Conference Session

Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Collette Patricia Higgins; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

options forexposure and involvement [4].Two types of learning arrangements, structured and unstructured, as well as two forms ofcuriosity, specific and diversive, have been previously identified and expressed as a matrix [5].Students’ pathways provide insight into the overlapping experiences of learning in formaleducational settings as well informal settings such as the home. Towards the exploration of thecomplex definition and validation of this model, seven targeted interviews were conducted withstudents enrolled in a non-disciplinary engineering program at a mid-Atlantic, primarilyundergraduate, comprehensive, public university. Exploring in detail the unique livedexperiences of each of these students gives insight into the development of

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Rowan University; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

development and 2) identifies what skillsand attitudes engineering students develop over time and to what degree. Given teamwork’simportance in engineering education and practice, teamwork is essential for engineering studentsto learn. As we have explored the teamwork literature, we have identified that teamwork, as thediscipline has defined it, lacks specificity, thus leaving open the criterion for assessment. Thisproject emerged as an opportunity to both “measure” and precisely define teamwork skills andattitudes. In the summer/fall of 2023, we developed a pilot survey of engineering teaming attitudesand skills and administered it at two mid-Atlantic institutions. Our pilot administration led to asample size of n=606 with representation across

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Reginald F. Hamilton, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

may not be meeting those challenges.MethodsContext: This research was conducted at a single large research intensive (RH-VH) public universitylocated in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, as part of an NSF Funded S-STEM program. S-STEM programs are intended to support low-income students in their trajectories to and through school.While most funded SSTEM programs in the United States are aimed at undergraduate student support, thisSSTEM is unique in that it supports low income Master’s students to obtain thesis-based MS degrees.Students in the program are supported financially, have substantial professional development programming,regular mentorship meetings with faculty affiliated with the program, and peer/near-peer mentoring. At