Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

Implementing Guided Note Taking to Improve Student Learning of Energy Saving Construction Techniques Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, Farmingdale State College, SUNYAbstractUnderstanding energy saving construction techniques is a critical component of ConstructionDesign —a technology -based, sophomore level course in which students prepare constructiondrawings for an individually prepared residential project and a team-prepared commercialproject. This course is a requirement for one of the two programs in our department,Architectural Engineering Technology, and an elective for the second program, ConstructionManagement Engineering Technology. Construction Design, like many other lecture laboratorycourses, is

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kiran George

connected to the PC with a projection system.Single-tablet models can be used in classrooms along with interactive educational software orwith freeware such as ScreenPen alone that allows you to highlight, write and save slides withannotations using digital ink for future reference. Wireless tablets (Fig.3) are an ideal choice forthe single-tablet model classrooms. Using this model, any traditional classroom can beseamlessly converted to a digital learning environment in a cost-effective manner as only a singletablet is required. However, the single-tablet model lacks the ability to gather instant studentfeedback using digital ink.In the multi-tablet model, both the instructor and students have USB-Tablets. This model can beadopted in classrooms

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ladimer S. Nagurney

loaded to the Kindle willcome out in the Landscape format with no page overlap or scrolling.Although the aspect ratio of the presentation created for the Kindle is not the same as typicalpresentations, if one views the pdf file on ones computer, puts in into the full screen mode, thepdf may readily be displayed on a computer and projected without noticeable effects. LatexLaTex is considered the Gold Standard mathematical text processing program. Developed byDonald Knuth in the late 1970s as a way to typeset mathematics on a computer, it has gainedalmost universal acceptance. Because Latex use proportional fonts and auto-hyphenation, it's output looks like a

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald C. Rosenberg, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

)  Spaceship Earth (4 minutes, 4 team members)  Think Globally (4 minutes, 4 team members)  International Trade (8 minutes, 4 team members)  Letter-to-the-Editor (free topic, solo, letter submitted externally)  International Business (8 minutes, 4 team members)  Energy (3 minute elevator talk, solo, to Michigan Senator (actor))  Water (3 minute elevator talk, solo, to US Senator (actor))  The Internet (8 minutes, 4 team members, plus formal Q&A section)  Water Scarcity (8 minutes, 4 team members, plus formal Q&A section)  Final Project Proposal (6 minutes, 4 team members, Q&A section) Page 22.763.4  Final

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Del H. Dugas, ExxonMobil

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

ExxonMobil Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program was developed as an effort byExxonMobil Corporation to assist LSU in attracting talented minority students (both Louisianaresidents and non-residents) to complete Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering. In 2003,ExxonMobil Corporation contributed $250,000 over five years to establish a scholarship fund atLSU (Phase 1), and this partnership was renewed in 2009 with a second, five-year phase of$250,000 (Phase 2).Project Goals and ObjectivesThe initial goals of the program for each phase were to: recruit (Phase 1 only) and retainminorities, fund ten scholars for four years each, develop a mentoring program with ExxonMobilCorporation employees, and increase the participant graduation rate. It

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

vahid salehi pour mehr, Florida International University; Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Juan Francisco Fernandez, Florida International University; Javier Parra

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Electrical and Computer

affordable solutions for the Smart Grid  Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and means of lowering carbon footprint of the Smart grid solutionsMany countries have been trying to develop the Smart Grid technologies by performing someprojects as test-beds with different points of view. The United States has some projects such asGridWise, GridWorks [8] and is trying to expand their results focusing on improving theefficiency of its old transmission and distribution networks. The European Union has SmartGridsprojects [9], while focusing mainly on stably adopting renewable energy resources. Canada isrunning Integration of Decentralized Energy Resources Program [10], and in Korea, a projectcalled K-Grid has been launched to design a highly

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-565: UNDERGRADUATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THATACHIEVE DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMESFiras Akasheh, Tuskegee University Dr. Akasheh is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He joined in 2008.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating and testing assessments and curriculum materials for engineering design and professional skills, especially for use in capstone engineering design courses. He has been a Fellow

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes and has NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory Materials Course, Tracking Student Learning Trajectories of Atomic Structure and Macroscopic Property Relation- ships, and Assessing Learning Modes on Conceptual Change.David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering Professor and an Associate Professor of Chemical & Materi- als Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is assigned to the College of

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

how it works. Last, using a Girder and Panel hydrodynamic building set15, they constructed a continuous process (with water circulating) and observed the response of the system when various valves were closed, and described how a siphon in the process worked. 5. Synthesis of indigo: Using benzaldeyde, acetone and NaOH, each student synthesized indigo. Before beginning the lab, they had to show me that they had found and summarized the MSDS for each component. I demonstrated the use of a graduated cylinder, analytical scale and Buchner funnel for the nonengineering students. All students were instructed on yield calculations and waste disposal. 6. Project weeks: The students were given a

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

, then practice in translation could proveuseful. Translation as an activity in problem solving is noted by Diana Laurillard in herbook, Rethinking University Teaching: A Conversational Framework for the Effectiveuse of Learning Technologies, 2nd ed9. She discusses a crystallography lecture, in which areal world object (crystal) is represented three ways: the actual object, a threedimensional sketch, and a diagram derived from a mathematical representation. Theresponse from one student indicates translational difficulties: “There are so many ways of describing one crystal, it seems illogical. We draw it naturally, the way our eyes see it, then we’re told to draw it in three-dimensional projection to see it that

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1778: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: INCORPORATIONOF LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN SIX INTEGRATED PILLAR COURSESMichael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Baird joined the chemical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He also teaches a graduate course entitled ”Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing”. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate pro- fessor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for nine years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving the

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

the number of engineers, to attract more women and minorities, we need new models forlearning that better represent the hybrid nature of engineering and science that make these thearenas for innovation and discovery.References1 Brown, A. L. Design experiments: theoretical and methodological challenges in creating complex interventions in classroom settings. Journal of Learning Sciences 2, 141-178 (1992).2 Brown, A. L. & Campione, J. C. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994).3 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Benchmarks for Science Literacy Project 2061. (Oxford University Press, New York, NY1993).4 Lisenmeier, R., Kanter, D.,Smith, H.,Lisenmeier, K.,McKenna, A. . Evaluation of a

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of promoting faculty development, and the TFLC wasbased on the authors’ experiences in a different University Faculty Learning Community. Thegoal for both the seminar and TFLC were simple: provide faculty with technical andpedagogical information, and then offer support for their attempts to incorporate Tablet PCs intothe classroom teaching.A major innovation developed for the seminar, and used in the workshop, was a multipleprojector approach to help faculty see each of the following: (a) the instructor’s Tablet PCscreen with controls, (b) the classroom projected content, and (c) a sample student Tablet PCscreen. As part of the TFLC, faculty participants were required to develop material for one oftheir courses using a Tablet PC and then

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Colin Coghill, University of Auckland

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Computers in Education

education, although recent focus has been on the teaching of software engineering and providing assistance with various IT projects. He has spent several years creating the OASIS E-learning software application, a tool to assist with teach- ing which also provides a base for education related research. Before joining the University, he worked as a consultant in the computer security industry. Page 22.1708.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work in Progress: Virtual outreach - facilitating the transition to university studyAbstractGlobally

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

sig Soft No No (2-Engineering Program Skills Co-op Co-op Co-op Co-op F tailed)Aerospace: Experimental Fluid Y 545 161 3.14 3.33 8.692 *** Dynamics Introduction to Aerospace Y 672 181 2.98 3.17 8.505 *** Vehicle Performance System Dynamics & 646 170 2.56 2.77 7.178 ** Control Aerospace Design Project I Y 384 114 3.32 3.50 6.298 ** Jet & Rock Propulsion

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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Engineering Ethics

road commission fornot maintaining sufficient road safety along this 3 three mile stretch. Both were dismissedbecause the drivers were going well in excess of the 45 mph speed limit.8. Exceeding Pollution Limits(Web Page on this Site) Hypothetical CaseMarvin has just prepared a report that indicates that the level of pollution in the plant's waterdischarges slightly exceeds the legal limitations. However, there is little reason to believe thatthis excessive amount poses any danger to people in the area; at worst, it will endanger a smallnumber of fish. On the other hand, solving the problem will cost the plant more than $200,000.9. Bringing in the First Woman(Web Page on this Site) Hypothetical CaseJim Grimaldi, projects manager in the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Steve Harrist, Oklahoma State University; Scott D. Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

minimalassistance, whether they see someone who needs assistance carrying groceries to a car, pickingup some dropped items or putting the final touches on a research project before a deadlinepasses. During most of one’s waking hours, one operates at level-1. For example, when a personpasses someone in need of (minimal) assistance; this person is likely on the way to anappointment or a class or trying to finish a task. How one responds or recognizes that they areconfronted with an ethical situation – whether to help the person in need of assistance – is to aconsiderable extent a function of habit and one’s emotional states. [This last, that emotion playsa significant role in ethical/ethical behavior at level-1 is important. Numerous studiesdemonstrate both

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Research Initiative (NAAMREI). Dr. Gonzalez is a founding leader of the initiative which seeks to develop the infrastructure for an integrated PK through practice educational system for the Rio South Texas Region. This endeavor involves a strong relationship with the Economic Development community, South Texas College and Region One Education Service Center which facilitates the activities of the proposed project. Because of his experience and role as a regional leader in a wide variety of endeavors, Dr. Gonzalez has served and continues to serve in leadership positions in technology based economic development in the Rio South Texas Region.Connie M Borror, Arizona State University West

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University North Central

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

STD $2062 LDX #$2020 ; filtering data LDY #$2042 EMACS $2060 ;b0*w(n) INX INX INY INY EMACS $2060 ;b1*w(n-1) INX INX INY INY EMACS $2060 ;done with sum of b(n)*w(n) LDD $2044 ;update the linear buffer for w(n) STD $2046 LDD $2042 STD $2044 LDD $2060 LSLD ; change y(n) to Q-15 LSLD ; scale up by 4, S=4 LSLD ADDA #$80 ;add DC offset STD $2060Figure 18. A sample program segment for IIR filter implementation in direct form II. Page 22.1384.17With the established knowledge and sample programs, students can further conduct their ownfilter implementations using their own designed filters. Finally, a group project can be assignedto students to

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

hands-onaspects. The two courses in the first-year program have design-to-build team projects, multi-media presentations and activities, case studies, design problem sets, along with embeddedapplications in programming, computer classrooms with classroom assessment techniques,designed to actively engage the students, focused on their learning and learning styles. Yet evenwith continuous improvement and a strong focus on student learning and engagement, theproblem of students e-tasking persists in creating distractions in the classroom, even with effortsto dissuade them from doing so.Current Classroom Strategies for Reducing E-tasking DistractionsIn an attempt to reduce the e-tasking in class, some new strategies were adopted at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Grantham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ryan Arlitt, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

areas with poor usability. Initial improvements to theinterface were made based upon feedback from the questionnaire. Page 22.652.2 1. INTRODUCTION The goal of this research project is to test usability of the Risk in Early Design(RED) application when used as an expert knowledge source for tasks previously thoughtto require engineering experience. As technology progresses, it is critical that educationalefforts focus on preparing students to build on the new developments, rather thancontinuously teaching them to “reinvent the wheel.” The teaching of new technology isnot limited to the integration of novel

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

bias - Discuss the result appropriatelyAt this point several thesis and research projects have been conducted with great success. Thepossibility to offer services to private or governmental institutions in order to test if biases arepresent in their FRS remains a possibility.Conclusion One important benefit of this paper may be to provide private or governmental institutionswith valuable information into how demographic and environmental conditions may lead to falsenegatives. The research could also determine, through statistical analysis, whether or not an in-service FRS is significantly effected by internal and external conditions, resulting in a biasresponse toward different complexions. This paper presents a system testing

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

helps us understand which students learn best under what conditions. Overthe past several years, the author has experimented on a wide variety of research projects and hascollected lot of data on several topics of interest. He has also reported on his findings at anumber of other ASEE conferences (Narayanan, 2007, 2008). As a part of the literaturesurvey, some of the paragraphs have been reproduced here for sake of clarity and completeness.In this particular presentation, he draws from the experience and expertise he has gathered overseveral years of research. According to guidelines proposed by the American Association for Higher Education( AAHE Assessment Forum, 1992 http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/june97/ameri1.htm

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

International

mistakenly assume boredom or alack of engagement from the seemingly passive listening displayed as a mode of preferredlearning for an Auditory student. Likewise, the learning materials and activities that an instructormight generally utilize with success, such as projected presentation materials, handouts of lecturenotes, hands-on demonstrations or laboratory experiments, and assigned readings of textbookchapters, can be less meaningful for students who exhibit a monomodal preference for Auditorylearning.When faced with an increased proportion of students who exhibit a preference for Auditorylearning, instructors may find increased success in their teaching by ensuring that main conceptsfrom the course are specifically described verbally in detail

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics’.Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Douglas R. Carroll

lecture notesto be saved, projected on a computer screen, and transmitted over the internet. The digital tabletalso has the “cut and paste” ability so that textbook pictures can be pasted into the lecture. Thisallows the teacher to use high quality graphics in the lecture, which is especially helpful whenexplaining the three dimensional problems, and other problems where it is difficult to draw agood picture by hand.Homework, quizzes and exams for the classes are traditional. Students are assigned to workproblems out of the textbook for homework, and work similar problems for quizzes and examsduring class. The goal is to use the distance technology to help the students perform better onthe traditional homework, quizzes and exams. The primary

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Clive L. Dym

and Patrick Little, Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1999 (1st Edition), 2004 (2nd Edition), 2008 (3rd Edition, with E. J. Orwin and R. E. Spjut); Spanish translation, Limusa Wiley, Balderas, Mexico, 2002; Korean translation, Info-Tech Corea, Seoul, South Korea, 2008; Portugese translation Artmed Editora, S.A., Porto Alegre RS, Brazil, 2010.9. Philip D. Cha, James J. Rosenberg, and Clive L. Dym, Fundamentals of Modeling and Analyzing Engineering Systems, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2000.10. Clive L. Dym, Principles of Mathematical Modeling, 2nd Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, New York, 2004. (First edition, 1980, co-authored by Elizabeth S. Ivey.)11. Jennifer Stroud

Collection

2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Grant Crawford; Elizabeth Bristow

numerousto list here. Major areas of focus include healthcare, women’s outreach and professionaldevelopment, and education. One well-established organization which provides opportunities forengineering faculty to volunteer their time or make monetary contributions is Engineers WithoutBorders (EWB). EWB “supports community-driven development programs worldwide by Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference, April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNYcollaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, whilecreating transformative experiences and responsible leaders” [12]. EWB-USA membersparticipate in professional or student chapters on a wide

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

: Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering: A Data-Based Look at Diversity” and the NACME databook. Research in progress includes projects funded by the National Science Foundation on women’s interna- tional participation and collaboration in science and engineering and on career outcomes of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients. In addition, she is working on analyses of supply and demand for engineers and scientists. Support for this research was provided by NACME with additional support via a grant from the National Science Foundation, Research on Gender in Science and Engineering HRD#0827461. Any findings or conclusions are those of the author and do not reflect those of the National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda S. Fry, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

how to improve as well as an understanding of how to make animprovement10.Because quality feedback is important, investigating the traits of good feedback is critical. Theaim of this study is to examine how students perceive and respond to feedback received from aGraduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and their peers. This study is part of a larger project thatfocuses on the feedback that students receive as they iterate through multiple drafts of theirsolutions to MEAs. In addition, this study is part of a greater research endeavor to developpedagogical approaches around feedback on open-ended problem solving that enhancesinstructor and peer feedback and facilitates students learning to interpret and respond to feedback.II. MethodA. SettingThree