Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roland Kempter, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College; Neil Cotter, University of Utah; Lee Brinton, Salt Lake Community College

Tagged Divisions

International

classes have adefinite advantage over their peers in the admission process. However, the transfergrades are not used when calculating the graduation GPA. Students have claimed thatthe earlier classes were easier to obtain high grades in at both schools, so not being ableto include those early class grades in their final GPA puts them at a disadvantage atgraduation. Obviously, this raises fairness concerns and may lead to discomfortamongst the student body.B. Sustaining academic standards – problems with grading on the curve From our teaching experience, we feel that discrepancies exist between thematerials taught at some of the non-accredited institutions compared to the UofU. This is

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

consequence on the other, the teams were able to roughly identify how high arisk was posed by a particular item. The difficult part of this exercise was getting theteams to realize that not every aspect of a design project will always be 100% successful.Students, like inexperienced engineers, assume that every design challenge can be solvedin a matter of hours if they work hard enough, and that everything will be available whenthey need it. Each team was tasked to develop a test plan and write a technical report for theproject. The test plan was to identify the specific verification methods and proceduralsteps to certify that their final product satisfied the requirements of the problemstatement. The technical report was to document the design

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

is an example of what waslooked for when partnering.Though successful precollege programs differ in their organization, length, and programelements, they do possess similar attributes and features.6 In general these include mathematicsand science preparation, hands-on laboratory experimentation, guest speakers, journal writing,exposure to the engineering workplace through field trips, and others. The TexPREP program isdiscussed from the standpoint of its serving as a model for a successful precollege program.The goals for El Paso TexPREP program are the following: • To acquaint student participants with professional opportunities in engineering; • To reinforce the mathematics preparation of these students at high school and college

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

described in the Journal of Engineering Education articleentitled ‘The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on GraduationRates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study.’(30) From surveys, students felt thatinteractions with faculty and peers were very important. This led to block scheduling sothat groups of first-year students take at least 2-3 courses together, i.e., integrating thefirst year in ‘connection modules’.‘New Programs Welcomed at Faculty Meeting’(31) from the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology News Office. A new undergraduate course in biological engineering willteach engineering entirely in the context of biology. Also, there was a merging of theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

lab 0 1 Project review grading with the rubrics 2 5 Contrast between student vs. professional culture 2 8 Giving constructive feedback 5 9 Too little time in lab to complete a project 0 15 Writing a team contract 0 20Table 6. Tallies of curricular factors ranked as “most helpful 3” or “least helpful 3” fordeveloping professional teamwork. Effect of Teammate’s Actions on the Professional Teamwork Most Positive

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper surveys,including classroom climate, teacher personality traits, student-to-student interactions, and eventhe day of the week or the time of year that students complete the assessment. Many of thesecomplicating external factors may be playing a much greater role than our program ininfluencing student attitude, which confounds the application of a straightforward quantitativedata analysis.Post-program attitude scores from our participating schools can be compared with each other andwith the results of the TIMSS study to provide a benchmark indicator of how our students’attitudes measure up to their peers, both locally and across the country (Figures 2 and 3). Datashown include the average post-program values from four questions in our “I

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers revealed that they saw engineering as beingless accessible to their students than teaching, medicine, law, and business. “It’s hard, andfemales and minorities cannot succeed in the engineering world,” is the prevailing attitude, thesurvey concluded. It is difficult to imagine that the teachers are not passing this viewpoint on totheir students.It is revealing to look at how engineering is viewed from the perspective of girls and the peoplewho influence them – teachers, school counselors, parents, peers, and the media. A recent studyby the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project (2005)3 indicates that these groups simply do notunderstand what a career in engineering involves. Engineering is just not on anyone’s career“radar screen.” The

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

teach this body ofknowledge. It concludes that civil engineering faculty must be scholars, effective teachers,practitioners, and role models. While true, there are a number of complex issues that arise suchas whether it is possible for one person to possess all of these attributes, whether such a modelbest serves the projected trends in civil engineering education, and whether these needs areapplicable to and can be enforced for non-traditional, non-university civil engineering programs.As a new committee (BOK-2) has formed to write the second edition of this document, theASCE Committee on Faculty Development is revising the “who should teach” chapter for thiseffort. This paper discusses some key issues that are relevant to the civil

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from theirexternal group (management, procurement, accounting, or marketing) to their peers toprovide a more efficient use of their efforts to reach the ultimate goal. This would beindicative of a Level 4 (Scale of 1-4 with 4 being the highest degree) integration asdefined by Klien3 or the “Networked” integration (Highest Level) as described byFogarty4.Students are required to read the book by Eliyahu Goldratt called “The Goal”5. Theythen write a term paper discussing their experience in the class as compared to thecharacters in the book and their coursework to date (senior level for undergraduatestudents). This provides the students with a basis from which they can evaluate theirexperience6. While the instructors are primarily used as

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University; Mark Deluca, Pennsylvania State University; Martin Gutowski, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

(Renkl, Stark, Gruber & Mandl, 1998). Some worked examples were in a text format,sometimes with an accompanying image (Figure 5). These worked out examples have aninfinite problem generator (using javascript) so that students can try on their own. If thestudents are not able to answer correctly, it will provide an explanation of the problemsolution and give the students another problem to solve.More complex worked examples were animated using software and tablet called“Belshazzar” (Miller, 2003) which enabled the instructor to write out the solutions toproblems while explaining them. Worked examples that utilize aural explanations resultin higher learning outcomes than those that use text (Atkinson, 2002). A screenshot of anexample of

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe Manning, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

reliability and device testing. Special emphasis was placed on reviewingFDA protocols and applications for prosthetic heart valves and artificial hearts. A series oflectures were also presented on the artificial organ (medical device) industry. These lecturesincluded topics on careers in artificial organs in academia and industry, grant writing, andfunding streams.The remaining lecture portion of the course described different examples of artificial organs,drawing heavily on the concepts introduced previously. These artificial organs includedcirculatory support devices, drug delivery systems, artificial lungs and oxygenators, artificialkidney, pacemakers, neural prostheses, prosthetic heart valves, orthopedic implants, bioartificialorgans (tissue

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

first is get studentsexcited about E&M. The second objective is to develop a flow/flux based understanding of the Page 11.72.5vector calculus as applied to E&M and fluid mechanics. The third objective is to develop theapplicable theory of several E&M topics enough so that laboratory measurement responses canbe understood. The fourth objective is to develop an order-of-magnitude understanding of the ofthe appropriate field quantities in each module.As the details of the metrology-based modular-pedagogy were formalized and distributed forpreliminary peer review, an interesting observation was made by a colleague whom teachesgraduate

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Divisions

International

, open to different cultural perspectives, sensitive andable to adapt to difference. Given the new and highly rigorous emphasis on engineering andscience education in the rapidly emerging economies of nations such as China and India, wherework can be done at a fraction of the cost and where a great deal of attention is paid to dealingculturally and linguistically with others, American students must be prepared to understand,work and communicate with their peers abroad. It is therefore critical that engineers be educatedas global citizens, trained to work in global teams, and prepared to develop and manufacture fora global market. Without these skills, they will fail and their work will be handed off to peersfrom other parts of the world where

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

2006-1015: ENGINEERING ETHICS AND MORAL THEORIES: A STUDENTPERSPECTIVEWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is Professor and Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He has an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary. His Ph.D. was in mechanics and materials engineering from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials oriented courses and his main research area deals with the mechanical behavior of composite materials. He also writes and does research in the areas of engineering ethics and engineering education. He is a registered metallurgical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; David Machado-Aranda, Northwestern University Medical School; David A. Dean, Northwestern University Medical School

Arizona State University. Before she became an assistant professor in the fall of 2004, she was a lecturer in the College of Technology and Applied Sciences, an appointment she held for five years. As a tenure-track professor, Dr. Harris has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Harris is the 2005 recipient of the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) grant, and her paper The Personalization of Data for Website and Print Publishers is nationally and internationally published for industry professionals and academics in higher education. Her paper, The Leap from Teacher to Teacher-Scholar: the Quest for Research in Non-Traditional Fields, was

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Haight, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Page 11.854.7limitations. Due to the relatively recent nature of the event, the news media both print andtelevision were overwhelmingly the most available formats. While it would have been preferredfor the students to use more academic formats for their sources, such as those that undergo peerreview and acceptance prior to coming out in print, it is nearly impossible to have it both waysfor such a recent event. Such recent events have not yet received the scrutiny or have not beenstudied long enough to have successfully generated extensive peer reviewed literature.Assessment Method (including Rubrics)The assessment of the project was accomplished using several inputs for both the written workand the oral presentation. The averaged grades given

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Goodmann, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shop) or purchased fora reasonable price at the local electronic distributor.This teenager, having discovered and begun to develop an interest in electronics, would usuallybe classified by his peers (most were boys) as a geek. He would have little opportunity for a“normal” teenage social life, which would be replaced by a circle of geek friends. These becameboth a social and a technological support system. Many young geeks also had access to localamateur radio clubs with members of all ages and levels of technical knowledge, which were anexcellent support system. Many geeks became amateur radio operators themselves before their16th birthday (the youngest ham on record was 5 years old when first licensed, ten-year-old hamswere not uncommon

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, critical thinkingand writing skills, dividing students into two sessions: a 12 day camp for 11th and 12th graders23,and a 9 day camp for 9th and 10th graders24, which focus on critical thinking skills in academicactivities: college level writing, research skills, logical thinking/argumentation, study skills, timemanagement, course/major selection, note taking, critical reading, and presentations. EducationalUnlimited21 and Sally Ride Science Camps25 sponsor a camp for girls for girls entering 6th to 9thgrades, are overnight 10-day camps held on college campuses designed to interest girls inscience, technology and engineering using the Sally Ride Science Curriculum. Entering 11th and12th graders can earn college credit and be introduced to the

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

these schools range in cost, focus,targeted demographic and duration. When other summer engineering programs for pre-collegestudents include interactive activities, such as the program at New Mexico State University,11they are not necessarily combined with the range of components implemented by ITE.The emphasis of UVa’s ITE, in contrast to some other similar programs, is to reach out to the toptier of Virginia high-school rising juniors and seniors. The program puts them in a supportiveenvironment with their high-achieving peers in order to introduce them to engineering through ahands-on approach. The program reinforces the value of intellectual achievement balanced with

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

fabricate tools, then we cannot afford to leave thisimportant human activity to a select group. Music is also an important element of our humanidentity, as Robert Fulghum noted: "Never forget that music is too important to be left entirelyin the hands of professionals." As it is for music, so it is for technology. To be fully human is toindulge the creative spirit, not only in art such as music, but also in engineering and design.Abraham Maslow, in describing his hierarchy of human needs, notes that human self-actualization requires that one act out one’s identity: "A musician must make music, an artistmust paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be,he must be."7To illustrate use norms, I will

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Harriett Benavidez, Rowan University; Julie Haynes, Rowan University; Dan Schowalter, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

peers, and staff from RowanUniversity Facilities. The purpose of the second presentation is to describe theoperational and design recommendations their team made, justify the recommendations,and describe the economic benefits of the recommendations. Design teams also submitwritten reports, which reinforce lessons from the previous semester. The ultimate goal ofthe presentation and final report is to convince Rowan University Facilities to followthrough with the teams recommendations. Each team member is expected to participatein developing both design presentation, and to actively speak in at least one of the designpresentations. Communication faculty often watch these presentations as well. Each ofthe design presentations has aspects of

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia Abadie, Louisiana State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

were 5-6 hrs drive from home, and grant writing threw me off balance many a times. I was on the verge of giving up so many times. I used to think of (and still do) giving up my job and concentrating on my family. But the thought that I probably will fail myself and so many other women who look up to successful women professionals kept me going. Also, I knew that I would disappoint my mother and sisters who did so much for my education.Advising and mentoring. Respondents were asked a number of questions about mentoring andadvising. Forty-seven percent of respondents were mentored as graduate students, usually bytheir major advisors or other departmental faculty, though most stated that the mentoring wasinformal

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aram Agajanian, DeVry University-Chicago; George Morgan, Colorado State University; William M. Timpson, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tasks, and has held various teaching, research and administrative positions at Colorado State University, Stanford University and University of Colorado. Dr. Morgan has taught methods and applied statistics to graduate students in education at Colorado State University. In addition to writing textbooks on SPSS and research methods, he currently advises students on their dissertation.William M. Timpson, Colorado State University Dr. William M. Timpson, Professor in the School of Education, is also serving as Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Colorado State University. After receiving his Bachelor's degree in American History from Harvard University, Bill went on to teach

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, whereas computing sciences have focused primarily on software design. Withthe introduction of robotic systems, it became possible to provide students with hands-onlaboratory experiences to construct interdisciplinary and more complex systems. As roboticsystems have evolved in research and commercial applications, the number and complexity ofthese systems has also increased. A significant portion of the design process must now focus onthe integration of hardware and software. However, most senior design courses still emphasizejust on the software writing or the hardware construction parts. In order to address both softwareand hardware issues, it becomes essential to apply a team-based approach.Applications of robotic systems usually involve a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

accomplishment of each objective with individualized learning statementsdrawn from their own academic, professional, or life experiences. The portfolio is to also containevidence supporting these statements; examples of such evidence may include copies ofexaminations or laboratory reports, design drawings, citations from supervisors or peers, honorsor awards, or similar documentation. The faculty mentor evaluates the body of information in theportfolio and provides the student with feedback throughout the process, and ultimately aquantitative grade.The ITA is a primary assessment tool with several important functions. It fills in the picture ofthe student, whom the school may know only from dialog at a distance to this point. It serves as aquality check

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

information or advice (Gundling33 describes “network, gets things done through others” as an innovation trait sought by 3M, compare also “use peer support” in Scott34) • Time management (Parkinson35 classifies this as an enabling skill for life-long learning, compare also Graduate Attribute x in AMEA4)The mechanism of accidental competency acquisition identified in this example can becharacterized as a meta-effect of curricular elements. The individual parts are the individualcourses the student has to combine to achieve a valid degree schedule. On a higher or meta- Page 11.557.8level this poses a new learning task of dealing with a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

), neatness (5). mechanical design (25), software design (25), performance evaluation (10).N like M except weighted 50% midterm + 50% final, and components revalued: attendance (10), subjective contribution to group (20), regularity of design notebook entries (9), neatness (4), mechanical design (24), software design (24), performance evaluation (9).O rubric-matrix system, including informational-but-does-not-count spot-grading of first 8 notebook entries, peer review, and instructor- assigned group dynamics grades (100 points, first and second half; 35% midterm + 65% final).Design Notebook Format:hand handwritten notebooks assumed, no mention of typed or electronic content.P electronic format notebooks strongly

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guili Zhang, University of Florida; YoungKyoung Min, University of Florida; Matthew Ohland, Clemson University; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

2006-1336: THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGINEERINGATTRITIONGuili Zhang, University of Florida Guili Zhang is research assistant professor in College of Engineering, University of Florida. She received a Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation Methodology at the University of Florida. She also received a B.A. in British and American Language and Literature at Shandong University, China, and a Master of Education degree at Georgia Southern University. Previously, she served as a staff development specialist and researcher at Jinan District Education Commission, China, and took part in the writing and revision of the National Unified Text Books and Teacher’s Reference Books. She

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need for peer collaboration and a focus onencouraging teacher community, a finding that has now emerged as a repeating theme within theliterature1,6,7 This focus is included in the National Staff Development Council’s (NSDC)Standards for Professional Development.8 In his synthesis, Guskey did not find evidence of“Data-Driven” or “Family Involvement” NSDC Standards, but in the context of No Child LeftBehind, these characteristics must surface and will become increasingly important.9Increasing the expectations for professional development requires an evaluation process thatreflects the critical characteristics of effective PD. Kirkpatrick’s 4-levels, with over 40 years ofuse in evaluation and formative assessment, outline this process: “Reaction

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Arizona State University. Before she became an assistant professor in the fall of 2004, she was a lecturer in the College of Technology and Applied Sciences, an appointment she held for five years. As a tenure-track professor, Dr. Harris has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Harris is the 2005 recipient of the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) grant, and her paper "The Personalization of Data for Print and e-Commerce" is nationally and internationally published for industry professionals and academics in higher education. Her paper, "The Leap from Teacher to Teacher-Scholar: the Quest for Research in Non-Traditional Fields" (Harris &