Paper ID #25436Board 23: The Effects of a Mobile Learning Environment on Stident Achieve-ment in a Circuits Analysis CourseDr. Kenie R. Moses, Educational Technology Research & Assessment Kenie serves as a Teaching Instructor in the Department of Educational Technology Research & Assess- ment at Northern Illinois University. He received his BSEE in 2008 from Southern University A&M and MSECE from Purdue University 2011. He will receive a PhD in Instructional Technology at Northern Illinois University in May 2019. His research interest includes mobile learning, constructivist learning environments and student
AC 2007-1635: EXPERIENCE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WORKSHOPFOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERSR. Mark Nelms, Auburn UniversityRegina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment Page 12.712.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Experience with an Alternative Energy Workshop for Middle School Science Teachers Encouraging interest in science and engineering can begin early in the education process ifteachers have the proper training1. Discussed in this paper is an outreach activity for middleschool science teachers to provide them with the curriculum materials needed to foster students’interest in science and engineering. This
359 An Assessment of ABET’s Assessment Process Sukhmander Singh Santa Clara UniversityAbstractIn the U.S.A., accreditation of engineering schools by ABET has for years been centered on theassessment of the program of the studies and the educational objectives. Much has been writtenon the methodology for assessment. The emphasis has been on what can be measured. However,some of the most important aspects of education for example, creativity and innovative thinking,which cannot be measured, have been ignored. Enormous amounts of effort in the
AC 2008-1091: ASSESSING STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOMES DURINGSUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCESOlga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research interests are cardiovascular fluid mechanics and engineering education research, which includes engineering assessment, undergraduate research, design education methodologies, epistemologies of interdisciplinary education, and K-12 engineering education.Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic
AC 2008-1851: APPLES AND ORANGES? A PROPOSED RESEARCH DESIGN TOEXAMINE THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TWO MEASURES OFENGINEERING LEARNINGPatrick Terenzini, The Pennsylvania State University Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior Scientist in the Center for the Study of Higher Education.Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor of Education and Senior Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher EducationMatthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Engineering in the Department of Engineering EducationRussell Long, Purdue University Director of Project Assessment
AC 2008-2439: HOW ACCURATE IS STUDENTS’ SELF-ASSESSMENT OFCOMPUTER SKILLS?Michael Collura, University of New HavenSamuel Daniels, University of New Haven Page 13.671.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 How Accurate is Students’ Self-Assessment of Computer Skills? AbstractSelf-evaluation by students is commonly used as a key element in program and courseassessment plans. Such instruments are intended to provide crucial feedback for programimprovement and thus play a significant role in closing our assessment loop. For many of theprogram outcomes, self-assessment by current students and graduates augments other
AC 2008-2814: ASSESSMENT OF A BLENDED PRODUCT LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT COURSE UTILIZING ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACEDELIVERY MECHANISMSDaniel Wittenborn, Purdue University Daniel Wittenborn is doctoral student in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has received the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and Schroff Award. He was also named a recipient of the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship in 2007. Currently, his research interests include engineering education related to computer-aided design, manufacturing, and
2006-161: STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING COURSE-SPECIFIC OUTCOMESDavid Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence: ECE 270 (Introduction to Digital System Design), ECE 362 (Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing), and ECE 477 (Digital Systems Senior Design Project). He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of technology in education; more recent research contributions include papers on learning outcome assessment in both lower-division “content
AC 2008-338: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS' ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS:DO STUDENTS AND WORKPLACE SUPERVISORS RELY ON GENERALRESPONSE PATTERNS?Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Mieke Schuurman is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters and PhD in Social & Organizational Psychology from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her work focuses on the enhancement of engineering education. She is a member of ASEE and WEPAN, and actively involved in ASEE's Cooperative Education Division as their Research Chair. She has
2006-1916: FUZZY RULES IN ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESFaouzi Bouslama, Zayed University Faouzi received a PhD in Electronics Engineering from Shizuoka University, Japan, in 1992. From 1992-1994, he was a researcher at Toshiba Co., Tokyo. From 1994-2000, he was Associate Professor of Information Systems, Hiroshima City University, Japan. He joined Zayed University, UAE, in August 2000. Currently, he is a Professor of Information Systems, Zayed University, UAE. His research interests include Neuro-fuzzy modeling and control, Signal processing, and IS curriculum design and development.Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University Azzedine received a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from North
2006-1481: ASSESSING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEARNINGOBJECTIVESJoanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology Senior Lecturer, Interprofessional Studies Program (IPRO), Il Institute of TechnologyMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyAbhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Team Project Manager; major in MMAE Page 11.240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Student Acquisition of Knowledge of Learning Objectives for an Interprofessional Projects ProgramAbstractThe Interprofessional Projects Program
2006-2161: DEFINING AND ASSESSING THE ABET PROFESSIONAL SKILLSUSING EPORTFOLIOLisa McNair, Virginia Tech Dr. Lisa McNair (lmcnair@vt.edu, 540-231-1144) holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is Co-Director of the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center (VTECC), where she is developing communications curricula and assessment methodologies for engineering students and faculty, and conducting on-going research. Her research interests include curricular development and technology; international collaboration and communication; and interdisciplinary team work in electronic engineering design environments.Marie Paretti
years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University. Page 23.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development and Initial Validation of an Innovation Assessment XXXX XXXX University United States of America
. Page 23.191.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Analysis of Personal Attributes and Skills of Mercer Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractRecent studies conducted by Target Training International, Ltd. (TTI) have discovered that asmuch as 36% of incoming freshman engineers switch to non-engineering degree programs by theend of their first semester due to lack of academic success. TTI has attributed this downfall as aresult of the lack of focus in engineering schools on the personal attributes of students. As aresult, TTI has developed a trimetric survey for participating engineering institutions affiliatedwith the Kern Family Foundation as an assessment
entrepreneurship program which enrolls over 1000 students from all majors. As part of the program, she has established en- trepreneurship capstone, global entrepreneurship, and women and leadership courses and initiatives. Her research has focused on the assessment of entrepreneurship education, the impact of entrepreneurship education on engineering students, IP policy as it relates to undergraduates, and women and leadership. Prior to her work in academia, Duval-Couetil spent several years in the field of market research and busi- ness strategy consulting in Europe and the United States with Booz Allen and Hamilton and Data and Strategies Group. She was recently elected to the board of the United States Association for Small
meaningfully assess ABET outcomes. Thefirst modification was to implement a more structured learning experience with well-defineddesign milestones that corresponded to our program’s conception of the design process. Thecapstone course adopted a “spiral” framework of design based on the Vygotsky cycle which isdrawn from socio-constructivist theories of learning. The practical implementation of thisframework was supported by developing milestones teams had to successfully complete beforethey could move to the next phase of design. Milestones were also aligned with specific ABEToutcomes and student learning was assessed on each milestone using scoring rubrics. The paperdiscusses the development of the milestones to address convergent and divergent
, poverty mit- igation, student-centered engineering curricula, global participation, engineering design methodologies, real-world prototyping activities, and material culture. Her teaching interests include engineering design, authentic assessment, student advising, and K-12 outreach. Lindsey has worked with elementary, middle school, high school, and undergraduate students in formal and informal settings. She strives to develop professionally as a teacher, implementing best practices informed by rigorous research. Page 23.217.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013
several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member of IEEE and is a member of ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented more than thirty five papers at various Conferences and Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Assessment, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment
relationships in organizational life. 1985, Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, and Company.12. Collins, A., J.S. Brown, and A. Holum, "Cognitive apprenticeship: Making thinking visible." American Educator, 1991. 6(11): p. 38-46.13. Hunter, D.A., H.M. Matusovich, and M.C. Paretti. "Work in Progress: A Model for Facilitating Problem Based Learning." in Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. 2012.14. Pierrakos, O., M. Borrego, and J. Lo. "Assessing learning outcomes of senior mechanical engineers in a capstone design experience." in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2007.15. Matusovich, H.M., et al. "Motivating Factors in Problem-Based Learning: A Student
the engineering design process, development and evaluation of interdisciplinary engineering courses and programs, mixed methods research designs, and graduate student experiences in engineering programs.Dr. Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 24.1196.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Development of a Rubric to Evaluate and Promote Students’ Integration of Stakeholder Considerations into the Engineering Design ProcessAbstractApproaches exist for assessing student performance in some activities during the design ofcomplex systems such as aircraft
Paper ID #9949The Discourse of Design: Examining students’ perceptions of design in mul-tidisciplinary project teamsMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan K. Feister is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focuses on organizational identity and socialization, team communication, ethical reasoning development and assessment, and innovation and design. Megan holds a B.A. in communica- tion from Saint Louis University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West
Paper ID #35785Promoting and Assessing MetacognitionDr. A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Kumar obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. After working on a variety of research projects on device modeling and communication theory aspects, he focused on what he recognized as proper preparation in STEM disciplines at the middle and high school levels. imperative for better college level performance. He worked with multiple school districts on state and national standards, relevance of science in the global economy and expanding opportunities for students, teachers and
evaluation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Authentic Engineering Design AssessmentAbstractEducators looking for authentic ways to assess learning might benefit from thinking about thework of informal educators. In informal learning environments, standard assessment measures,like exams and tests, may not be possible for many reasons. The Wise Guys and Gals project(WGG), an NSF funded Advancing Informal STEM Learning project (DRL 1422436), createdan authentic assessment approach useful in informal learning environments when traditionalassessments are not possible. This paper examines how engaging youth as activity designers canprovide valuable
Multidisciplinary Team AssessmentAbstractDuring a semester long course entailing a multidisciplinary team project, students in computerengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering were required to work togetherto design, build, and test a solar car. It is the hypothesis of the faculty that students who havemore multidisciplinary interaction in the design and implementation of the project will produce abetter project. To evaluate this hypothesis, the authors have designed a new assessmentinstrument to effectively assess the level of multidisciplinary teamwork and the students’ abilityto function on a multidisciplinary team. While there are some existing instruments available, fewhave documented reliability and validity1. For this reason
AC 2008-1484: ASSESSING STUDENTS' WIKI CONTRIBUTIONSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Page 13.230.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Assessing Students’ Wiki Contributions Edward F. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractPerhaps inspired by the growing attention given to Wikipedia, instructors have increasingly beenturning to wikis [1, 2] as an instructional collaborative space. A major advantage of a wiki isthat any user can edit it at any time. In a class setting, students may be restricted in
will use the engineeredproduct, process, or project. Without an understanding of cultural issues, it is impossible forengineers to create appropriate technology solutions to the problems they are asked to solve.Cultural competency is also important in a number of other disciplines including medicine15 andbusiness23. This skill has become increasing important as the world “flattens”. In a survey ofhigher education institutions, Deardorff8 found that 54% of the 24 participating institutions (33%survey response rate; 54% private, 67% teaching) said they were encouraging cross-cultural Page 13.345.2development, but did not assess the cross-cultural
Session 2313 Outcomes Assessment Measures Joseph A. Shaeiwitz West Virginia University Most engineering departments are now or soon will be required to have a working assessment plan aspart of their ABET accreditation. In this paper, the principles of assessment are summarized. The assessmentplan in the Department of Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University is used as an example of how aplan can be developed and implemented. Suggestions for how to implement an assessment plan are alsopresented
AC 2009-22: SUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT AND BEYONDWayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.1109.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sustainable Assessment and BeyondAbstractThis paper provides an overview of two web-based tools for program-level and course-levelassessment of student learning outcomes at the Georgia Institute of Technology. An institutionallevel perspective for annual program assessment is discussed using a tool called the “OnlineAssessment Tracking System (OATS).” A second perspective, at the academic unit ordepartment level, is provided using a web-based tool entitled “Course Level Assessment System(CLASS)” for
2006-446: OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATIONKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Dr. Ken Stier is a professor and Coordinator of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Program at Illinois State University. He received his Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction and has been responsible for coordinating the assessment plan for the Manufacturing Systems Program for the last three years. He has served in various capacities on six accreditation site visits. Regular teaching responsibilities include courses in manufacturing processes, materials technology, and manufacturing organization and management.Richard Boser, Illinois State University Dr. Richard Boser is a Professor and Coordinator of the