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Track 2: Technical Session 2: Disaggregating data from peer-led, small group discussion workshops for engineering and computer science undergraduates: Examining "belonging" and "mentorship" outcomes for underrepresented student populations

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Ryan Sauve, Cornell University; Celia Evans PhD, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

equitably. However, additional emphasis andstructure to help track this practice and have facilitators reflect on potential biases toward whichstudents they perceive need more or less support may be worth exploring so that all students feelthey are receiving the attention and assistance they need.We are also interested in the workshops’ ability to help students feel more connected to thecommunity at large. Recent Cornell University survey data highlights that many populations,including Black and Hispanic students, do not feel as connected to the University communitycompared to their White and Asian counterparts [17]. In a recent student experience survey, 23%of Black respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, “I feel like part

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Grace Burleson; Janet Tsai; Daria Kotys-Schwartz

interpret the word ‘design’ widely, reflecting the broad value systems we cultivate in the Department. We also believe that a better understanding of societal needs, aided by association with social sciences, will further assure the relevance of the fields we choose to work in.” 3. Cal-Tech No specific design focus area described on the department's website. 4. University of “Design: Faculty in the Design field of Mechanical Engineering work on problems affecting California - the analysis, synthesis, design, automation, fabrication, testing, evaluation, and optimization of Berkeley mechanical systems.” 5. Georgia Tech “CAE & Design: The goal of the CAE-Design

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Technical Sessions 1

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2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Diversity, Professional Papers

-levelthemes that capture the essence of the interview corpus, but it performed poorly in mapping theconcepts to specific files. Therefore, a hybrid approach that leverages the strengths of both AIand human expertise may be the most effective strategy for analyzing complex qualitative data ineducational research.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)under Grant No. (DUE 2120936). Any opinions and findings expressed in this material are of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References:[1] S. Kulturel-Konak, "Overview of Student Innovation Competitions and Their Roles in STEM Education," in 2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting, 2021. [Online

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Technical Sessions 4

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2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Marco Hermida, State University of New York at New Paltz; Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York at New Paltz; Nancy Campos, SUNY New Paltz; Aileen Pastrana, State University of New York at New Paltz; Bianca Bermudez, State University of New York at New Paltz; Shaima Herzallah, State University of New York at New Paltz; Christopher Monvil, State University of New York at New Paltz; Tenmetey Tetteh-Nartey, State University of New York at New Paltz

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Diversity, Professional Papers

tensile strength and the steepest slope, reflecting lowest variation. This isconsistent with the smaller error bars seen in Figure 9, suggesting that the 0° print orientationproduces more predictable and consistent failure results. In contrast, the shallow slopes observedfor the 45° and 90° print orientations indicate greater variability in the failure loads for theseorientations, making them less predictable under applied tensile load.Based on this log-normal statistical analysis, it is crucial to note the important implication inlarge-scale manufacturing using 3D-printing. Although the sample size in a laboratory settingcan be very limited, typically about 20 in our case, the strength at very low percentile (such as inthe parts-per-million, or

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Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bryan James Higgs, University of the District of Columbia; Ujwalkumar Dashrath Patil, Department of Civil Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia.

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Professional Papers

theuncertainties surrounding climate change. These projects will provide a direct assessment of theknowledge, skills, and abilities of the students that will provide a more robust insight into theefficacy of the proposed methodology for integrating climate change in engineering education.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.(NSF grant number 2219532). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.References[1] M. J. Martin et al., “The climate is changing. Engineering education needs to change as well,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 111, no. 4, 2022

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Xuejun Qian; Seong W. Lee

: correct approach to dealing with severalBuilding envelope components have three important characteristics factors. In this approach factors are varied togetherthat affect their thermal performance: U-factor or thermal This study were used the factorial experiment to study the bothresistance; their thermal mass or ability to store heat, measured as individual and interaction effects of building envelopes. Analysis ofheat capacity (HC); and their exterior surface condition/finish (for variance (ANOVA) is a computational technique that enables theexample, are they light in the color to reflect the sun or dark to engineer to quantitatively estimate the relative contribution eachabsorb solar heat) [20]. U

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala; Kimberly Riegel; George Tremberger; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

just a little more for the 2nd or 3rd or 4th question because only 2 more points is needed topass. A student perspective could be just being unlucky that day because the missing crucial 2points for passing is just of random noise origin and there would be no need to reflect on whatwent wrong in his/her exam preparation. However for learning assessment purpose, the criticalreason for failing is that the student did not understand the 1st question at all and he/she needs tostudy the topics asked in the 1st question. An unbalance scoring result could be interpreted asindicator of having less motivation in learning in the affective domain. However when theoutlier score is on the first question on topics covered at the beginning of a semester, a

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shawn Gross

– Spreadsheet-Based Table Used to Show Answers During Calculation PeriodThe joist geometry and numerical parameters used by students in the analysis were chosen by theinstructors to provide specific results that maximize educational benefits. Material failurestresses are established to be different values for tension and compression members, though theyare not varied as a function of member length for compression members. This simple approachallows for a brief qualitative discussion about the differences between tension- and compression-related member behaviors, since students have not yet learned about Euler buckling.Furthermore, a higher factory of safety is used for compression members than for tensionmembers to reflect the higher potential

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Adekola Owolabi

as it occurs in practice. In addition,the canvas should provide benefit for educators or practitioners in design or entrepreneurshipfields. Specifically, it provides a means to help both novice and expert designers and entrepreneursorganize, communicate, refine, and reflect on their ideas. The canvas also provides a means ofdesign-thinking documentation in which comparisons between initial, mid, and final versions ofthe canvas could be used to assess student learning. The prototype version of the innovation canvasis shown in fig. 2 below and is available online for educators and practitioners to test, evaluate,and provide feedback. Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWU“During the development of the

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mustafa Yasin Yenice; Valbona Bejleri

morerandom variables are cointegrated if each of the series is themselves non-stationary, and theyhave a long run equilibrium relationship among the variables [15]. The purpose of theCointegration tests is to determine whether a group of non - stationary series is cointegrated or not. We have to examine whether or not there exists a long run relationship between variables (stableand non-spurious co-integrated relationship) that based on ADF test resulted as non-stationary timeseries. [16] Engle and Granger introduced the concept of cointegration where economic variablesmight reach a long-run equilibrium that reflects a stable relationship among them. The co- 𝑦 𝑡 = µ + Δ𝑦 𝑡−1 + ⋯ + Δp 𝑦 𝑡−𝑝 + 𝜀 𝑡 ,integration equations are

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph Belton; Ahmet Zeytinci

duration and become a more permanent dwelling.Design Parameters:Each unit shall be fabricated to accommodate an average family of six – two adults andfour children. • Each unit shall have sleeping accommodations • Group assembly space to accommodate living and dining functions • Bathing and hygiene facilities. • Each unit shall be configured to reflect its expansion capabilities.Assumptions: • There is no central sewer and potable water system available. • Potable water will be delivered by truck in situations were there is no public water delivery system. • Toileting facilities will be environmentally friendly systems -- Dry pit, Ecolet units or Clivus Multrum system.Climate: • Haiti has a tropical climate

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fangyang Shen; Bing Qi; Hong Li; Arvid Friberg

and IT focus. For systemeffectiveness, general surveys will be open, random, pertinent and online. Open forums willgather comments which can be discussed or analyzed at any time.Idea generation and feedback should be done in a way which can enhance the project design.After gathering all the feedbacks, the design of NA curriculum adapts the technology changingand reflectively embeds into teaching.2.Active, flexible and basic online NA trainingA simple training system will reinforce the technical basics of NA. The system will cover basicTCP/IP, naming conventions, backup, theory, DNS, topologies, basic user admin, rightsmanagement and databases. This system will allow self-study that frees faculty evaluation time.Ultimately it will guide

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eric Musselman P.E.; Shawn Gross

. 2.9 4.0 4.9 4.2 The quizzes count as an appropriate part of my overall 2.3 3.4 4.2 4.2 course grade. My quiz grades reflect my general understanding of what I get out of 2.5 2.2 3.4 3.7 watching the lecture videos.The manner in which lecture quizzes have been implemented, and the defined purposes forwhich they are used, have evolved over the different inverted class offerings since 2012. In theoriginal inverted course in Spring 2012 and then in the following Spring 2013 offering, quizzeswere given at the beginning of the class meeting that followed the lecture viewing period.Quizzes could only be taken once, they

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

. Budget reflects materials, COTS parts, and custom parts described in the oral presentation Score Definition: 0.0: Nonexistent 0.5: Inadequate 1.0: Developing 1.5: Adequate 2.0: Good 9. Quality and readability of the overhead slides 10. Quality of oral presentation delivery (each team member must speak at least once) TOTAL SCORE (sum of all scores):

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

identifying solutions and troubleshootingproblems, (c) Self-monitor skills and reflect upon self-progress, (d) Focus on accuracy and needsinstead of speed, (e) Be organized and systematic while working and communicating, (f) Be Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityflexible and adaptable to changes and challenges, (g) Draw on existing solutions, and (h) Drawon self-knowledge and objectively assess the quality and accuracy of work.Communication and collaboration skillsFor the purpose of this paper, the communication and collaboration were defined within twocategories; collaboration with customers outside the engineering field and collaboration withinteam members. These skills, extracted from the P21

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendationsexpressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the NSF’s views.Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityVI. References1. Driskell, J. E. & Salas, E. (1992) Collective behavior and team performance. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 34(3), 277-288.2. Alexander, P. A., Murphy, K. P., Woods, B. S., et al. (1997) College instruction and concomitant change in students’ knowledge, interest, and strategy use: A study of domain learning. Contemporary Educational Psychology 22, 125-146.3. Kulturel-Konak, S., Konak, A., Okudan Kremer, G., & Esparragoza, I. (2014

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Grant Crawford; Elizabeth Bristow

variety of projects in locations across theworld. Members have the opportunity to travel but need not do so in order to make valuablecontributions to their chapter's project.ConclusionOur experience is only one example of how a few engineers can make a significant impactbeyond their normal scope of influence. We took the knowledge and skills that we havedeveloped in our careers and used them in a capacity we had never anticipated. When asked,“What did you do with your summer vacation?”, in 2009 we can honestly say that, “We made adifference.” If asked, “Was it worth it?”, the answer is a resounding, “YES!”AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil H. Schiller

calculations course. Currents in Pharmacy Teachingand Learning July 2010 (Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pages 144-148)Salama (2010) LIAISING WITH LIVESCRIBE: FIRST TIME REFLECTIONS WITH AMAGIC PEN, INTED2010 Proceedings, pp. 2092-2094.Stasko, D. & Caron, P.G. (2010). Digital notes and lecture capture: pencasts aselectronic copies of live STEM lectures and student access to digital lectures. InProceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia andTelecommunications 2010 (pp. 1868-1876). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNY

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

Clinics, throughout the engineering curriculum. In this sequence ofcourses, engineering students progress from projects with carefully limited scopes in thefreshman year, to ill-posed and open-ended projects that reflect professional practice in theJunior and Senior years. Indeed, most projects in the Junior and Senior year are externallysponsored. The faculty in the College of Engineering feel that this progression is a logical wayto take full advantage of project-based learning and to allow students to develop towardprofessional practice throughout their studies.Like many engineering programs, Rowan University is also striving to develop a sense ofentrepreneurship in their students. The College of Engineering has established a venture

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly; Megan Ferry

Chinese andthe role technology played in achieving this goal. Close attention is paid to China’s drive to modernize animpoverished region. This segment takes a specific look at the Yangtze during the height of socialism inChina.Political History and the CCP Legacy: Building Another Great Wall. This segment compares thebuilding of the Three Gorges Dam to another monumental technological feat, the Great Wall. While bothendeavors reflect the political and historical conditions of the governments in power we will examinewhat precipitated the CCP’s drive to create a modern legacy.The CCP and Ecology: Mao’s purported swim across the Yangtze River constitutes one of the mosticonic images of China’s modernization project: man conquering nature. This

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Saikat Ray

. ConclusionComputer based testing enables an instructor of a course for M.S. students in a teaching oriented school tocondition them to the habit of regular studying without increasing the grading load. The author has usedthem in class successfully with increased student attendance and attention. There are issues with computeraccess, some time is lost if the class has to go to a computer lab for the test, possible web outages duringthe test, etc. However, the benefits of CBT significantly outstrip its disadvantages in creating bettermotivated students at the M.S. level.DisclaimerThis article reflects author’s personal scholarly view on the subject and is written based on his personalexperiences at different schools and anecdotes gathered from various sources

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

section 4.0 of this paper, and then summarize their results in a brieftechnical memo. It should be noted here that only one of the seven graduate students in the course hadany previous experience using PLCs, and none had any experience using the RSLogix software.Although not conclusive, the results of the project were very encouraging. The students were able toexplore some of the capabilities of PLCs, within the design limitations of the platform, and required verylittle external input. On the project itself, students’ scores averaged 86%, indicating they generallyunderstood the basic operation of the PLC as they completed the project. And feedback on the projectwas also very good from the students, as reflected in their end of semester

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

E. Hou; T. N. Chang; A. Dhawan; J. Ji; E. Luxford; D. Rodriguez; W. Stoddart; S. Siddiqui

, GPS (Global Positioning System), wheelencoders. To minimize lead time and cost, commercial off the shelf units are used.2.1.1 Perception The LADAR system will be used primarily for obstacle detection. Because of the high-resolutionoutput, we will be able to differentiate obstacles with relative ease. We also plan to use a ground scanningLADAR unit for lane detection. The drawback to LADAR is in the reflections. The Radar andUltrasound sensors will be used as bump-detection mechanisms. These will be low-range systems thatdetect the presence of objects. The vision systems will be used for road detection as well as obstacle avoidance. Also, since theDARPA specified waypoints would be sparse and not guaranteed to be accurate, our

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Levern Rollins-Haynes; Keith L. Haynes

. 3Pursuing scholastic goals is also considered being uncool or acting white, i.e., being anti-intellectual.Anti-intellectualism, as defined by Richard Hofstadter is “a resentment and suspicion of the life of themind and of those who are considered to represent it; and a disposition constantly to minimize the valueof life…. [and] is usually the incidental consequence of some other intention, often some justifiableintention.”10Engineering scientist, Keith W. Jones’ description supports this definition. He states, When the ability to understand and manipulate science, technology, mathematics, and abstract ideas reflects our intelligence, we try to play it down. Of course, as most of us know, in some parts of the African American

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John C. Giordano; J. Scot Ransbottom

the militaryleaders of the future.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of theUnited States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense or the UnitedStates Government.[1] U.S. GAO, GAO/NSIAD-94-95, Military Academy: Gender and Race Disparities 13 (Mar. 17, 1994)[2] Sayles, A., Picart, J., Nadeau-Schaff. “Leading Diversity: How Diversity Works.”http://www.eecs.usma.edu/[3] United States Military Academy. Educating Future Army Officers for a Changing World, 2003.(at http://www.dean.usma.edu/support/aad/efaocw.pdf)[4] Felder, R.M. and R. Brent, "Understanding Student Differences." J. Engr. Education, 94(1), 57-72(2005). An exploration of differences in student

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher M. Korpela; William J. Adams

robotics platformlike the Boe-Bot® can be programmed through a commonly used language like Java to form thebasis of undergraduate research exercises. The immediate feedback offered by programming andobserving the robot spurred students to find innovative and collaborative solutions to standardengineering problems. The confidence offered by the project also helped students overcomelinguistic and cultural obstacles, enabling cadets to learn about other cultures as well as robotics.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of Defense orthe United States Government. Proceedings of the 2007 Middle

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ahmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

previous internship experience) indicated that an engineer could engagein different aspects of the design and/or production process, so not physically taking measurementsdid not mean that one was not engaging in aspects of engineering. Therefore, participating in thelab did in fact affirm his engineering identity. Another man student affirmed this believe thoughhe had no previous internship experience prior to participating in this lab.5.2.7 Did any of aspects of the lab relate to your prior internship/work experiences? Only one of the three students who participated in the interviews indicated that he hadinternship experience. He did not think that the majority of the labs in school reflected anythingthat he had experienced while working

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Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Schumacher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sonali Joshi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jina Kang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Eric Shaffer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Nijaid Arredondo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brandon Mark Buncher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rajan Patkar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Zine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Alfredo Caballero, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alexandria Tucker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mireille Tan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher Vistian, Physics Outreach at Illinois Through New Technologies

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shape of spacetime curvature, therelationship between time and gravity, and the direction objects move in curved spacetime.These questions were developed specifically for this study, as the Relativity Concept Inventoryonly contains questions about SR and not GR [13]. For a complete list of survey items used,see Appendix B. The pre-post surveys can be compared between the two groups to see howthe different demonstrations affected participants’ understanding of these topics.Participants’ rate their agreement with nine statements on a standard five-point Likert scale torecord their attitudes toward GR, physics, and science in general. These statements are largelydrawn from [25] but modified for undergraduates and to reflect the focus on

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PCEE Technical Session 8: Engineering Design in Elementary School

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Skinner, University of California, Santa Barbara; Danielle Harlow

grades[4], [10], [11].One study of teacher reflections on student response to design failure found that upperelementary students engaged in engineering design did not always experience design failure andthose who did, responded to design failure in a wide range of ways including denial that failurehad occurred by ignoring proper testing procedures [4].In addition to testing procedures that were ignored or test results that were not easilyinterpretable, this lack of design failure might also be explained by design challenges that weretoo easy and thus actually did not result in design failure [10], [12]. Through interviewsconducted with kindergarteners after they engaged in engineering design, Lottero-Perdue andTomayko [13] concluded that

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Mechanical Engineering 2

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, enthusiasm, interest, and confidence in themselves and102 their other team members opposed to their randomized counterparts23. One study revealed that as103 ownership of projects is given to students, they retain knowledge and skills from that project better104 than from the traditional lecture format24. This ownership of work contributes to the attitude of105 students in how they view the group. Higher education curriculum has begun to reflect student on106 attitude and how a group evolves throughout the duration of a project, rather than focusing on the107 outcome.108109 The ABET criteria for students have evolved throughout the last two decades into an “outcomes-110 based accreditation”, which implies that the skills learned in