with physical disabilities.Dr. Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelorˆa C™s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2003. He then completed a masterˆa C™s degree in engineering management at George Washington University in 2007. In 2016, he earned a PhDr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Dr. Stephen Secules is an Assistant Professor in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education at Florida International University. Secules holds a joint appointment in the STEM Transformation Institute and a secondary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. He has bachelor
in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.The authors would like to thank the Concord Consortium software developers, in particularMichael Tirenin for user interface design, and Joe Bacal, Teale Fristoe and Scott Cytacki fordesign and implementation of the digital twin interface to Dataflow. References [1] P. B. Henderson, T. J. Cortina, O. Hazzan, and J. Wing, “Computational thinking,” in I. Russell & S. Haller (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ’07), pp. 195-196https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227378 [2] S. Grover and R. Pea, “Computational thinking in
-basedcontexts of settler colonialism and racial capitalism in engineering education at the sites of ourspecific universities.Although we intended to contribute ideas to ‘further the conversation’, such as a conceptualframework of engineering settler amnesia or suggestions for pedagogical steps forward, the(in)conclusion of this paper (to borrow Valle et al.’s words [20]) serves as an extended pausing.The late Honorable Murray Sinclair, who has been a leader in Truth and Reconciliation inCanada decades before the TRCC, teaches us that it is going to take education and generations tolearn the truth, to reconcile, to decolonize [46].We see part of the outcome of this paper as a call to action for ourselves, to be more intentionalin starting and amplifying
significant forunderrepresented and minoritized students. With this, there is also a need for insights into theircommunication and participation styles.In [25]’s paper, they wrote about the importance of oral communication among engineers. Publicspeaking, meetings, and other communication mediums with technical and non-technicalpersonnel audiences are present in many fields. Within engineering education, these skills arecrucial for developing and advancing a career. Because of this, the authors state that engineeringeducation should focus on informal communication (i.g., public speaking) and team-basedexperiences. Communication is at the heart of lesson proficiency and professional expansion.[26] studied dialogue patterns in peer collaboration. From
address this in future offerings will be to charge a nominal fee to learners sothat the course has a greater perception of value.Other courses could offer training the math and problem solving, computer skills, and customerinteraction skills that industry wishes to cultivate. It may seem that these skills are not thosedirectly related to advanced manufacturing. On the contrary, these skills are the kinds of flexiblelife-long learning skills that will serve workers no matter what industry changes are ahead.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award #2119654.References[1] Hsieh, S., & Barger, M., & Marzano, S. G., & Song, J. (2023, June), Preparing themanufacturing workforce for Industry
capabilities or the ASK (affect, skills and knowledge) towards theprogram they are enrolled in to accomplish. The equation below- 𝑇 𝝈= A∗(K+S) (1)Where knowledge (K), skill (S), and affect (A) are three key factors deciding the human mentalcapability to tackle a perceived workload (T) related to a given task ensuring to keep a best stresslevel (𝝈) of the students in this given context. Maintaining the optimum stress level is importantfor students because humans perform best when their mental stresses are at an optimal level [22].Table 2. Comparison of goals, objectives, curriculum structure and overview of AI-Infused
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)IntroductionAccess to enriching engineering experiences remains a challenge, particularly for Latinx highschool students with one or more parents who are migratory seasonal farmworkers, herein referredto as migratory students. A migratory student is a child/ whose parent(s) is a migratory agriculturalworker. There are approximately half a million migratory children navigating the Americaneducation system, and they face unique challenges—including frequent relocations, Englishlanguage learners, and disrupted schooling—that significantly impact their academic outcomesand career aspirations [1], [2]. Migratory students have limited access to engineering learningexperiences and also encounter curricula that often fail to connect meaningfully with their
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lucky in that I didn’t feelany external comments about it.” Moreover, she shared that tasks were evenly split betweenmembers of a mixed-gender team. Similarly, A032 said she never “got bullied” or “got spokendown to” because of her gender. As a comment, A003 described the environment in hercompany as “everything was kept really neutral” because “we really don’t discriminate againstanyone”.However, gender “had more of a role” in a negative way in A016’s first two internships at thesame company. She faced gender stereotypes in multiple ways, leading her to “almost shy awayfrom wanting to pursue an engineering field”. The engineering team at her company (an oilrefinery) managed contract workers who performed manual labor at the refinery. The
Mathematics Program (S-STEM) program supports institutions of higher education to fundscholarships for academically talented low-income students and to study and implement aprogram of activities that support their recruitment, retention and graduation in STEM.Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) program supports both the creation of a resourceand evaluation center for the national S-STEM community and research hubs to study theconditions for the success of low-income undergraduate and graduate STEM students.Programs from the division of graduate education (DGE) [10]There are four DGE programs that are related to engineering education. The goal of the NSFResearch Traineeship program (NRT) is to encourage the development and implementation ofnew
value ofthe recitation, and confidence in asking a professor or peer for help. This analysis will includelinear regression modeling similar to the analyses contained in the current paper to compare passrates and course grades. We also plan to further study the differences between FGCS andnon-FGCS who have participated in the PLSG model now that it has been fully implemented inthe course. This will include, but not be limited to, statistical analysis of interaction levels. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 2205001. REFERENCES[1] S. Weisen, T. Do, M. C. Peczuh, A. S. Hufnagle, and G. Maruyama
assignments.And attendance was high, with only a few students missing during each class period. In addition,all students successfully built a kalimba and an electronic piano.Students were surveyed prior to and after the mini-course to get feedback on their interests,background, and confidence. When asked to list the major(s) that they were considering, 44 ofthe 81 students (~54%) listed a STEM major, and 14 students listed engineering, specifically. Onboth the pre- and post-course surveys, students were asked to rank their confidence on differentactivities from breadboarding to succeeding in an engineering course using a scale from 1 (noconfidence) to 7 (full confidence). Pre/post responses for several of the questions asked are listedin Table 2. While
each category andexample(s) in the sections below. Table 1: Matrix of Origins, Identities and Trajectories. Origins Identities Trajectories Gender Identity Tinkerers & Builders Security & Social Mobility Race / Ethnic Identity Math-Science Mavens Enjoying Life Social Class Creative Engineers Good Job with General Area of Focus Citizenship Social Engineers Prestigious Job Connections to Engineers “Big Picture” Thinkers
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“hypercompetitiveness” of engineering is a barrier for the development of Latiné students’ senseof belonging in their engineering major at a HSI [18]. This is compounded by systemiceducational inequities faced by the Latiné population as they progress through their K-12education [4]. Furthermore, students in Esquinca et al.’s study felt as though negativepedagogical practices (e.g., instructors making courses extremely difficult to weed out students[22]) also inhibit students’ sense of belonging [18]. Our analysis demonstrates that the corollaryto this statement appears valid as well: more inclusive and accessible teaching practices helpstudents’ sense of belonging grow. Finally, Latinas and non-binary Latiné students experiencethe “double bind” of not only
ability to succeed inengineering tasks, is a crucial predictor of whether students remain engaged in engineeringeducation or pursue engineering as a college major. This is especially critical in rural settings,where access to engineering education or career development opportunities may be limited. Toaddress this, the mixed methods study implemented a 3D printing experience centered on engagingstudents in hands-on making and tinkering activities. The quantitative component employed adesign one-group pre- and post-test design using a modified version of Mamaril et al.’s (2016)engineering self-efficacy survey to assess students’ self-efficacy levels before and after theirparticipation in the 3D printing activities. The qualitative inquiry focused
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educationinitiatives target increasingly younger audiences, facilitating an early and smooth transition fromblocks to text becomes particularly important.While Scratch excels at nurturing computational thinking and creative skills, it was not designedto facilitate the transition to text-based programming. The relationship between block-based andtext-based environments remains an active area of research [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], with K¨ollinget al. identifying specific barriers in transitioning between the two [14].Key Transition ChallengesBuilding on K¨olling et al.’s framework for analyzing block-to-text transitions, we examine severalkey challenges specifically in the context of moving from Scratch to text-based programming.First, while Scratch provides
) offers three undergraduate-only engineeringprograms: Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE), Manufacturing Engineering (MFGE),and Polymer Materials Engineering (PME). The Becoming Engaged Engineering Scholars(BEES) S-STEM scholarship program, funded by the National Science Foundation, providesacademic and financial support to 4 cohorts of low-income undergraduate students interested inmajoring in engineering. The BEES program supports scholars for the first two years of theirstudy at WWU.In addition to two years of financial support, the scholarship program that provides the focalpoint of this study offers curricular and co-curricular supports for pre-major engineering studentsduring their first and second years of undergraduate study. These
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