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Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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to an inquiry-based learning stylelaboratory to scaffold and provide coaching on the experiment design process10. While updatingthis course there were significant content changes; however, the content changes reflected theinstructors’ decision to expose students to a wider range of biotransport problems rather thantrying to modify the laboratories to fit the new model. In the new course, students work onteams to answer three open-ended problems by designing and implementing an experiment andanalyzing their collected data. For each problem, the students are expected to articulate theirexperimental approach and results through oral presentations and a written scientific report.In Fall 2010, a studio-style course on Professional Elements of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Curtmola, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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, participants were given anassignment to identify a lesson taught in their classroom which could use the cloud as aneducational technology tool and then to write a revised lesson plan based on cloud computingintegration and standards-based lesson planning. The assignment also required participants tosubmit the revised and original lesson plans plus samples of student work. The submitted lessonplans reflected the diversity of subjects taught by the participants and shared with their peers.The completed assignments were presented at the second workshop session, which consisted of a1-day meeting in December 2012.Based on the teachers’ applications for the program, we were able to outline what the teachershoped to learn from the workshops. A pre-workshop

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Yu, United States Military Academy

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identify these portions due to the distinct boundary observablefrom samples of cross-sectional specimens which had not been further cut to produce cubiccentimeter cortical specimens.IV. Reflections After teaching the course and conducting the first iteration of the bone laboratoryexercise, one of the primary faculty completed the 1st semester of medical school, and felt someadditional changes could be made to the format of the biomaterials block by incorporating thestudy of cartilage and bone as a lead into the bone lab. If the students were able to learn aboutcartilage and the formation of cartilage from chondroblasts through appositional or interstitialgrowth, then they would be able to more clearly understand the development of bone

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Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

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goals of this project were to utilize laptops already required of students to improve theirlearning experience in a microcontroller applications course and to reduce the per seat coursedelivery cost. Using laptops in conjunction with the Microchip PICKit1 did improve the studentlearning experience as reflected in the course grade and course evaluation written comments. Perseat costs of this approach were approximately half the cost of maintaining a dedicatedmicrocontroller lab. Written and verbal comments from students using the PICKit1 developmentkit indicated that they enjoyed having the freedom to work on their microcontroller projects atany time. Follow up anecdotal evidence also indicated that the flexibility and portability of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

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reflect upon key concepts ofthe course 2.Class ObjectivesThe Engineering science program at Borough of Manhattan Community College offers Page 11.155.2ESC 211, a sophomore year introductory thermodynamics course. The class learningobjectives are parallel to those of ABET2000 A-K criteria. The course emphasizesfundamentals and their applications. It mainly requires students to able to:• State the First Law and to define heat, work, thermal efficiency and the difference between various forms of energy.• Identify and describe energy exchange processes (in terms of various forms of energy, heat and work)• Explain how various heat

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

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pump driven by an air motor, shown in Figure 9.The gear pump is a constant volume device. Theory predicts that if driven at twice the speed,twice the volume flow rate would be produced regardless of pumping pressure. In reality theincrease in pressure leads to internal leakage, which is reflected as a reduction in volume-per-revolution in the data and graphed. The inlet suction pressure also varies with the flow rate dueto fluid friction in the inlet hose. This lab investigates both the pump internal leakage rates andthe tubing pressure loss.In performing this experiment, an air motor turns the gear pump. At the pump outlet is a ballvalve that creates a restriction and thus a pumping load. A rotameter is used for measuringvolume flow rate of

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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wereapproximately 75 students enrolled in the course during the first run. One lecture section isoffered each semester of the first run. To measure the effectiveness of each type of equipment,both qualitative and quantitative data are being collected from the students. The quantitative datacollected included exam scores, laboratory report scores, concept inventory, and satisfactionsurvey. The concept inventory was based on the test by Bristow et al. 11 The qualitative dataincludes laboratory observation and student reflections included in their individual laboratoryreports. The data between the two groups were analyzed for differences in overall courseperformance as well as the attainment of the objectives listed in the experiments above

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

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observe others doing something different that could impact their measurement or yours? ‐ Identify one or two challenges in following this procedure.4 Participants Identify This step helps participants reflect on what was learned. This helps them get Concepts beyond doing a fun exercise to considering how the effort might be important for other tasks. Questions include: ‐ How does the information from the good measurement practice relate to your experience in the Flask Exercise

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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taughtbasic science in a more coherent way. The existence of various learning styles has also been well documented and multipleclassification systems have been developed. For example, the Felder-Silverman model12separates learning styles into four dichotomous categories: student learning can be 1) sensory orintuitive, 2) visual or verbal, 3) active or reflective, and 4) sequential or global. Parallel to thisstudent learning model, corresponding teaching styles are either 1) concrete or abstract, 2) visualor verbal, 3) active or passive, and 4) sequential or global. Evidence suggests that the currentstudent population has a diverse learning style. Therefore, the typical teaching approach(utilizing the abstract, verbal, passive, and sequential

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Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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, instructors use documents or handouts from previoussemesters without making any significant changes to them. Over time, however, these documentsmay become obsolete, particularly if there have been changes in the actual laboratory equipmentthat were not reflected in the original document. It may therefore be necessary to periodicallyrevise these documents and make sure they are consistent with the most updated version of theexperiment. Additionally, particularly in the case of introductory laboratory experiences , thereare instances when the document may include all the necessary information, but students onlyskim the document prior to coming to lab. To address this, it may be necessary to either spendextra time reviewing the document with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

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andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 24.259.5 References1 Genco, N., Holtta-Otto, K., & Seepersad, C. C. (2010). An experimental investigation of the innovation capabilities of engineering students. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.2 Atman, C. J., Sheppard, S. D., Turns, J., Adams, R. S., Fleming, L. N., Stevens, R., et al. (2010). Enabling engineering student success: The final report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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project? 2) How do student motivation and goal orientations change throughout their interaction with the curriculum changes? 3) How does students’ self-efficacy for design learning, specifically their comfort with “messy” open-ended engineering design problems and use of higher-level cognitive strategies change as they experience and reflect on errors or failure during prototyping and design activities?The quantitative project evaluation will consist of three previously developed and validated in-struments, the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS26), the Motivated Strategies for LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ27), Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI28) and the Learning Inven-tory29, while qualitative data will be

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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others. Some departmentshave much more discretionary funds than others”. 6 While substantial amounts of facultytime and effort were required for curriculum revisions, historically lecture and theorybased courses, have been dramatically upgraded to reflect the concepts and skill sets needby today’s graduates.OutcomesPretesting identified little difference between those students who took the lecture onlycourse and those who also took the course with a laboratory component. Quantifiablecomparisons from those with the lab component show a substantial increase in quiz/testscores, and final course grades. In addition, the laboratory sessions served as a classroomassessment technique providing real time validation of the problem solving pedagogy

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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standards, reflecting the increasing acceptance of engineering at the K-12 leveland its potential value to students. In addition to promoting outcomes that benefit all studentsregardless of career aspirations such as increased math and science achievement and greatertechnological literacy, K-12 engineering programs have been identified as a means of recruitingand retaining potential students in engineering.The growth of precollege engineering programs means that increasing numbers of incomingengineering students will have had some exposure to engineering prior to their enrollment inengineering programs. However, the impact of precollege engineering experiences onundergraduate engineering students is relatively unexplored. To address this lack

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexander C. Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Janice M. Margle P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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about students’ majors in Year 1 and Year 2 reflecttheir pre-major status or preferences. Retention data about students’ majors in Year 3 reflect themajor into which they were admitted after going through the Entrance-to-Major process. Becauseit reflects objective major status rather than preferences and is available for students exposed tothe three interventions, we focus on retention in Year 3 rather than on graduation rates. Math Tutoring OutcomesTo improve performance and retention in the foundational math classes for STEM majors, wepresent data on two math interventions administered for the eight semesters of the project. Fourcampuses instituted a 1-credit weekly tutoring class taken in conjunction with

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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the level signals sent to the controller and displayed onthe front panel (see Figure 6) reflect the actual levels (in inches) in the tanks. The flow ratequantity generated by the controller was converted into a voltage signal that allows the pump toproduce the desired flow. The coefficients of the digital controller are entered into an AUTOCONTROL module (see the block diagram in Figure 7) in a LabVIEW virtual instrumentprovided by the instructor. Level Sensors Laptop with the LabVIEW Controller Control

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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working with RapidWorks/ SolidWorks were expected to create a back plate for themodel in the SolidWorks. Each team was given separate instructions of how to use theequipment and software. A detailed manual for E-Scan, SLIM and LeiosMesh was alreadyavailable. However, though there is a manual available for NextEngine scanner, no writteninstruction for using RapidWorks software exists. A short list of instructions specifically orientedto complete this project was being developed at that time which has not yet been field tested.This fact was reflected in negative feedback from students at the end of the semester who had touse the NextEngine/RapidWorks system. One of the students in the class was trained in thissystem at the beginning of the semester

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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strongcollaboration with an individual lab instructor, as even the best experimental apparatus will notbe used if an instructor does not see the value of incorporating it into their course. It also seemsthat teams who incorporate pedagogical research produce more sophisticated apparatus from adesign perspective. Finally, reflections of the students involved in the development of theseexperiments are examined in order to gain insight into how students perceive and usepedagogical information in their designs.IntroductionIt has been established by a number of authors that laboratory experiments and experimentalapparatus can be effectively designed by undergraduate students. There are a number of reasonsto use undergraduate students to create lab experiments

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan; John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan

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: Designed to measure students’ initial interest Harackiewicz et al.7 F1 Initial & and the maintained or “hold component of situational interest” Ferrell & Barbera8 Maintained Self-Perceived Measures students sense of ability, which can Ferrell & Barbera8 F2 Ability reflect on a student’s persistence Intellectual Students feel how obtainable the knowledge of F3 Bauer11 Accessibility the subject is to them Importance & Students feel how useful and important the F4

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malia L. Kawamura, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew G. Alleyne, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Erick Sutanto

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system response to step inputs Reflect problems and situations students may N – realistic to apply PI control to a encounter in real life chemical process24,25, but entire lab does not revolve around a real life situation Be enjoyable, interactive, and promote active Y – hands on visual lab exercises and learning control design in simulation both provide interactive experiences Appeal to different types of learning styles Y – visual, kinesthetic, and read/write

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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solving by connecting diagnosed problems with solution types42. Participatingin review encourages student reviewers to reflect upon their own skills while examining peerwork43-44.Some of the emerging technologies are also enabling new ways of peer review. For example,online videos changed the way we create, view and share videos online today. With smartphoneslike the iPhone, and phones running on Android and Windows operating systems, it is effortlessto create, share and evaluate videos using the basic features phones offer. Videos can be aneffective media to quickly generate content and provide feedback to peers.Overview of Teaching to Learn: The SystemAs part of our work, we intend to test the potential of technology-enhanced peer-learning

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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avik Dayal, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; A. A. (Louis) Beex, Virginia Tech

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design cycle during their evaluation hasbeen difficult. A large percentage of students are able to reflect on the operation of their circuitsto determine if the design criteria within constraints have been achieved. However, few take thenext steps to investigate what caused deviations from expected performance and to identifywhere they should focus efforts to redesign the circuit to more closely match the designspecifications.Two approaches to stimulate students to complete the design cycle have been developed atVirginia Tech and used in junior-level courses. In one approach, students in an ac circuitslaboratory course are asked to directly compare the results of their analyses with the measuredresults by physically overlaying plots of the

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

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the learning style, people learn best if they follow a cycle consisting of four steps (axes):experiencing (concrete experience), watching (reflective observation), thinking/modeling(abstract conceptualization), and applying/doing (active experimentation). Thus, activeexperimentation is an essential part of the learning process. Kolb’s learning cycle has been usedin various engineering education programs such as civil2-4, mechanical4, chemical2, 3, 5,industrial6, aeronautical4, and manufacturing2, 3, 7 engineering.The success of robotics projects in engineering education has been well reported in literature.The advanced robotics system described in this work is based on the newest hardware andsoftware robotics and electronic entertainment

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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including vibration, acoustic emission, cuttingdynamometers (existing equipment) are used for remote process monitoring and control. Dataacquisition and processing for tool breakage and quality control of machined parts has beenadded to the course curriculum. MET316 reflect the competitive trend in the evolution ofmanufacturing towards increased flexibility, high speed machining, remote quality control,sensors, and Internet-based information and communication technologies using CNC systemsand simulators. Students will be able to study parametric programming techniques to run in-process gauging and tool setting probes. The students will convert a CNC machine tool into acoordinate measuring machine, which will eliminate post-process part inspection

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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goal under realistic constraints Week 8 –network with optimal performance: 2) Be able to reflect the knowledge and apply skills Week 10An open-ended design project that acquired thru the previous projects to develop design planrequires the student teams to define 3) Develop ability to find and evaluate available technicaltheir design goals, do research on information from various sourcesvarious network components, consider 4) Be able to present the design clearly in both oral andpractical needs and constraints, present written formattheir design plan, do simulations and 5) Be able to use OPNET to evaluate the performance andselect the best design with optimal validate the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrick A. Aden-Buie, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University

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and design a test that"elicits the kind of behavior reflected in [that] definition"4.From an administrative perspective, CR examinations can be one to several orders of magnitudemore costly to implement and score than MC examinations, especially as the size of theexaminee population grows3. CR items are generally considered more reliable than MC items, asstudent guessing is minimized and more nuanced scoring is possible; however, maintainingvalidity and consistency requires strict maintenance and fair application of a grading rubric1. Asa result, CR items require allocating students more time during the examination and increase theadministrative demands in preparing for and scoring the examination and providing feedback tostudents. Scoring

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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intelligence [13-15].Literature ReviewOf the four concepts of our theoretical framework, which are introduced above, this literaturereview will focus on the use of video data to observe convergent and divergent thinkinginstances. Mathematical modeling and fixation will be discussed briefly but we anticipate morefully exploring how video data support observing those concepts in future publications. We focuson convergent and divergent thinking because it reflects our desired primary focus duringobservations where field notes were recorded, where this focus was chosen based on ourhypothesis that students with increased mathematical background would engage in moredivergent thinking. The researcher looks for instances of convergent and divergent thinking

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University

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desirable when compared to other engineeringschools because they have a shorter on-the-job learning curve as a result of the practicalexperience they gained. Faculty members engaged in industry-supported research usuallyinvolve undergraduates. Thus, the graduate profile reflects the College vision of “A scholarlycommunity dedicated to excellence through student-centered education and researchemphasizing professional practice in engineering and applied science" and the College missionof preparing “job-ready graduates.”Background on S-STEM Scholars ProgramBegun in 2010, the S-STEM Scholar Program increases opportunities for financially needy butacademically talented students. These students: • Come into the S-STEM Scholar Program as first-time

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College; Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College; Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College

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) • building a reaction timer game • building a “Simon says” memory game • generating Gold codes • detecting Gold codesIn Lab 5, students assembled a gearbox kit and mounted motors and gears on their chassis. Theysoldered resistors on their Mudduino board to interface with an IR reflectance sensor and aphototransistor. They attached a connector to their battery pack, stacked the battery and boardon the chassis, and bolted the whole robot together, as shown in Figure 4. In Lab 6, studentslearned to control the robot in C. They developed their own library of motor control functions.They learned to read the sensors, and programmed the robot to drive toward a light, stopping if itwere about to dive off the lab bench. They attempted to drive in

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad N. Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Raj Sinha, National University

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students with the tools necessary to achieveprofessional success in both theoretical and practical aspects of the field of wirelesscommunication and to prepare them for lifelong learning in a field that will be in a state ofcontinual advancement throughout their lifetimes14. This program prepares graduates foremployment in research organizations, computer centers, and wireless communicationsbusinesses and enterprises. All MSWC program missions are reflected in the MSWC programoutcomes, which are designed to ensure that MSWC graduates are proficient in analytical,technical, and critical thinking skills, that they have a sense of professionalism, and that they are