Paper ID #25863Participation in Small Group Engineering Design Activities at the MiddleSchool Level: An Investigation of Gender DifferencesJeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota Jeanna R. Wieselmann is a Ph.D. Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction and National Science Foun- dation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on gender equity in STEM and maintaining elementary girls’ interest in STEM through both in-school and out-of-school experiences. She is interested in integrated STEM curriculum development and teacher professional de- velopment to support gender-equitable
multidisciplinary perspective and it is designed specifically to meet the learningneeds of working adults.IntroductionNanotechnology is the creation of functional materials, devices, and systems through control ofmatter on the nanometer length scale and the exploitation of novel properties and phenomenadeveloped at that scale. Nanotechnology holds singular promise to revolutionize science,engineering, and technology. It already has significant impact in countless industries includingcommunications, medicine, environmental cleanup, agriculture, and more. Innovative materials,components, and systems based on nanotechnologies are recognized as promising growthinnovators for the years to come. It is expected that eventually nanotechnologies will merge intoa
. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical
encourages the BOLD Center to continue togrow this program and find other access approaches that can attract more underrepresentedstudents including the community college pathway. GOLDSHIRT PROGRAM NOT GOLDSHIRT PROGRAM ALLFigure 5. URM percentages and numbers of enrolled students by year.Candidate Identification: The identified student candidates for the Engineering GoldShirtProgram had applied to one of the majors in our College of Engineering and Applied Science,but they were not directly admissible by traditional criteria; in the past, they had been givenadmission to an alternative college option, our College of Arts & Sciences. In contrast, we setout to create an inclusive program housed in
participation in the process by the student2, 3. There is increasing awareness among theacademic community that this style of teaching often times does not meet the learning styles ofmany students, so students tend to pick and select what to process and ignore the rest. Theresulting effect is that some of the material is not learned. However, research shows that ateaching style, which embraces a variety of techniques to meet the learning styles of moststudents, is the one that makes the most impact on student outcomes1.This realization has led researchers to explore more hands-on variations to the traditionalteaching style. In some of these research studies, student performance is compared acrossdifferent classroom environments or under different
that make up the manufacturing engineering field. They should gain more in-depth knowledge and ability to apply materials and manufacturing processes topics, equipment/tool design topics, and quality control topics; and a solid foundation in mathematics, science, communication and other personal effectiveness skills in order to pursue higher degrees and to engage in continuing education on the job. b. Graduates from manufacturing-named bachelor level programs would be expected to have mastered a larger number of topics from the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge to a greater depth than those from associate degree programs c. Graduates from bachelor level management
. Specifically this paper addresses, “When compared toconventional design experiences, do PBSL design opportunities significantly increase first-yearengineering undergraduate student skills and interest in engineering futures?”Why teach project-based service-learning engineering design?Most research on how people learn in general and, more specifically, how they learn technicalsubjects has been done in the context of science and math; however, some of the more acceptedtheories have been recently extended to engineering education. A review of the literatureprovides strong support for hands-on, project-based engineering design experiences as aninstructional method to increase student knowledge and attitudes towards engineering. Researchconducted at the
this program [1], the SE program grew out of both theengineering program’s and the university’s mission to develop graduates with a servicementality. Additionally, the engineering program’s focus on hands-on design-and-buildexperiences naturally engaged students to discover how they could serve using the engineeringskills they were learning.In the beginning, the initial instructors collaborated with the EPICS program started at PurdueUniversity [2], [3] and patterned much of the GFU program from theirs. The EPICS program atPurdue was an elective for students. However, the faculty of GFU felt that the service-learningopportunity was important enough to create a sequence of courses that would be required of allengineering students. The SE
). Currently, the mechanical engineering major requires introductorymechanical engineering topics (e.g., statics, mechanics of materials, dynamics) as well as upper-division thermoscience and mechanical design courses. Based on student and alumni surveys aswell as faculty feedback, the BSME is being redesigned to offer topic concentrations in order toprovide students with increased flexibility and choice within their major.The mechanical engineering department at this university administers undergraduate majors inthree areas – the BSME and two additional general engineering majors with an emphasis inbiomechanical (BS-Engineering, Biomechanical; referred to as BSBME or BME) and design(BS-Engineering, Design referred to as BS-Design). Together, these
students’ ease of learning the subject matter. Project basedlearning could be used as an effective teaching and learning strategy by educators to facilitatestudents’ learning.Keywords: Project-Based Learning, Self-Efficacy, Cognitive Skills, Teamwork Page 22.1448.21. IntroductionIndustry demand for professional engineers with multidisciplinary skills calls for teachingmethodologies which can incorporate hands-on skills throughout the course materials. The ideaof studying engineering to make a difference in the world often is an important factor motivatinghigh school students, especially among women and minorities, to major in Science, Technology
of the three scientific research literacy improvement programsare as follows:(1) The “Gardener” projectThe “Gardener” project focuses on cultivating basic scientific research capabilities. Thecourse consists of the training of necessary software for engineering science research.Besides taking future competitiveness as the inner motivation, using different amounts ofscholarships as material incentives, this project effectively enhances students’ enthusiasm foractive learning. When it comes to follow-up instruction, teachers are supposed to devotemore energy to the research direction and guiding experiment project, rather than urging theimprovement of basic scientific research skills. On the other hand, the curriculum design ofthe future
interests are on studentsˆa C™ problem-solving disposition and instructional strate- gies to advance their ways of thinking. Dr. Lim is particularly interested in impulsive disposition, stu- dentsˆa C™ propensity to act out the first thing thatLisa Garbrecht, University of Texas, AustinPhilip B. Yasskin ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Introduction Mathematics has historically been taught in ways that are a barrier to minority studentspursuing advanced STEM courses in high school and college [1] while current teaching methodsare heavily reliant on spoken and written language, which can be particularly problematic forbilingual students [2]. Consequently, too few underserved students such as
high performing teams seems to just “click.” On theother hand, many student teams do not produce notable results. Their individual efforts don’tcombine synergistically. Frequently these teams are characterized by lack of enthusiasm andspirit.One of the goals of our Sophomore Mechanical Engineering Design class at University of Idahois for the students to experience effective engineering teamwork. We want each of our studentsto learn teamwork by tasting it first hand. However, in reality many students do not get theopportunity to taste high-performance teamwork simply because their teams don’t become highperforming. We need a more robust method to create high-performance student teams.We utilize undergraduate mentors in the lab portion of our
Paper ID #14737The Impact of Museum OutreachMr. Mark Roger Haase, University of Cincinnati Mark Haase is currently completing his PhD in Chemical Engineering. His research is focused on the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanocarbon materials, especially carbon nanotube arrays exhibiting the property known as spinnability. Mark has been involved with teaching since starting his graduate work, developing laboratory experiences and lesson content pertaining to nanotechnology. He is outreach work enters around introducing people, especially youth, to nanotechnology concepts. c
-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstand- ing Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, the Combustion Institute, and SAE. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1994. Page 23.192.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TESTING FREQUENCY ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN A BASIC
focuses only on sustainable engineering practices (for this article, this unit is called‘sustainable civil engineering’). Indirectly, sustainability was included in a foundational unitcomprising ecology topics, overseen by the science faculty, and fourth/fifth-year discipline-based units with a couple of classes connecting sustainability considerations. However,quantifying the number of units covering sustainability topics was challenging because whilethe department sets general objective requirements for each unit, the content covered relies onthe educators’ interests and expertise. Even in the case of the ‘sustainable civil engineering’unit, the topics and content differed in the three sections available due to three differenteducators
relating to chapters on whichthey led a review as compared with all other chapters. Those students who saw an increase inperformance had an average increase of 14% while the population wide increase was over 8%showing that participating in the exercise had a net positive effect. This paper discusses theseresults further as well as the survey results used to gather student impressions on the experienceand impact of leading an in-class review of material for one’s peers.IntroductionComplex engineering knowledge and skills can sometimes be difficult to learn in a lectureformat from a single instructor. This is due to the fact that the material is presented in a waywhich makes the most sense to the instructor, though it may not be as clear to the
boredom, atopic that contradicts student’s personal beliefs, and low self-esteem regarding their academicabilities. Recommendations to counter student resistance included highlighting the relevance ofthe material to future practice [29].Lee et al. [32] studied student perceptions about learning DEI topics in engineering courses viainterviews with 41 students. Interest levels in learning about DEI varied but most were positive,with most participants viewing diversity related competencies as useful. However, some studentsalso discussed drawbacks associated with learning about DEI in engineering, largely due toconcerns about trade-offs of time perhaps better spent on other topics. It is also relevant toconsider that some students felt that diversity
Paper ID #25305Maximizing the Effectiveness of One-time Standards Instruction Sessions withFormative AssessmentMrs. Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University Daniela Solomon is Research Services Librarian for Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electri- cal Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University. She is interested in bibliometrics, altmetrics, data management, and library instruction.Prof. Ya-Ting T. Liao, Case Western Reserve University Dr. Ya-Ting T. Liao, an assistant professor at
ANALYSIS-DYNAMICS.AbstractPrevious studies on engineering education have shown that teaching based solely on lecturing,does not adequately prepare today’s students to succeed in their majors and engineering careers.High impact learning practices such as hands-on project-based homework (PBH) as previouslyimplemented by one of the authors in a Statics course have demonstrated better results regardingstudent success. As a logical consequence, efforts were made to extend this practice to the nextcourse in the curriculum: Engineering Analysis Dynamics.This ongoing study presents some very promising results of incorporating collaborative activelearning hands-on project-based homework (PBH) as a strategy for improving the students’success in a large
(2017) in whichthey stated that failure experiences are important to realize as such failures can result in unproductive anddisrupt youths’ engagement in positive youth development frameworks during summer camps.However, the main outcome of summer camp is sought to be an increased interest in the camp subject.Students’ attitudes towards a major or field are factors which maintain the potential to influence students’willingness to pursue that major in college. Several potential motivators, including interest, relevance, funand enjoyment, and hands-on learning can interact and may explain why a person pursues a particularaction. Drey (2016) explored students’ affect towards mathematics and science and their perceptions ofhands-on activities
University 3 CNF facility as a hands-on workshopfor University 1 students (the CNF Workshop). A video clip reporting the activities of theCNF Workshop and University 1 visit is available at the CNF website.5 See Ref. 6 forinformation on the NNIN.The following outlines the proposed activities and topics covered in a 16-week semester:Weeks 1-4: Introduction to nano/micro-scale engineering: Students submit theirweekly homework assignments based on lectures and reading assignments.Topics: Engineering process in the nanoscale Scaling laws for length and time and its effect on modeling Nano-scale materials and systems (Man-made systems vs. biological systems) Nanoparticles, Nanotubes, Nanowires, Quantum Dots Fabrication and testing fundamentals
Paper ID #41367Board 109: Moving Towards a Fully On-line Laboratory in Electric CircuitsCourseProf. Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College Robert Koeneke is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Daytona State College. He received his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1977 and his M.S. in Computer Science from Santa Clara University inMr. Al Rahrooh, University of California, Los Angeles Al Rahrooh is a Ph.D. student in the Medical Informatics Program at UCLA interested in the novel applications of artificial intelligence and computational modeling to
publisher’s website. These slides wereoriginally created by Danielson and Mehta as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF)Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program grant to develop resourcematerials that leveraged relatively recent advances in educational theories and practices14. Theyhave since been revised by Mehta, Danielson, and Berg15.First-semester sophomores at Loyola University Maryland take Statics (EG301) as one of theirfoundational engineering courses. The engineering program includes concentrations inelectrical, computer, mechanical, and materials engineering, but students are not required toselect their concentrations at this point in the curriculum, and all engineering students, regardlessof their future
AC 2012-3474: KICKING OUT THE CRUTCH: THE IMPACT OF FOR-MULA SHEETS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNINGMajor Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy Marc Sanborn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He has served the U.S. Army for the past 11 years as an officer and Army Engineer. He is a graduate of West Point (B.S. in civil engineering), Missouri Science & Technology (M.S. in engineering management) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S. in civil engineering). Sanborn is a licensed Professional Engineer.Major Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy Kathryn Purchase is currently an Assistant Professor in the
AmericanSociety for Engineering Education. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.REFERENCES [1] T. Kösa and F. Karakuş, “The Effects of Computer-Aided Design Software on Engineering Students’ Spatial Visualisation Skills,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 296–308, 2018, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2017.1370578. [2] S. P. Dow, K. Heddleston, and S. R. Klemmer, “The Efficacy of Prototyping Under Time Constraints,” in Proceedings of the seventh ACM conference on Creativity and cognition, 2009, pp. 165–174. [3] B. A. Camburn, D. Jensen, R
has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engi- neering curriculum. Ms. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic University of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Mrs. Nastasha E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nastasha Johnson is the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Information Specialist for Purdue Libraries and
administeredbefore and after the hands-on exercises. The results showed significant improvement of students’acquisition of knowledge and their understanding of the material. On the average, the scoresafter the lab were 10% higher than those before the lab. Besides, the researchers observed thatthe concepts taught in the lectures were fully assimilated for the first time by many students afterthe haptics lab sessions. Another study that incorporates haptic sense to teaching engineeringconcepts was by He 6. The researcher explored the use of haptic devices to augment the teachingand learning of undergraduate engineering courses including Physics, Dynamics and Statics. Alow-cost, programmable haptic device with two degrees of freedom, Microsoft Sidewinder
Paper ID #11774Impacts of a Neural Engineering Summer Research Experience on High SchoolStudents (Evaluation)Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Kristen Clapper Bergsman is the Pre-College Education Manager at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at the University of Washington. She is also a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington. Previously, Kristen worked as an educational consultant offering support in curriculum development and production. She received her M.Ed. in Curriculum and
collaborator in a teacher-fellow pair through National Science Foundation’s GK12 program, Stephanie challenged students to find solutions to the NAE Grand Challenges. Secondary students have built vertical gardens, designed water filters, and most recently engineered food snacks using molecular gastronomy techniques. Resources to the project can be found at: bit.ly/MGresourcesJessica S. Ward, Drexel University Jessica Ward serves as the Director of Operations for the DragonsTeach program. She previously worked in the College of Engineering at Drexel University for more than 8 years with a focus on recruitment, grant facilitation and STEM program management. During her tenure in the College of Engineering, Jessica