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S6C: Full Papers - Cannot Have Too Much Math!

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Tena L. Roepke; Karli Katterle; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado Boulder

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in Engineering Education, pp. 1-26.[7] K. Williams, I. Igel, R. Poveda, V. Kapila, and M. Iskander (2012). “Enriching K-12 Mathematics and Science Education Using LEGOs.” Advances in Engineering Education, pp. 1-28.[8] P. R. Hernandez, R. Bodin, J. W. Elliott, B. Ibrahim, K. E. Rambo-Hernandez, T. W. Chen, and M. A. de Miranda (2014). “Connecting the STEM Dots: Measuring the Effect of an Integrated Engineering Design Integration.” International Journal of Technology and Design Education (24), pp. 107-120.[9] E. McGrath, S. Lowes, P. Lin, and J. Sayres (2009). “Analysis of Middle- and High-School Students’ Learning of Science, Math, and Engineering Concepts Through a LEGO Underwater Robotics Design

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S6C: Full Papers - Cannot Have Too Much Math!

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Jeffrey Watt; Christine Krull, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Paper ID #40621Fostering Success in Introductory Calculus through Peer-Led TeamLearning (PLTL)Dr. Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Karen Alfrey is a Clinical Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Associate Dean for Un- dergraduate Academic Affairs and Programs in the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Her interests include strategies for helping engineering students develop strong mathematical and analytical skills as well as fostering equity and belonging in the classroom. She has been a member of ASEE since 2003.Dr. Jeffrey Watt,Christine Krull 14th Annual First

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Technical Session M5C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University

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] outlined the essential requirement of the application-based projects in complex tasksand learnings, as it requires scaffolding to help students engage in sense-making, managing their investigation& problem-solving processes, and encouraging them to articulate their thinking, while reflecting on theirlearning. However, a completely different perspective in terms of fighting social stigmatization amongstudents, using application-based projects was presented by K. Koutrouba et al. [6]. They held the application-based projects responsible for the successful acquisition of skills such as persistence, willingness,cooperativeness, creativity and self-starters, while the student’s personal experiences, traits, needs, interestsand objectives were

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Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Christopher John Brigham, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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EngineeringIntroductionIt is well established that first-year engineering programs have far reaching impacts on the overall qualityof and student persistence in first-year engineering programs. Most of the attrition occurs during aprogram’s first year wherein approximately 24% leave for a non-engineering major or college altogether[1]. In addition, student performance in first-year courses can serve as a predictor for overall studentsuccess regardless of their understanding of course material [2,3]. The impact of student attrition on thefinances of academic institutions is well documented, however the impact on the students departing thediscipline can be far more drastic for the actual students. The financial burden on the withdrawn studentsgoes beyond just the

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S6C: Full Papers - Cannot Have Too Much Math!

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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classrooms and developing K-16 design-build curriculum in earthquake engineering and spatial vi- sualization. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee Jul 30 Full Paper: The Impact of Freehand Sketch Training on Engineering Students' Communication and Spatial Visualization Skills: A Controlled TrialAbstractEngineers often employ freehand sketching to effectively communicate ideas to their peers.Additionally, research has demonstrated that practicing freehand sketching of orthographic andisometric views enhances spatial visualization skills and subsequently improves GPAs inengineering

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S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Casey Violette Haskins, University of Oklahoma; Brian M McSkimming, University of Oklahoma; Jahnavi Dirisina, The University of Oklahoma; Jude A. Okolie, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, The University of Oklahoma; Allison Quiroga, University of Oklahoma

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, or engineering courses could extend a student's degreetime beyond an additional year. These hurdles lower retention rates for students starting in earliermath class even more. Under these circumstances, we consider community and general academicskill building as essential elements of the Catalyst program.Math CatalystStudents will take a Math Catalyst course concurrently with their math classes through calculusone. Their needs in these courses are seen as two-fold. Primarily, Catalyst Scholars are buildingand reinforcing math and problem-solving skills, engineering identity, and emotional wellbeingin their transition to college-level mathematics and other STEM environments. Additionally,students in Math Catalyst might like to receive a good

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Technical Session M5B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

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to serve as pre-lab assignments, for improved student exploration, or forstudents to compare data collected in the laboratory to expected/theoretical results. It was alsofound that remote/online tasks administered through a learning management system (LMS) canbe effective at building community regardless of the course modality. By starting those tasks inthe online environment, even for an in-person class, the resultant student engagement andconnection-making can continue beyond the limited duration of an in-class exercise. Thesubmission of student-narrated video explanations of their homework problem solutions or labexercise results helps to promote student understanding of the subject matter and can serve as alearning resource that is

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Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jessica Martin, Baylor University; Jana Roste, Baylor University; Austin T. Smith, Baylor University; Shane Michael Meyer, Baylor University; Emma G Cartisano, Baylor University; Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Andrea Pouso Morales, Baylor University

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a growing number of STEM roles.Marginalized populations are disproportionately absent from these fields, which NationalScience Foundation (NSF) has sought to address through the funding of programs aimed atimproving STEM students’ success [1]-[2]. Thus, Baylor University created the Engineering andComputer Science (ECS) Scholars Program—a NSF-funded program to support the success ofhigh achieving, low income (HALI) STEM students. Because student success literatureoverwhelmingly evidences the positive relationship between involvement and success [3]-[4],this study explored how HALI STEM students in the ECS Scholars Program perceive andexperience involvement and success as related to their most salient identities.Guiding Research Question(s