work of their peersand provide critiques at a draft stage. Out of this process, final work is improved, andcommunications skills are also developed. Cloete5 emphasizes the importance of self-reflection in fostering critical thinking. Although these efforts did not attempt directmeasures of student cognition, perhaps in the future, data can be collected to evaluatestudent cognition in peer review exercises.Longer-term Assessment. To complement direct observation of student reasoning andcognition during problem-solving exercises, how can we determine if students are Page 13.226.10retaining knowledge and problem-solving skills into the future? Most methods
explored.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Division of Engineering Education andCenters of the National Science Foundation under the grant EEC-0634279 (program manager Dr.Mary Poats). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. We would like to thank Dr. Jin-song Pei, who provided the implementation resultsfrom the University of Oklahoma. We would also like to thank Dr. Jon Makar at Institute ofResearch for Construction in Canada and Mr. Tony Kojundic from the Silica Fume Association,as well as project external advisors, for their contribution and support to the project.Reference1. Kuennen, T
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students in an academic scholarship program going intograduate school full-time and over a 30% rate of such transfer students.I. IntroductionFor some time, there has been a growing concern about the future of the United States in terms Page 13.1287.2of new discoveries and inventions. One of the people leading this battle cry is Professor Romer,“a big-name Stanford University economist.”1 He argues that discoveries don’t simply appearwhen inspiration strikes, but reflect the effort put into innovating. The bottom line for thisconcern is that the number of undergraduate engineering degrees being earned in the UnitedStates has been declining since 1996
Page 13.136.3student with the will can earn an A in the course by doing the required assignments.From the sophomore year on, NACME students meet six times a semester for a 50-minutemeeting. The students meet in a well furnished conference room and are served refreshmentsafter the first semester to help make them fell special. Each semester begins with a review of the4.0 Plan16 (developed by Donna O. Johnson) and a discussion by the students on the Planincluding what works especially well and a new resolve to stick with the plan the whole nextsemester. Students often reveal that their GPA for the semester is a direct reflection of how wellthey stayed with the 4.0 Plan. Speakers are brought in from academia, career services, and allareas of
program. This approach isholistic, comprehensive in nature and includes developers, designers, instructors, students andevaluators with a broad focus on the effectiveness of the program and is consistence with theapplied research. Type I studies can be characterized by their reliance upon contextually specificprojects and contextually specific conclusions.3 This approach includes improvements in theinstructional program and the conditions which are conducive to efficient design, development,and/or evaluation of the instructional program.4,5,6, 7 Additionally, some Type I developmentalstudies reflect traditional evaluations in which the actual development process is not formallyaddressed; rather, only the product or program evaluation is described
troubleshooting. Classroom experimentscan involve student groups deciding what they’d like to happen with their system of inputs,outputs, and PICAXE decision block. When the Experimenter board is populated and verified,students can build a real product based on the pre-tested system. Page 13.617.7The PIXAXE School Experimenter Board and PICsounds kits highlight for students what thebasic components of an embedded microcontroller system are: input information, decision-making based on input information, and output action. Students get to design and construct asimple example that reflects the building blocks of any embedded system. The softwareenvironment
mulch. If there is an excess, theleftovers are used as cover for the landfill.Recyclables are collected in a very different way. Since Escambia County’s Solid WasteManagement Department is responsible for recyclable waste collections, they have 17 drop offsites that residents can take their recycling to. These drop-off sites are placed around the countyto make recycling easier for the public. Since these drop-off centers are used by all residents ofthe county, the number of households will be changed to reflect the entire county. The numberof households is 111,10014. Once a week these bins are emptied and the contents are taken to therecycling center. For the FY07, there were 3,477 tons of recyclable materials collected. TheSolid Waste
abilities.Furthermore, they must be able to see themselves practicing engineering as a career.We decided to focus on the engineering profession6, rather than the engineering field, andthus the survey statements (Table I) reflect personal declarations that lead to careerselection. Some of the statements deal with the self visualization of being an engineer.Many females tend to lack the confidence or fail to identify with the field (due to lack ofrole models or inaccurate stereotypes).Table I. Statements on the Engineering Days survey and the corresponding codedvariable for study Survey statement Variable “I understand what an engineer does.” understood “I plan to study engineering in college
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learners’existing knowledge while expanding their repository. In the next phase, demonstration of skillsinvolves the regurgitation of the newly acquired knowledge. If demonstration is inconsistent withthe desired learning outcomes, the learning becomes ineffective; therefore, pertinent topics mustbe overtly presented to learners. In the application phase, there is a reduction in the amount oftime and effort spent coaching learners as they attempt to develop their skills through practice.Learning is obtained when discussion and reflection of the new knowledge garnered commences.Integration is the final phase, where learners demonstrate skill improvement because they haveintegrated it into their lives,.The characteristics of Problem based learning (PBL
schedules, the time and location of an advertised workshop must be carefullyselected. When presented with typical options for the time and location of a professionaldevelopment workshop, the majority of the responses were split between agree and disagree,except for two options. The two options that appear to be most promising are to offer aworkshop during a session at the Indiana School Counselor Association (ISCA) conference(80.4% agree or strongly agree, Item 27). This preference may reflect the survey participants’level of participation in ISCA. The data reveal that workshops scheduled during the summer(Item 30), afterschool (Item 31), or on a Saturday (Item 32) are less likely to be attended. Thisinformation paired with the listed barriers
-ended laboratory experiences that introduced each discipline within thecollege as well as provide a historical introduction to modern engineering. Existingcontent was repackaged and condensed to increase efficiency and allow room for elevenhours covering engineering in the modern world. The laboratories were not only anintroduction to each discipline, but provided the exercises to learn knowledge and skillsused throughout their program of study. The modest adjustments to the course objectivesare reflected in bold print in Table 1.The underlying goal of the new course content (Appendix 2) is to develop a passion forengineering and hopefully a specific engineering discipline within the freshman andtransfer students that will carry them through
structure, knowledge is gained by support, participation and nurturingwith others17,18. These areas of motivation were assessed because of their strong connection toachievement, spending time on complex activities, learning and growth goals, the use of deeperand more reflective strategies for learning, more risk taking and the focus on the learningprocess21.Valuing Science It is a goal of the HARP program for students to learn to value science education,discovery and future careers in science. This goal will be assessed specifically by measuring theincrease in students valuing the problem solving process, the calibration process, the scientificmethod in application to real life problems, documenting for repeatability, data analysis
question. For example, on the Concept-Building Context Worksheet in Appendix 1, thestudent had originally chosen that a metal trash can have covalent and van der Walls forces asthe core of its atomic structure. Here, it is clear that the student did not previously draw aconnection between material and type of bonding. As shown, the student’s mind was changed asa result of team work. Afterwards, correctly choosing metallic bonding as the structureresponsible for the metal trash can. This reorganization was apparent throughout the remainderof the worksheet as well and clearly reflects the change from the initial multiple disconnectsbetween the macroscopic and the atomic level to the beginning of establishing consistent model.The class structure
market:The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor) indicated in its 2005-2006 edition ofthe Occupational Outlook Handbook 2 that biomedical engineering is expected to be a fast-growing occupation in the near and intermediate future. In recent years, the U.S. Department ofLabor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has added standard occupational classification for"biomedical engineering" to be included in the forthcoming labor market reports and forecasts.This reflects the coming of age of biomedical engineering as a distinct discipline, and recognizesits increasing presence in the labor market. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureauof Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2005, industries with the highestlevels of
, while they are workingwith the freshman curriculum. Perhaps something could be arranged to have the students takethis during the second year, or encourage students to register for the course during the secondyear as well? Fellows appeared to have enjoyed the networking activities that were a constantcomponent of the freshman program. Requiring a course akin to Practicum would affordstudents more peer-networking and community building activities, as well as a source of externalformal feedback and evaluation. In order to accomplish programmatic changes that reflect these recommendations, a GTFprogram director should be assigned that would be accountable for implementation. This wouldalso serve as a point of contact for departments and
Sample Size Pass Rate Sample Size Pass Rate IncreaseGroup I 302 59.7% 274 61.4% 1.7% 4%Group III 65 57.1% 80 64.6% 7.5% 17%In summary, it appears that the addition of the ALEKS assessment as a course requirement has apositive impact on the pass rates of students in both PreCalculus and Calculus. Year-over-yearimpacts are less pronounced than historical averages compared to the ALEKS semester. Thismay reflect other ongoing efforts to improve performance in these two courses at Boise StateUniversity, as suggested by the positive trends in overall pass rates prior to fall 2008.Math Instructor SurveyA survey of mathematics
the oldest university in Tanzania. This position hasallowed the university to play a key role in supporting many newly established universities intheir early stages of growth. Typically, a number of science and technology institutions haverelied on UDSM’s laboratory facilities to conduct experiments required in their curricula.With increasing population, the university has been facing pressure to increase enrollment tocope with the growing number of candidates qualified to enter a higher learning institution. Inturn, this has put pressure on the existing facilities which, for a number of reasons, have notexpanded to reflect the increasing enrollment - a typical problem in many developing countries.An approach to solving this problem was to
the research on learning and multimedia presentationdesign, which emphasizes the importance of providing images that promote integration betweenconcepts. Not reflected in Table 3 are the decorative images from the use of PowerPoint defaultbackgrounds, such as those shown in Figure 5. In our survey, we determined that 47% of theslide sets examined of slides used such a background. As asserted by Carney and Levin,19 suchdecorative images slightly reduce the comprehension by audiences.Table 3. Common practice statistics on image level.Classification Definition StatisticsDecorates Not relevant to text 5%Partially Represents
classroom and to tailor their instructional strategies toward the individual students with different needs. For example, random students who are studying a subject that demands sequential thinking such as Math may need more attention from the instructors.2. Have students be aware of their dominant learning styles and motivational characteristics. It can help them self-monitor their learning behaviors and give them opportunities to self- correct ineffective study habits, and develop more effective learning behaviors.3. Have instructors be aware of their own dominant learning styles and reflect on their preferred approaches for teaching their subjects. Instructors also have their dominant learning styles which are often their preferred
). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).14. Citations1. The Information Technology Association of America, Innovation and a Competitive U.S. Economy: TheCase for Doubling the Number of STEM Graduates(http://www.itaa.org/workforce/docs/Innovationwhitepaper.pdf). 2005.2. National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 (Two volumes), National ScienceFoundation. 2006.3. National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 (Two volumes), National ScienceFoundation, table 3-2. 2006.4. Seymour, E.; Hewitt, N. M., Talking about leaving : why
accredited schools that will have to occur as a consequence of the “raisethe bar” initiative which ASCE and NSPE say is vitally necessary to both imbue globalperspective and restore the technical ability of those seeking licensure as professional engineers.“Raise the bar” will affect the under-graduate side of education by broadening the educationalbackground as noted by ASCE in BOK-2nd edition.10, 11 But at the same time there will besomewhat of a reduced technical content of the BSCE degree. This is not yet reflected incurricula because the full scope of BOK-2 has not yet been incorporated into ABET-EACrequirements.The ultimate goal of ASCE is to have a society of civil engineers who are not just number-crunching analysts, but who instead will be
STEM outreach programs allows an institution to keep its finger on the pulse of the community and allows the institution to be agile in making programmatic/operational changes in response to feedback.The attributes that have described above are not exhaustive in nature. They reflect theexperiences and findings of the authors over two decades of outreach programs and work.Future Direction and GrowthThe STEM outreach initiative at Robert Morris University was started on a small scale with noexternal funding. It was based on existing laboratory capabilities and resources. Modest feesassessed of the workshop participants were used to defray operational expenses associated witheach event. A grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
. Page 14.1273.11 Based on the findings of this study we recommended that any professional developmentprograms or teacher education curriculums that intent to enhance teachers’ scientific andtechnological literacy should take into account followings: ≠ Teachers’ knowledge about engineering is tacit, although they don’t usually think or talk about it. Thus, a professional development program or teacher preparation program should be designed to allow teachers to reflect on their views of engineering to be aware of their knowledge of and about engineering. Having practicing engineers talk to teachers in a small group environment might lead teachers to have a better understanding of engineering as
classroom period and was critical forsolidifying the lessons taught in the reading and lecture. The lecturer would allow additional timeafter both the lecture and the laboratory exercise for a class discussion to aid in understanding thecore ideas. Classroom discussions were engaging and rewards were given to discussionparticipants as positive reinforcement.There was a daily problem set assignment that reflected the ideas discussed in the lab. Thishomework assignment was generally due on the following day. Additionally, daily homeworkalso included a 30-minute pre-reading assignment that prepared the students for the laboratory tobe performed the next day.Laboratory exercises were completed in the teaching laboratory spaces found on the
toperformance?” The aforementioned results partially answer the question by indicating that boththe ICE and SAGE programs affected student performance together. However, of particularinterest was whether the ICE program affected performance, so the above analysis was replicatedwith the subsample of students who participated in either ICE or both ICE and SAGE, and theirmatches (an analysis of ICE-only students was not possible because there were less than 10).GPAs were reweighted to reflect the new groupings, and all tests of the assumptions weresatisfactory. Page 14.596.12A full-factorial repeated-measures general linear model was again run to compare the
authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. 2008-2009 ABET Criteria for Engineering Accreditation; http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents- UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2008-09%20EAC%20Criteria%2012-04-07.pdf 2. National Academy of Engineering, “The Engineer of 2020.” The National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2004. www.nap.edu 3. Litzinger, Thomas; Wise, John; Lee, Sangha; Simpson, Timothy; Joshi, Sanjay. 2001. Assessing Readiness for Lifelong Learning. Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference. pp. 2211-2219 4. Nelson, S. 2001. Impact of Technology on Individuals and Society: A critical thinking and lifelong learning class for
, mathematical, simulated, physical) reflecting all significant aspects of the requirements and constraints• Simulating or testing and analyzing system solution(s) against environmental models• Iterating as necessary to revise the system model or environmental models, or to revise system requirements if too stringent for a viable solution until the design and requirements are fully compatible. Figure 7. System Engineering Method Page 14.735.12Instructors have assigned this project for several years to achieve some of the original outcomesof the course. The major outcome associated with this assignment and assessment includesgetting students to begin to think about how to