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Beth (Ann Elizabeth) Wittig, City University of New York, City College; Alison Conway, City University of New York, City College; Naresh Devineni, The City College of New York

developmentneeds. Tanner [11] proposes the use of metacognition to help students learn to learn.In addition to these student-responsive curricular developments, [12] recommend the inclusion ofdisciplinary concepts at an early stage for academic survival, retention and success. Theyadvocate that classrooms should include active and interactive learning in order to help studentsdevelop an understanding of core disciplinary concepts.The current study builds upon these recommendations for student-centered curricula that areintroduced at the early stage of the program, and that actively engage students to develop abilityand commitment.Research Design and MethodologyThis research hypothesizes that negative impacts such as attrition and delays in graduation

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Gabriela Maria Morales, University of South Carolina Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina; William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina

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- fort. A graduate of Purdue University (PhD 2016), his research focuses primarily on reducing barriers to the learning process in college students. Topics of interest include computer science pedagogy, collabo- rative learning in college students, and human-centered design. Of particular interest are the development and application of instructional practices that provide benefits secondary to learning (i.e., in addition to learning), such as those that facilitate in learners increased self-efficacy, increased retention/graduation rate, increased matriculation into the workforce, and/or development of professional identity.Mr. William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina I am an undergraduate at the University

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Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah University

have positive impacts on student engagement andlearning. It also gave the faculty member a fresh perspective and a push out of the rut ofpreconceived ideas of what to emphasize. It was a small class of only eight students. A text bookthat closely fit the course topics helped facilitate the student lectures. It would seem that thismodel would work best for small classes of upper level students in their specialty area, althoughthis should not constrain the use of this approach in other educational settings. This was the firstoffering of the course, the model will be modified for future offerings. Aspects of the model maybe tried in other upper level specialty classes with small enrollments. It is recommended that thegraduate research group model

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Joshua S Wiley, United States Military Academy; MICHAEL Robert GREIFENSTEIN, United States Military Academy, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy

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) andasynchronous learning modalities. This study examines the self-reported time commitments for a sample of both USMA facultyand cadets at over several mid-semester weeks during the fall semester, following further evolutionto USMA’s institutional learning practices. We approached this topic with the hypothesis that therelative ranking of highest to lowest weekly time commitment over a several week span isunrelated in faculty and cadet respondents as a result of manipulating the group type ofrespondents. Our survey is designed to tabulate several types of academic-related timecommitments to include real-time class attendance, lesson preparation, time spent on graded workand other categories with a parallel faculty and cadet activity set. The

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Ashley Lytle, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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the United States (U.S.), with the U.S. lagging behindmany countries in producing a sufficient number of STEM graduates. A better understanding ofthe barriers that result in students dropping out of STEM fields is essential for increasingengagement and retention of STEM undergraduate students. In this regard, a growing body ofresearch demonstrates that psychosocial factors such as STEM self-efficacy, sense of belonging,intelligence beliefs, and grit are associated with STEM outcomes such as engagement andretention. In this review paper we examine how these key psychosocial variables (STEM self-efficacy, sense of belonging, intelligence beliefs, and grit) impact engagement and retention ofundergraduate STEM students. An introduction to each of

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Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University ; Marcial Tienteu; Vinton Amsley Morris, Morgan State University; Dennis Ndati, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Aaron A Mcclenton; Andre Latte Dean Jr., Morgan State University School of Engineering

aims to teach students team building and leadership skills while working on anassigned research project. By the end of the program the teacher was able to design hands-onactivities for high school junior and senior level engineering courses. Additionally, graduatementors oversaw the progress of each student in the team. The target area for this research wasthe Internet of Things.The Internet of Things (IoT) is a connected network of devices that exchange data for helpingfacilitate our daily life activities. IoT applications range from intelligent cameras and to smartcars. Many households worldwide use these smart devices [1,2], including multipleapplications and Bluetooth connectivity for control and management. These devices contributeto the

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina Beaufort; Gabriela Maria Morales; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina

science. I am a first generation student to study in the United States in my family. This summer I had the pleasure to work with a local boys and girls club early education facility where I discovered how important a cultural impact can have on a child’s development.Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina Dr. Ronald Erdei is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of South Carolina Beau- fort. A graduate of Purdue University (PhD 2016), his research focuses primarily on reducing barriers to the learning process in college students. Topics of interest include computer science pedagogy, collabo- rative learning in college students, and human-centered design. Of particular interest are the