Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Jean L. Lee, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

average response by students in section 2 to the assignment efficacy questionsshowed a slight increase between the first and second assignments, which suggests that thepresence of a reflective prompt in an assignment may help improve the efficacy of anassignment.Conclusions Quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the presence of a reflection statement in anassignment on its efficacy, duration, and persistence were investigated. Students’ averageresponse to the presence of a reflection prompt in an assignment ranged from no change in theduration of an assignment to an increase in the duration of an assignment, which is consistentwith the possibility that the presence of a reflection prompt may spur students to spend moretime thinking

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

driver’s code for correctness of design and implementation. Studies have shownthat pair programming is very effective. Two programmers can finish a task in little over half theelapsed time that a single programmer takes. And the quality of the code—measured in terms ofabsence of defects—is much higher.In the past few years, pair programming has made inroads into industry and into programmingcourses. However, it has not typically been used in courses that teach subjects other thanprogramming or software engineering, nor has it been used in the analysis of experimentalresults. This paper reports on an experiment in a combined senior/masters level computerarchitecture class, using Hennessy & Patterson’s Computer Architecture: A

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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Mathematics

movement in the United States, but for thefirst time ever motivated numerous research mathematicians to engage in curriculumdevelopment. Despite reports of several promising empirical findings, a widely heldconclusion of the effect of calculus reform is still in debate. The equivocal consequence isdue to the universal goal of teaching calculus being unattainable and a standard evaluationmethod that is lacking. Calculus curriculum came under scrutiny for several reasons. First,traditional training in calculus, stressing rote calculating and practice, hinders students fromgaining a higher level of conceptual understanding and fails them in studying advancedmathematics courses. Second, somewhat related to the first reason, a high failure rate

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Andrew DiMeglio

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Community Engagement Division

. Studying both Mechanical Design and Industrial Engineering Technologies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Redesigning the Community Engagement Process to Facilitate Effective AssessmentAbstractWhether a community engagement organization is effective depends upon its ability to articulateits impact, or the extent to which its outcomes can be attributed to its activities or outputs. Thisability to effectively articulate its impact is predicated upon the collection and analysis of dataassociate with the organization’s output. A smaller affiliate of a national non-profit undertook aninitiative to improve its ability to articulate its impact

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, how to establish an effective partnership that college students are advised to preparefor the potential transfer towards the Bachelor study, it may be critical for ET program to takeadvantage of the abundant minority human resources to enhance its enrollment. Except for the traditional approach of transferring-in, some co-enrollment programs havebeen developed between university and community college. For example, Houston CommunityCollege is now offering Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy class. The enrolledstudents take most courses same as the other college students, meanwhile Texas A&MUniversity may send their faculties to the community college to teach several certain courses forco-enrolled students. The students just need

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Car Experiment – Uses of Physical Models in Engineering Education31This study investigated the effects of poor examples in engineering education and how physicalmodels helped to mitigate the fixation to features of examples that caused reduced functionalityof designs. Two hypotheses were presented in this study: Fixation hypothesis which stated thatstudents fixated to features of provided examples and Mitigation of Fixation Hypothesis whichstated that as they built physical models of ideas, they mitigated the fixation to the negativefeatures that restricted the functionality of their designs.This study was conducted as part of a freshman class project. Students in three different sectionsof a freshman course volunteered for this study. They

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #36802Work in Progress: The Effects of Representation in Worked Example VideosDr. Jacob Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto Jacob Moore is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Mont Alto. He has a PhD in Engi- neering Education and a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include open educational resources, student assessment, concept mapping, and additive manufacturing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Work in Progress: The Effects of Representation in Worked Example VideosIntroduction:This ongoing work seeks to examine

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoffa, none; Steven Freeman, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

” (p. 19). AWID-focused course might include article and book reviews, annotated bibliographies, literaturereviews, research papers, and/or laboratory reports as assignments. The synopsis lab report isone method of bringing this type of writing into the curriculum and falls into the Writing in theDisciplines concept of the Writing Across the Curriculum movement5,20.Rationale for the StudyGoal of the StudyThe goal of this study was to determine if the synopsis lab report format is at least as effective alearning tool as the traditional lab report format, while requiring less time for students to prepareand for instructors to grade. As long as the synopsis format does not impact student learningnegatively, the benefits of reduced student writing

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Engineering Technology

member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Eta Kappa Nu. Page 23.554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Evaluation of the Effect of Wireshark-based Laboratories on Increasing Student Understanding of Learning Outcomes in a Data Communications CourseAbstractThis paper focuses on a 3000-level course in data communications that is a part of the curriculumin an electrical engineering technology program. Some of the primary learning outcomes of thecourse section that investigates data packet flow are: to identify the

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

engineering, hypothesized that a mandatory first-year introductionto engineering course would likely improve the understanding and commitment of those studentsmost likely to complete their degrees, while encouraging students who were less likely tocomplete their degrees to leave their programs sooner. Ultimately, both groups reap the benefitsof such a course in the long term, developing realistic career goals early and more quicklygetting on a path to achieving them.For a first-year course to be most effective at improving student retention, it must provideinformation that is specifically relevant to its students. In some cases, that may require aconstantly changing curriculum that presents material on the cutting edge of technology or thatadapts to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon W Skelton, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. • Effective ways that can help instructors to adopt, develop, and implement teaching innovation in their courses are to share and discuss learning and teaching with peers and to know the findings from learning science and effective practices. Page 26.1471.10 • Most of the instructors believe that implementing the current SRL is the effective way to improve students’ learning. • Most instructors believe that the current SRL assessment approach is suitable and easy for implementation in their courses. • Most instructors believe that their students appreciate the fact that SRL is integrated into their

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Doherty, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shweta Shanbhag, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

all of thisalone.” The quotes from these two teachers demonstrate some of the issues faced by teacherworking alone. In contrast to this, we have observed our team-teachers working together notonly on improving the existing lessons, but also creating new lessons that build off of thecurriculum presented through this program. In this way, the team-teachers seem to be thriving intheir situations while the teachers who are alone seem to be frustrated with their ability toimplement the Engineering is Elementary lessons.This set of teachers commented that team teaching also allowed them to share some of the tipsand techniques they had learned during the course of preparing and doing the lessons – such aswhat group size worked well and how best to

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

(TM)modes in planar waveguide designs. This teaching method improves teaching effectiveness ofE&M field and wave theory by helping the students better understand mathematical complexitiesthrough this readily available and reliable software tool. In addition to the theory, the studentsalso gain the design capability using these industry standard software packages, and thereforebridging the gap between theory and practice. .IntroductionThe vector property of E&M fields is at the heart of optics and E&M wave theories. At the sametime, it is also often a difficult knowledge point in an engineering curriculum. This in a majorway is because the vector nature of the fields is abstract. First of all, an E&M field is not

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas S Goodman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

more far reaching analysis.This will be improved in the future as work in process continues to increasing the testingpopulation. Further, we are working with other faculty to begin implementation intoadditional courses to check for effectiveness without varying teaching style.Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Johny Delaluna from Flipit Physics for providingtrial materials and licenses for faculty and students for this study. The authors would liketo thank Dr. James Wells for valuable discussions on the topic of MLM’s and theirimplementation in introductory courses. Lastly, the authors would like to thank Dr. NateDerbinsky for his assistance with data acquisition for this study.References[1] Randall D. Knight, “Five Easy

Conference Session

Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Boshra Karimi, Northern Kentucky University; Mahdi Yazdanpour, Northern Kentucky University; Phil Lewis, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

coordinator for the Depart- ment. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in construction management. His primary research focus area is the economic, environmental, and energy impacts of construction. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021COVID-19 Effects on Engineering Technology and Construction Management Students: A Case StudyAbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected higher education across the country. Manycolleges and universities responded swiftly to this outbreak by moving to remote learning in orderto cope with the pandemic. The responses varied in different education systems at national andinternational levels

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; xiuhua si

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Chemical Engineering

Properties) that has thermodynamicsfor other solvents in a straightforward manner.With different instructors teaching the course different years and class sizes of only five to eightstudents we unfortunately do not have any reliable measures of whether teaching the non-iterative spreadsheet way improved student learning. Anecdotally, students seem to prefer thenon-iterative way as it is more intuitive and they are very comfortable working with Excel.Students have an automatic negative reaction to anything perceived as “old fashioned” such asthe pencil-and-paper iteration. When teaching the textbook method, one instructor spent severalclass periods showing the iteration method for one multiple effect evaporator example problem.The students then spent

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hereford

Session 1380 Resource for Effective Engineering Physics Laboratory and Project Assignments James M. Hereford Department of Physics and Engineering Murray State University Murray, KY 42071Abstract: Though effective project and laboratory assignments are important in an engineeringeducation, the development of good assignments is impeded by several factors: (i) the presentacademic reward system does not encourage or promote laboratory development time; (ii) thereis no mechanism

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Jon Harcum, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Bristol Community College; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

results suggest engagement in the learningstrategies course generally bolstered familiarity with strategies and capacity to use the strategiesfor students in our sample. More specifically, the use of the LASSI as both a diagnostic tool anda form of scaffolding for self-directed learning and reflection throughout the semester in thelearning strategies course may have supported students in their development as effective STEMstudents and learners.One main goal of the learning strategies course is to improve students’ knowledge of and abilityto apply effective learning and study strategies, and these findings provide an objective measureof success towards this goal. While both students and instructors have anecdotally reported thepositive impact of

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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Materials

Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #14943Stephen Krause. Her research interests in STEM education include faculty development, best classroompractices, and improving undergraduate engineering student retention through understanding what makesstudents leave engineering. She will be pursuing her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering startingin 2016 at the University of California Berkeley. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Effect of Contextualization of Content and Concepts on Students' Course Relevance and Value in Introductory Materials Classes Contextualization of a course's

Conference Session

Construction Session 3: Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

deeplearning, instruction being driven by a central problem or case and the instructor primarilyfacilitating the process of learning, the many methods listed for use with PBL should provebeneficial in the case of PrBL as well. For project based activities to be truly effective, educators need to ensure thatreflective learning is facilitated so that students can truly learn from the process5. Thus,assessment is an integral part of the learning cycle and occurs both during and at thecompletion of the project6. Instructors should plan for both formative and summativeassessment as part of the course. That is, they need to collect and act on information thatwill help students improve as they proceed, and they need to have measures that showwhat

Conference Session

Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandika D'souza, University of North Texas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Hyun Kyoung Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Debbie Huffman, North Central Texas College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

attendance.The inference to be drawn from these initiatives is that a. Information of flexible pathways to graduation without identifying the student as belong to non-math ready (pre-major) or major was an effective means of transforming retention for students. b. An active engagement with the community college leading to pragmatic dual enrollment rather than sequential attainment of an associates degree preceding initiation of college degree plans improves retention c. Communication to students for increased connection with under-represented students is aided when students work directly with students supported by staff over reach out by full time staff.Table 2: Demographics of students 2015-2022

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Bauer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Information Systems

problems, too. Further research will explore the idea thatstudents think IM is efficient but not effective or important.When asked about the impact of technology on student learning, the students feel technologicalcommunication will improve overall group work, but can never replace face-to-face meetings.The consensus is that the main advantage of the use of technology is that it allows information tobe shared more easily and quickly. Some students believe that using technologicalcommunication for group work would improve the overall communication skills of each student,and prepare them for their future in the workforce. However, the students did indicate that thegroup members must be on the same page in order for the experience to be

Conference Session

Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kevin Andrew Richards, Northern Illinois University; Angelika N Zissimopoulos, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

University. She has been with the University since 2007 and is responsible for teaching Page 26.1422.1 database fundamentals courses and introductory technology courses. Dawn has 10 years of industrial experience in the information technology field, and her research area of interest includes technology readiness, the social impacts of technology, and increasing interest in the field of computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Student Perceptions on the Impact of Formative Peer Team Member Effectiveness Evaluation in an

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Ashley Seamon, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Christian Lopez, Lafayette College; Sabahattin Ozden; Daniell DiFrancesca, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University

are allocated based on the difficulty of thechallenge in the game, ranging from 0-10 points. The critical challenges for this game includedscenarios related to inventory policy (demand, annual cost, optimal order quantity, optimalreorder point) and queueing theory-related scenarios (product flow, bottleneck identification,load balancing, utilization, availability, cycle time, work in process, throughput, waiting time).Some additional points were given for correctly defining problems within the system andproposing potential solutions, as well as making final recommendations to improve the system.The game was implemented in the second course of Operations Research (IE 425: StochasticModeling in Operations Research in industrial engineering (IE

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Teamwork

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Li, New York University; Jack Bringardner, Colorado School of Mines; Victoria Bill, Colorado School of Mines

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #41442Exploring Effective Team Formation Strategies for First-Year EngineeringProjectsDr. Rui Li, New York University Dr. Li earned his master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2009 from the Imperial College of London and his doctoral degree in 2020 from the University of Georgia, College of Engineering.Dr. Jack Bringardner, Colorado School of Mines Jack Bringardner is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Education Innovation at Colorado School of Mines in the Engineering, Design, and Society Department. He teaches the first-year engineering Cornerstone design course. His primary focus is developing

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Exploring the Effect of Foundation Flexibility on Structural ResponseStructural computational models created by Architectural Engineers frequently show an overlysimplified representation of the soil-structure interface. Structures are routinely modeled withoutconsidering the influence of the structure’s foundation and underlying soil resulting inmisrepresentation of the actual building response. Critical evaluation of the soil-structureinterface was encouraged through a series of dynamic

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz; Stephanie Adams

researchers look to the businessworld to find the elements that make teams effective in the workplace. They realize that it is notjust putting individuals together and assigning them a task. Individuals in teams need tounderstand that there are specific skills for achieving team effectiveness. According to Hackman (1990) team effectiveness is defined as the degree to which agroup’s output meets requirements in terms of quantity, quality, and timeliness (performance);the group experience improves its members’ ability to work as a group in the future (behavior),and the group experience contributes to individual satisfaction (attitude)22. This definition makesteam effectiveness a function of performance, behavior, and attitudes. There are

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Mechanics

instruction strategiesto alleviate the Einstellung effect and improve students’ flexibility in problem solving.Compared to “drill” methods which are used quite often in engineering education, progressivemethods are learner centered and promote learning by discovery techniques rather than followingrigid procedures. Inquiry-based instruction is one of progressive methods. Instead of presentingstudents with a predefined problem solving process, instructors pose a series of questions to guidestudents to develop their problem solving strategies and discover the essential principles in solvingproblems. Through such exploration, students will be able to improve their critical thinking anddecision making as they focus on problems rather than procedures.Most

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Higgins, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science; Jonathan Hertel, Engineering is Elementary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

curricularmaterials uniquely appropriate for varied out-of-school time settings. This paper will discuss thedevelopment and evaluation of Engineering Adventures units, particularly Bubble Bonanza:Engineering Bubble Wands and Hop to It: Safe Removal of Invasive Species. Both units havegone through many rounds of testing and revision and are now publicly available to downloadfree of charge on the Engineering is Elementary website. The development and evaluation of theunits’ effectiveness improving children’s attitudes and understandings about engineering led tokey findings that will inform future EA units, but can also inform other out-of-school timeSTEM activities.The dearth of curricula similar to Engineering Adventures may stem from the challengesinherent

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

courses than they are expected toaccording to their GPAs in other courses and incoming academic preparation [3]. The results ofthat study indicate that structural issues in STEM courses may disadvantage groups alreadyminoritized in engineering, especially women. The authors pointed specifically to evaluation incourses as one area for improvement, as grades have a significant impact on persistence [4].They suggested that reducing time pressure or other sources of stress during testing couldimprove these disparities. These conclusions are consistent with other research that indicates thatwhen women are in male-dominated STEM fields, they are more likely to have negativeresponses to low grades than their male peers, and are more likely to leave STEM