Conference Session

Bringing Engineering Leadership Pedagogy to Life!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Patricia Sheridan, University of Toronto; Samina Hashmi, University of Toronto

catalyst Realization influence Added feature: Technical skills Technical skills Technical skills Key requirements Growth mindset Good team players Willing to “get on of followers Independence Constant board” communication Willing to do what it takes to achieve the visionClassroom activityThe lesson covering the engineering leadership orientations (ELO) is part of a thirteen week for-credit course on engineering leadership. During the course, students explore

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Tracy Lee Mallette, University of New Mexico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

desirable, especially where instructors model a correction andrequest that students themselves make the remaining corrections.In addition to asking students to revise based on instructor feedback, engaging in peer review canbe beneficial, especially for the peer-reviewer [6]. Likewise, written and oral feedback from apeer learning facilitator or graduate teaching assistant can help students learn [3], even withdifficult writing tasks such as argumentation and synthesis [23].In the current study, we consider different variants of feedback-and-revision, as implemented bythree different engineering faculty in laboratory courses.MethodologyStudy design & research questionsIn this study, we developed and evaluated the impact of a collaborative

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian K. Dean, Oakland University; Osamah A. Rawashdeh, Oakland University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of targetaudience has been shown to be the most benefited by undergraduate research. Specifically, it hasbeen shown that: undergraduate research has an overwhelming positive effect on students,1,2engaging students early in their academic career helps retain students in the STEM field,3,4undergraduate research is linked to heightened graduate school performance,5 and undergraduateresearch is a key factor in improving underrepresented minority persistence in STEM.6,7Once recruited, the goal of the program was to immerse the participants in active researchenvironments overseen by engaged faculty mentors with two students assigned to each mentor.The one-on-one mentorship was a key factor of the program which allowed the faculty andstudents to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Ejiro U Osiobe; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; David S. Allen, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

and purposeful engagement. This project addresses this gap by offering an "Hour of Code" experience where children assist island inhabitants in solving computer science problems through structured tasks, fostering an understanding of engineering, data science, coding, and artificial intelligence (AI) in a fun and engaging way. “The Hidden Island of Computational Thinking” is an immersive, narrative-driven virtual world built on Roblox, designed to teach children ages 6-12 the fundamentals of computational thinking through diverse computer science pedagogies. The educational island features five main sections, each representing a distinct CS field, offering tailored, age-appropriate challenges

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

student’s own pace. The independent project work that students perform providesopportunity for such deep learning.Studio Versus Lecture and LaboratoryDespite being instructor led and scheduled separately from the lecture component, there are cleardifferences between our studio format and lecture format. In studio, students are engaged in Page 12.874.4hands-on and cooperative learning exercises. An emphasis of studio format is active learning onthe part of students. Given that a goal of studio is active learning, at the end of each studiosession, students are required to submit a completed exercise of some kind called a turn-in thatserves as proof

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Foundation grant (NSF 07-543, CCLI Phase1: Exploratory) in order to install some components of the original concept into the building.This paper constitutes the lessons learned from this effort as well as information on how the datawas used to enhance program courses and the impact it had on student learning. Additionally,the information in this paper should serve to assist anyone desiring to attempt such a project inthe future.IntroductionIn the fall of 2005 the School of Computing & Engineering Sciences at our institution movedinto a newly constructed building. During the early design stages provisions were made to allowstudents access to various types of data used in the operation of the building. The desire was tohave the building used by

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

framework, followed by the same 20-minute quizdescribed for the DISORDER group in Sub-study 1. Student responses were categorized andanalyzed as described earlier.D.2. Results of Sub-study 2: Paring down DISORDER with little consequenceAs shown in Table 2, reducing the ethics background instruction to a simple 5-minute overviewof the DISORDER framework did not negatively impact student performance on the ethicsquizzes. The short overview of the DISORDER process provided enough information tomaintain the complex problem-solving skills elicited by the full-length ethics and DISORDERlecture.Table 2: Student outcomes after shortening the DISORDER-based module Full DISORDER Short DISORDER % of students

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kimberly A Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; MICHAEL KOSLOSKI, Old Dominion University; Bettina Mrusek, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Diversity, Professional Papers

, institutional policies,and departmental conditions that impact women’s advancement or hinder their advancement inSTEM fields. In Table 3, a framework is described based on the findings to show how the factorsrelate to a women’s career pathways from recent graduates through early and mid-careertransitions within the context of support and the context of barriers.Table 3: Conceptional Framework Early and Mid-Recent Graduates Career Context of Support TransitionsMath and science Intent and Entrance into an overall Entrance into discipline-self-efficacy builds willingness to STEM community and specific STEM and advance in network of support

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia; William J Davis, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Michigan. Her educational research interests include conceptual understanding of electrical engineering concepts and assessing the impact of curriculum changes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Incorporating Giving Voice to Values (GVV) into an Engineering Ethics CourseAbstractThe Department of Engineering and Society instructors at the University of Virginia recentlydeveloped a new course on Engineering Ethics aimed at second- and third-year students. Unlikeprevious courses in the department, the mid-level course emphasizes micro-ethics and employsthe Giving Voice to Values (GVV) framework. The emphasis on micro-ethics is timely andappropriate

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education / International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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International

thiscommunity.20, 21 Often unable to communicate their research in writing according to theprevailing professional standards, these ESL graduate students are effectively silenced andcannot successfully meet the expectations their major professors have for publishing theirfindings or for writing up the seminal work of their graduate studies: the thesis or dissertation.In addition, English “has assumed a role as the primary international language of science andscholarship, including the Internet,” which places even higher importance on international ESLgraduate students to master the language to a working extent. 22, 23 And, since 74% of thesestudents stay to work in the US after receiving their doctoral degrees, it’s imperative that theirEnglish skills

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and theinstructor can decide ahead of time how much of a design exercise is desired. As discussed in theprevious section, by increasing the scope of the problem from the baseline one presented, thestudent is inescapably presented with a wider range of design choices. Narrowing down the focus,on the other hand, means there will be less opportunity for interactive learning but a betterchance to emphasize a particular concept.All choices made by the student are measured against a well defined objective. For instance, inthe case of the caber toss, the problem has a well defined target for success (the caber rotatesforward after impacting the ground) and any choices made by the student with regard to impulseapplied, time of launch, and so forth

Conference Session

Computers in Education 1 - Programming 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

for ABET assessment, this course also stronglycontributes to outcomes #1 and #3 while contributing to a smaller extent to #4.Computer Science ABET Student Outcomes: 1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions. 2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline. 3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. 4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles. 5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; VARUN KATHPALIA, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering, specializing in Manufacturing & Materials Science Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He has over 4 years of corporate experience with companies such as Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. and Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. (Research & Development). His interest in areas such as improvement in instructional techniques, faculty perspectives and teaching methodologies, drove him towards the domain of Engineering Education. Specifically, the question of how engineering education can be made more effective and engaging fascinated and motivated him to pursue research in this domain. He is working with his major professor on an NSF funded project dealing with communities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Paul D Adams, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Thomas Carter III, University of Arkansas; Chunhua Cao, The University of Alabama

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-academic Path portion of the INNOV, • 73% felt that Path was important in continuing their chosen degree program. • 73% said Path was important for their social engagement at the university. • 73% felt that Path promoted their sense of belonging. • 72% said Path was important in promoting their academic engagement such as faculty interaction, attending class regularly, academic advising, etc. • 62% said that Path motivated them to do their best.ConclusionsThe INNOV program has had a generally positive impact on participating students, particularly inboosting confidence, encouraging risk-taking, and increasing motivation within STEM disciplines.By providing a platform for students to express their ideas, the program created an

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Gross Claypool, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

coding framework are shown in Table 2. The most frequently mentionedbenefit was noted by 61% of respondents and related to the conveniences associated with videoor online learning, including the ability to re-watch videos, self-pacing, flexibility, andaccommodation of one’s preferences. This was followed by enhanced or deeper learning, asmentioned by 20% of respondents. This category included better understanding and learning,enhanced effectiveness or depth, multiple resources for understanding material, andreinforcement and review. Unfortunately, there were only 7% who identified higher engagement,better class preparation, and the promotion of professional behaviors.These results were based on a content analysis of 114 student responses by a

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong

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Invited - Faculty Development

– Developing awareness and understanding of how engineering fits into social contexts 2. Workplace culture – Seeing how workplace cultures evolve and their effect on work practices 3. Community culture – Engaging with community issues that engineers often encounter 4. Technical/cultural demands – Exploring links between technical and cultural requirements in design and practice 5. Culture in the classroom – Identifying students’ priorities and cultivating a classroom learning culture that is open and accepting of new ways of thinking (for the educator).In many of the case studies and scenarios presented in the EAC modules, few have a ‘correct’or ‘best’ solution. The modules do not attempt to guide students towards what the

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Louis Miller, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Michael Rigney, United States Military Academy; Daniel Arnold, Unites States Military Academy at West Point; David M. Flaherty, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

scheduling andstudent achievement in college algebra,” ​Community College Review,​ Vol. 36, no. 4, p. 299-325,April 2009. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0091552108330902. [Accessed Jan.29, 2019].[6] Henebry, K., “The impact of class schedule on student performance in a financialmanagement course,” ​Journal of Education for Business​, Vol. 73, no. 2, p. 114-120. [Online].Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/08832329709601627. [Accessed Jan. 30, 2019].

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

from a dis- tance. She is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE and a member of the International Association of Online Engineering IAOE. Her research interests focus on Internet of Things, embedded systems, and engineering education.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 4: Innovation in Engineering Education Methods

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

belongs in STEM [26]. Thus, engagement with the historicalexamples offers a unique opportunity to explore how students’ perceptions of engineering practice changeand whether a better understanding of what engineering is leads to gains in intention to persist in anengineering program. There are very few studies in the literature that have investigated the impacts of exposing studentsto the history of the profession or the impacts of contextualizing engineering science and judgement onstudents’ understanding of engineering practice. The work presented here centers on the curriculumdevelopment and redesign of a required second-year seminar that historically focuses on the specifics ofthe program.Methods In the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Sarah T. Dunton; Jayce R. Warner, University of Texas, Austin; Jeffrey Xavier; Joshua Childs, University of Texas, Austin; Alan Peterfreund, SAGE

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

with state teams in thisyear-long discovery project with the aim being a common data framework derived from stateinput.Navigating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)One of the most challenging parts of the data request is navigating each state’s data suppressionrules. States must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), whichregulates the disclosure of personally identifiable information that may include direct identifiers(name, addresses, ID numbers) indirect identifiers (date of birth, place of birth) or “otherinformation that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that wouldallow a reasonable person in the school community, who does not have personal knowledge ofthe

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Christian, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Keith Sheppard, Stony Brook University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

different disciplines including biomedicine, sensor networks, and finance. In addition, she has focused on STEM education and has initiated several successful programs with the purpose of engaging students at all academic stages in the excitement of engineering and research, with particular focus on underrepresented groups. She has authored and coauthored two book chapters and more than 150 journal papers and refereed conference articles. Bugallo is a senior member of the IEEE, serves on several of its technical committees and is the current chair of the IEEE Signal Processing Society Education Committee. She has been part of the technical committee and has organized various professional conferences and workshops

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

that developed a unique MOOC introduc- tion to engineering course for the Global Freshman Academy. Her Ph.D. research focuses on multi-scale multiphase modeling and numerical analysis of coupled large viscoelastic deformation and fluid transport in swelling porous materials, but she is currently interested in various topics in the field of engineering education, such as innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation; innova- tions in non-traditional delivery methods, incorporation of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in the engineering curriculum and its impact. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: Can a First Day Activity Help

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

) have beenincorporated with AIRSPACES (Autonomous Instrumented Robotic Sensory Platforms toAdvance Creativity and Engage Students) project supported by Maryland Space GrantConsortium. Broad goals of the project are aligned with USDA’s “environmentally friendlyagriculture” and NASA’s “earth science” mission objectives.As part of the AIRSPACES project, the UMES team has developed and integrated autonomousplatforms such as autonomous boats, autonomous ground robots, as well as unmanned aerialsystems, to advance sustainable agricultural practices.Farmbot, a small autonomous farming machine, has been recently acquired by the “SmartFarming” and “AIRSPACES” project team at UMES for conducting precision farming fieldexperiments on a small scale. The

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan ; Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

program elements increase students’ self-efficacy leading to persistence in STEM in college and beyond. A study of the MSP revealed thatperceptions of program benefits were accompanied by a sense of community, science identity,and research self-efficacy. Additionally, student participants in the program were more likelythan the comparison group to persist and achieve PhDs in STEM23. The researchers attribute thedevelopment of a community of STEM students as being the primary factor influencing bothscience identity and research self-efficacy. Programs like the MSP can potentially contribute towomen’s self-efficacy since one of the main barriers for women entering the engineeringacademic environment tends to be a lack of support and inclusion24

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington; Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas, Arlington; Ramon Lopez, University of Texas, Arlington; James A. Mendoza Álvarez, The University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

departments that have tracks for students to choose a discipline-basededucation focus for their Ph.D. research. However, the other team members are fromdepartments that do not have this education option for their graduate students. There was amarked difference in how the different fields recognized the importance of the AURAS work.Career impact. One lesson learned is that funding and support for educational programming andresearch are not a shoe-in for supporting the case of tenure of a junior faculty member in scienceat a research-intensive institution. This was because our STEP grant was one of the first of aSTEM education nature at our institution. Fortunately, the decision was made that it would countfavorably. Clearly STEM education in general

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

equitable engineering environments.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum and studies the impact of developed front-end design tools on design success.Dr. Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan Lisa Lattuca, Professor of Higher Education and member of the Core Faculty in the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. She studies curriculum, teaching, and learning in college

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

John F Drazan, Fairfield University; Emily J. Hangen, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

getting involved with coaching and running a STEM tutoring program for hisplayers. As I coached and tutored, I realized that the best way to engage these youth athletes in STEMlearning while also improving their on-court performance was to combine my background as a developingengineering researcher in biomechanics with my love of basketball. I began creating analytical trainingprograms for my student athletes, as a way to improve performance while also reframing previously dryand inaccessible STEM content within the context of basketball. I began performing additional outreachin the community and created my program called “Science of the Slam.” As a result of this work, Ireceived a National Science Foundation GK12 Fellowship through the 3Helix

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Courtney A. Lemasney, Rowan University; Amanda Yannarella, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

. Research into workshopsthat can achieve these goals in a fun, engaging way, while fostering an environment ofintellectual growth and empowerment, shows great impact on young students [9].Program DevelopmentAt Rowan University, the Society of Women Engineers: Engineers in Training (SWEET)Program, a program led by engineering faculty and the students of the university’s chapter of theSociety of Women Engineers (SWE), was established to help redefine the role of women inSTEM fields. The SWEET Program, Table 1: SWEET One-Day Workshop Itinerarypiloted from summer 2021 to 2022, Time Activitydeveloped a series of one-dayworkshops with the aim of exposing 8:30 AM

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth; Hongyan Liu, Colorado School of Mines; PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Materials

sessions significantlyenrich the course material and provide students an active learning environment where they canapply the fundamental principles for problem solving while interacting with other students andinstructors. The students also gain hands-on experience in the process of preparation andoperation of these labs. The impact of experimental studies on student learning outcomes isassessed based on the lab reports and anonymous questionnaires. The results indicate that thisapproach is effective for enhancing the students’ motivation, understanding of the coursematerials, and learning outcome.1. IntroductionSmart Materials and Structures is a senior level technical elective course in which three kinds ofsmart materials are introduced

Conference Session

PCEE Session 2: Teacher Learning Experiences

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera Rehmat, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School; Monica Cardella, Florida International University

described as thoughts,actions, preferences, decisions, and judgments [32]. These perceptions develop through directexperience, observation, interaction, and communication with the social and physical worlds[30]. Perceptions influence one’s subsequent actions that direct cognitive, motivational,affective, and decision-making processes [33]. Whereas teachers’ perceptions can shapechildren's learning, experiences and stimulate children’s interest [32].In education several studies have investigated teachers’ perceptions and the impact of theirperceptions on students’ learning and academic achievement in science, mathematics,engineering, and technology (e.g., [34 -36]). Cunningham et al. (2005) suggests that teachers’perceptions and beliefs are the key