study requirements, including: attending the aforementionedprofessional development; teaching their assigned engineering curriculum, along with theirregular science units, for two years; completing implementation logs after each lesson;conducting and gathering student surveys and assessments; and completing surveys and otherresearch instruments. Most teachers who applied to participate in the E4 Project were accepted,so long as they were eligible. Eligibility included that: they were currently teaching 3rd, 4th, or 5thgrade; they had not taught engineering extensively to students in the past (a few had taught someengineering design challenges, but had not explicitly used an EDP in their instruction); and thestudents that they would teach in the
assess, detect, analyze threats, while securing & protecting data & data-driven systems ü Master technical strategies, tools, techniques to secure data and information in the enterprise ü Understand & apply cybersecurity, crime, tort, & privacy law to the management of data & systems ü Understand disclosure, notification, breach, & other privacy & transparency obligations under state, federal, & international law ü Detect & identify common malicious software and attack protocols in order to assist organizations with continuously monitoring &
. Centralto the module was providing definitions of virtue and of teamwork as a virtue and implementingstrategies from an empirically-grounded framework to develop students as virtuous teamworkers. Drawing from Lamb et al. (2021), strategies included “(1) habituation through practice,(2) reflection on personal experience, (3) engagement with virtuous exemplars, (4) dialogue toincrease virtue literacy, (5) awareness of situational variables, (6) moral reminders, and (7)friendships of mutual accountability.”Teamwork-relevant outcomes were assessed using two approaches: self-report and peer-assessment. Students reported perceived embodiment of fifteen teamwork attributes forthemselves and for each of their teammates pre- and post-Project 2. The most
) throughout the semester with the instructors from QU to discusscurrent experience with the course collaboration. Some additional observations were elicitedduring these meetings.5 ResultsThis section reports results from applying the course collaboration at MTU and for comparisonincludes the corresponding results from QU. The response rates for the end-of-semester surveysat each institution are shown in Table 5. The questions from the end-of-semester surveysdiscussed in this section are the ones that address the research questions stated in Section 1. Someof the other survey questions (described in Section 4) are pertinent to our course assessment andcontinuous improvement processes and are thus not discussed here. As previously stated, thecourse
2006-374: A COGNITIVE STUDY OF MODELING DURING PROBLEM-SOLVINGThomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University Thomas A. Litzinger is currently Director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, where he has been on the faculty since 1985. His work in engineering education involves curricular reform, teaching and learning innovations, faculty development, and assessment. He can be contacted at tal2@psu.edu.Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University Peggy Van Meter is currently the Professor in Charge of the Educational Psychology Program and an Associate Professor of Education at Penn State where she has
researchers) during their first semester at UT Austin. The program,now in its third year, may eventually be implemented across multiple engineering disciplines andserve as a framework for future initiatives aimed at increasing undergraduate participation inresearch. This paper details the motivations, framework, and course content for this newlyimplemented freshman research program and provides a preliminary assessment of itseffectiveness and suggestions for improving its implementation. 2. Background The FIRE program is inspired partially by the highly recognized Freshman Research Initiative(FRI) in the College of Natural Sciences at UT Austin [11]. FRI is a 9 credit-hour program thatallows freshmen students in the natural sciences to
retention and performance, women’s success in engineering, diversity, teaching effectiveness, and collaborative learning.Dr. Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the Director of Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management and PhD in civil engineering. Her interests are in quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis as related to equity in education.Dr. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the Engineering Plus program at the University of Col- orado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from
simulated classroom environments can be used to help inservice and preservice elementary teachers learn to lead argumentation discussions in science and engineering.Dr. Jamie Mikeska, Educational Testing Service Jamie Mikeska is a Research Scientist in the Student and Teacher Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Jamie completed her Ph.D. in the Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy graduate program at Michigan State University in 2010. Her current research focuses on three key areas: (1) de- signing, developing, and conducting validation studies on assessments of content knowledge for teaching (CKT) science; (2) examining and understanding validity issues associated with measures designed to
. Enhancements can provide learning aids, such as contextual help systems and visualizations; or can increase learning productivity, such as through automation of calculation or assessment. 3. Transformation – The game allows for the inclusion of learning tasks that would not be feasible otherwise. Transformation can involve the introduction of new subject matter, teaching practices, or learning processes.Several studies have demonstrated that the RAT framework is useful in categorizing instructionaltechnology integrations with respect to how technologies modify learning tasks (e.g., Kimmonset al., 2015; Smidt et al., 2012). In this study, we applied the RAT framework to games, whichwe consider to be instructional technologies
Affiliate Associate Professor in the Earth & Space Science Department at the University of Washington and a Research Scientist/Engineer at NorthWest Research Associates. Jeremy believes that curricula should be student-centered and embedded within an engaged, collaborative community who understand the broader, societal implications of their work. He aims to achieve this through the de- sign of project-based and experiential curricula, including a recent redesign of the Computer Engineering program. He also leads ABET accreditation and coordinates assessment for the Computer Engineering program. Jeremy’s research is in space physics and electrical engineering, including atmospheric electricity, ra- dio wave
Administrative Sciences and Sociology at the Universities in Kiel, Bielefeld (Germany), and Lancaster (UK). Doctorate in Sociology from the University of Bielefeld. Worked from 1992-2000 with Academy for Technology Assessment in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany). Since 2000 professor for Technology Assessment and Social Science Innovation Management at University of Applied Sci- ences Darmstadt. From 2010 to 2013 Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer since 2012 Head of the Graduate School Darmstadt. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The T-Shaped Engineer as an Ideal in Technology Entrepreneurship: Its Origins, History, and Significance for Engineering EducationFrom
chosendiscipline, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University began amajor overhaul of its undergraduate curriculum in fall 1994 which, among many changes, led tothe creation of three freshman/sophomore "Intro-to-ASE" courses. While providing an overviewof the curriculum and activities conducted in each course, this paper discusses students' andinstructor's assessments of effectiveness of these courses and highlights apparent successes andremaining challenges.I. Introduction and BackgroundAlthough many factors influence a student's selection of a particular major in college, experienceseems to indicate that most entering freshmen have very limited knowledge or a skewedunderstanding of what their chosen disciplines entail
�on of their degrees (Berryman et al., 2015;Pesonen et al., 2020; Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Cueller et al., 2022; Riley, 2013; Stenning & Rosqvist,2021).Traits, Struggles, and StrengthsNeurodivergence as a disability is complex and while assessments use dis�nct disability categories likeau�sm, ADHD, dyslexia, and other cogni�ve differences (Cleveland Clinic, 2024), many neurodivergentstudents have overlaps among these categories (Bolourian et al., 2018). For instance, ADHD is a commoncomorbidity with au�sm though a person can be one or the other as well, meaning each person hasunique experiences, abili�es, and needs (Hours et al., 2022). For au�s�c students, many struggle withextreme sensory sensi�vi�es like hearing, smell, vision, and
exposure to civil engineering disciplines. This study introduces a blended teachingapproach, in which students are actively involved in delivering lectures on selected topics, ratherthan relying solely on the instructor. Pre-class and post-class surveys were administered to thestudent presenters to gauge their perceptions on delivering team lectures. The surveys also aimedto assess whether their knowledge improved, their roles in team presentations, and theirdevelopment of effective presentation skills. Additionally, audience feedback on the grouppresentations was collected and it was observed that the majority of students reported an increasein their knowledge after lecture delivery. This not only developed a sense of student ownershipin the
syllabi, this skill may not receive the same focus as the technical skills in practice andassessment within the course. For example, a study of teaching creativity in engineering foundmany engineering courses that had fostering creativity as a learning outcome includedassessments of convergent thinking skills like evaluation and analytic thinking but little to noassessment of the divergent skills necessary for creativity like openness to uncertainty andexploring ideas and problems [34]. This is a potential signal to students that if a skill is notassessed, it is not important and valued in the classroom, as students are motivated to learn andengage in knowledge and skills from an alignment of learning goals, activities, and assessment[35]–[37
literature,” International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (IJEMST), Vol. 6(3), pp. 254-265. DOI: 10.18404/ijemst.428182.19. Gee, J. P., 2001 "Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research in Education," Review of Research in Education, Vol. 25(1), pp. 99-125.20. Kendall, M. R., & Procter, L. M., & Patrick, A. D. (2019, June), Assessing Methods for Developing an Engineering Identity in the Classroom Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2—3211421. Hughes, B. E., & Schell, W. J., & Tallman, B., & Beigel, R., & Annand, E., & Kwapisz, M. (2019, June), Do I Think I’m an Engineer? Understanding the Impact of Engineering Identity on
% Assessment 3 6% Ecosystems 3 6% Curriculum 2 4%4 Results: Secondary Research Question4.1 CapacityAs we reviewed the articles and classified those that met the definition as Capacity, we alsocaptured the major area of focus that the intervention was targeting. As we did this, we came upwith five focus areas: Pedagogy, Assessment, Resource/Tool, Curriculum, and Ecosystems(broader interventions across Capacity) (see Table 2).Of the 51 articles, 30 (59%) of them directly measured Capacity. The majority of the articlesabout Capacity dealt with Pedagogy and Resources/Tools (e.g., Scratch, Google Blockly).4.2 Access and
across the Grainger College of Engineering.Dr. Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Saadeddine Shehab is currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He works with a group of under- graduate and graduate SCD scholars at SCD’s Assessment and Research Laboratory to conduct research that informs and evaluates the practice of teaching and learning human-centered design in formal and in- formal learning environments. His research focuses on studying students’ collaborative problem-solving processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in STEM classrooms that feature the
. Analyze their lab data and write an effective final laboratory reportThe project assignment included in this course will address the first student learning objective of“demonstrate the ability to design various microfabrication processes.” The course also supportssome of the student outcomes at the program level, but the outcome of “an ability to designsystems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineeringproblems appropriate to the discipline” is primarily chosen to be assessed using the projectassignment in this course. It also supports the program educational objective of “can functioneffectively in open-ended activities involving applications, design, analysis, andimplementation.”Overview of Energy
researchshows different metrics commonly used by school officials to assess the success or failure of aPENG program. A program outcome evaluation based solely on student enrollment andstudent performance metrics often leads to narrowed insights and does not center the students’voice and experiences. To date no research has articulated/investigated what constitutes aneffective PENG program that considers student learning experiences, professors’ perspectives,and academic advising department expectations. There is a need to discover characteristicsthat contribute to program performance by identifying which factors help the students achievetheir desired results. This study uses theory of change (ToC) framework to build a bridge between
,implementation, and assessment of summer STEM camps. Summer camps not only promote STEM throughengaging hands-on activities but reinforces learning and/or reducing learning losses in a student during thesummer months [14]. STEM camps have many positive attributes including but not limited to: thepromotion of STEM majors; allow for significant learning; simulate, in a hands-on manner, what careerscould look like; create new friendships and social skills; and can be made affordable with grants,scholarships, and financial assistance [14-15]. A study by Cooper et al. [16] examined the effects of summervacation on standardized achievement test scores that concluded that on average children's tests scores wereat least one month lower then when they left in
will be to continually self-assess where they are in their career development, and how to continue learning in a life-long self-directed manner. That licensure is required, but inadequate to prepare them for responsible charge and that they should fulfill the CEBOK3 first.The duty of industry to develop civil engineers for responsible charge?The practice of civil engineering is as much art as it is technical application of engineeringprinciples. Civil engineers in responsible charge have a professional duty to analyze theproblems they are tasked to address considering a multitude of factors (both technical andsocietal), to come to a preferred solution, not simply a solution that will work. Undergraduatecivil engineering
domestic undergraduate students in focus in the United States higher education institutions. In addition, Mr. Halkiyo is interested in broadening the participation of engineering edu- cation in Ethiopian universities to increase the diversity, inclusivity, equity, and quality of Engineering Education. He studies how different student groups such as women and men, rich and poor, students from rural and urban, and technologically literate and less literate can have quality and equitable learning experiences and thrive in their performances. In doing so, he focuses on engineering education policies and practices in teaching and learning processes, assessments, laboratories, and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo has been
(described as more like “coaching” than following a traditionalinstructor-student relationship). Olin is widely recognized for integrated education connectingSTEM expertise with a wide range of social and creative disciplinary perspectives, includinghistory, anthropology, design, and the arts.Another interviewee reflected on the need for diverse expertise to adequately represent “both”sides of the sociotechnical: The biggest practical aspect to it is that you have to have experts in both areas informing not only the curricular development, but then the teaching, the assessments…. It requires a team, sometimes of more than two people. For all of [our instructional interventions] we had two people that were developing them, but
Engineering Education and Future Professoriate and from USFQ in Structures for Construction Professionals. MiguelAndres’s research includes Architectural and Civil Engineering Project Management, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice is a concept that should always be involved in discussions on infrastructure. Related to STEM education, Miguel Andres develops disruptive pedagogies for STEM courses as a tool for innovation, and assessing engineering students’ agency to address climate
availability of broccoli microgreens. Consumerswill complete an anonymous five-question Qualtrics survey on their knowledge, consumption ofmicrogreens, and zip code. A visual assessment of the grocery stores using the NutritionEnvironment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S) will rate the nutrition environments of thecommunities. Using Qualtrics, the student proposed to distribute a short survey with thefollowing questions to the university campus: 1) What are broccoli microgreens? 2) How oftendo you consume them? 3) Are you aware of their health benefits? 4) Are they accessible at yourlocal grocery store? and 5) What is your zip code? This student acknowledged the importance ofobtaining institutional approval to conduct research before collecting human
is a past President of WEPAN. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GRADS (GRaduate & Advance Degree Students) Mentoring Groups: Building a supportive community for Hispanic graduate students in STEMBackground/MotivationResearch shows the importance of mentoring for student success, and this is particularlyimportant for graduate students in engineering [1]. However, most graduate students do not havea mentorship relationship outside of their faculty advisor and many times this relationship mightnot go beyond academics [2]. Results from a recent Needs Assessment conducted by Society ofHispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) during 2021-2022 shows that approximately 25% ofpredominantly Hispanic
–Whitney test by gendergoals? options describing the situation and nationality (match btw career and goals)Assess the significance of a doctoral Categorical variable with Logistic regression (all the sixdegree in working life through the options yes/no/I do not know → statements) with gender andfollowing statements. 6 binary variables (yes/no) for nationalityHaving a doctoral degree has given me: all the six statements• a higher salary• more demanding job assignments• more meaningful job assignments• better status at my place of work• a job with new employer• a better position in the
Paper ID #40129Growing and Mentoring Your Research GroupDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Dr. Gehringer is a professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engi- neering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of feedback to students.Dr. Matthias F. Stallmann, North Carolina State University, Raleigh ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Growing and Mentoring Your Research Group
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