bonus levels and bonus missions, etc to increase student engagement 17 .Studies examine the impact of gamification on students’ learning activities in differentperspectives such as performance, engagement, behavior, motivation, participation, and retention,etc 6 13 4 12 . However, gamification in education does not always work and sometimes even hasnegative effects. Their effect vary in different educational learning contexts 4 . 23 .3 DesignOur main objective is to augment current feedback in Web-CAT with RPG elements to encouragegrowth-mindset belief and encourage positive behavior patterns such as time management.Inspired by gamification education work 6 13 4 12 , we have several candidate RPG components toselect from, such as
the impact of the first-year course sequence on the psychological constructsidentified in Table 1, we compared data from Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 using paired sample t-tests. The results of this analysis are shown in Table 3. Of the 16 constructs for which we hadpre- and post-test data, ten were found to have changed significantly. We found that students’reported shifts in self-efficacy were the most dramatic changes measured. All three of the designself-efficacy sub-scales (DSE-DP, DSE-DT, DSE-DC) were found to change significantly withmoderate pooled effect sizes22 suggesting that the students perceived greater capacity to applythe design process, utilize design tools, and communicate design solutions. We also observedsignificant changes
for twenty-five years. In 2002 he established Leaders of Tomorrow, a student leadership development pro- gram that led to the establishment of ILead in 2010. He is also a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryDr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Robin is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the Uni- versity of Toronto where she teaches leadership and positive psychology. She served as Director of the Engineering Leadership Project, which aims to understand how engineers lead in industry.Mr. Mike Klassen, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Assistant Director, Community of Practice on Engineering Leadership at the Institute
information on the activities causing pollution; how thesepollutants could impact public health; and the mitigation efforts to regulate the pollutants’ levels.The interns (majoring in Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland College Park andCivil Engineering at Hagerstown Community College) were recruited for conducting remoteresearch in summers of 2020 and 2021 respectively. The desired qualifications of the students forthe project included experience with Microsoft Office especially Excel; strong quantitative skills;at least one to two college-level statics/data analysis courses; completion of at least twosemesters of Chemistry; and working knowledge of statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS.3.0 Research Experiences for InternsThe research
to motivation, well-being, creativity, cognitive flexibility, and self-esteem.1 Specific to education, providing choices in classroom settings has been linked toincreased engagement and higher-quality learning.1,2 It is unknown whether and how choiceopportunities impact students at a more macro level in course selection.In previous studies, the authors questioned engineering students’ ability to satisfy their need forchoice as they commonly navigated through undergraduate programs that were overlyconstrained as compared to non-engineering programs.3,4,5,6,7,8 One study across dozens ofuniversities revealed that free electives (course selections with no restrictions) comprised amedian of just 3% of engineering programs versus 24% for non
advance and connect our community. He enjoys time outdoors as a private pilot and is passionate about cutting-edge data visualization using raytracing and virtual reality.Dallas Trinkle Ivan Racheff Professor and Associate Head of Materials Science and Engineering at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignPinshane HuangCecilia Leal © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Impact of Transitions between Online and Offline Learning During COVID-19 on Computational Curricular Reform: Student PerspectiveAbstractComputational methods have gained importance and popularity in both academia and
grade that the EC provides reduced their anxiety. Withthat said, a few did indicate that they either felt stress while completing the EC quiz or somestress immediately prior to beginning the quiz.In terms of the impact of parallel computing EC modules on students’ interest in those concepts,responses were evenly split between no impact and some degree of positive impact, with noparticipants reporting a negative impact. Those who felt it had a positive impact mentionedenjoying the opportunity to engage with a new concept and that opportunity increased theirinterest in that topic. When asked to reflect on what aspects of the assignments they foundinteresting and why, students’ responses contained themes such as gaining further insight into
materials, 3) thermodynamics, 4) fluiddynamics, and 5) heat transfer.Examples of student work are shown in Figures 1 and 2.Figure 1 –Student painting representing mechanistic and non-mechanistic insights, sentient andtranscendent knowledge.Figure 2 – Student drawings representing tension, compression, shear, flexure, torsion, stressconcentrations, fatigue, buckling, impact, and corrosion.OutcomesThe results of five years of conducting these creativity exercises in an introductory mechanicalengineering class are anecdotal and are based on less than one hundred students. When askedabout the abstract image project in which they were required to draw an abstract image of anassigned abstract noun, students reflected on their work in three ways: 1
Paper ID #19872Elementary Student Engagement with Digital Engineering Notebook Cards(Fundamental)Kristen B. Wendell Ph.D., Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ed- ucation at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices during K-12, teacher education, and college-level en- gineering learning experiences, and increasing access to engineering in the elementary school experience, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of
noted from surveys conducted by the ASCE BOK EducationalFulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC) [7].High-Impact Learning Practices (HILP) have received the attention of higher educationinstitutions due to a developing case of benefits in student engagement, success, and persistence.In 2007, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) published theCollege Learning for a New Global Century report and found several promising “high-impact”activities including first-year seminars, common intellectual experiences, learning communities,service learning, undergraduate research, study abroad, internships, and capstone projects,among others. This report recommends that institutions prioritize HILPs to enhance studentengagement and increase
theapplication of mathematics. At California State University we have experienced, recently, anegative shift of mathematical interest and therefore a lack of progress in theunderstanding of basic concepts that require a strong mathematical background. Thisproblem stems from the lack of mathematical skills and studying habits. One way to solvethis problem is to engage our students into the application of mathematics with simple, yet,powerful problems. An assessment of such engagement occurs every week with a quiz thatspans the material covered during the previous week and tests some of the mathematicaland engineering skills. This paper attempts to show the results of such assessment and theoutcome of a class in which such approach was tasted. During this
those policymakers entrustedwith managing the various cross-sectional difficulties related to the energy progress. To that end,educational programs have the power to engage communities to educate them on the benefits oftechnology and the impact of their choices as “energy consumers”.Related workPietrapertosa et al. [11] describe an educational awareness program to reduce energyconsumption in 4 schools managed by the Municipality of Potenza in Italy. The Schools4energymethodology focused on promoting sustainable behaviors in students under the age of 14 as acompetition amongst schools while including artistic activities and games. The competition called“School Race” aimed to drive schools to reduce energy consumption by adopting goodsustainable
Paper ID #34376Role With It: Examining the Impact of Instructor Role Models inIntroductory Mathematics Courses on Student ExperiencesTyler James Sullivan, Clemson University I am a PhD student in the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University with a background in Mathematical Sciences.Dr. Matthew K. Voigt, Clemson University Matthew (he,him,his) is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity. His research interests center around issues of equity, access, and power structures occurring in undergraduate STEM programs with a focus on introductory mathematics
Education, 2021 Impact of Flipped Labs and Lectures on Student Outcomes During the Pandemic for a Lower Division Computer Engineering CourseAbstractWe present a study of the flip classroom model at a minority-serving institution, which is one ofthe largest and most diverse American four-year universities. We motivate the flipping of the labinstructions on the quantitative comparison of the student outcome in Fall 2019 and Spring 2019.This paper presents the setup, the outcomes, and student perception of using flipped instructionsfor the lab before the pandemic (Fall 2019), during the emergency transition to onlineinstructions (Spring 2020), and after adapting fully online instructions (Fall 2020) for
&M University in College Station, Texas. The objective of the paper is to evaluate impact of theREU program on multiple student outcomes with respect to their research competencies such asunderstanding a research process, data gathering, analyzing, and presentation of results. Theanalysis is also broken down by gender, ethnicity, student type (junior, senior, etc.), and type oftheir primary institutions (major research school vs. teaching school). The cybermanufacturingREU programs recruits students both from in-state and out of state of Texas. In addition to mostcommonly held10-week long research program under the guidance of a faculty mentor, thecybermanufacturing REU also engages students in high impact learning and
(education, engineering, math,and computer science) worked on this initiative during the STEM on Wheels mobile laboratorypilot year in 2018-2019. In addition to the professional team, the STEM on Wheels programbecame an ideal mechanism for the university’s National Academy of Engineering (NAE) GrandChallenges Scholars Program to provide outreach, serve as role models and increase their ownSTEM literacy and communication skills.This proposed K-12 STEM mobile laboratory project studied the impact of engaging NGSSaligned STEM lessons on both K-12 students and their teachers in high needs schools. Theresearch questions were as follows:Q1) What is the impact of providing engaging NGSS aligned STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math) lessons
Paper ID #7137Work-in-Progress: The Impact of MatLab Marina - A Virtual Learning En-vironment on Student Learning in a Computing for Engineers CourseDr. Priya T Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University Dr. Priya T. Goeser is an associate professor of Engineering Studies at Armstrong Atlantic State Univer- sity in Savannah. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. Her current research interests are structural health monitoring, functionally graded materials and innovative teaching methods in engineering education.Dr. Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State UniversityDr. Shonda L
Graphics, the Engineering Technology, and the New Engineering Educators Divisions and their education and instructional agendas. Page 26.749.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Facilitating Additive Manufacturing Engagement and OutreachIntroductionIn addition to delivering instruction to students on the technical dimensions of additivemanufacturing, engineering technology can and some suggest must play a role in deliveringinstruction on additive manufacturing’s role in stimulating economic development, regionaltransformation, and domestic competitiveness. That is, the
Co-Curricular Participation of Students Underrepresented in Engineering,” thisstudy seeks to gain an understanding as to 1) how engineering students decide to participate ornot participate in out-of-class activities; 2) how these students perceive the impact of varioustypes of out-of-class activities on their engagement in school and development of technical andprofessional competencies; and 3) how each type of activity may differentially impact academicand career outcomes. This project is unique in its focus on various types of out-of-classexperiences and is shaped by specific calls for further research on the influence of out-of-classinvolvement on persistence, learning and workforce entry by engineering education researchers.Such research
educators understand the benefits of adding a hands-on practical element to theirclasses. Students who are able to explore and experiment with theory will retain moreinformation and develop intuitive analytical skills. Theory is critically important, but a balancemust be struck with students in order to maintain engagement and interest. With a goal ofproducing industry and research ready graduates in the field of wireless communications, wemust remember that early successes in a specific field can have a significant impact on students’choices of career.Specific problems in Wireless Communications Wireless communications suffers two compounding problems. Firstly, the theory of highfrequency electromagnetic signals is complex. High frequency
-disciplinary learning goals byinvestigating students' understanding of cross-disciplinary; 2) examine how students' self-efficacy for cross-disciplinary goals was impacted by participation on cross-disciplinary projectdesign teams. This study seeks to address two major research questions: what is students'understanding of cross-disciplinary team learning, and how do students' levels self-efficacychange through participation on cross-disciplinary design teams.MethodResearchers conducted a mix-method approach in this study to assessing students' crossdisciplinary team learning. Research team developed two instruments for this study: self-efficacyscale reflection and mid-semester reflection. Instruments include a pre and post self-efficacyreflection
University) is an instructor in the Technical Commu- nication Program in MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering. She teaches Technical Writing, a junior-level writing course required of all undergraduate engineering students. She focuses on implementing writing- to-learn strategies in engineering courses to keep students engaged and improve critical thinking skills. She has presented on writing-to-learn topics at the ASEE Southeastern Section Conference and led writing workshops for faculty who are interested in adding writing assignments to their courses.Kelly Agee, Mississippi State University Kelly Agee serves as an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in the James Worth Bagley College of
selected on the basis of empiricalresearch and confirmed through factor analysis. A Principal Components Analysis (PCA) wasconducted and reported on in previous research to discern whether particular instructionalmethods (specifically PBSL) were more impactful on this population’s student attitudes ascompared to conventional design topics.12 The resulting five-factor solution includes itemsrelated to students’ identity with the STEM Academy and engineering (Identity), awareness thatthere are needs that can be met by engineering (Awareness), efficacy with engineering skills(Efficacy), confidence in engineering-related skills such as math and science (Skills), andattitudes towards community service (Community Service). The PCA also suggests a
biomedical engineering capstone design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, increasing student engagement with hands- on activities, and more recently, creativity & design. He has received an NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Foundational Engineering Science Course and Its Impact on Those Who Teach ItCurricular innovations are difficult to implement and sustain. Many innovations were developedthrough the NSF-funded Engineering Education Coalitions in the early 1990’s
about industry or academianeeds compared to current students [14].In this study, we evaluate the impact of the computational reform of the curriculum by performinga survey of the recent alumni of our MSE department. We identify the weaknesses and potentialimprovements that could be made on computational modules in light of the graduates’feedback.Survey RespondentsIt is suggested that the alumni surveys performed with the aim of improving and evaluating thecurriculum should be limited to recent graduates since their memories are still fresh, anduniversity education plays a more significant role in the early years of an alumni’s career [14]. Onthe other hand, alumni with more experience can provide a more mature perspective about theneeds of the
strongly supports this theory. One can also observe that audio-visualaids do indeed help; however, lectures have very little impact. One can say that, in the twentyfirst century, proper design of instructional systems is extremely important, useful andproductive. There are documented cases wherein students have specifically indicated that theywould like to engage in a lively classroom discussion, rather than being simply lectured to(Narayanan, 2010). Instructional systems should contain interaction between the learner and theinstructor because these lively classroom discussions always lead to greater student participationdynamics.Acknowledgements Dr. Mysore Narayanan is extremely grateful to the Center for the Enhancement ofLearning and
, we are able to examine how students engaged in mathematicalthinking as they defined the problem, gathered information, generated alternative solutions,modeled solutions, performed feasibility analyses, evaluated solutions, made design decisionsand communicated design solutions. From the analysis, we found that the study participantsengaged in different forms of mathematical thinking all throughout their design processes—ineach of the design activities as well as throughout their chronological process.Table 5 shows which specific themes (mathematical thinking activities) were evident in each ofeight design activities. Checkmarks indicate that at least one of the nine participants exhibited aparticular mathematical thinking theme during a
AC 2009-786: PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FORTEACHERS PROGRAM: IMPACT ON PERCEPTIONS AND EFFICACY TOTEACH ENGINEERINGJulie Trenor, Clemson University Julie Martin Trenor. Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech and a bachelor’s degree in the same field from North Carolina State University. Her research interests focus on factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of under-represented students in engineering. Prior to her appointment at Clemson, Dr. Trenor served as the Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention
elaborated on communication and relationship patternswithin the team. Working iteratively between generating analytical memos and engaging ingroup discussions about the validity of interpretations, we articulated three modes that seemed toroughly capture patterns in LAs teamwork trouble scenarios and aspects of the instructional 9moves that students generated: individual accountability (IA), delegation of work (DW), andemergent systems (ES).We found that TTs which reflected elements of the individual accountability mode oftendescribed the trouble as caused by a single individual or group of individuals who were engagedin what they described as “off task
Paper ID #45237From Barriers to Bridges: The GEES Program’s Impact on Low-IncomeMaster’s Students’ Success and Professional DevelopmentXiming Li, University of PittsburghDr. Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus Wosu is the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Associate Professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh. Wosu’s research interests are in the areas of impact physics and engineering of new compositKeith Trahan, University of PittsburghTagbo Herman Roland Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University ©American Society for Engineering Education