AC 2011-1562: SHORT TERM IMPACT OF AN ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON PARTICIPANT’S RESEARCH IN-TERESTS AND CAPABILITIESJunaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette Junaid Siddiqui is a doctoral student at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Before joining the doctoral program he worked for nine years at the faculty development office of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. In this role he was involved in several faculty development activities, particularly working with the faculty members for exploring the use of web-based technologies in the support of classroom teaching. He received his MS in Civil Engineering from KFUPM while he has also
AC 2011-904: THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING-BASED SCIENCE IN-STRUCTION ON SCIENCE CONTENT UNDERSTANDINGMs. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts UniversityMerredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Merredith Portsmore is a Research Assistant Professor in Education at Tufts University as well as the Director of Outreach Programs for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Merredith has the unique honor of being a ”Quadruple Jumbo” having received all her four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in constructing solutions to engineering design problems. Her outreach work focuses on creating
), which she defines as teacher education that: a) is responsive to the needs and capitalizes on the funds of knowledge of culturally diverse mathematics (pre-service and in-service) teachers, and b) seeks to prepare culturally responsive mathematics teachers who will advance the education of students whose linguistic and cultural backgrounds have not traditionally been recognized as resources for mathematics learning.Dr. Tonisha B. Lane, University of South Florida Dr. Lane’s research agenda broadly examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in postsecondary educa- tion with the objective of advancing inclusive and transformative policies and practices. Her primary research strand investigates the experiences and
. However, Bronfenbrenner’s most recent writings indicatethat in addition to context, proximal processes (i.e., ongoing human interactions over time),person characteristics, and time effects also must be considered. Bronfenbrenner’s ecologicaltheory indicates healthy development is dynamic and continuous, separate from discretedevelopmental milestones occurring at particular points in time. To conduct ecological research,Bronfenbrenner proposed the PPCT model, a model which facilitates systematic study of thefollowing: (a) person characteristics (b) proximal processes; (c) over-arching, as well asimmediate, contextual influences; and (d) time effects.Bronfenbrenner4,5,7,8,9 theorized that individuals bring important person characteristics to
Scale (SSDS), was designed to measure four sustainability-related outcomes: (a) confidence in responding to wicked problems and awareness of (b) global,(c) social, and (d) environmental responsibilities as a designer. The SSDS was implementedpre-post within a course context as part of a multi-university initiative called the WickedProblems in Sustainability Initiative (WPSI) during the Fall of 2014.The primary objective of this paper was to provide an overview of the reliability of the SSDSand to consider where the SSDS may still be improved for optimal alignment with WPSIobjectives and outcomes. Our secondary goal was to consider where WPSI may be improved inthe future in light of the survey results, which included the survey items and written
cohort andremoving any students from the population who have GPAs outside this range. From thispopulation, a stratified sample of approximately 100 students or more is selected to represent thecomparison group for each particular cohort year, one for the F-LEARN cohort (FTIC students)and the other for the T-LEARN cohort (transfer students). Factors used to implement stratifiedsampling included: 1) gender (two categories; M = male; F = female); 2) ethnicity (fourcategories; W = White; B = Black; H = Hispanic; O = Other); and 3) high school GPA/previousinstitution GPA indicator (two categories; below or above the median value). Each year of theprogram, there were variations within each institution’s ability to establish a comparison groupthat met
fromthese new techniques with five existing methods for statistically calculating IRR.Review of Statistical Methods determining Interrater Reliability for Nominal Data Interrater reliability can be conceptualized as a percentage agreement between two raters.Here we present a simple example to calculate agreement between two raters (A and B), who aretasked to classify the same n pieces of data into either of two categories (1 and 2). In this example,Raters A and B categorized n11 subjects in category 1 and n22 subjects in category 2. However,Rater A categorized n12 subjects in category 1, but the same n12 subjects are been categorized incategory 2 by Rater B. Similarly, Rater B categorized n21 subjects in category 1, but the same n21subjects
participants’questions individually. The standard time limit traditionally imposed on the MCT was eliminatedon the TMCT to allow for adequate time to tactilely interpret each model.After preliminary testing, the TMCT was split into two subtests, A and B, of equal difficulty toallow for faster completion of the test and to measure gains in scores over a weeklong period ofinterventions. In order to create two equal forms, a difficulty index was calculated for each testproblem based on pilot data. After an analysis of the results, subtest A had an average difficultyindex of 0.627 and a standard deviation of 0.163, and form B had a difficulty index of 0.654 andstandard deviation of 0.112. Figure 1. Rotating turntable holding Figure 2. Participants
recording journal of search processes, a guiding toolto understand the architecture of the information gateway (See Appendix B). In an individualconference with a librarian, students received feedback on their overall search process. Thisprocess and its merits were presented in details previously.8TAC of ABET Criteria 2e requires that graduates should demonstrate an ability to functioneffectively on teams. Students are asked to elect roles based on their strengths: ̇ A file manager to organize the virtual files (e.g. minutes, notes, articles, summaries), including the evolving PowerPoint; ̇ A communicator/task manager to contact faculty with issues and problems and to keep the group coordinated and on task; ̇ An editor to focus on producing
the greatest opportunity to incorporate3D printed apparatuses. To capture the use of 3D printing in other forms of psychology, we also conducted a review of articles in the journal Behavioral Methods, Instruments, and Computers for the same 20-year period. The latter is the only psychology journal that specializes in technique. 3. Results Our results were astonishing. Table 1 shows the number of articles appearing in the four journals surveyed. The total number of articles we reviewed were 4,341. Table 2 shows that of the 4,341 articles surveyed, only one used 3D printer technology. a. Journal of Comparative Psychology (JCP): b. International Journal of Comparative Psychology (IJCP): c. Journal of
. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.13. Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self-development. Sterling, VA: Stylus14. Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2008). The evolution of self-authorship. In M. S. Khine (Ed.), Knowing, Knowledge and Beliefs: Epistemological Studies across Diverse Cultures (pp. 45-64), New York, NY: Springer15. Sattler, B., Turns, J. A., & Mobrand, K. A. (2012). Supporting self-authorship development: The contribution of preparedness portfolios. Paper in the proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.16. Deci, E. L. & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human
became useful in designing the final instrument was a Q-matrix that weupdated throughout the redesign. A Q-matrix15, 16 is similar to a table of specifications17 exceptthat it is a matrix of concepts (horizontal) and items (vertical). A Q-matrix can be used torepresent the mapping between items and FKs. We had two different versions of Q-matrices, oneat the item level and one at the item response level (e.g., “A”, “B”, “C”, etc.; our items weremultiple-choice). Table 1 shows a portion of one of our item level Q-matrices. In this table, wehave four items, four concepts (“FK.c#”), and four misconceptions (“FK.m#”). The cells arecoded dichotomously: a “1” indicates that solving the item requires proficiency with thatconcept. An item can be coded
.” Lines 1123-1133: “I feel like you should, because you should be content with whatever you get . . . like a B, if I’m not happy with it then that’s to me, that’s fine that’s not 3. Experiencing isolation as a high- unhealthy . . . but me being competitive and being upset at somebody else for getting performing student a good grade . . . that’s not healthy, because that’s not the right thing.” Lines 187-199: “I tend to make good grades and so teachers will sometimes point that out in class . . . when other people hear it that makes me uncomfortable
Algebra.Seeking an engineering-focused option, GS Program and the Department of Applied Math(APPM) leaders agreed to develop a Pre-Calculus for Engineers (Pre-Calc) course specificallytargeting preparation for the subsequent engineering calculus sequence. An experienced calculusinstructor, Sara, was recruited from a community college because of her success in preparingstudents, many from backgrounds similar to those of the GS students, for calculus. The GSProgram’s initial Pre-Calc offering was successful. The overwhelming majority of students metstringent requirements (grade of B- or better) for moving into the calculus sequence after onesemester; most of those who did not initially achieve a B- or better grade did so the followingsemester after taking
theimplementation of coherent and constructively aligned group-based, project-driven pedagogiesacross the electrical engineering programs.The overall objective of this study was to understand the experiences of the people in the facultylearning community and analyze any transformation that occurred. We hoped to shed light on: (a)the operation of the group; (b) the group’s role in the transformation process; and (c) the impactthe group had on participants, the program, and the program’s overarching pedagogy. Indeveloping such a description, we examined the experiences of those most active in the learninggroup as well as those who contributed to the effort but resisted joining the formal learning group.We probed individuals’ motivations, the issues and
cautiouslyinterpreted to avoid making erroneous conclusions [9]. More typical measures of studentperformance (i.e., tests) were not given to students. Instead, student performance was exploredfrom the perspectives of the students via survey questions. As such, the authors make no claimsas to the actual effectiveness of the methods used in terms of student performance. All dataprovided are meant to illustrate our experience with the approach to the course. The researchpresented could be significant in that it (a) informs other practitioners about an approach to usingboard game play, deconstruction, and design as an instructional tool, and (b) it could guidefurther explorations of the method, either by these authors or other researchers.Description of the
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motivate studentswithin their class by customizing course instruction and materials reflective of their students’future goals. With this additional motivation, students are more likely to use self-regulatorystudy strategies and behaviors, which has been shown to be a positive predictor of classroomsuccess [61]–[64].References[1] J. Husman and D. F. Shell, “Beliefs and perceptions about the future: A measurement of future time perspective,” Learn. Individ. Differ., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 166–175, 2008.[2] S. E. Tabachnick, R. B. Miller, and G. E. Relyea, “The relationships among students’ future-oriented goals and subgoals, perceived task instrumentality, and task-oriented self- regulation strategies in an academic environment.,” J
realized that some participants were looking formore structure, so I developed a variety of prompts to use as indicated as needed by theparticipant. The complete protocol is included in Table 3. Table 3: Interview protocol: questions only. 1. How did you get to be where you are? 2. Prompts as needed: a. Tell me a little about yourself. b. Tell me a bit about your family. c. Tell me about where you’re going to college. Tell me how you got there. d. What about the structure of college helped or made things difficult? e. What about [SWE, NSBE, AISES, SHPE] helps or makes things difficult? f. What are your plans for the future? g. Anything else
0.057143 0.014286 -0.2 x4dot -0.11905 0.019048 -0.05714 0.157143 -0.14286 0.014286 0.028571 Available wk-2 end wk-3 end wk-4 end wk-5 end wk-6 end wk-7 end wk-8 endThe entry of a ‘0’ (zero) indicated that there was no change compared to the previous scoreimplying that the score from the previous week was maintained. This is further explained in thenext section.The motivation behind developing the linear model is to bring the above data in the followingstandard state-space model form [7]: xdot = A x + B uwhere state variables and the control input vectors are represented by x and u. A and B are thesystem and control matrices. In this
ability to measure thischange may provide greater understanding of the success of the course which has been discussedin previous papers. (Klingbeil 2012) The assumption is that self-efficacy may play a role inhelping students graduate with engineering degrees even while not having traditionally strongbackgrounds in mathematics. Page 26.1142.3The goals of the study are as follows: A. Develop a survey mechanism to accurately record student efficacy in mathematics and engineering for pre and post course use to measure if a change in self-efficacy occurs. B. Validate the survey tool from the data collected to determine
and individual and interactive engagement? a. What is the engagement profile related to active learning? What are the strengths and directions of the relationships between active learning and different forms of engagement? b. What is the engagement profile related to interactive learning? What are the strengths and directions of the relationships between inactive learning and different forms of engagement? MethodProcedures and ParticipantsParticipants were undergraduate engineering students from two participating researchuniversities. Student were enrolled in engineering science courses focused on energy. Examplecourses include fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat
to all demographic questions and b) at least the first question in mainsurvey. After cleaning the raw data according to these criteria, 576 (USU = 256 and WSU =320) survey responses met the criteria and were included in the analysis.Data Analysis MethodsFor the purpose of analyzing E/CS student HIP participation, a frequency distribution analysiswas carried out. Frequency distribution analysis provides a convenient way to organizecategorical data in either tabular or graphical forms [39]. For the current research, this type ofdata analysis provided important insights into the trends of diverse E/CS student participationacross varying HIP. The frequency distribution analysis was iteratively carried out by calculatingand comparing different
Paper ID #34332Thinking as Argument: A Theoretical Framework for Studying how FacultyArrive at Their Deeply-held Beliefs About Inequity in EngineeringJeremy Grifski, Ohio State University Jeremy Grifski is a Graduate Research Associate in the department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Previously, he completed an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and went on to work for General Electric Transportation as a part of their Edison Engineering Development Program. Recently, Jeremy completed a Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering under Dr. Atiq and is
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foundation on which this survey was established assumes that motivation and learningstrategies are not inherent attributes of the learner, but rather are contextually attached. Althoughthe MSLQ scales have been extensively tested in different subject-matter contexts inengineering, this study aims to examine the MSLQ constructs and factor structures in a novelengineering educational setting. This paper validated three MSLQ subscales in an “ABC” learning environment forengineering dynamics: (A) Active learning, (B) blended structures, (C) and collaborative studentengagement that have shown to be highly influential for university-level engineering students.This unique class environment exhibits several features that make it a new and
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