Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Dina Verdin, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. She also was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow for her work on female empowerment in engineering which won the National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2015 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Camila Aguirre, Universidad de Chile

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

colloquially known. The interviews also included questionsabout why students chose engineering as a major and SoEng as a school, how they facedand overcame difficult academic moments, and what advices they would give to newstudents and to the institution. The interview was also enhanced with a journey-mapexercise1 about the student experiences in first year. This technique was used to elicitstudents’ perceptions and experiences occurred during their first year. The instruction forthis drawing exercise was giving once students confirmed their participation in theinterview. Their maps were the starting point of the conversations and were consulted overthe interview. Each interview lasted between 30 and 45 minutes. The sample consisted of students