Paper ID #30699Student Perceptions of and Learning in Makerspaces Embedded in theirUndergraduate Engineering Preparation ProgramsDr. Louis S. Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas Louis S. Nadelson has a BS from Colorado State University, a BA from the Evergreen State College, a MEd from Western Washington University, and a PhD in educational psychology from UNLV. His scholarly interests include all areas of STEM teaching and learning, inservice and preservice teacher pro- fessional development, program evaluation, multidisciplinary research, and conceptual change. Nadelson uses his over 20 years of high school and
. MacPhee, D., Farro, S., Canetto, S. (2013) Academic Self-Efficacy and Performance of Underrepresented STEM Majors: Gender, Ethnic, and Social Class Patterns. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2013, pp. 347—369.Tony McClaryTony McClary is a graduate research assistant for the Engineering New Mexico Resource Centerworking in K-12 STEM Outreach. He received his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with a focusin performance psychology from New Mexico State University and is a candidate for hisMaster’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in Physics from the NMSU Collegeof Education. Tony has worked with the College of Engineering in the design andimplementation of the NM PREP Academy and with the
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cultural acceptance of proposed engineering solutions 5. Social Consciousness Competency: understanding that the engineering solutions should primarily serve people and society reflecting social consciousness [3].Each university in the NAE GCSP network creates their own GCSP requirements through whichthey utilize available university resources and opportunities to support their students in achievingall five competencies. These requirements may include coursework, extra-curricularopportunities, other organized programming, or approved individual experiences. Donaher etal.’s survey of 35 GCSP programs across the US highlighted various ways in which programs arestructured to meet the competencies [4]. There is no stated level of minimum
,supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The meeting was attended by fourteen institutions,including four with existing programs. Meeting attendees identified elements key to the VIPmodel [6]: 1. Projects are based on faculty mentor’s scholarship and exploration. 2. Projects are long-term and large-scale, continuing for many years, even decades. 3. Program is curricular and all participating students are graded (A-F; not P/F or S/U). 4. Students can participate and earn credits toward their degrees for at least two years. 5. Learning outcomes focus on the development of both disciplinary and professional skills. 6. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged but not required. 7. Dedicated classroom
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students from the Fall 2016 andSpring 2017 semesters and correlated with the Week 8 cumulative score. RESULTSResults from the Cinematic Meditation Exercise We computed the mean Week 8 cumulative score for the following categories of students:(a) those who submitted the essay for the cinematic meditation assignment, denoted by S andSUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 13 ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Interventions for Promoting Student Engagement and Predicting Performance in an Introductory Engineering Class Figure 7
reference to thedefinition of bits in timer 2’s control register which is provided in the microcontroller’s datasheet.Cognitive load theory predicts that when these elements are spatially or temporally separated,such as refer- ring to a textbook, a datasheet, and traditional source code, additional extraneousload is imposed to successfully integrate these elements. Because LP encourages including allthese elements as a part of the document, as shown in Figure 2(b), we hypothesize that the use ofliterate programs will reduce extraneous load, thereby improving students’ ability to master theseconcepts, which will lead to higher test scores.We investigated the impact of LP in a digital system design course because modern hardwaredescription languages
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substantial qualification in engineering education pedagogy.Our assertion is that the USA should not risk being left behind, and thus it is imperative that awider cohort of early career engineering educators should acquire substantial pedagogical andeducational training during their initial year(s) of teaching. “Pedagogy” being taken to meaninstructional techniques, and “educational” to encompass the curriculum and the philosophiesthat underpin pedagogies. Four propositions support this view: 1. Assuming that teaching is a professional activity, it is incumbent on a professional to be aware of the knowledge that constructs the activity and act therein taking into account the evidence available. 2. Without such knowledge it is difficult
showing where they may — intentionally or unintentionally — “game” theprocess. This demonstrates that an applied ethics approach is a systematic analytic process andnot — as one student suggested “loosey-goosey feel-good b____t”.Requiring students to present their analysis to their peers in class and receive coaching andfeedback right then and there allows the instructors to help students build confidence in their newknowledge and skills at assembling stable ethical scaffolds, and to steer their projectsaccordingly. From their analysis and in-class feedback, students finalize their ethical assessmentand how it has affected their projects in their final project report to the faculty member(s)teaching the course and their clients.Students are also
ahead to design a solar system for educational access.Educational access will likely require design considerations and expenses beyond that of aconventional commercial solar installation. Educational access may also require additionaltechnical experts or sub-contractors to work on the design and installation of the system.Engagement of the school’s facility managers and faculty members early in the process isessential. Dialogue between these parties and the solar developer can maximize the educationalbenefits of a solar installation.Potential Educational AudiencesWhen designing solar PV systems for educational use, the first step is to consider who theintended educational audience(s) might be. A possible list of educational activities
should be responsible for teaching this code of ethics to new engineers? How does this code of ethics apply to those engineers who cannot or choose not to become licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)? (note: PE licensure is not available for all disciplines) What happens when engineers fail to follow these guidelines?After discussing the applicable Code(s) of Ethics, participants shift back to case studydiscussions. “Tweaking the Data” asks participants to consider how the power differentialbetween a supervisor/employee or mentor/mentee can impact the gathering and reporting of data.In this scenario, an inexperienced engineer is tasked with collecting data that ends up surprisingand puzzling the project manager
at the University.Many students measured this lack of course opportunities based on Advanced Placement (AP)options at their home high school. Of the seven participants, students reported between one andseven AP courses at their high schools, which they felt was less than the other students in theircourse of study. Even at the high end of this range, Student A mentioned: “So I guess, also partof that is the classes that we can take, like, the opportunities, because, you know, we only hadmaybe six or seven AP classes.... But then I talk to people that took, you know, 10, 12, you know,even more.” Student D noted that his school only had one teacher qualified to teach AP courses:“We don't have a lot of AP courses and [Teacher]’s, the only one
, superficial preparation assigned material observations, questions Quality of Comments are relevant and Comments sometimes Comments reflect little Contributions reflect understanding of: irrelevant, betray lack of understanding of either the assigned text(s) or preparation, or indicate lack assignment or previous remarks assignments; previous of attention to previous in seminar remarks of other students; remarks of other students and insights about assigned materials Impact on Class Comments frequently help
of community would increase throughout the three course sequence as each course buildsupon the previous course(s). Entry and exit surveys already exist for each of the introductoryprogramming courses participating in this study; the participants and specific questions used forthis study are detailed in the next sections.Participants and CoursesThe entry and exit surveys were administered to students in four different large-enrollmentcomputer programming courses at a large, public research institution.Course 1a is a CS1-type course and is required of all engineering students and is taken in the firstyear of study; the students in Course 1a were offered a small amount of extra credit to completethese surveys. Course 1b is also a CS1-type
Industrial c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30121 Technology from 2007 to 2010. Prior to her appointment at Purdue University in 1993, she spent seven years teaching for Texas A&M University’s Department of Engineering Technology. Dr. Newton has a Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a B.S. in Industrial Distribution, each from Texas A&M University.Dr. Carmen Torres-S´anchez CEng, Loughborough University Dr Torres-S´anchez is an Associate Professor at the University of Loughborough, England, United King
) • Choose the appropriate type of graph for the data set. • No Excel titles on graphs. That’s what the caption is for. • Axes usually should not run through the center of a graph. • Each axis needs a label including units • Include legend only when graphing more than one set of data. • Format tables so data can be easily compared. Don’t have tables spread across two or more pages. • Put units in the header of each table column. • Units should be consistent and abbreviated correctly. o mPa and MPa are different o second is s not sec, hour is h not hr, etc. (lists of unit abbrev can be found online)Statistics • For each data point, report the number of measurements made or samples tested (n), even
in the classroom to more stable levels. Future research should investigate these effectsin a broader range of classrooms within engineering and across related STEM disciplines.Evaluating engagement at a fine-grained level (by TA and by course) provides an opportunity toreduce confounding effects and illuminate distinct effects of faculty vs. TA support in largecourses.AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for theirsupport of this work (DUE grant number 1504618). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The author would also like to thank