]. The rest, or those not considered engaged, fall intotwo categories. The first one refers to those who are “not engaged” and includes 52% of allemployees. The “not engaged” employees will show up to work but would only put in enoughtime and effort to do what is required but nothing beyond that. On the other hand, the “activelydisengaged” category, representing the remainder, or 15% of total employees, includes thosewho are described as having “miserable work experience

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Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

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Jeroen Pruyn, Delft University of Technology; Edwin van Hassel, University of Antwerp

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Ocean and Marine

. According to several theories, theimportance is increasing[1-3]. Though the term T-shaped engineer was already coined by DavidGuest in 1991 [4]. In this instance, it referred to the environmental awareness of the engineer. Itis not enough to be good at calculations, but one has to be able to manage and understand theeconomic concept of the solution to know if and how a developed technical solution can beimplemented. This idea was embraced by many technical universities in many different formssee for example a recent overview created by Neeley and Steffensen [3].On the other hand, the students' perceptions of elements outside of their core curriculum are ingeneral not very positive (e.g. [5, 6]). In many cases, this results in low appreciation of

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Tech

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paper assesses theassignment, and reports the results of these student explorations.Specifically, this paper addresses the research questions: 1) Can students identify stakeholderconsiderations in the design of elements of the campus built environment? 2) What designelements of the campus built environment are students most likely to notice and discuss? 3)What human and non-human stakeholder groups are students most likely to notice and discuss?1.2 Course ContextThis assignment was given as part of the two-semester first-year general engineering program atVirginia Tech, which all engineering students must complete before selecting a specific major.This program serves over 2000 students each year, and feeds into 14 discipline majors. In thefirst

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Professional Formation and Career Experiences

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nathan E. Canney, Taylor Devices, Inc.

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Canney currently works as a Senior Project Manager for Taylor Devices, Inc. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using a Values Lens to Examine Engineers’ Workplace ExperiencesIntroductionThe development of a skilled and robust U.S. engineering workforce is more crucial than ever asnumerous social, environmental, and health crises unravel on a national and global stage [1]. Yet,productivity and retention remain prominent concerns for the engineering profession [2] [3].Studies have addressed these issues by focusing on the persistence of a “skills and knowledge”gap, noting how engineers’ preparation

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin; Sarah Larose, Purdue University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

led to out-of-state and internationalstudents being favored for admission, due to the tuition levels being higher for these students [1].This circumstance has resulted in residential (in-state) students with low socioeconomic status(SES), many of whom are underrepresented minorities (URM), to be competing at a distinctdisadvantage for admission within the current process. This is especially true within the highlydesired science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. The value of adegree from a top school allows the holder more potential job offers, a higher starting salary, anda wider geographical range of job opportunities, and research shows that the value for low-SESstudents is even greater [2].Historically, universities

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Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Nic Herndon; Melinda T. Doty, East Carolina University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

the CET does offer some degree programs fully online, most degree programsare offered face-to-face. Prior to the pandemic, few faculty in the college had experience teachingonline. The college offers a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs with a strong value placedon undergraduate teaching with close faculty-student interaction and strong student-studentcollaboration.The Spring 2020 Semester-The Initial Pivot:East Carolina University was on spring break when the coronavirus pandemic escalated to the point thatuniversity officials decided to pivot all undergraduate instruction online. Just as hundreds of othercolleges and universities had to do in March of 2020 [1], East Carolina University faculty were forced toconvert all courses

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Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

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D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University; Luke A. Duncan, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

-person researchgroup within the project team, we had been concerned about our ability to collect and analyze theamount of data we might potentially have available. That is not the current situation. Althoughplans were to support up to twenty students in year 1, 52 students in year 2, 70 students in year 3,88 students in year 4, and 113 students in year 5, our first cohort had only six studentparticipants.Highlighted by this emergent issue with recruitment, we were concerned about how our researchdesigns would fare on implementation. Participant numbers are intended to continue to groweach year of the project, placing additional demands on our small research team and our chosenmethods, so we piloted initial tools and procedures that we felt would

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Sarah Larose, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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accepted termfor students seeking higher education from low socio-economic status [1] [2]. The scholarshipportion of the program was designed to offset about 50% of collegiate costs and be comparableto other merit scholarships at the university.Research at Purdue University had been performed by the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) tosee incoming metrics of students who entered college in another major besides engineering [3].Many of these students had tried to begin in engineering, but had been accepted into another major,because of concerns with their test scores and high school grades. This study consisted of five yearsof incoming students (n=50) and showed that the under-represented student did not necessarily needthe high incoming test and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University; Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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teachers and students. The diversity of the teacher workforce in the USA,however, does not reflect the diversity of the student population, resulting in most Americanstudents coming from different backgrounds than their teachers [1]. When teachers do notunderstand the different backgrounds of their students, learning can be inhibited. As Delpit [2]explains, “We educators set out to teach, but how can we reach the worlds of others when wedon't even know they exist?” (pg. 14).One way educators can learn more about the cultures of their students is through the use ofethnographic observation methods [3,4]. Through studying the communities and homes of theirstudents, teachers can identify local and familial funds of knowledge that students bring

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Chemical Engineering

feedback from instructors, peers, and facilitated byWC tutors. In-class technical communication workshops were developed and given by WC staff,incorporation of in-class peer review and revision occurred, and undergraduate WC tutors weretrained and assigned specifically to students in these courses to review the students technicalwriting documents. Faculty feedback was that the student reports were improved over previousyears and that grading was more streamlined and uniform due to the improved rubrics.IntroductionProfessional skills, including problem-solving, project management, team management, andcommunication, are highly valued in industry[1-3] and yet difficult to incorporate effectivelyinto the curriculum. Skilled communication is tied to

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Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

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Tris Utschig, Kennesaw State University; Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Margaret L. Lowder, Kennesaw State University; Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Renee Butler, Kennesaw State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering and Engineering Technology and a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using Motivational Theory to Implement S-STEM Activities Supporting Student SuccessAbstractThis research paper describes the early results from a scholarship program that has been initiatedwith an overall goal to increase degree completion of low-income, high-achievingundergraduates with demonstrated financial need in engineering. The project will achieve fourmajor objectives: 1) provide scholarships 2) engage students with engineering faculty andindustry partners; 3) create community among students; and

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Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew Norris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abdulrahman M. Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle D. Klopfer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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language processing techniques continue to develop, the engineering education researchcommunity should continue to explore potential applications to improve understanding andsensemaking from large volumes of underutilized text data from both within and outside ofclassroom settings.1. IntroductionAlthough engineering may be a discipline that employs mathematical and scientific concepts todesign solutions to problems, natural language – emergent, human language [1] – can be foundthroughout engineering education. Indeed, one might encounter significant challenges in tryingto teach and research without natural languages. In practice, this means that there exist ampleopportunities to learn about the professional formation of engineers by looking at

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ada Barach, Ohio State University; Connor Jenkins, Ohio State University; Serendipity S. Gunawardena, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

averageself-reported skill level for women was lower than that of men, there was no significant differencein assessment scores. Finally, it was also found that honors students performed significantly betteron the assessments than standard students, however those differences are likely related to theextra programming instruction that those students received. The goal of this study is to provideinsight into the programming skills of first-year engineering students with a variety of priorexperience and perceived ability.Introduction and BackgroundConcept inventories are validated assessments which test student understanding of broad conceptsin a given field[1]. They are a collection of multiple-choice questions[2]. Since the developmentof the Force