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Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Laggini Fiore, Temple University; Shawn Patrick Fagan, Temple University; David Brookstein, Temple University

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addressing students’ metacognitive skills and the ability to self-regulate their learning. To that end, the instructor began the semester with a reflective exercisethat asked students to read Robert Leamson’s (2002) essay “Learning (Your First Job),”comment online about their impressions of the article, and be prepared to discuss in class. Thereflective comments from students regarding this essay were revealing: “These are all things thatwere not explicitly obvious to me as a student and I would have very much liked to have readthis as a freshman.” This piece is especially important as we believe it made an importantdifference in students’ capacity to persevere in this class.The difference in DFW outcomes between the two engineering courses for this

Conference Session

Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University

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, problem based learning andactive learning approaches, combined with laboratory courses. The use of formative assessmentis reflected in the literature. Enhancement comes in the form of providing supplemental learningopportunities that go beyond the textbook and include teaching assistant (TA) guided instruction,use of web resources and enhanced guided notes. There is a prevalence of leveraging technologyto blend or flip classes. Authentic environments that include interdisciplinary, experiential,collaborate, inquiry, challenge, and service learning are also prevalent.Future WorkA trend analysis of the frequently identified practices may help characterize whether a particulartopic is becoming more or less popular. Additional work to characterize

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ryan McCullough, Colorado State University; Pranav S. Athalye, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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quiz as seen by students. At the beginning of each class, the instructor poses each ofthe Conceptual Questions from the pre-work assessment to the class, takes a “vote” on it, andthen leads a discussion on the different answers and approaches. These discussions encouragestudents to reflect on the reasoning behind their misconceptions and how it relates to thereasoning behind the actual solutions. Namely, the students and the instructor discuss why some(incorrect) answers appeared attractive and seemed right, and ultimately what is (or should be)the reasoning behind choosing the one correct answer. However, these interactive discussions are rather brief, taking just a very small portion of the class, to enable the other components ofinstruction

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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with a familiar group of peers, whichseems to lead to a greater sense of community, based on reflection by course instructors whonoticed particularly close-knit groups. Administrators from each department worked to developinitial outlines and structures that would facilitate curricular overlap and connection across eachintegrated “trio” of classes. Instructors in each “trio” were expected to collaboratively exploreand implement effective ways of reinforcing and integrating concepts and curriculum from thecourse they were paired with in their own courses. The program was implemented for sixsections of each course during the Fall 2016 semester. Another six “non-integrated” sections ofthe introductory Design Thinking course were taught with the

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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; Douglas, 2008; Walther, 2014; Walther, Sochacka, & Kellam, 2013). There aredangers, however, that as qualitative research becomes more common the ways in which itis used fail to reflect quality approaches. One early work critiqued inconsistencies betweenespoused and practiced epistemologies in qualitative papers (Koro-Ljungberg & Douglas,2008). Other authors have critiqued interpretive methods, such as thematic analysis, forresulting in superficial descriptions of phenomena that do not provide meaningful insight(Jackson & Mazzei, 2012; St. Pierre, 2000; St. Pierre & Jackson, 2014) Another concern isthat the qualitative approaches described in papers and textbooks can become seen aschecklists that must be followed, rather than

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Predicting Student Success

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin L. K. Koskey, University of Akron; Nicholas G. Garafolo, University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, University of Akron ; Wondimu Ahmed, University of Akron; Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Uday Samreddy

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reviews. The ECA-M8 will then beadministered to a larger sample of eighth grade students (~1800) to test for reliability andvalidity evidences for the revised instrument. The research team will engage in reflection on thedevelopment and validation process in Phase 10 to inform future research.Description of the ECA-M8The modified ECA consists of 13 multiple-choice items assessing basic understanding ofengineering design concepts and one design problem testing their ability to transfer the conceptsto a new design problem. Two design problem scenarios were developed, one for the pre-test andone for the post-test. Students were presented with five questions related to the design problem.Specifically, students identified the constraints of the

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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references n=3 references Figure 7 Sieta’s Tree map for the Design steps C. Mathematical thinkingThe following Schoenfeld-inspired plots illustrate which mathematical thinking aspects eachparticipant engaged in during segments 10-17. This same period examined in section above fordesign steps. The tree maps illustrate the subcategories of the mathematical thinking aspects andtheir frequency throughout the entire session. Refer to figures 8 and 9 for the tree maps.The plots as in figures 6 and 7 appear (at least for this excerpt) to reflect that Casey the engineerengages

Conference Session

Learning from Industry

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Zachary Pirtle, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

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humor, it still marks an unusually directivestatement in the collegial atmosphere of the review. That said, one of the authors can attest from experience thatstrong statements and pointed conversation is not an infrequent event inside an engineering context.insulation levels, heat rejection mechanisms, thermally reflective surface coatings, and a thermalmodel that required hours of computation time per run. It can be easier to focus on specificquestions rather than to look holistically at the entire system. The question, “do you knowenough about the thermal conditions?” seems relatively simple in comparison. The amount oftime spent on this question suggests that even simplistic processes for addressing epistemologicalconcerns could

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University

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better when space andbandwidth exist for team members to reflect on how well they work together. A prerequisite forcollaborating productively is to purposefully design and facilitate a robust learning environmentwhere people recognize and work to decrease their own biases. While overt forms ofdiscrimination and bias exist, there are implicit forms of discrimination and bias as well. Tomediate implicit bias, for example, Project Implicit (2011) is a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary initiative that uses research and practical tips to help people recognize where theyare subconsciously treating people differently and enacting discrimination. When educatorsorganize curricular and co-curricular experiences for students to reflect on their

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University; Eun Go, Western Illinois University; Colin Ross Harbke, Western Illinois University; Thomas Mark Scaife, McGraw-Hill Education

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instead of being passivelisteners. Active learning is defined in [13] as “any instructional method that engages students inthe learning process.” The motivation comes from educational experience when students dealwith active learning and reflection [14-15]. However, traditional engineering education involveslistening to lectures, completing homework, taking exams, and receiving feedback after gradingis done. This education model may adversely affect the students’ active participation.The utilization of information and communication technologies in engineering education canallow students to be active learners by letting them control how, when, and where they studydepending on their learning needs and styles [16]. Therefore, engineering education

Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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and following those changes in strategy.Data Analysis Through deep immersion in the culture and data, themes and connections to theAdaptable Learning model were generated 18. Focused coding 20 was conducted to identifyinstances where participants engaged in appraisal statements. Using contextual clues, theseappraisal examples were then classified as mastery or performance mode examples. Thedescriptions of events developed reflect a discussion of observed learning and study sessionstrategies and observed utterances of appraisals that occurred before and after changes instrategy.Results These findings focus on descriptions of events from the two selected observations. Thefirst observation represents mastery intention evidenced by

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder

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movingforward/being stalled in the engineering undergraduate pathway.This perspective shift is further reflected in Sara’s statement that Pre-Calc students are “notthrilled” to be in a course “below where they need to be starting,” which is a surprisingly deficit-based statement about where the Pre-Calc students are in relation to their peers who areapparently superior by virtue of their initial positions (Calculus I or beyond) in the mathsequence. Sara’s words partially confirm Liza’s belief, presented above, that Pre-Calc is a“weed-out” class designed to filter out those who are not worthy of proceeding through theengineering math curriculum and in conjunction, engineering degrees. Again, this is incongruouswith the initial goals of the GS Program

Conference Session

Instrument Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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experiments and assignments. This sample and the teamingenvironment reflected several similarities to the first-year engineering programs for which thisinstrument was intended. An email introducing and containing a link to the online survey wassent to all students during the final days of the course. Response rates were extremely low (≈7%) due to the timing of the survey and lack of in-class announcements. However, the fewresults that were obtained demonstrated that students would identify others outside of their teamsand even their sections, through use of the free-response questions.The final version of the survey consisted of a cover letter describing the purpose of the researchand data collection, a prompt asking the students to indicate all

Conference Session

Learning from Industry

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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theengineering workforce as a social context—making sure you succeed by ensuring you receivethe credit you are due. It is only at this point that the interaction moves from passive supervisingto active mentoring.We can also say something about the nature of Will’s stance toward mentoring in this vignette. Itwould seem that Will was not actively positioning himself in a mentoring role until the needarose. The long pause Will takes between the giving praise and giving advice could suggest it isan afterthought. Furthermore, his cursing about Gary might suggest this advice reflects hisfrustrations with Gary more than a desire to mentor Curtis. The reasons behind this passiveattitude toward Curtis is unclear, but we should point out that Curtis had only

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Psychology from Stanford University. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and en- trepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) redesigning the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mitikaa Sama; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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survey were also modified or removed.Following revisions, the survey contained 15 items to measure the four hypothesized dimensionsof the STV construct. The dimensions and their items are shown in Table 1. Notably,respondents were instructed prior to seeing these items that “first position” could includeemployment and/or graduate/professional school to accommodate the broad range of career pathsthat engineering students take after graduation. This language was reflected in many of the itemstems used to measure the various STV dimensions as well. Table 1 – Items Developed to Measure STV Related to Finding a First Position Construct: Item Dimension No. Item Stem

Conference Session

Motivation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Lynn Butler; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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thatprovided them with additional reading material and then questions to reflect upon. Rather theypreferred quests that provided them with information and asked them to complete a task basedupon this new material.The results from quest design also aligned with some comments from students’ expectations.For instance, the correlation between point value and difficulty of assignment was a concern asstudents didn’t expect to have to do more work for a difficult task. Another concern raisedrelated to expectations was the name of the platform. It can be a bit of a misnomer that thegamification platform is called 3D GameLab which implies for students that the activities theywill be doing are all game-based. Although the platform does employ best

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadas Ritz, Cornell University, College of Engineering; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University, College of Engineering

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preferences for group work atthe board versus at tables on paper are illuminating. These show a strong majority of studentspreferring to work at the board, and noting the greater opportunity for collaboration that thismethod afforded.ConclusionThe value of group work at the board - for promoting collaboration, effectively reaching asolution with limited time, and learning something new – has been demonstrated here. However,it is important to take into account the diversity of student learning styles in a classroom, andpromote facilitation methods to engage, inspire, and accommodate the strengths of both activeand reflective learners (Felder and Silverman, 1988). While active group engagement is a centralgoal of the workshops, many students will gain

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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(c) Taking something apart to see how it works 0.50 0.41 (α = 0.75) (h) Fixing things 0.57 0.49The correlation matrix (Table 2) of the retained factors shows moderate to largerelationships across nearly all the factors. All correlations are significant at the p≤0.001level. The weakest relationships are between Tinkering and Project Management, andCollaboration. The most correlated factors reflect the problems we saw in the crossloading from the EFA. Namely Design shares a correlation of 0.60 or higher with threefactors in the model.Table 2 Pearson’s correlation matrix of retained factors from EFAFactor 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)1

Conference Session

Instrument Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University, Department of Physics; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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the work ofAbrami, Poulsen, and Chambers23 who developed the cooperative learning implementationquestionnaire (CLIQ) to assess relationships between K-12 teacher dispositions and use ofcooperative learning.VECTERS additionally contains questions to collect respondents’ demographic information aswell as general information about the courses respondents are reflecting upon. Instructorinformation includes information such as gender, ethnicity, and years of experience. Courseinformation includes items to indicate the course-level (100 to 400), whether the course isrequired, and the number of students typically enrolled. MethodSampleAn invitation to complete the survey was sent to 19 of the 20 largest

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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rooted in the nexus ofhumanitarian practice, sustainability awareness, social justice, and professional practice. It willemphasize student teamwork, along with greater consideration of social and economic factors,improved communication with diverse constituents, and reflection on an ethical understanding oftheir decisions and solutions. It also requires that faculty members be empowered to mirror thesevalues and skills in their instruction and mentoring. The RED grant connects professional skillsdirectly to the ability to develop and evaluate solutions within these broader contexts.In this work in progress (WIP), we review our progress towards achieving this vision including:• Establishing a foundation for a revised engineering canon that

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Jill Zarestky, Colorado State Univeristy; Lei Xie, Texas A&M University; Khalil M. Dirani, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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creating awareness about Industrial Distribution and related STEM fields among the public.Ms. Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University Soo Jeoung (Crystal) Han is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource at Texas A&M University. She worked in business and academic institutions in South Korea for more than five years. Her research interests reflect her diverse work experiences including the field of virtual team collaboration, cross-cultural team diversity, shared leadership development of teams, and global/women leadership. Currently, she has published journals and book chapters in the field of collaborative learning, team leadership, and e-learning.Prof. Michael

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Project-Based Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Steven Christopher Davis, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Laura C. Atkins, Jacksonville University

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. Each team writes self-reflection journals everytwo weeks and presents the progress of their projects. By the end of this semester, the foodpantry staff will be invited to join students’ final presentations and give feedback to students ontheir projects as well as their service learning. 3) “Understand and improve the water quality in the St. Johns river”: This project allowed 13students in 4 teams to start thinking of larger scale community issues. It required juniors toconduct research of designing systems to monitor water quality in our local waterways. Theyvisited local water treatment plants to learn the fundamentals of water analysis and thendesigned, developed, and tested their monitoring system by collaborating with JU MarineScience

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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/ or explanation; or (2) that’s all I can tell. And then this one Adding new ideas on a and this one seems equal” peer’s claim and/or “Yeah, so the max highest is iron explanation. and then the one is the second lower actually this one is max highest.” Expand (1) Reflecting on or “The melting point plus a greatest clarifying own claim; or (2) stretch expand” expanding/elaborating own “We do not know the exact claim by adding explanations temperature but you can get a and/or new information

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Assessment of Student Work

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University; Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Michael Grubbs, Baltimore County Public Schools; Daniel Gordon Mendiola Bates, North Carolina State University

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situations needs significant purification. However, water purification units are expensive and not easy to obtain. Therefore, you are tasked to design an inexpensive, easy to use, easy to assemble, durable, and low maintenance water purification system using low cost, readily available materials to quickly remove contaminants from water. You will focus on reducing the turbidity of a sample of water. Testing Performance Turbidity is a measure of the lack of clarity (cloudiness) of water and is a key test of water quality. Turbidity is apparent when light reflects off of particles in the water. Some sources of turbidity include soil erosion, waste discharge, urban runoff, and algal growth. In addition to creating an unappealing

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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participation the faculty at ASU who are members of the affinity groups.Finally, we thank the The Polytechnic School at ASU and the evaluation team for supportingdata collection and participation in this research. This work is supported by the National ScienceFoundation Grant 1519339. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.ReferencesBolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (1991). Leadership and management effectiveness: A multi-frame, multi-sector analysis. Human Resource Management1, 30(4), 509–34.Borrego, M. & Henderson, C. (2014). Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in STEM education: A

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Work

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James H. Allen III, University of Evansville; Jared Fulcher, University of Evansville; Suresh Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville

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Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006. 5. Friess W.A., and Davis M.P. “Formative Homework Assessment Strategies to Promote Student Self-Reflection and Improve Time Management: APilot Study”. \ Proceedings of the ASEE NE 2016 Conference, Rhode Island, RI, 2016. 6. Lura D, O'Neill R and Badir A. “Homework Method in Engineering Mechanics”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14 – 17, 2015. 7. O'Neill R, Badir A, Nguyen, L, and Lura D. “Homework Method in Engineering Mechanics, Part 2”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26 – 29, 2016. 8. Trautwein U., and Köller O. “The Relationship Between

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William E. Genereux, Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus

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before beginning and again after completion of the video term-paper project.Both control and intervention groups received 45 minutes of media literacy instruction afterviewing the first set of videos.The media literacy instrument was developed in a style similar to that of previous work of Hobbs& Frost 24 Arke & Primack, 25 and Ashley, Lyden, & Fasbinder.26 Using Hobbs’ 14 conceptualframework of media literacy of “access, analyze, create, reflect and act” as a guide, theinstrument’s questions were: 1.) Who is the sender of this message? 2.) Describe the main message of the video using your own interpretation. 3.) Are there other possible interpretations of this video’s main message? 4.) Who is the

Conference Session

Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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used whenappropriate.In conclusion, whilst the first cycle of the Changing Futures Project has been immenselysuccessful, it is extremely resource intensive and would not have happened had the twoacademics responsible not had a personal desire to support students. No additional funding ortime was allocated to run the project which continues to be administered on a mixture of good-will and unpaid overtime! Despite this, the primary outcome of seeing the fortunes of some ofthe weakest students being turned around has been exceptionally rewarding. In reflecting uponthe project, ten key recommendations for institutions, colleagues and students are made:Recommendations for Institutions: 1. Financial Resources: Should be ring-fenced to provide a

Conference Session

Quantitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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were chosen based on prior knowledge of their use of nontraditional teachingmethods as well as their self-selection into the study. The final study sample represents a mix ofgender, institution type, Carnegie type, and discipline, and the demographic and characteristicdata are reflected in Table 2. The total number of students used in the analysis was 997, andpairwise deletion was used to handle missing data across survey items.Table 2Survey Population and Characteristics of Engineering Instructors Course Instructor Institution Carnegie Course Number of label gender type classification* discipline** students 1 F