Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Jeremy David Paquin, United States Military Academy; Matthew Louis Miller, United States Military Academy; Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy

for tackling such problems, we need tobe testing them with solving realistic problems under realistic conditions” [16]. In assessment of the student-provided note sheet, Weiman hypothesizes that “it isbeneficial to have students do activities that have them reflect on the course material and how itis organized, such as what they would do in preparing a cheat sheet, but that should not be madean either/or choice coupled with the kind of exams that we give” [16]. Weiman furtherhypothesizes that open-everything exams are better predictors of future success, stating that themore “exams resemble solving authentic problems in realistic environments, the moremeaningful measures they will be of how our students will be able to perform in

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 4 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Niesha C. Douglas, Educate, Activate, Transform; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa R. Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anna Sanczyk, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

able to see their future selves as scientists. If there is a gap between the perception ofself and one's' imagined future self, identity incongruence will occur. Alston [30] states “Identitycongruence speaks to the space between how black men see themselves and how they see otherscientists” (p. 50). Identityy incongruence can be problematic for URM students and can serveas a deterrent for those students seeking graduate degrees in STEM. Guy [20] further explainsthat “pathways to science learning” (p. 23) are in part determined by how they understand whoand what a scientist looks like. To the extent that students do not see themselves reflected in thetraditional image of scientist, they might be best steered toward an “everyday

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Natali Huggins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

of SEEK was displayed on the whiteboard or posters on the wall. Asnoted earlier in the paper, the SEEK mission is "To increase elementary school students' aptitudein math and science and their interest in pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering,math) career fields, by having them engage in interactive, team-based engineering projects."Along with the children's drawings, this mission statement does not mention participants' race.Other images and messages in the classroom did not mention or show race, although this variedfrom site to site. Desai (2010) states, “the avoidance of racial terms not just in the discourse butin images reflects color blindness approaches.” These drawings reveal how SEEK’s visualculture approach can sometimes

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 7 Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Luke Alao P.E., Swinburne University of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

[3], [4], instead of theme categories.Defending a career in engineeringFor an academic engineering director, collecting student’s personal experience stories and reflection is thepinnacle of raw data narrative data required for research investigation. One of these unique stories came fromone of the Australian veterans. Here is Lane’s story, one of the personal accounts that we currently use toencourage voices of marginalised and minority groups to tell their academic story and to encourage others to doengineering. In engineering education research, this would include women, LGTBIQ and indigenous people toexplore alternative career by becoming a professional engineer. Here is Lane’s narrative through the eye of thenarrator. During service in

Conference Session

Enacting Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Moses Olayemi, Purdue University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

time’: A model of culturally and linguistically supportive professional development for -12 STEM educators,” Cult. Stud. Sci. Educ., vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 637–660, 2017.[15] H. R. Milner, “Where’s the race in culturally relevant pedagogy?,” Teach. Coll. Rec., vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 1–32, 2017.[16] J. L. Young, J. R. Young, and D. Y. Ford, “Culturally relevant STEM out-of-school time: A rationale to support gifted girls of color,” Roeper Rev., vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 8–19, 2019, [Online]. Available: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=134540367&site=ehost- live.[17] T. C. Howard, “Culturally relevant pedagogy: Ingredients for critical teacher reflection,” Theory Pract., vol. 42, no. 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Margarita Otero-Diaz, Humboldt State University; Melissa Salazar, ESCALA Educational Services

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Diversity

while Synchronous Individualistic and students worked on completing assignments within groups in breakout Collectivistic For several assignments, students had to create videos explaining specific Asynchronous Individualistic content, experimental design, results, etc. For several assignments, students had to peer review and provide feedback Asynchronous Collectivistic on other students/group assignments (depending on the class and assignment this had a different structure). Corrected errors on problem sets. Asynchronous Individualistic Corrected errors and reflected on midterm score (had opportunity to work Both

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Sam B Siewert, California State University, Chico

, evaluate, and create parallel programs thatwill provide significant improvement over sequential programs solving the same problem. Veryoften, students will achieve success in one or two of the three learning objectives for parallelprograms: 1) Correct numerical methods with verified mathematical accuracy and precision. 2) Correct C and C++ programs that run without error. 3) Parallel programming that provides significant speed-up on parallel hardware.The value of the course re-design to de-emphasize the exam-based programming frees up timefor students to repeat a programming problem with greater mastery (speed-up achieved,numerical accuracy and precision, algorithmic correctness, and efficiency). The value of thisapproach is reflected in

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California

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Diversity

skills and tasks being achievable. Thenegative comment expressed to an unmet need for competence, reflecting frustration that taskswere unachievable because unclear. As noted in Figure 5 above, these three comments reflectbest practices of online teaching (or their absence), in particular the practices of communication,clarity, and repetition of information. The third most frequent comment addressed instructorhelpfulness and caring, which could also be connected to frequent communication, a bestpractice of online teaching. Notably, comments about the instructor being “helpful” (meetingoutside of class, for instance) are categorized differently than comments about instructorfeedback being “helpful” in the learning process: while both comments

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Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Revathy Kumar; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Marjory A. Goodloe; Jimmie Karl Jones, University of Toledo; Willie Lewis McKether, The University of Toledo

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

, personal experience of prejudice and discrimination,sense of belonging to the institution, sense of professional belonging) and their correspondingproperties. The coders compared and discussed the coding categories to reach a consensus. Wehave yet to establish the intercoder reliability.Results and DiscussionResults reported here are preliminary as we are still in the data collection phase of the study.Student voices, and hence the lived experiences of students from both institutions are included asmuch as possible to ensure accuracy in reporting.Results from the data show that while students from both institutions have positive racialidentity, that identity is reflected in different ways. Students from the HBCU expressed theirracial identity in

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, the characterization of asbestos ascarcinogenic, and the Challenger explosion—forced professional engineers to reflect on their role insociety and their ethical responsibilities for humans and the environment1. After a decade ofproducing accreditation requirements ABET responded to a confluence of pressures, issuingEngineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) that broadened the scope of learning outcomes and cededassessment practices to educators and school administrators. Engineering education institutions drewupon expertise from ethics, history of technology, science & technology studies (STS), philosophy,and professional practitioners to develop new curriculums in response to these requirements.Engineering schools also engaged in efforts to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

abandoned mines. The launch video and design briefincluded information on the more than 15,000 abandoned mines in New Mexico that threatensafe access to water, how acid mine drainage occurs, a brief history on why mining wasbeneficial to the state, and how mining disasters have had and continue to have myriad negativeconsequences for people and the environment.Students were guided to conduct research on the problem and existing solutions, as well asresearching ways to engage with communities that might be mistrustful of outsiders. We felt thiswould provide them an opportunity to reflect on engineering ethics. They gave 5-minute pitchesof their solutions, following similar guidelines for the previous pitch.Data collection and analysisStudents

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C Tetrick, Washington State University; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

differently. When faced with a difficult problem, some children give up or displaypatterns of avoidance believing that they cannot solve the problem. Other children view theproblem as a challenge believing that they can solve it with enough time and effort (Dweck andReppucci, 1973; Dweck, 1986). Later, she studied the effect a child’s beliefs about themselveshad on a child’s goals using the model that a child who viewed their intelligence as a fixedquantity would choose goals that reflected that belief and a child who viewed their intelligenceas a changeable quantity would choose goals in accordance with that belief (Dweck and Leggett,1988). Dweck went on to label these mindsets “fixed” and “growth,” respectively (2008). Inadvocating for mindset

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the environment that served toenable students’ perceptions of access ranged from effective signage above equipment andmachinery, to furniture that made the room both functional and comfortable. In addition tostructural features of the environment, aural characteristics such as music served to makespaces more inviting and “laid back,” as well as offered a buffer to the loud backdrop of themachines.More often, the data revealed the ways in which features of the space served as a barrier toaccess, including locked doors, cluttered and crowded rooms, and poor directional signage.Organization of the makerspaces in relation to one another prompted reflections on the impactof having equipment spread throughout multiple rooms and the inconvenience of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

Annual ConferenceThe proposed curriculum was developed based on the complex and scientifically well-researchedChesapeake Bay Watershed, in which the college is located and greater than 95 percent ofparticipating students are permanent residents. The course also reflects other common place-based characteristics, including a broad philosophy of understanding critical to earth systemsengineering and a connection to the self and the community-based problem students wererequired to study. Place-based pedagogy also helps to incorporate sustainability concepts into amath-intensive systems engineering course.28 “Pedagogy of place challenges all educators toreflect on the relationship between the kind of education they pursue and the kind of places

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Clark Hain, Mansfield Public Schools; Wendy Christine Turek; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, erroneously, referenced only within the arts, yet itsdevelopment and nurturing is critical to the sciences as well. Unfortunately, rigid curricula, anover-emphasis on standardized testing, and increased identification and medication of studentswith ADHD all contribute to a decreases within several dimensions of creativity 1.Creativity and innovation, within a supportive structure, are requisite components for reliablydeveloping solutions to complex problems. This is true at an elementary level, but also as itapplies across the learning continuum and eventually, to the workplace 34. The role of individualcreativity is integral to organizational innovation and the highest levels of innovation occur whenthis relationship is symbiotic 38-41.Reflections

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Tricia Serviss, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

/learningstyles/ilsweb.html​.The primary results important for this report is the Visual vs. Verbal categories. Note the muchlarger numbers of students for whom their learning preference is for visual information ratherthan verbal. The full results are given in Table A1, which shows that more students have a‘strong’ (strength of 9 or 11) or ‘moderate’ (strength of 5 or 7) preference for visual information(total of 397 students) rather than ‘strong’ or ‘moderate’ preference for verbal information (totalof 27 students). Table A1: Learning style questionnaire results to date of Introduction to Engineering students.Numbers given are total number of students reporting a strength value in each (paired) category. Strength Active Reflective Sensing

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University, Center for Engineering Education Research; Morteza Pourmohamadi, Tabriz Islamic Art University; Sarah Abdellahi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University ; Yuzhen Luo, Utah State University, Department of Engineering Education; John S Gero, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and George Mason University

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Design in Engineering Education

andprocess information (Allinson & Hayes, 1996; Goldstein & Blackman, 1978; Messik, 1984;Riding, 1997). It is reflected in the organization of information in memory, the speed andaccuracy of decision-making under uncertainty, the global or macro approaches to dealing withproblems, and the preference for different problem solving strategies (Messik, 1976, 1984;Sternberg & Grigorenko, 1997).Two measures of cognitive design style are used in this project, the first is the problem-solutionindex and the second is design patterns based on the transitions of design issues and designprocesses. These provide quantitative measures of design styles. Cognitive design style ismeasured at the meta-level by dividing the entire design activity into two

Conference Session

Technical Session 2b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

the new technologies wasconducted. The results reflected a positive student experience with the course delivery.Description of EE110EE110 provides the beginning engineer withfundamental knowledge and skills associatedwith the electrical or computer engineeringprofessions. Table 1 illustrates the labassignments that the students must completeduring class. It will introduce commonelectronic components, basic circuitconfigurations, and laboratory instruments.Bench practices and lab reports will beintroduced along with computer aided analysis.The objectives of the course expect students tosystematically solve problems; demonstrate safe habits, identify and apply electronic theory,circuits components, and equipment; and identify and apply basic

Conference Session

Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins, Purdue University; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Bermel, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

instruction to the needs of the intended learners isan undeniably critical component of teaching. Smith and Ragan refer to this process asinstructional design and define it as a “systematic and reflective process of translating principlesof learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials, activities, informationresources, and evaluation” (p. 4).7 Further, Smith and Ragan assert that understanding thelearners, which requires consideration of learners’ needs and goals, is not only necessary butcentral to successful instructional design.7 Regardless of educational platform, instructioncannot be appropriately designed to meet the needs of the learners and ultimately produce thedesired outcomes without a comprehensive understanding of the

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

considerations in the design of the course. This sociable environment and desirable community represent the next factors in themodel, Campus Connectedness and Sense of Community. Lee and Robbins have identified socialconnectedness as an aspect of the self that reflects individual awareness of interpersonalcloseness with the social world as a whole28-30. Campus connectedness is the characteristic ofsocial connectedness relating to a student’s connectedness and feelings of belonging with theirpeers in the context of a college environment31. While the collaboration that occurs in learninggroups is found to be an important factor to student persistence, it is the responsibility of aninstitution to provide an encouraging environment beyond the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

content of several existing classes were adjusted to better reflect nationaltrends in Aerospace engineering education. The intention of the Introduction to Flight course within theMechanical Engineering curriculum is to motivate sophomore level undergraduate students to differentaspects of aerospace engineering so that they can make an informed decision about pursuing aerospaceengineering as their career. The topics covered in the course are shown below - 1. Aviation Pioneers 10. Thrust to Weight Ratio and Lift to Drag 2. Parts of Airplane (Activity) Ratio (Gimli Glider activity) 3. Nomenclature of Airplane and Airfoils 11. Finite Wing Aerodynamics

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Long Duy Nguyen P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Construction Engineering

Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Stongly the instructor understand where Agree Disagree students had difficulty Figure 4. Student perception about the use of poll app for understanding course materialsFaculty Reflection on the Use of Poll EverywhereThe use of Poll Everywhere in the current course offered several benefits in many aspects ofteaching and learning. It enhanced active learning and interaction with peers for problem solving.It should be noted that in both semesters the instructor provided worksheets with practiceproblems or case studies depending on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

supplement details in the change ofparticipants’ perceptions appeared in Likert-type questions [42, 43].III. ResultsIn this section, we presented student responses on the pre-post surveys to reveal if the programmet the criteria for success intended for goals of the program. These would reflect any increasesthat favor pursuing graduate education.A. Impact of Program on Career GoalsFigure 1 shows students’ changes in their career goals after the REU programs by program andby total. The number of students that responded to the corresponding survey questions were intotal npre = 32 and npost = 28 (in AERO, npre = 12 and npost = 11; in MSEN, npre = 12 and npost = 11;and in IIT: npre = 8 and npost = 6). Figure 1 shows the percentages of each students in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

survey with the Leadership Community in order tomeasure and document progress, satisfaction and outcomes for the LVCP community. At thetime the survey was administered, the participants had completed the facilitator training and haddeveloped the content of the Safe Zone level 1 and level 2 workshops. The results reflect theperceptions of the members of a Community of Practice in the early stages of development andwill provide an indication of the strength of the foundation of a sustainable community ofpractice capable of achieving individual and community goals.Of the original 20 members of the VCP, one was unable to attend the facilitator training ormeetings due to schedule conflicts, and two were PIs on the project. Links to the online

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Michael Alexander Liu, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Bruce L. Tai, Texas A&M University; Samuel F. Noynaert, Texas A&M University; Dinakar Sagapuram, Texas A & M University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(guided) individual career plans. Research Symposium. Awards ceremony. @ TAMU Formal survey/interview evaluations (both internal & external). Reflection essay. Dinner. Post Database & mailing list setup. Scheduled periodic status-update for continued guidance on 1-year career objectives (for 1-year). Post opportunities. Strategies to get back on track (if needed). Extended Periodic contact (beyond 1-year). Posting opportunities. Track professional career progress. [Fall] Evaluator report. Discussion & intervention plans. Grad student team-management-training. [*TAMU College of Engineering (CoE) Undergraduate Summer Research Grants (USRG) activity][CoE deadline] [#Evaluation activity] [%Brown

Conference Session

Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Edward A. Pan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and theirperformance was about the same on each area. A high mismatch indicates that a student foundsome material more challenging than other material, and their performance on gradedassignments reflects that. As a practical matter, the minimum value for 𝑆!,! is zero (the studentperforms exactly the same on each topic area) and the maximum mismatch could be as large as800 or 900 (for a student whose performance is wildly erratic across topical areas). In this study,the minimum mismatch score was 52.5, the mean was 248, and the maximum was over 700. Theclass average mismatch 𝑆!,!"#$$ , calculated via equation (1) using class averages on each topicarea in the j and k summations, was about 130, corresponding to just less than ½ letter

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

betterunderstand the challenges facing the creation of inclusive and effective educationalopportunities. In engineering, four interrelated factors have been noted as barriers to thepersistence of academically talented students that face financial limitations, as is the case formany of our multicultural students20, 21, 22: ● Lack of Engagement/Sense of Belonging ● Underdeveloped Professional Work Ethic & Goal Setting Page 26.1751.5 ● Insufficient Opportunities to Gain Practical Competence & Reflect on Learning ● Working for PayTalented young women, as well as multicultural students, too frequently pursue careers in otherfields or

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Christine Julien

failures [12], and then discuss the • A smart light application (controlled via Android) wherefundamentals of testing (from black box testing [7] to white the hue of the light reflects the sensed temperature; andbox testing [16] and why both are important; unit testing to another project where the hue of the light changes inregression testing) and discuss important concepts related to response to detected motion.testing (e.g., test suites and coverage). To make these concepts • An Android application that pulled data from a weathermore concrete, we then walk through specific tools for testing website and adjusted the hue of a smart light based on

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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Minorities in Engineering

. Several students mentioned learning styles and that a professor must have the ability toteach to students with different learning styles and levels of ability. They felt that the instructorshould make a conscious effort to reach all students and gauge their understanding. With respectto the teams, some students were concerned that it was difficult to join established teams. Therewas also a comment about being an independent learner and it being hard to work in teamswithout having individual understanding. There were also comments about giving students timein class to reflect on the course content. Typically referred to as active learning activities wherethe students work for 5 minutes and then the instructor provides guidance and support

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

best understanding of the concepts that were taught and allof the items that will be used to assess the student performance in the class have been submitted.If the course outcomes were assessed during the last week of classes, the students may still beunsure of one or more topics. However, by the day of the final exam, the student should havetheir best grasp of the material.Table 2 summarizes the average of the scores given by the students for Fall 2006. Except for ascore of 2.9, most of the scores are well above 3.0. The student assessments reflect that theyhave a good grasp of how to design and analyze linkages and of the concepts associated withlinkages. The lower scores are associated with the mathematical derivations presented in theclass