Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lombardo, Harvard University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-specific courses but there maybe a trade-off between making engineering material more accessible to general educationrequirements as compared to the depth covered in major-specific courses. This paper shows thatencouraging and motivating students to study engineering does not necessarily have to bedistinct from teaching them technical design or engineering skills. Learning outcomes in hands-on design courses are a critical component to student engagement and retention withinengineering and the liberal arts. All of the courses discussed within this paper play important butdifferent roles within the engineering curriculum at Harvard.IntroductionMore and more engineering programs offer introductory design courses earlier in the curriculum,even

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Soyoung Lee, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Figure 1 illustrates the relationship between frequency of communication withinformation sources and interest and choice of a career in IT. This variable refers to how oftenrespondents indicated they had spoken to groups of others about career options. These includeparents, teachers, counselors or advisors, male or female friends, and others, including employers.There were pronounced gender differences in the impact of this variable on interest in IT. Key findings from analysis of both our qualitative and quantitative data have led us toconclude that for female high school and college students, the expression of interest in a career inthe IT field is often made with little concrete information from sources outside of the immediatecircle

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Lynn Jensen Worden, University of Delaware; Jennifer Gallo-Fox

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

beneficial. For the engineering students, such collaborationsprovide opportunities to practice effective communication and to utilize their technical expertisein a broader social and societal context; and, for the non-engineers, collaboration demystifies theengineering profession, contextualizes prior STEM knowledge, and, in some instances, allowsfor the physical realization of concepts through hands-on design and prototyping. The benefits ofinterdisciplinary collaboration are best realized when students view each other’s respectiveskillsets and chosen professions as being valuable and necessary in achieving the ultimate goalsof the group. The origin and nature of students’ beliefs about dissimilar professions warrantsfurther investigation

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Bency Thomas, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Belen A Garcia, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

Sankar undertook a study to develop teachingmethodologies that could bring real-world issues into engineering classrooms [10]. The results oftheir research led to recommendations to engineering educators on the importance of developinginterdisciplinary technical case studies that facilitate the communication of engineeringinnovations to students in the classroom.Active learning helps students learn by increasing their engagement in the educational process[11], [12]. The group work that often accompanies active learning instruction helps studentsdevelop their soft skills [13]. Some instructors believe that the project activities inherent in real-world software development encourage students to improve their written and oralcommunication skills

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Instilling the Necessity of Lifelong Learning using Article ReviewsAbstractABET Criterion 3 requires students to demonstrate “a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long learning.” To successfully obtain this skill by graduation, it isimperative that students be allowed to practice these skills in all classes. This leads to achallenge: how can one effectively integrate and assess student’s lifelong learning skills inall classes in an efficient manner? One mechanism for addressing lifelong learning skills isthe research paper. While the formal research paper provides the students with manyimportant skills, especially for those who intend to go on to graduate school, the

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Woong Lim, University of New Mexico; Elizabeth Ellen Esterly, University of New Mexico; Irene A Lee, MIT; Melanie E Moses, Department of Computer Science, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; Tryphenia B. Peele-Eady Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

and contaminants wouldaffect the risk of contaminants reaching the water supply in their models. Their models andexplanations were more detailed and coherent. In contrast, student work showed less evidence ofthis when describing the Zika virus outbreak in the Epidemiology Module (9). While both storieswere featured in recent news, the local environmental disaster at the Animas River seemed toengage students more than the Zika outbreak, which had no impact on New Mexico. Morestudents agreed that Module 4 was interesting than that Module 9 was interesting, but thedifference was not statistically significant. In future work we will include survey questions tomore directly gauge how important local relevance is to student engagement and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

education community that is developinglessons and activities specifically designed for K-12 educators [3]. Nanoscale science has beenrecognized as truly interdisciplinary and oftentimes reflects modern science better than thetraditional science disciplines [4]. Previous reports demonstrate that introducing NSE modules ina high school engineering classroom can leave students with positive perceptions aboutnanotechnology [5] and allows students to delve into science content across multiple size scales[6] . Furthermore, just having a firm understanding of what objects look like at the nanoscale canhelp students gain a better understanding of concepts in related scientific fields [7].On the other hand there are challenges in implementing NSE lessons

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Enterprise (HSE) is a program that engages students from grades 9-12 inactive, applied STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning. In an HSEimplementation, a team of secondary students (roughly six to twenty per team) that is associatedwith a secondary school and partnered with a local university works on a long-term STEMproject. Each team of students is coached by a high school STEM teacher who has beeninstructed through university summer workshops on the fundamental aspects of engineeringdesign, project management, teamwork, and entrepreneurialism. Coach support continues duringthe academic year with biweekly on-line meetings hosted by the university’s program directorand attended by all teacher-coaches. This inexpensive forum

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jemal Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Sultan Bedane Halkiyu, Bule Hora University, Ethiopia; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

and Irene S. Rubin. Thousand Oaks, CA/London/New Delhi: Sage, 1995. 312 pp. £36.95 (hbk); £17.95 (pbk). ISBN: 0-8039-5095-0 (hbk); 0-8039-5096-9 (pbk,” Evaluation, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 469–470, Oct. 1996, doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/329757.[27] S. Secules et al., “Positionality practices and dimensions of impact on equity research: A collaborative inquiry and call to the community,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 19–43, 2021, doi: 10.1002/jee.20377.[28] M. Lynch, “Preparing K-12 Students for Future STEM Careers,” The Tech Edvocate, Feb. 27, 2017. https://www.thetechedvocate.org/preparing-k-12-students-for-future-stem- careers/ (accessed Apr. 06, 2023).[29] L. R. M. Hausmann, J. W. Schofield, and R. L. Woods

Conference Session

Understanding Concealable Stigmatized Identities (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 10)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole Thompson, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adrian Nat Gentry, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Julie P Martin, University of Georgia; Fio Bahr, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

is also atrans person in science who I know, or specifically, an out trans person in science” who they“would feel comfortable reaching out to in a professional context.” Jules further explained thatthey would “feel more isolated without them” and that their nonbinary peer also “provided [asense of] community.” Both Jules and Z shared the importance of kinship and connection withother nonbinary graduate students and explained how maintaining those relationships led to apositive impact on their emotional wellbeing.Advocacy and Insider KnowledgeParticipants described receiving advocacy and insider knowledge from cisgender witnesses andnonbinary mirrors. Both cisgender peers and faculty members advocated for participants tosucceed in their

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

frequency of quizzes and tests, ability to communicate expectations,controlling pace of instruction, and textbook choices. Professor personality clearly makes a difference in student engagement. Seemingly pettythings like a professor’s stage presence—eye contact, voice level, and body language—can makethe difference of whether students bother coming to class and whether they try to learnrespectfully from the professor. Steven G. Krantz may have said it best, “There is nothing morestultifying than a lecture in a reasonably large classroom on a hot day delivered by an obliviousprofessor mumbling to himself at the front of the room.”2 The level of respect a professor showshis students determines whether they find him approachable, and the

Conference Session

Research Methodologies – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brooks Michael Leftwich, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

subjects, and effectivelycommunicating results to academic, industry, policy, and other audiences.This paper reports on a research project, supported by an NSF EAGER award, that exploresinnovative ethnographic research methods for studying engineering practice. Here we primarilyfocus on the experiences of three students who were directly involved in our data collectionefforts. One undergraduate student engaged with one field site (a utility company, “UtilityCo”)through job shadowing and informal interviewing, while two graduate students collected data asparticipant observers at a second site (a small software start-up, “SoftCo”). In this paper, ourprimary research objective is to examine how these three students experienced their roles

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

graph compares velocity from calculations, simulations, and measurements,validating engineering principles' practical application.Table 2. Impact of PBL on Student Learning Outcomes: A Summary of IDEA Feedback Enhanced Problem- Teamwork and Application of Engagement Understanding Solving Skills Collaboration Theory and Interest Significant The project's The importance Practical The project's improvement in role in of teamwork is application of engaging nature understanding developing the highlighted; the theoretical and the mechanical ability to address project fosters a knowledge

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Chris Cagle

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

student success.Participation in the survey was voluntary.For mentees, the questionnaire focused on various aspects of the mentorship experience,including satisfaction levels, meeting formats and frequencies, preferences for engagement,continuity beyond the initial 6 weeks, ease of communication, comfort levels, mentorengagement, knowledge acquisition, assistance with transitioning to college or engineering,identifying positives and negatives, desired additional resources, potential improvements,recommendations for future students, rationale behind recommendations, opinions on mentoringas a course component, and feedback regarding the mentor.The mentors’ questionnaire cover topics such as the mentors’ experience with traditional ortransfer

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 7: Teams that Work - Collaboration and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Latisha Puckett, University of Arkansas; Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

analysis and decision-making. Students gain experience applicable tovarious engineering disciplines and real-world scenarios, and also gain intermediate level skillsin Excel, which is one of the most frequently specified technical skills in engineering jobs [9].Project F: Water Filter DesignThis comprehensive six-day project engages students in addressing the global challenge ofproviding clean water. Working in teams of three, students design, construct, and test waterfilters using readily available materials. The project culminates in poster presentationssummarizing their findings and discussing the global impact of clean water access.Learning ObjectivesUpon completion, students will be able to: 1. Understand the application of natural

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

in the front of the classroom. Second, from an interpreter’sperspective, it was difficult to come up with the appropriate sign for technical terms thatthey are not familiar with. Finally, from the Deaf student’s perspective, the amount ofinformation conveyed was less than that compared to the other students because of thelag time with the interpreters. To address this, the professor provided the interpreters a copy of the course notesat the beginning of every lecture. One interpreter will sign the first topic in parallel withthe professor, while the second preps for the second topic. They switch roles during thetransition. This on/off system has significantly improved communication to the student. Despite this improvement

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Tinkering and Technical Activities Connect Engineering Education Standards with the Engineering Profession in Today’s World?AbstractThe ABET Criterion 3 a-k learning outcomes have been used for more than a decade and havehad a major influence on the structuring and evaluation of engineering curricula. As such, theyshould have a significant impact on the perceptions of what engineers believe are the importantfactors in the education of engineering students. This research explores the question of whetherthe technical and tinkering characteristics that engineers value correspond with ABET Criterion3 a-k learning outcomes. To answer this question a volunteer sample of engineering students andASEE engineering faculty and practicing engineers responded

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Elliott, Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

problem-basedlearning. Savery and Duffy [9] state that “[t]he teacher must assume the roles of consultant andcoach,” and it was the author’s opinion that this could best be accomplished with the use of theflipped classroom methodology.In order to effect the changes noted, the flipped course was built with the following four guidingprinciples in mind: 1. Make it Fair to the Students 2. Balance the Course with Formative, Interim, and Summative Assessments 3. Make it Engaging for the Students 4. Focus on Outcomes, not on InputsA discussion of each goal and its impact on student satisfaction with the course follows below.Principle 1: Make it Fair to the StudentsThe nature of the flipped classroom “front loads” some of the week’s work

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 27

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Stransky, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

insight into how individuals maydemonstrate entrepreneurial attributes in the future and may engage in venture-specificentrepreneurial activities.Furthermore, external factors can play a significant factor in molding the ESE of an individual asthey embark on their journey to initiate a business or as they demonstrate any entrepreneurialbehaviors in non-venture-creation settings. Particularly, external elements like the experiencesgained throughout one’s life and more importantly entrepreneurship education programs can alsoinfluence the perceptions of an individual regarding their ESE [6]. Thus, it is important to examineESE to understand to what extent external elements, such as entrepreneurship education programs,can positively impact students

Conference Session

Computers in Education 5 - Online and Distributed Learning 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Jaskirat Singh Batra, Texas A&M University; Xi Zhao, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

education research. Previously, Jaskirat has investigated the use of Virtual Reality-based in- struction and its impact on student motivation to learn complex 3D concepts in materials science. Jaskirat Singh Batra is a graduate of the Academy for Future Faculty and Teaching-as-Research Fellows programs, and he was selected as a Graduate Teaching Fellow in the College of Engineering in 2018-2019. Prior to that, Jaskirat served as a Research Mentor for a research-based lab course and a Teaching Assistant for several classroom-based undergraduate courses. He wants to utilize his diverse teaching and research ex- perience to promote the use of evidence-based educational technology in training STEM students. He has also

Conference Session

Computing Technology Applications-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhen Wu, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher Lynnly Hovey, University of Colorado, Boulder; Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Electronics, and IBM Corporation. She has also presented at various regional, national, and international conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Expanding the Pool of Undergraduate Computing Students: Increasing Enrollments by Strategically Recruiting WomenAbstractActively recruiting women into computer science at the undergraduate level is an important stepin addressing women’s underrepresentation in computing disciplines in the United States. Mostacademic departments involve faculty or current students in outreach events and/or producematerials to communicate with prospective students, their teachers, and families. Often, however,little thought is given to the return on

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; David Clippinger, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

material. They are to determine as best as they can from the testing they perform. This means that a lab session must be reserved for students to perform part testing. • Once the students determine the type of material, they need to defend their decision with sound engineering logic and with the results of their testing. Their testing results are to be compared and matched to material data from matweb.com. Students were also graded on their ability to organize their data. • Students were to describe the type of failure the part underwent: impact, tensile, fatigue, compression, shear, creep, or vibration. Also, students were to determine whether the part suffered a brittle

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

goal, faculty will not only have to attain excellence in teaching but also to establish a2-way communication venue to adjust in time to any issues impeding the student learningprocess. Currently, the most common form of feedback that faculty receive in our institutions isthe student course evaluation survey. However, these summative feedback surveys are usuallyconducted at the end of the semester, therefore have little if any useful impact on improvingstudents' performance. Faculty have no time to adjust the instruction methodology or the learningactivities resulting in static less effective learning environments. It is evident that there is anurging need for a formative feedback that can be used to adapt the learning process to the

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Exploring Learning and Development in Engineering Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

University, both in the areas of structural engineering and solid mechanics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Macroethical Issues in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractThis work-in-progress study explores student perceptions of ethics in undergraduate aerospaceengineering. Macroethics education is a topic that has been traditionally left out of aerospace engineeringundergraduate programs, often leaving students ill-equipped to assess and address the positive andnegative impacts of their future career field on humanity. Defined as the teaching of collective socialresponsibility within the engineering profession

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olushola V. Emiola-Owolabi, Morgan State University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

environment as it relates to active learning in a remote instructiondelivery classroom. Kolb’ s experiential learning theory was used to guide this study. The qualitative datagathered were analyzed thematically. Analysis from the data showed that remote learning impactedstudents’ ability to support each other in project-based learning processes. The effect of remote learningalso impacted students' access to peer group resources, materials, and tools needed for effective project-based learning. Results showed that some students preferred working with other students cooperativelyon project-based activities while other students preferred working individually on project-basedactivities. The findings show that team building in high school students

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

University Karen Miel’s research focuses on elementary students’ reasoning and decision-making in collaborative engineering design and the ways educators facilitate engineering sense-making. Previously, she served as Director of Research and Innovation and Education Director at science centers and as an elementary and middle school teacher.Dr. Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University Dr. Merredith Portsmore is the Director for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (www.ceeo.tufts.edu). Merredith received all four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in de- signing and

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Lucy L. Pick, University of Washington; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

science and engineering.Although many engineering summer camps for high school students are offered throughout thecountry, few are focused specifically on bioengineering.In this paper, we present our approach to designing a summer day camp for rising 9th and 10thgraders that is unique in its focus on bioengineering and use of a global health theme. We choseglobal health because it is an intriguing topic that appeals to students from all backgrounds and isaccessible to students with variable previous exposure to science and engineering topics.Furthermore, global health applications clearly demonstrate important bioengineering designprinciples and showcase the positive impact bioengineers make on society. These considerationsare especially

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

orhajib. Many Chinese students were quiet and had limited interactions with other students in thefirst year course. The Middle Eastern students tended to have good spoken English skills, incontrast with greater struggles among many Chinese students to communicate orally duringteamwork. These behavior and/or clothing differences may have impacted how internationalstudents were viewed by their peers. For example, a quiet student may be perceived ascontributing less than those who are more assertive. General RemarksOverall, students were likely overly generous in rating their peers, so-called leniency bias[37,38]. One would expect the average student ratings to be closer to 3, but they were in factabout 4. For example, a rating of 3 in

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Kenneth David Domingue, Western Michigan University ; Sarah Gray Hagen, Western Michigan University; Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University; Lenore Yaeger; Katherine Fox, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

taking skills.Anecdotal evidence suggests that these students, who share a spring learning community set ofclasses that includes the same section of Pre-Calculus, form study groups as a direct result of thecelebration banquet.Future WorkSince the CEAS-EXEP Cohort program, ENGR 1002, and the FYE 2100 supplemental textbookStudying Engineering are relatively recent initiatives, we will continue to collect studentperformance and retention data. We will survey the parents of students who took Algebra II at acommunity college on the impact of the letter that we sent to them. Another future work involvesa more formal assessment of the $1,000 scholarships, including a projection of the costs requiredto sustain the scholarship program.In Fall 2015, our

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

societally relevant engineering technologies intoscience and health curriculum requires the full involvement and understanding of teachers fortrue impact on students to occur.6 Accordingly, teacher training/professional development, andmentoring assistance have been demonstrated to be critical prerequisites for the effectiveapplication of research in secondary classrooms.7, 8 We have chosen to focus on teacher trainingin STEM education rather than solely on students’ STEM education because several studiesindicate that when teachers are directly involved in the planned integration of research into K-12curriculum, they are consistently able to engage students in meaningful educational experiencesand to allow more time for high level individualized