Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa; Lindsay Jarratt, University of Iowa; KC Culver, University of Southern California; Alberto Segre, University of Iowa

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Lindsay Jarratt is a PhD candidate in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies. Her research follows from fifteen years of experience in student support and equity roles in higher education, and is focused on the dynamics of equity and belonging in educational institutions.Dr. KC Culver, University of Southern California KC Culver is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on the core academic mission of postsecondary institutions with an emphasis on access, equity, and inclusion; she studies faculty careers, pedagogy and the curriculum, and the experiences and outcomes of students from diverse backgrounds.Dr. Alberto Segre, The University of Iowa Alberto Maria Segre is

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

mainlystatistically insignificant differences (p>0.05). When compared with the four other quarters listedin table 5, statistically significant differences between the means result. For three of the fourquarters with projects—winter 2001, winter 2004, and fall 2005—the mean final exam scoreexceeds the winter 2006 mean. During one quarter with a project—fall 1999—the mean finalexam score is less than the winter 2006 mean.Future design and analysis projects will likely benefit from implementing the web portion ofproject development and communication using wiki tools, as our campus is in the process ofdeploying such infrastructure. Convenient and helpful tools could make the process ofcooperative design and online project development more attractive than

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Lax, Purdue University

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Liberal Education

-too-common side effect of email. Onestudy found that the intended meaning of email is fully understood by only about 50% of itsreaders, yet most people think of themselves as effective communicators.6 Part of the inherentproblem with email is the lack of nonverbal communication that generally accompanies people’sspoken messages. Face-to-face, people are able to use tone-of-voice and a variety of types ofbody language to convey the nuances of a message. Even on the telephone, tone-of-voice stillhelps to clarify the actual meaning of the message. Emoticons such as the “smiley face” wereoriginally developed to help convey the intended meaning of email messages, but not everyone isfamiliar with some of the less common ones, created out of various

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Parendo, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

Industry CoordinatorPurpose of Senior Design CourseA Senior Design Course has long been a standard component in the engineering curriculum. Itserves as a capstone as well as a bridge from classroom work to industrial application. As acapstone, Senior Design pulls together the prior engineering course work. It may blend severalcourses together requiring students to select the needed information from each course. It alsohelps students realize when to use materials and when it is not appropriate for a given situation.The course provides a bridge to full time industrial experience. Responsibility for projectexecution provides deeper appreciation for what they will experience. Allowing mistakesprovides a low risk learning environment so the lessons

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

implementation and outcomes of applying an active learningmethodology to a senior level engineering technology fluid mechanics course. This applicationis an element of a larger effort at Northern Michigan University to implement active learningthrough an NSF – TUES project (National Science Foundation – Transforming UndergraduateEducation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). In this project a dedicated, studentcentered, high technology, active learning classroom was developed and used to teach variousclasses in the STEM disciplines, including the fluid mechanics class. Various approaches toimplement active learning in this class, including the use of the technology items available in thededicated classroom, will be explored.The effectiveness

Conference Session

Misconceptions

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla L. Sanchez, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Sederberg, Purdue University; Grant P Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. Gail Jones, NC State University; Hong Z Tan, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

methods to: (a) leverage the understanding of complex phe- nomena in science and engineering and (b) support scientific inquiry learning and innovation. Specific efforts focus on studying cyberinfrastructure affordances and identifying how to incorporate advances from the learning sciences into authoring curriculum, assessment, and learning materials to appropriately support learning processes.Dr. David Sederberg, Purdue UniversityDr. Grant P Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Grant P. Richards is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. His research focuses on learning styles and visual learning tools.Dr. M. Gail Jones, NC State University Gail

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim; Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia; Deborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia

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Graduate Studies

developed in consultation with the university’s Centre for Teaching,Learning and Technology (CTLT (www.ctlt.ubc.ca)) and the APSC Centre for InstructionalSupport (CIS (cis.apsc.ubc.ca)). To date, over 430 students have completed the program.UBC APSC engineering undergraduate and graduate student populations come from all over theworld. While this diversity offers a variety of different viewpoints and this adds to a larger poolof ideas and experiences, it doesn’t come without its share of challenges. The TA Trainingprogram aims to provide its students with the tools and skill set necessary to deal with theseeveryday challenges by having the students participate in guided activities and discussionscentered around culture and diversity. The training

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pook, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Josh Kiepert, Boise State University; Derek Klein, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

them more valuable to future employers. By adhering to a set of simple coding practices,students can create projects that are easier to read, maintain, predict (no unexpected features or“ghost” effects), and reuse. Many students have developed a misconception that a copiousamount of commenting can make up for the shortcomings of code that is poorly organized and/ordifficult to understand. Although good commenting is important and can make the purpose ofcode blocks clearer, paragraphs of explanation do more to clutter a project than they do toimprove its quality. Proper commenting should be used in conjunction with other importantpractices in order to create a project with the cleanest and clearest code possible. Distinctivenaming of components

Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Elly; Mordechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

Combining Numerical Problem Solving with Access to Physical Property Data – a New Paradigm in ChE Education Michael B. Cutlip, Mordechai Shacham, and Michael Elly Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA /Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer- Sheva 84105, Israel /Intel Corp., Qiryat Gat, Israel and Portland, ORAbstractProblem solving is an essential part of engineering education, and many educational benefits canbe derived when solving realistic problems. The use of realistic problems has been hindered, sofar, by the difficulty of finding reliable and consistent property data. We have developed a newapproach

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Anthony Radzins, Florida Atlantic University

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Design in Engineering Education

developing and creating observations similar to these will be outlined later in thispaper. There are many different forms of speed reduction in use today: Chokes, chicanes,roundabouts, traffic circles, and speed bumps, humps, and tables are some speed reducerimplementations one would be familiar with. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT)Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) refers to these devices and techniques as trafficcalming measures 2. In reality, the opposite of calming is what the driver feels. Of course, these speed reducers are used for a reason: they still work. The FHWAcompiled a list of various speed reduction designs and their measured effectiveness on urban andrural roadways 3. The results from this analysis showed

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Miguel A. Padilla; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

, M.W. Ohland, R. Carter, and B. Thorndyke, “Identifying Factors Influencing Engineering Student Graduation and Retention: A Longitudinal and Cross-Institutional Study,” in press, J. Eng. Ed. 93(4), October 2004.[12] Ohland, M.W., G. Zhang, B. Thorndyke, and T.J. Anderson, “The creation of the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD)” Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Ed., Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.[13] Zhang, G., B. Thorndyke, M.W. Ohland, T.J. Anderson, “How do Science Courses Influence Engineering Student Retention - A Statistical Investigation” Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Ed., Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.[14] Ohland, M.W., S.A. Frillman, G. Zhang, and T.K. Miller, “NC State’s

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajiv Asthana; Richard Rothaupt; Danny Bee

Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”the standard books, the students actually supplement the textbook information with their own.The activity supports a learning objective of the ceramics unit of MFGE 343, which requires thatthe student should `…….be able to generate and analyze densification data on powdercompaction and sintering….’In order to establish meaningful activities centered on experiential learning of the theoreticalmaterial, a series of closely-related lab activities were developed over the last seven years1. Eachactivity was designed to present the students with a specific learning objective, and included: 1)the effect of compaction load

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

key subsystems to tackle in the future, we are on a path to improving the undergraduateexperience of space.REFERENCES: [1] Myre, D. D. and Bruninga, R. E., “United States Naval Academy Space Systems Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [2] Hall, C. D., “Laboratory Instruction in Undergraduate Astronautics,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [3] Chesley, B. C. and Caylor, M. J., “Developing an Integrated Curriculum for Small Satellite Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [4] Inman, D. J., “Engineering Vibrations, Second Ed.,” Prentice-Hall, 2001 [5] Humble, R., U.S. Air Force Academy, conversations and notes taken on visit to USAFA, Feb. 8, 2002 [6

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Promod Vohra

Session 3560 A Potential Barrier to Completing the Assessment Feedback Loop Ed Furlong, Promod Vohra Northern Illinois UniversityAbstractNorthern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology employs acomprehensive nine-component assessment model. Each element in the assessment model (Pre-test, Post-test, and Portfolio; Standardized Testing; Student and Faculty Surveys; StudentInternships and Cooperative Work Performance; the Capstone Experience; Student PlacementInformation; Employer Surveys; Alumni Participation; and Peer Review of the Curriculum

Conference Session

FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2916: GENDER SCHEMAS, PRIVILEGE, MICRO-MESSAGING,AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION: PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM THE-ORYYevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Yevgeniya V. Zastavker is an Associate Professor of Physics at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Her research interests lie at the intersection of project-based learning and gender studies with specific emphasis on the curricula and pedagogies implemented in the first-year engineering programs.Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Debbie Chachra is an Associate Professor of Materials Science at Olin College, where she has been in- volved in the development and evolution of the engineering curriculum since she joined the

Conference Session

Liberal Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

presentation. Animportant strategy to enforce rehearsing involved pairing students to peer-evaluate theirpresentations prior to final delivery. This was in addition to a short animated video ‘Get Preparedto Present Well’ produced specifically for the course, along with a check list, to emphasize thekey techniques. A pre- and post-survey was conducted to benchmark presentation skills anddetermine how regimented rehearsing affected their delivery. When rehearsed, the studentsclearly saw an improvement in their performances and as a result developed a strongappreciation for the importance of practicing. However, the study also identified that when theassignment is demanding and time is limited, practice is first to be sacrificed.IntroductionABET

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

are more helpful to onlinestudents. The development and assessment of this software is partially supported by an NSFCCLI grant.IntroductionA comprehensive "medical imaging" course in a bio-medical or bio-engineering curriculum maycover fundamental science and engineering principles (e.g. atomic and nuclear physics, Fourieranalysis and reconstruction, and computer assisted tomography), medical imaging modalities(e.g. x-ray radiography, x-ray CT, nuclear medicine gamma imaging, magnetic resonanceimaging, and ultrasound imaging), and clinical imaging practices (e.g. image analysis,visualization, instrumentation, and radiological protection)1,2. Such a course has also beenoffered as an elective course in many graduate engineering and science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Hamilton, Riviera Kaufer High School; Lee Clapp, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Page 25.1458.11Legacy CycleMrs. Hamilton, the teacher-researcher, teaches in a rural community of approximately 2,000people. Schools in the surrounding school districts only enroll students up to either grades six oreight. At the time of implementation, the high school enrollment was 240 students, includingtransfer students from surrounding communities. The lesson cycle was implemented with 21students. With the exception of one tenth grader, all the students are seniors. The demographicsof the students are split between 11 Hispanics and 10 Caucasians, with 14 males and 7 females.The learner abilities vary greatly as the class is an elective course. Students range from giftedand talented to modified-curriculum due to special needs. Five

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering. The stereotypical vision of the engineer is rampant in both theengineering community and the world outside engineering. It is enlightening to note, though, thatthe stereotype is only a superficial belief among the vast majority of engineers. It appears to benecessary for many to foster this belief in order to keep the engineering area pure from liberalnotions. The importance of the technical education is somehow enhanced by the fact that it is not Page 25.1132.4connected to the arts and letters curriculum. When one sits down with engineers in a non-threatening environment where true feelings can be expressed, a different impression

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson; Esther Hughes

different classes where the instructors haveincorporated some form of cooperative learning. Active cooperative learning techniques havebeen incorporated into the electrical engineering curriculum at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity at various stages of the student’s undergraduate career. However, depending on whatprofessor a student has for a particular course, she may not experience group learning until hersenior year. This paper explores how cooperative learning methods have been used in classes atthe freshman, junior, and senior levels in an attempt to ensure our students do gain some teamingexperience.Introduction to EngineeringThe Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 101) is a required first year course. This courseintroduces basic concepts and

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Wright State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

topics. For these reasons and at the author’srecommendation, the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science(CECS) Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee selected these two linear systemscourses to include in a year-long, university-wide initiative to improve student success.Although originally designed for online/hybrid implementation, many of the innovativestrategies on creating learning communities reported here port seamlessly to in-person classesand benefit students regardless of content or modality. Such ideas were implemented in theauthor’s Summer 2023 online/hybrid course and Fall 2023 in-person/hybrid offering of DiscreteLinear Systems with promising results.The section following provides additional

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Madhulika Srikanth; Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu

SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review 38.3 (2011): 15-20. 10. Study smarter on Phones and Tablets http://coursesmart.info/blog/category/students - accessed on 26th May 2013 11. Infographic Generation Mobile - http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/10/31/generation-mobile.html - accessed on 30th May 2013 12. Prescott students hacked into teachers' computers, changed grades - http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22408317/prescott-students-accused-of-hacking- on-grades - accessed on 30th May 2013 13. Asmatulu, Ramazan, and Misak, Heath “Hands-On Nanotechnology Experience in the Collage of Engineering at Wichita State University: A Curriculum Development,” Journal of Nano Education, 2011, Vol. 3, pp. 13-23

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

content • Increased availability of content for review or reference for homework, exams etc.The term – flipped or blended may have been a recent addition to academia but the underlyingprinciples are not entirely new; active learning along with experiential learning is based on theconcept of “Cognitive conflict” that dates back to late 1960s and peer-assisted learning has itsroots in “Proximal development” that was being studied in late 1970s. [1,2,6] Accessibility oftechnology has made it possible to bring these ideas into our classrooms. Use of online platformshas made it possible to track student engagement and progress; merely dissemination ofinformation outside of class is not enough, reception of it by the students is more important.Self

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal

used to produce the product and presenting the outcome.”They defined PbBL as where “students are confronted with an open-ended, ill-structured,authentic (real-world) problem and work in teams to identify learning needs and develop a viablesolution, with instructors acting as facilitators rather than primary sources of information.” Thekey difference between PjBL and PbBL is “the emphasis on project-based learning is onapplying or integrating knowledge while that in problem-based learning is on acquiring it.”Felder (2004) noted students typically work in small self-directed teams to solve problems inPbBL.The benefits of PjBL and PbBL are well-documented. A meta-analysis of 35 studies found astatistically significant effect that PbBL improved

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Daniel T. Bennett

correlation with regards to thesensing/intuitive differences and an even stronger one for the sequential/global differences. TheEE 301 population by itself had no statistically significant correlations even with the highperformers removed.IT 105 is an introductory Information Technology course required to be taken by all students atthe United States Military Academy. Related to the sequential/global and the sensing/intuitivecategories, IT 105 teaches problem solving as a key part of the curriculum and reinforces how totake a large problem and break it down into individual sequential parts. A key vehicle for that isprogramming which is based on sequence, selection, and iteration. The students that struggle inthe course are the ones that have a hard

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David Lanning

213 Prerequisite Skills Testing as an Indicator of Student Retention David Lanning Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, ArizonaAbstractThe results from a prerequisite skills exam, administered in a Solid Mechanics course in thesophomore year of the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering degree curriculums, are evaluatedas a possible identifier of at-risk students in an effort to increase student retention. Theprerequisite skills exam was first implemented over two years ago in select engineering and mathcourses as a type of mastery exam, allowing

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

, performance goalorientation is employed by many African American engineering students on predominately whitecampuses. This orientation is perhaps induced, as African American students are oftenconfronted with stereotype threatening situations in which they feel that they must prove theircompetence to disprove commonly held negative stereotypes about students of color.33 Thesociocognitive theory suggests that humans develop implicit schema from observing others ,which seem to imply that experiences that contribute to existing schema may contribute to thehuman goal orientations. This study intends to gain understanding of the meaning of the successas it relates to a group of African American undergraduate engineering students, how selectdemographic

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

first year engineering courses are meeting the needs of the students and to see ifgender affected the perception of the courses, a student survey was developed. Basically, the firstyear engineering program wanted to determine if women and men were facing differentchallenges within the program. The faculty wanted to see if the first year engineering classeswere meeting the needs of men and women without excluding either one.BackgroundMichigan Technological University has had a common first year engineering program since thefall of 2000. Within this program, the students who are Calculus ready take two engineeringcourses: Engineering Analysis and Problem Solving (ENG1101) and Engineering Modeling andDesign (ENG1102). Both courses involve students

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga

, flowmeasurements, etc. could be developed.This paper presented three example labs in detail. The equipment and procedure could bechanged to suit the need and facilities in each institution. Before conducting any of the powerquality labs, students must be aware of electrical safety. When students are conducting anenergy audit in a real world situation, they should ask for help from a trained electrician who isfamiliar with the facility being audited. References[1] Kulatunga, A. “Energy engineering management curriculums for academia and industries in developing countries”, Proceeding of 3rd International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education (ICECE 2003), Sao Palo, Brazil, March 16-19, 2003

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

thatstudent achievement is determined more by educationally immutable factors such as socio-economic status and family background than it is determined by curriculum, teachercharacteristics and qualifications, pedagogy, class size, or resource allocation. Findings of astudy released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement(IEA) seemed to corroborate the findings of the EEO report. The release of the findings fromthese two studies marked a turning point in the relationship between research and policy. Nolonger convinced that education research could provide the knowledge needed to craft nationalpolicies to enhance student achievement, subsequent efforts were directed toward equalizing thedemographic composition of