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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce Seifried, The College of New Jersey ; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

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Dr. Manuel Figueroa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technological Studies at The College of New Jersey. His research involves the development of nanoparticle coatings for various applications, including surface enhanced Raman scattering and anti-fouling surfaces. He is also committed to develop- ing nanotechnology based lessons that integrate the STEM disciplines. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Identification of misconceptions related to size and scale through a nanotechnology based K-12 activityAbstractNanoscale science activities are filtering into K-12 classrooms in part due to moderntechnological advances in the areas of healthcare

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation, and process control. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 High School Extracurricular Activities and Camps Related to Engineering, Math and Science: Do They Help Retention and Performance in Engineering?AbstractAfter the call to increase the number of engineers graduating from college, many K-12 schools,organizations, colleges, businesses and individuals began programs designed to increase interestin fields related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This study used

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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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Eric Iversen, Start Engineering

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realm of anecdote and assumption to empirical data and reasonedanalysis. Leaders of programs already in operation might use this information for benchmarking theirown activities in relation to generally adopted norms. People starting new programs might take guidancefrom the distilled experiences of others in the field to initiate more reliably effective programs. Finally,aggregated data drawn from across a wide spectrum of outreach programs allow us to conceptualizeoutreach as a field in its own right. It can be seen and thought about as a set of activities with relatedmotives and practices, rather than just ad hoc activities conducted among a sphere of local actorstowards idiosyncratic ends.IntroductionThe “image” problem of engineering is

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University

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Paper ID #16772Curriculum for an eMentorship ProgramDr. Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University Cameron Denson is an assistant professor of Technology and Engineering Design Education (TDE) in the Dept. of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education at N.C. State University.Dr. Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University Assistant Professor of STEM Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Curriculum for an eMentorship Program (Evaluation) AbstractThe eMentoship program was an eight-week program that

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University; Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University

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Paper ID #15559STEMChoice: An Examination of Program Evaluation Data in a STEM-Centered, Inquiry-Based ProgramMr. Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University Terrance D. Youngblood is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at Texas Tech University, spe- cializing in the effective evaluation and assessment of educational outreach programs and workforce de- velopment.Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University IIbrahim H. Yeter is currently a PhD candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Paper ID #16787Comparing What 8th vs. 10th Grade Students Take Away from EngineeringCurricula Incorporated into their Physical Science ClassroomMs. Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University Camilla Nix is a doctoral candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems at Drexel University with a research focus on the fabrication of biomaterial coatings to prevent biofilm formation on medical devices. She is a current NSF GK-12 Fellow and previous LSAMP Bridge to Doctorate Fellow.Mr. Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program Jared Ruddick has taught science at Girard Academic Music Program

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Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monique S Ross, Florida International University; Christopher Alexander Carr, National Society of Black Engineers; Brittany Boyd, National Society of Black Engineers

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science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields.Mr. Christopher Alexander Carr, National Society of Black Engineers Christopher Carr is the Director, Collegiate & Professional Programs at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). He is the World Headquarters representative for the 232 NSBE collegiate chapters and 63 professional chapters around the world at conferences, workshops, panels, and webinars. Christo- pher mainly works in the area of STEM education and policy, with a particular passion for access to opportunity, diversity in STEM, and education retention. Christopher is a

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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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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco

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, is in the middle of a much-needed public relations makeoverto “change the conversation” about engineering practice and refocus engineering educationaround “grand challenges” [15] with direct and immediate societal impact. The NationalAcademies of Engineering, which is leading the effort to rebrand engineering, emphasizes theneed for new programing in engineering education to including messages such as: “Engineers areCreative Problem-solvers” and “Engineering is essential to our health, happiness and safety”[15].The field of orthopaedics is uniquely positioned to provide concrete examples of both of thesestatements and more. This subfield involves the study of the human body as a machine, and hasdirect application to medical device design as

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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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in class or on projects, 4)learning about the engineering disciplines, 5) no changes, 6) changing the teacher, 7) changingthe pace of the class, 8) changes to teaching structure and strategies, 9) advertising about theprogram, 10) class size, 11) more client interaction, 12) student autonomy to choose their ownprojects, and more visits from engineers to get ideas from the field. These suggested changes areshown in Figure 4. Figure 4 EPICS High students' top five change suggestionsStudents identified things to change that fell into factors that related to program, school,classroom levels of implementation, and external factors influencing site implementation. Forexample, on the program level, EPICS has developed a

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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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Justin L. Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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analysis related to the Wolk Creek Dam, a “real-world” and upstream dam that was familiarto students. Boynton and Hossain found that the latter group of students’ perceptions of STEMbecame more positive as a result of the intervention. They suggested that infusing real-worldinfrastructure problems into pre-college engineering programs can motivate students to pursueSTEM careers.5.8 Outside-PLTW ComparisonsIn this section, we provide an overview of the studies that included some form of an externalcomparison, along with the outcomes of these investigations. Of the 31 articles we collected, 13articles were of this sort. 10 of these articles included a comparison between PLTW students andnon-PLTW students; we further categorized these as comparing

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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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Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co

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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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Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University

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site, a real-world problem whichinvolves cooperation from many engineering disciplines. Each participant played a specific roleon her team (i.e. served as a specific kind of engineer), and six college-style class periods,designed based on the flipped classroom format, were offered throughout the week to introduceconcepts from six engineering disciplines as they relate specifically to the hydraulic fracturingproblem. Previous implementations of the flipped classroom to an outreach setting could not befound in literature, indicating that the approach may be unique to this program, but a flippedclassroom structure has been implemented in several college-level engineering classes10,19,21andhas performed at least as well as the traditional lecture

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

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proposal-writing workshops; Co-facilitator (2004), Boston East Pipeline Network; and Alumni, Lead Boston 2004 (The National Conference for Community and Justice). She won the 2006 Northeastern University Aspiration Award, and was recognized at the 2003 Northeastern University Reception honoring Principal Investigators that obtained funding in excess of $1 million over a five-year period.Miss Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM EducationMadeline Jean Leger c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Summer Research Programs for high school students, supporting componentsAbstractThe Young Scholars Program at Northeastern University provides a diverse group of high schoolstudents who have

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University; Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Paper ID #16895Developing a Questionnaire and Evaluation Methods for a High School RocketProgramMr. Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University Ibrahim H. Yeter is currently a PhD candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education frame- work. Mr. Yeter plans to graduate in December 2016 with both degrees and is looking forward to securing a teaching position within a research university and continuing his

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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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Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University; John Howard Walker, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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student experience with respect to their interests, attitudes and, motivation. Thechallenges worked well for the middle school and high-school age groups and the benefits aremulti-faceted. We found that the programs were valuable in increasing their interest andattitudes towards energy, engineering and sustainability but that refinement is necessary for themore open-ended concepts and design challenges that engage the higher cognitive levels ofBloom’s Taxonomy. The responses for “learning perceptions” corresponded well with the restof the affective assessment and demonstrated the use of tiered energy challenges as a way tosimultaneously increase engagement for three separate but related topics; energy, engineeringand sustainability. In future

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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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Tasha Tiffany Tardieu, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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secondary school students in Trinidadand Tobago to the engineering profession and related activities. Additionally, the study sought tofind out if there is any interest in learning about engineering among secondary school students.From the research conducted, it was found that students do not have much opportunity to exploreengineering at the secondary school level but that there is an interest in a program that allowsstudents to do so. Furthermore, it was found that the lack of prior engineering experience doesaffect students’ transition into undergraduate engineering students. From the results of this study,we hope to design a curriculum that is tailored to meet the interests of the students, while usinglocally available resources. It is the goal

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brynn Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Noah Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Brett D. Gunderson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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an attempt to not only fill the holes regarding the topic ofengineering that the students might experience, but to also discover the most effective way toteach this growing subject area to a different community of students than typically considered.A Note on Deafness and Language FacilitationThis program is unique as we tailored each activity to the abilities, skills and interests weassumed might be present for the group of deaf students we worked with. Keeping in mind thelittle importance and relevance sound-related activities would hold with our students, wemodified existing activities to include as much visual interest as possible. Each module began byintroducing the engineering discipline of focus and related applications of that

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Richard Douglas Stock; Vanisa Turney

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Paper ID #17784Work in Progress: Afterschool STEM/Literacy Program—A Description ofthe ProcessDr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical

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Pre-College: Evaluation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Robin R. Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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, technology, engineering, and mathematics jobs in the United States are expected togrow nearly twice as fast as other fields by 2020 [1]. Hence, STEM education is crucial to theultimate success of our young people.  Unfortunately, there is a shortage of both interested andadequately prepared K-12 students in STEM subjects, especially among minority youth andyoung women [2]. Data shows that among the high school seniors who took the ACT in 2013,only 23 percent expressed interest in STEM majors and fields. Only half of the students whopursue STEM major’s graduate with a STEM-related degree [3].Gaps exist in science and math achievements for students that impacts success in college,especially in engineering programs [4]. The reasons are many, including

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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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resources. Engineering self-efficacy is emerging as a usefultheory in evaluating the confidence of students to pursue engineering related professions and theconfidence of teachers to teach engineering related content. In particular, Faber et al. [5] andYoon et al. [18] developed the Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) survey and TeachingEngineering Self-Efficacy Scale (TESS) survey, respectively. Such surveys used in conjunctionwith outreach activities may help allocate time and resources to more influential activities. In summary, the literature provides valuable information about engineering education inK-12, including typical types of program offerings, what has been most effective, andsuggestions for assessment to help evaluate the

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pam Page Carpenter; Adam Stevens, North Carolina State University; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; Landon K. Mackey, North Carolina State University; Catherine M. McEntee, North Carolina State University

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education as it relates to modernization of theelectric grid and hybrid and electric vehicles. Four graduate students at the FREEDM Centerassisted with the program and two interns from the Technology, Engineering, and Designprogram in the College of Education at North Carolina State University volunteered their timeduring the program. Additionally, the program was supported by a Kenan Institute ofEngineering, Math, and Science teacher. Finally, students, staff, and faculty interacted with theYoung Scholars as shown in Figure 3 below. Figure3-ProjectbasedlearningwithYoungScholarsworkingintheLaboratory The FREEDM Center has delivered a Research

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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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Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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of curriculum design.E-GIRL Structure The summer program was designed to excite and recruit females to pursue higher educationand engineering majors. The residential program allowed students to visit Texas Tech University(TTU) and experience a week as a college student. The week-long program included individualclasses, a multidisciplinary project, information sessions, and recreational activities. Programassessment was performed throughout the week’s activities to gain knowledge about theparticipants’ perception of the summer program’s design. E-GIRL program curriculum was designed to achieve the following goals: to recruit highschool aged women to pursue STEM related studies at university, namely TTU, to introduce andexpose

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Suzanne Lori Berliner Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rosa M. Cano, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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often students arenot able to see how classroom lessons relate to real life31. Increasing the presence of engineeringin K-12 education with practical hands-on applications of science and mathematics asrecommended in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)32 should be a priority foreducators12, 19, 33-35 but most teachers are not familiar with engineering and engineeringapplications and are ill-prepared to present engineering curriculum in their classrooms36-37.BackgroundAt the Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)summer enrichment programs have been developed to increase high achieving students’ interestin the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Programs of

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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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beaddressed at the elementary level. Intentional support helped students use their resources toeffectively engage in engineering design and to deepen their awareness of engineeringDiscourse; it also made students’ resources visible to their teacher. The findings of this casestudy can help other researchers and practitioners anticipate how students will respond to digitaldesign notebooking tools and envision supportive teacher moves. The notebooks function as onepiece of distributed scaffolding; in particular, we speculate that the notebooks will be moreproductive when students are given ample time for reflection, which the notebooks can helpsupport. This study’s findings can also inspire new digital tools—and related pedagogies andlesson structures

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

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to lower numbersof females in certain STEM majors and subsequent STEM careers. Gender differences in self-efficacy have been demonstrated in relation to math and engineering disciplines amongundergraduate students.10,11 We investigated the effects of a mentored summer researchexperience on high school students’ self-efficacy as it applied to STEM research-related tasks.The program participants are approximately 50% male and 50% female. Participants were askedto answer a 32-item anonymous, online survey, which is designed to measure STEM researchself-efficacy, both prior to entering and immediately upon completion of the program.2. Brief Description of Summer ProgramBased at New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), a

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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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Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Siddhartha Gupta, Texas Tech University; C. Kalpani Dissanayake; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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providing adescription of the activities for each of the six engineering disciplines. Next, participantdemographics are provided along with pertinent information related to students’ interests inpursuing engineering careers before the program. The salient results from our study are thendiscussed and interpreted in the context of women’s participation in engineering, and finally,concluding remarks are provided.Program Structure E-GIRL is structured as a week-long, residential outreach program. The program wasenvisaged as a platform to disseminate information about engineering disciplines by tackling amultidisciplinary challenge modeled after a real-world problem. The multidisciplinaryengineering challenge combined discipline specific projects

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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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Paper ID #15457Impact of a Hands-On, Exploratory Engineering Outreach Program on Knowl-edge and Attitudes of High School Students (RTP)Dr. Melissa Danforth, California State University - Bakersfield Dr. Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Computer and Electri- cal Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the Project Director for a U.S. Department of Educa- tion grant (P031S100081

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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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Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University; Susan Haag

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Paper ID #17235Metrics for Efficacy in FIRST Robotics Programs: Aligning ABET Engineer-ing Student Outcomes with K-12 STEM Educational PracticesMs. Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University SHAWNA L. FLETCHER is Director of the Women in Engineering Program at Texas A&M University and has held similar positions at Arizona State University (1997-2007) and The Ohio State University (2011-2015). Fletcher has been President of the Arizona Promoters of Applied Science in Education (APASE) since 2006, a non-profit organization that has hosted the National Underwater Robotics Chal- lenge (2007 - 2013). She holds an M.S degree in

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn Partlow, Morgan State University

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Internet.Many participants took advantage of this option. The program integrated experiential learningtheory [5], 21st Century skills such as creativity and technology proficiency [6]–[8] and ethnicallymatched mentorship [9], [10] to increase academic success, self-efficacy and a sense of belongingin STEM. Where possible, instruction and activities were aligned with the Next GenerationScience Standards for engineering and Common Core Mathematical practices. In addition, near-peer mentoring was provided by undergraduate and graduate students in related disciplines.Summer ProgramThe components of the four week summer program are described below: 3D Modeling: Participants were introduced to visualization in three dimensions, geometry, isometric drawing

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Alexandria Julius, The Ohio State University

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educational outcomes, and engineering-specific epistemology in undergraduate students. Dr. Polasik is a member of ASM, TMS, and ASEE.Alexandria Julius, The Ohio State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Measuring Changes in High School Science Teacher Practice: Results of a Materials-Science Focused Professional Development ProgramAbstractSince its inception in 2012, a materials science-focused professional development (PD) program for highschool teachers has demonstrated improvements in teacher content knowledge and increased use ofmaterials science demos and hands-on activities in the