in Journal of Educational Psychology, Contemporary Educational Psychology and Journal of Experimental Education, among other venues. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The influence of modeling on science self-efficacy among middle school students (evidence based practice paper: teaching approaches)Abstract Engineering lacks a presence in the k-12 classroom except through project or designbased curriculum, which is primarily used to teach science concepts. Educators often recommendincluding instructional strategies that create opportunities to increase a students’ self-efficacy toimprove student achievement in science
initially started the survey. After the surveys werecompleted and the responses were reviewed, the researcher noticed that several participants hadeither failed to identify their major or were in a non-engineering major. There were twenty-fourparticipants in twelve non-engineering majors that were deleted including project management,agricultural science, and criminal justice. There were seventeen participants who were deletedbecause they did not identify any major. This brought the number of participants down from 416to 375 for statistical analysis.The participants attended high school in twenty-four states, as well as, in foreign countries. Outof the respondents, 70.65% of the participants completed high school in Virginia. Sixty-sevenpercent of
location on the ambiguity spectrum.The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a three-year project to study this importantintellectual development of students in a typical STEM curriculum. Cross-sectional andlongitudinal studies of STEM students as well as non-STEM students at a Historically BlackCollege are being conducted to measure the influence of the current curriculum in context of theconstructs of tolerance of ambiguity, intellectual mental models, and STEM identity.This work-in-progress paper shares some preliminary results of the baseline data that has beencollected during the first year of the NSF-funded project.MethodThe participants of this within-subject and between-group quasi-experimental study are studentsof a Historically
design [25]. Table 1 outlines a list of validated creativityassessments and identifies them as measures of creative person, process or product.Attributes of assessment toolsThe intent of this project is not to judge assessment metrics, recognizing that differentapplications require different attributes and outcomes of assessment metrics. Instead, the intent isto provide guidelines for engineering educators and researchers interested in creativity forselecting appropriate metrics to be used in classrooms and research studies based on metricattributes. but rather to compile a These metrics are examined for applicability to science andengineering, ease of administration and completion, expertise required to score, cost toadminister, and time
the best fit to our students. Learning aspecific RTOS has the benefit of being able to utilize it immediately for projects. Nonetheless,the fast development and updates on the area of RTOS may cause the knowledge learned fromone specific RTOS outdated in some time and not applicable to another RTOS.Traditionally, teaching and learning RTOS are implemented in the following ways. First, weteach the students the design principles of RTOS and show them a ready-to use commercialRTOS. We call this a “top-down” approach. The benefit is that students will be able toimmediately deploy that specific RTOS [1]. However, without a thorough understanding of whyand how tasks are created and managed by the RTOS, students lack the skill set to pick up a
median full-time equivalent enrollment(approximately 2800 engineering undergraduates), our new policy and strategy lines up withsimilar institutions in their report (non-mandatory placement, department creation of test). Ourinstitution is unusual in that applied mathematics including calculus is taught within theengineering school and not by the university’s mathematics department. Therefore, ourplacement test can focus on those concepts and skills that are most needed by engineeringstudents.This paper reports on the development and implementation of a calculus placement test strategyfor engineering students as well as the results obtained and further plans.ObjectivesOur project was to create and deliver a placement test system that would
. Moreover, wewould like to thank the Physics Department and the Mathematics Department ofTecnologico de Monterrey and, especially, the Physics Education Research and InnovationGroup for all the support received throughout this project. Finally, we would like to recognizethe Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences for the resources andsupport given throughout this project.References[1] N. Chomsky, Language and Mind, 3rd edition. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge UniversityPress, 2006.[2] L. S. Vygotsky, Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes,Revised ed. edition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.[3] A. Dominguez, I. Hernandez-Armenta, y J. de la G. Becerra, “Towards a Full
) for the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) at UIUC. At the national level, she served as the Executive Director of the biomedical engineering honor society, Alpha Eta Mu Beta (2011-2017) and is an ABET evaluator (2018-present).Ms. Angela Wolters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Director, Women in EngineeringDr. Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Woodard received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2011. His Aerospace research interests currently focus on the effects of icing on the aero- dynamics of swept-wing aircraft. In engineering education, he is also interested in project-based learning and
University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. David Whittinghill is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Computer and Information Technology. Dr. Whittinghill’s research focuses on gaming, simulation and computer pro- gramming education and how these technologies can more effectively address outstanding issues in health, education, and society. Dr. Whittinghill leads projects in pediatric physical therapy, sustainable energy simulation, Chinese language learning, virtual reality, and games as a tool for improving educational out- comes. Dr. Whittinghill is the director of the Games Innovation Laboratory (www.gamesinnovation.org). c American Society for
Toler, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Mardigon Toler is a student of Computer Science and Mathematics at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, finishing a bachelor’s degree in both fields in spring 2019. His interests include digital audio, digital signal processing, and distributed and parallel computing. His past projects have included applications of AI to real-time music accompaniment as well as real-time software-based audio synthesis using Fourier transforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Investigating Communication Patterns for Distributed Fast Fourier TransformsIntroduction Fast
Development” focuses on engineering incontext in the developing world– i.e., developing solutions with respect to political, social,environmental, and economic factors, instead of just engineering ones. A water treatment systemfor a remote village may be highly effective, but if it cannot be operated or maintained by thepeople whom it is supposed to help, it is of no real use. In the same way, latrines that generatebiogas for people to use as cooking fuel may sound like a good idea, but if they are equippedonly with western-style toilets they may not be culturally acceptable and the whole project willfail. Through these two small examples, one can see how a geographer and an engineer cancreate a better solution by working together than they can
multiple wireless sensors. Wi-Fi for connectionbetween wireless node and Raspberry Pi and client-server communication for data transfer fromwireless node to Raspberry Pi were used in their project. Raspberry Pi application was extendedto home automation and Rao and Uma built the home automation system using Raspberry Pi [4].Raspberry Pi is located between router and home IoT devices to provide the updated data andremote control through Internet. Another application is surveillance system. Prasad and et. al.used it to collect and store the data from surveillance cameras and updated data can be seen at thesmartphone through cellular network [5]. In education, Raspberry Pi is mostly used to teachprogramming who cannot afford a high-end computer. It
: Analysis and Design of Systems in Motion, Wiley, 2010. 9. D.R. Woods, Problem-based learning: How to gain the most from PBL, Watertown, ON, 1994. 10. D. Pfahl, O. Laitenberger, G. Ruhe, J. Dorsch, and T. Krivobokova, “Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment.”, Information and Software Technology, Vol 46, pp. 127-147, 2004. 11. M.M.Waldrop, “The Science of Teaching Science”, Nature, Vol. 523, pp 272-274, 2015.Appendix 1Table 1: Rubric to measure student engagement (Total number of students two sectionscombined = 63. OEP stands for open-ended problems) How often have you done each of the following in Never 1 to 2 3 to 5
the reporting of havinga close relative in the field. As the National Academy of Engineering asserts, engineering is not avery public facing discipline for the most part [2] and so while it is understandable that themajority of student who select engineering as a major may not fully understand all that theprofession entails, the researchers thought that having a relationship with an engineer might be amitigating factor in perceptions of the profession.Additionally, these results differed from the findings in Besterfield-Sacre, Moreno, Shuman, &Atman [3] that skill perceptions differed by gender. The current research did not reveal any suchdisparity in how females and males view engineering skills.LimitationsThis project was initiated in
Paper ID #24860Power and Channel Aware Routing in Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc NetworksDr. Merlinda Drini, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York Dr. Merlinda Drini joined the Queensborough Community College in September 2011 and currently holds an Associate Professor position in the Engineering Technology department. She earned her Ph.D. in Elec- trical Engineering, June 2009, from The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She is a recipient of the awards in mentoring various students on undergraduate research projects. Her research areas are computer networking
management and project management in the MS&T.Dr. Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Elizabeth Cudney is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineer- ing Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and MBA from the University of Hartford, and doctorate in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri – Rolla. In 2018, Dr. Cudney received the ASQ Crosby Medal for her book on Design for Six Sigma. Dr. Cudney received the 2018 IISE Fellow Award. She also received the 2017 Yoshio Kondo Academic
) environmentwith facilitated graphical user interfaces.MethodologyIn the beginning of this study, the students are asked to fill a survey that reflects their attitudetoward following sustainability rules, and how far are they willing to contribute to upholdingsuch rules, and finally, how do they feel about advocating it to their acquaintances. The surveywas given, initially, to the students in the beginning of the semester without any introductions tosustainability; then, was given again in the end of the project with different phrasing seeking toobtain genuine and open answers. The two implemented survey questioners are appended in theend of this report (Appendix A). The preliminary stages introduced the students to the successfulproblem-solving
Paper ID #25836Relevance of Immediate Feedback in an Introduction to Programming CourseDr. Raquel Landa, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Part-time teacher at Tec de Monterrey since 1999, with a Ph.D. in Education, a Master in Information Technology Management and a Major in Electronic Systems. Currently involved in Innovation projects related to engineering and programming courses. ˜ Tecnol´ogico de MonterreyYolanda Martinez-Trevino, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Relevance of Immediate Feedback in the Introduction to Programming
operational amplifier design yet can be analyzed usingtraditional nodal analysis techniques. At the University of Virginia it is also a central element inthe design project for the 3rd course in our Fundamentals sequence, an ECG system with digitalsignal processing for filtering and analysis.Instrumentation amplifier experiments are a staple of many undergraduate laboratoryexperiments in electrical and computer engineering, biomedical engineering, and physics, and wehave surveyed the types of experiments that are presented. In some cases, these experimentsdiscuss the circuit within applications based around a Wheatstone bridge [7]. In most otherscenarios, an amplifier is constructed, and signals are applied at one input while grounding theother and
project?" "What artifacts in theroom might also connect?" When students discuss a shared, recent experience, theirobservations were richer and more relevant. In either event, introducing the crosscutting conceptsformally made the future group and individual conversations related to the concepts moremeaningful. Allowing for wait time for students to look at the list of concepts and also betweenconversations surrounding ideas was crucial in helping students process this new academiclanguage. As students referred to the same concepts in multiple engineering challengesthroughout the day, they were doing more than solving a specific problem. They were knowinglylooking for cause and effect, asking what structure might best serve a function, even trying
integrity of the discipline itself. Of course, nearlyhalf a century of science and technology studies scholarship has demonstrated that engineeringwork is always cultural and political: humans make decisions about what projects to pursue andwhat design factors to prioritize amid a complex set of social, political, and cultural demands[e.g., 15-17].Prior research has speculated a possible connection between the prevalence of this ideology andinequality in engineering. Specifically, depoliticization justifies an unequal status quo in theprofession by prescribing broad avoidance of engagement with concerns like inequality within“real” engineering work. This scholarship argues that depoliticization functions as a mechanismsof inequality reproduction at
exploration, sys- tem of systems, virtual reality and complex systems, systems simulation, risk, reliability, and vulnerability in critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His pub- lications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded projects exceed $ 4.2 M including National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Industry, and other Research Laboratories.Dr. Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University Lesley Strawderman received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. She has also received a M.S.I.E
Student Experience Survey - HIP Course CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EFFORT 1.11 How many hours, in a typical 7-day week, do you spend preparing for this course? Less than 1 hour 1-5 hours 6-10 hours More than 10 hours To what extent do you agree with the following statements: 1.12 I had to spend a lot of time and effort in order to do well in this course. 1.13 This course challenged me to reach higher academic or personal goals than I thought I could. REFLECTIVE AND INTEGRATED LEARNING 1.14 How many times, over the entirety of the course, have you worked on an assignment or project that required integrating ideas or information from
] and some images are from [4-5].Toy Project at the University of North Florida areworking to engage students and community members by teaching toy adaptation adapting anddonating accessible toys. Toy adaptation involves modifying electronic toys to make them moreaccessible to children with diverse abilities. This includes deconstructing a toy and soldering auniversal activation port within the toy’s circuitry, such that a variety of alternative switches canbe used for toy activation (Fig. 1).Previous studies from other groups have found that toy adaptation is effective in enhancing first-year engineering students’ understanding of the field of engineering, and the connection betweenengineering and society [6-8]. Additionally, our previous work
with the hope that students would also: Develop educational materials and hands-on STEM activities as a service to the community Develop project/time management, organizational, and leadership skills. Develop effective listening/collaboration skills while working with community partners. Recognize and understand ethical responsibilities of engineers.Course History:This course was created in 2014 and was, initially, a two-unit course that served as a vehicle forthe outreach, discussions with partner liaisons, and assignments. Soon after, one to two “lunch andlearns” were included each quarter to provide a more convenient avenue for guest speakers anddiscussions. In 2015, the course took on its current three-unit format with a lecture and a
education. He is the author of numerous research and pedagogical articles in his areas of expertise and has obtained several externally funded projects in the fields of computing and engineering.Dr. Xiangyan Zeng, Fort Valley State University Xiangyan Zeng received her Ph.D. in computer science from University of the Ryukyus, Japan. She is currently a professor of computer science at Fort Valley State University. Her research interests include image processing, pattern recognition and machine learning.Dr. Chunhua Dong, Fort Valley State University She received the B.E. degree in 2010 from Quanzhou Normal University, China, the M.E. degree in 2012 from Hainan University, Hainan, China, and the D.E. degree in 2016 from
,situation awareness, anxiety, stress, and emotion in real aircraft and flight simulators [1, 3, 6-16].A few studies have used pilot performances to correlate and understand the psychologicalaspects of pilots [7, 10, 17, 18]. The present project seeks to extend this research by using highfidelity experiments to explore neural functions carried out in a realistic training environmentand focusing on the physiological evolution related to student pilots’ training and educationprocess.METHODOLOGYParticipants and Procedures A total of five participants were recruited from a four-year undergraduate professionalpilot degree program. Each participant completed five sessions. The EEG of Participant D failedto be recorded in one session. Therefore, a
pedagogical digital twins in theeducation of automation engineers.Role of digital twin in MBSEModel Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) augments traditional systemsengineering by focusing on the creation and exploitation of domain models as theauthoritative sources of truth and the primary means for information exchangeamong engineering and project management personnel. However, MBSE, whichbegan with an initial focus on upfront engineering, is gradually working its way tospanning the full system life cycle. In particular, MBSE is currently addressingchallenges associated with verification and testing of the system model. This iswhere digital twin technology can play a key role. When incorporated into MBSE,digital twins can greatly enhance verification
project is to identify how wemight cultivate inclusive engineering cultures in the absence of critical masses of peopletraditionally underrepresented in engineering. Stated another way, this challenges us to considerhow we might actualize more diverse and inclusive engineering environments starting with thosealready present in large numbers. This suggests as opposed to waiting until we have largenumbers of individuals from diverse groups to address the issues impacting them, we start withincreasing the awareness of those from majority groups to the marginalized experiences ofpeople from underrepresented groups as they navigate heteronormative engineering cultures.One potentially transformative way of doing this is by shifting the mindsets of
centers [9] and courses staffed by personnel with STEM-specificwriting expertise to ensure that effective communication is integral to undergraduates developingtheir professional identities [10].The value of teaching undergraduates the “five domains of writing knowledge” – genre,discourse community, process, content, and rhetorical [11] – is well established. Research onways to facilitate students’ abilities to transfer that knowledge among core and major coursesopens possibilities for developing coherent writing curricula [12]. As students developunderstanding of disciplinary genres, such as lab reports and design projects, and addressdifferent audiences for those genres, they can refine their ways of thinking and expression ofdisciplinary