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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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impacting them and their students (if they are, in fact, teaching inclassrooms).Just over half (51%) of the respondents indicated that they were K-12 teachers (almost one-quarter of whom had been teaching for at least 20 years), 6% indicated that they were “K-12educator[s] in an informal learning setting,” 3% “engineer[s] engaged in K-12 outreach,” and 2%“community member[s] engaged in K-12 outreach.” Another 38% of respondents identified withan “other” category, which included students, homeschool teachers, university faculty,community college instructors, as well as a self-described curriculum developer, a scienceinstructional coach, and a teacher’s aide.The users varied in how often they reported teaching TeachEngineering curriculum in

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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Helen Meyer, University of Cincinnati

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clarified theengineering constraints of the challenge. Some examples of guiding questions for this unit are asfollows: • What is a deicer? • How do deicers melt ice? • What chemical compounds are used as deicers? • What chemicals will we have access to when we design our deicers? • What environmental risks are associated with the use of deicers? • What impact will the product have on the surfaces on which it is placed? The activities leading up to the design challenge consisted of didactic instruction andlabs. Students completed three labs prior to working on the challenge. After determining thefreezing point of water and the freezing point depression for a solution, the students explored therelationships of the number

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives

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Paper ID #14812The Impact of Volunteering at a Girls Outreach Activity on Community For-mationDr. Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University Donna Crystal Llewellyn received her BA (major in Mathematics and minor in Economics) with High Honors from Swarthmore College in 1980. She went on to earn an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University in 1984. After 30 years at Georgia Tech in a variety of roles, Donna became the Executive Director of the new Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives and a Professor in the College of Innovation and Design at

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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Dixon, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Jenny Vi Le, Ohio State University; Carlos E. Castro, Ohio State University; Madith Barton, Ohio State University; Olivia R. Richardson, Ohio State University

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examining datacollected over the course of a two-year study, which took place in two urban middleschools in Columbus Ohio. The study was part of a community engaged (O’Meara &Rice, 2005; Boyer, 1996) initiative that united a large land-grant university (The OhioState University), the two schools, and several community partners (Columbus CitySchool District, Beta by Design (an Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit education organization),and the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). Together, the partners compared theimpact of a conventional approach to teaching engineering content and skills to a visualart-integrated approach, which was focused on the medium of origami (the Japanese artof paper folding) and the biomolecular subject of DNA origami. As the

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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University

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their comments asthe basis for follow-up questions. Fourth, teachers can ask questions with a high cognitive level,or questions that move beyond basic recall and enable students to engage in bigger questionssuch as why and how something has occurred. Fifth, and most importantly, teachers canencourage students to contribute their own questions to the conversation. Student-generatedquestions had the greatest impact on whether or not a conversation would become dialogic orwould stay monologic. In Nystrand’s research, the presence of just one student question raisedthe rate of a dialogic spell by 200%.Although Nystrand’s study has broad application to Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, it was conducted in history and

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Laura Rodriguez Amaya, Texas State University; Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer, Texas State University; Sara Garcia Torres M.Ed., Texas State University, San Marcos; Erin Scanlon, Texas State University; Michelle Pruett, Texas State University

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degrees from Texas State University (M.Ed.), and University of Texas at San Antonio (BA).Erin Scanlon, Texas State University Erin Scanlon is an adjunct professor in the physics department at Texas Lutheran University as well as a doctoral student in developmental education at Texas State University. Her research focuses on curriculum and program evaluation as well as on STEM students’ personal epistemologies.Ms. Michelle Pruett, Texas State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 They choose to attend academic summer camps? A mixed methods study exploring motivation for and the impact of a NASA academic summer pre-engineering camp upon middle school

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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grow over the years, both technically as well as pedagogically. Currently he works in one of the most technically outstanding buildings in the region where he provides support to students, faculty, and staff in implementing technology inside and outside the classroom, researching new engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James D. Lehman, Purdue University; Qiming Huang, Purdue University; Chell Nyquist, Purdue University

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elementary school teachers’ enactmentsof engineering design-based science instruction and to assess the impact of their instruction onstudents’ science learning.Research questionsThis study was guided by the following research questions: a) How do elementary schoolteachers enact engineering design-based science instruction? b) What is the fidelity of teachers’implementation? c) What knowledge do students learn when engaging in engineering design-based tasks? and d) To what extent does the fidelity of instruction correlate with students’science learning?Theoretical frameworkThis study is grounded in the theoretical construct of situated learning theory where learners(teachers and students) become part of a community of practice in which they learn

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University

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through the use of co-roboticplatforms, in broadening and sustaining student engagement in STEM. The paper presents aweek-long residential STEM learning curriculum designed and implemented to introducestudents to hands-on engineering. The week-long program has been offered for middle schoollevel students, and its effectiveness has been studied. Pre and post surveys have beenconducted to study the impact of the experience in increasing students’ interest in roboticsand engineering. The results of this study show that co-robotic activities increased students’awareness about the role of engineering in protecting the environment and improving humanlife.1. IntroductionScience teachers across the nation have to find innovative ways to incorporate the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Danforth, California State University - Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University - Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University - Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes

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. Furthermore, Yilmaz et al. [9] demonstrated that theeffectiveness of the program was affected by the quality and diversity of hands-on activities.Building on the effective measures presented in the literature, a major focus of the program wasthe use of hands-on activities to engage students. As we previously reported [10], the first year ofthe program focused on robotics and in subsequent years we enhanced the program toincorporate a wide variety of engineering projects. The last three years of the program haveutilized engineering projects in the areas of electronics, combustion engines, electromagnetism,power systems, and robotics.This paper focuses on the overall impact of the program on students, now that the grant activitieshave concluded. In

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer B. Listman, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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- cluded 3 edited books, 8 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 126 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 17 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 100 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 60 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,500 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Impact of Engineering Curricula and Student Programming on STEM Attitudes among Middle and High

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Christian Kreiter MSc, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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apositive impact on the usage and utilisation of Online Laboratories. After developing the userinterfaces based on the mock-ups they had the chance to discuss with their peers from otherpartner schools and try the online labs developed by their colleagues. The project runs untilNovember 2016. At the time of writing we are in the process of carrying out tests and asurvey where the students will test labs developed by their peers. Results are expected to beavailable during the summer break.In general, we value this self-paced student activity as a kind of inquiry and project-basedlearning. Students showed high engagement with the project objectives and clealy enjoyedparticipating. They had additionally the opportunity to work together with other

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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collegestudents, female professors, and female professionals (invited as guest speakers). They also metMs. Carolyn Long (President of WVU Tech), Ms. Robin Anglin-Sizemore (Science Coordinatorof Office of Secondary Learning, West Virginia Department of Education), and Ms. MillieMarshall (President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc., primary sponsor of thecamp), who shared their personal stories about how females excel in STEM fields with theparticipants. The participating female high school students stayed on university campus duringthe Summer STEM Camp. Figure 1: Participants of the Summer STEM Camp held in June 2015.Relevant work U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey1 indicates that females aresignificantly

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Gordon Mendiola Bates, Brigham Young University; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University

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of 2011 10, Waterbotics 7, 13 and MATE 5, 24 all use underwater robotics as part of STEMcurriculum. Within each program, online news articles, videos, and various journal and researcharticles show evidence of increased student engagement and interest in STEM-related areas, inrobotics efficacy and STEM learning in general 8, 13, 19. Most of the evidence from these ROVprograms however, only speaks to the procedures of the activity within STEM, not to valid datafrom reliable instruments supporting the impact the program is making in student interest andperception of technology and engineering.Problem Statement There is limited research on the impact an ROV activity or program makes regardingstudent interest and perception of technology

Conference Session

Pre-College: Robotics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Whipker, The Forge Initiative; Robert A. Mackie, The Forge Initiative; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University

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Paper ID #19247The Impact of Using Multiple Drive Teams on a FIRST Robotics Competition(FRC) Team During CompetitionDr. Linda Whipker, The Forge Initiative Dr. Linda Whipker is the Founder/President of The Forge Initiative, a nonprofit in Cary, NC a nonprofit bringing families and individuals of all ages together to explore, learn and lead using technology and engineering. Focused on creating alternative education frameworks for various age and interest groups, she brings her extensive experience and insight into creating learning environments that become focal points in the community, engaging diverse groups in daring

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University

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designed to introduce students to theengineering design process (EDP) with a goal of integrating teamwork, problem solving, andverbal communication skills into a design project that would positively impact students’ interestand self-efficacy in engineering. Implementation of the EDP in the K-12 classroom has beenproven effective at introducing STEM concepts19. The advent of the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS) has further encouraged the integration of engineering design in the K-12curriculum. MEP students served as mentors and guided MSEN students through the completionof their design projects. MEP mentors were interviewed and selected based on their academicperformance (3.0 GPA) and demonstrated desire to be a part of the program. Guest

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Wendell Ph.D., Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Paper ID #19872Elementary Student Engagement with Digital Engineering Notebook Cards(Fundamental)Kristen B. Wendell Ph.D., Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ed- ucation at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices during K-12, teacher education, and college-level en- gineering learning experiences, and increasing access to engineering in the elementary school experience, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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for curriculum, pedagogy, and projects. Middle and high schools have historically facedchallenges introducing engineering into the curriculum in an inclusive and authentic manner.Because these students are still flexible about their career decisions3,4, programs that peakinterest can still influence students’ college and career plans. An inclusive approach could havesignificant impact on the diversity of the engineering workforce.A large public university implemented EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) forundergraduates in 19955,6. The approach has been successful in preparing students professionallyas well as addressing compelling needs locally and globally. The program has also shown that itis an inclusive approach to

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University ; Jacob W. Benton, Primoris Services Corporation; Traci Aucoin, GEAR UP; Gloria E. de Zamacona Cervantes, Saint Louis University; Adam O'Neill, Saint Louis University; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University

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Lessons Learned in K-12 Engineering Outreach and Their Impact on Program PlanningIntroduction The United States relies on a well-prepared workforce to remain competitive in scienceand engineering. However, the number of engineering graduates is insufficient to cover thegrowing demand. As a result, an abundance of outreach programs exist throughout the countrywith a specific goal to increase the interest in engineering and the number of students pursuingengineering degrees. Unfortunately, the ideal format for effective outreach programs does notyet exist and needs formal evaluation. This paper highlights two formal engineering outreachprograms that were part of two Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Ali Osman Pektas, www.statprofs.com; Mustafa Akca; Daniel'le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University

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STEM fields and majors. The data were collected through an onlinesurvey of 1167 students across 6 charter schools serving grades K-12 under the same chartermanagement organization at the end of 2015 school year. The students who are not enrolled inSTEM related extracurricular activities were considered as a baseline. The data have shown thatextracurricular STEM club involvement has significantly impacted the attitude towards STEMperception. The hypothesis that “there is a range of impact from clubs, and some are moreimpactful than others” has been disproved to show that there is no significant difference betweenthe clubs when it comes to their impact on student STEM perception. The findings of this studyare expected to help K-12 stakeholders

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Mia Delarosa

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-observers’ learning.The study reported here was part of a larger a design-based experiment in which weimplemented an innovation aimed at improving middle school students’ ability to navigatecommunication challenges during collaborative engineering design activities. We introducedstudents to four types of communication challenges and assigned them one of two roles: designteam member or peer-observer. In this study, we focused only on the peer-observers, particularlyon their discourse during peer-observer debriefings that occurred immediately after observingtheir classmates engaged in design activity. We limited our analysis to investigating what peer-observers discussed when given the opportunity to compare their observations with each otherduring

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. de Miranda, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Paul R. Hernandez, West Virginia University

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the assessment of student learning, particularly the assessment of academic growth, and evaluating the impact of curricular change.Dr. Paul R. Hernandez, West Virginia University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Measuring Student Content Knowledge, iSTEM, Self Efficacy, and Engagement Through a Long Term Engineering Design InterventionAbstractThe current study reports on the outcomes of a classroom-based long-term engineering designintervention intended to increase high school students’ perceptions of the integrated nature ofSTEM disciplines (iSTEM) and to assess the effect of the intervention on student participation inan extracurricular STEM activity (i.e., a research poster

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Ikenna Q. Ezealah, Clemson University; Christopher Ciuca, SAE International; Meghan M. Stoyanoff, SAE International

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(STEM) engagement, participation and achievement at the K-16 level. As a recognized ”STEM Expert”, Chris serves in advisory roles for National Science Foundation, National Academy of Engineering and other private and publically funded STEM projects, is a published author on various educational strategies and techniques for delivering classroom-based instruction and has served as an expert on multiple STEM panels and through other media outlets. As a former classroom teacher, Chris received peer and student-based recognition through honors such as school district-wide Teacher of the Year. Chris strives to bring his classroom experience into all efforts designed to deliver high-quality integrated STEM

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University; Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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explain the research methods we adopt given our context and participants andpresent our findings and discussions. The research team divided the discussions into the themesof 1) broadening the perception of engineering 2) humanistic perception of engineering, and 3)male-dominated perceptions of engineering.Background Engineering has emerged as a critical post-secondary education and profession for thesuccess of the US and nations throughout the world. Recently, the US has placed increasingemphasis on engaging students in engineering before college with hopes to attract more studentsinto engineering majors and professions 11,12. The publication of the Next Generation ScienceStandards 13 and pending adoption across the US creates a timely

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Olivia Lang, University of St. Thomas ; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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years, the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering has offered STEPScamps which stand for Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer camp 1 2 3. Thissummer camp is aimed at introducing middle school students from various backgrounds to basicaspects of engineering with hands-on, engaging materials and methods. At the 2015 STEPScamp, participants were a mix of rising 7th-grade male and female students who expressed aninterest in learning science and/or engineering concepts on their application form. At each of thefive 13-hour camp sessions offered, 20 students worked in two small groups learning aboutcircuits and vector drawings, this was followed by a trip to the University of St. Thomasengineering labs. The camp educators and

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

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camp organized and run by the Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) ResearchLaboratory at the University of the Incarnate Word for middle school girls during the week ofJuly 6 to July 10, 2015. The primary goal of the camp was to introduce more females into thefield of engineering through robotic projects and competitions, guest speakers, and field trips.The camp had an additional emphasis on providing learning and research opportunities for girlsfrom underrepresented communities. miniGEMS was the first free camp in San Antonio, TX formiddle school girls with a special focus on engineering. Despite being held for the first time,there were 25 middle school students from various school districts in San Antonio. The campwas planned, coordinated, and

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackie L. Foos, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; John K. Antonio, University of Oklahoma

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-efficacyregarding ability to do engineering,6 and a better understanding and awareness of specificengineering disciplines.10 Even though these indicators are not directly tied to enrollments inengineering, these factors are generally perceived as pre-cursors to making an enrollmentdecision.Many recognize the devastating impact that the defunding of higher education has had on theability to educate students. Public universities across the US have experienced significantdecreases in their state budgets. Forty-seven states spend an average of 20.3% less per student onhigher education than they did in 2008, with some states cutting funding as much as 35%.11Such severe reductions have resulted in increased class sizes, a reduction in faculty positions

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria G. Bill, New York University; Yosef Skolnick, Cooper Union

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clear advantages to introducing open ended designto students earlier, including addressing the ABET Criteria parts e) an ability to identify,formulate, and solve engineering problems and h) the broad education necessary to understandthe impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.1It has also been shown that students’ intrinsic motivations in the design of a project can inspirefurther engagement in engineering. The procedure for creating the course materials and methodsof instruction are discussed, as well as student project results and a qualitative and quantitativeassessment of the course.IntroductionThe Cooper Union Summer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program for highschool

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cariana Cornel, Brigham Young University; Caralea M. Cornel, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University

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surveys,we are able to comprehensively analyze both the perceived impact of our camp from theattendee’s perspective. We also acknowledge and thank Microsoft and Facebook for theirgenerous financial support of this effort.IntroductionLast year, a local middle school teacher contacted our research laboratory to request acybersecurity awareness presentation to her computer class. With two groups of students in anelective course, the presentation was held twice. Between the two classes there was one girl inattendance. During the discussions following the presentation, both students and teachers had aninterest in cybersecurity, but felt they lacked sufficient training and suitable subject mattermaterials. In discussions with other local schools, and

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Adaline M. Buerck, Saint Louis University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Bike-lane Traffic Impact Assessment Activity for High School Students (Work in Progress)AbstractHigh school students use the surface transportation system virtually every day and can relate totraffic congestion, travel delays, and roadway safety. Moreover, trends observed in the FederalHighway Administration driver’s license data and in the National Household Travel Survey datasuggest that the popularity of active modes of transportation, such as cycling, is continuouslyincreasing among the high school age group. In this paper, an activity is proposed to show howmathematical models can be used to assess the impact on traffic congestion of retrofitting