Paper ID #26161Assessment of Concept Mapping Models and Structured Content ModelsDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several
Paper ID #27035Studying Changes using Concept Maps in First-Year Students’ Understand-ing of the Engineering Design ProcessDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Zhu joined Arizona State University as a full time Lecturer and became part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She currently holds the title of Senior Lecturer and is
, and the ability toaccept failure [2]. Students in both engineering and business can benefit from these skills, asthese skills have widespread application in today’s professional environments.In order to better understand how both business and engineering students perceived the term“entrepreneurial mindset,” this study utilized concept mapping to visually elicit business andengineering students’ perspectives. Concept mapping is a useful assessment tool since it outlinesrelationships between ideas and concepts [3]. Using a concept map, it is possible to observe howstudents connect different attributes and topics to an overarching theme (in our case:“entrepreneurial mindset”). Two different methods of scoring concept maps were used:traditional
Paper ID #24600Board 49: Enhancing Student Active Learning via Concept Mapping in anUndergraduate Engineering CourseProf. Ning Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, U.S.A. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dy- namics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, and the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S
’ Design Process Concept MapsIntroductionIn our ongoing exploration of this EAGER EEC NSF-funded project, we share results of thedesign concept maps part of our research project. This paper is intended to share formativedevelopment of a coding scheme to assess and evaluate drawings by undergraduate engineeringstudents of their engineering design process. There is a spectrum of student responses anddeveloping a taxonomy, or categorization, is helpful to better understand where students beginand end from a design project learning experience. This can then inform and illustrate the waysin which students balance breadth and depth and learn and apply their engineering know how.Design may appear throughout a curriculum or be substantiated as a capstone
Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing Interdisciplinary Competency in the Disaster Resilience and Risk Management Graduate Program using Concept Maps: A Pilot StudyIntroductionIn recent years, an increasing number of natural and human-made disasters, like Hurricane Mariaand the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, have impacted vulnerable populations across theglobe. The Disaster Resilience and Risk Management (DRRM) graduate program, housed atVirginia Tech, aims to educate interdisciplinary scholars who can help address these disastersboth before and after they happen in order to increase community resilience. Our overall projectgoal is to improve understanding and support proactive decision-making relative to DRRM byestablishing a sustainable and
organizations are still looking for reliable and effective training mechanisms to ensure anadequate return on their training investment. Competency training has presented itself as analternative to traditional training methods as it pinpoints the skills for certain tasks and assessesthe workforce’s readiness in accordance with the desired levels of competence.While the competency based method is a more linear form of training, the evaluation of trainees’level of competence is still a lengthy process. In this paper, we propose a concept map basedframework for competency training assessment. In particular, we demonstrate the use ofsimilarity flooding algorithm in quickly determining the differences between desiredcompetencies in the expert’s map and
,including specific objectives for the work and results, and in recent publications [3, 4, 5].Neuroeducation StudyAfter a successful pilot project with an electroencephalogram (EEG) to measure cognitive loadduring a statics problem-solving session, we initiated a pilot study using EEG and self-reportdata to investigate engineering undergraduate students’ cognitive activities when completingdifferent tasks related to sustainability problem contexts. Following a brief demographic survey,systems thinking survey, and benchmarking tests with the EEG, each participant completed twolisting and two concept mapping tasks in one of four randomly assigned sequences. Each taskrelated to a sustainability issue: climate change, food systems, renewable energy, or
Interviews Development & Analysis of (QUANT) Quant Research (QUAL) Refinement Profiles Qual Research InterviewA concept map was generated for each participant based on the codes (Figure
evaluatedusing pre-and post-test comparison of student concept maps. Before being exposed to M3E,students will be asked to connect mechanics concepts, as shown in Figure 6. The results will becompared with post-test, which will be conducted after students use M3E. Using different analysestools and models, the effectiveness of the proposed approach, on learning, can be determined.Figure 6. Mental model and mapping of abstract mechanics concepts.As an alternative to traditional assessment, our research team is employing concept mapping asthe main assessment tool. As best described by Trochim [15], a concept map is “a pictorialrepresentation of the [one’s] thinking which displays all of the ideas that are related to each otherand optionally, shows which
Paper ID #27999GIFTS: Working with Local Retirement Communities for Freshman DesignExperiencesDr. Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto Jacob Moore is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Mont Alto. He has a PhD in En- gineering Education from Virginia Tech and a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include concept mapping, open educational resources, digital textbooks, and additive manufacturing. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 GIFTS: Working with Local Retirement Communities for Freshman Design
term system diagram is used describe a visual depiction of the elements of a systemand their interactions. Systems are then a graph of nodes and links. In some cases the termconcept map has been used to describe visual representations of systems. However, theapplication of concept maps is more general than node and link system diagrams. While systemdiagrams could be classified as a type of concept map, not all concept maps are system diagrams.To avoid confusion with the more general nature of concept maps, this work uses the term“system diagram” to refer to a visual representation of the elements and interconnections of atechnological system. A system diagram is node and link diagram in which the nodes representsystem component and the links
development.Outcomes 1.1 and 1.2 are indicators for learning objective 1, and outcomes 2.1 and 2.2 indicatethe attainment of learning objective 2.AssessmentThe assessment plan for the EL module combines direct and indirect assessment. For eachstudent outcome, we developed assessment processes and associated course assignments. Toassess student outcome 1.1, we designed a concept mapping assignment and accompanyingrubrics. The assignment asks students to work in groups to develop a concept map that illustratesthe visions, skills, and characters that describe an ethical leader in academic or professionalengineering. Student outcome 1.2 is assessed in two assignments: 1) a group based ethicalleadership case competition, in which student groups compete by creating
, like design tasks, there can be multiple accuratemental models. Furthermore, specifying TMMs regarding their contents, Bierhals et al. (2007)described that team-TMMs and process-TMMs are related to team performance. Team-TMMsallow team members to define and organize their roles and responsibilities based on their sharedunderstanding about each member’s expertise and functions in the team. Also, Process-TMMsenable the team to hold common procedure and strategies throughout a design project.How can team mental models be externalized and measured? Twelve articles measured the sharedness of TMMs. They elicited and collectedindividuals’ mental models through surveys or interviews, concept maps, or observations andthen analyzed the similarity
designed as an architectureof micro-services as a layer between the app and any vendor cloud services.Project 5: Nursing Concept Map Mobile ApplicationDescription: This mobile app was designed as an aid to help nursing students create graphicalconcept maps that represent a patient’s assessment. A concept map is a useful tool for nursingstudents to help organize the material in a concise way. It helps a student to understand conceptssince it requires a deep understanding of the material. The project was done for the Nursingdepartment at the university.Technologies Used: The technologies used were Xamarin / C#, Microsoft Visual Studio,SkiaSharp (a graphics package for Xamarin for doing 2D graphics), PCL Storage (provides aconsistent, portable set of
one for the courses are included in the Appendix. Increase their interest and self- Students will complete pre- and post-surveys that efficacy in sustainable design. includes questions related to sustainable design based on one developed at Tufts University and the University of Colorado – Boulder [4]. Connect concepts related to tiny Students will create concepts maps as part of pre- and house design across disciplines. post-course surveys. These concepts maps will be compared and evaluated using previously established rubrics
Paper ID #27012Work in Progress: Fostering Cognitive Engagement with Hands-on LearningPedagogyDr. Olusola Olalekan Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical un- derpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and
thinking via concept maps and life-cycle assessment. Students areintroduced to systems thinking via the “Draw How to Make Toast” [1] activity followed byconstruction of a mobile phone concept map using post-it notes and online Cmap software [2].The SolidWorks Sustainability tool introduces students to the concept of life-cycle assessmentthrough analysis of a simple water bottle or a model of their design project solution.Innovation Processes: This module incorporates best practices related to key components of thedesign process, namely concept generation (which includes innovation methods), conceptselection, low-fidelity prototyping, and design reviews. To support low-fidelity prototyping,classrooms have been equipped with carts that house various
theactivity to compete with each other in teams as a high-impact teaching strategy undercollaborative learning. Multiple exposures was favored as a high-impact teaching strategy bymany students as it was also suggested as a high-impact learning activity in the second questionof the first set. Strategies to promote self-questioning, discussion and concept mapping were also notrated as very important. Neither was questioning rated as an important high-impact teachingstrategy; this aligns with the attitude of most of the students, who dread being called upon in aclassroom learning environment. Precise (specific, accurate and actionable) and timely feedbackhas been rated high across the student body. Individual interventions as part of
systems / control volumes 7. Analyze and predict performance of engines, power plants, heat pumps, refrigerators, and air conditioners based on thermodynamic principles 8. Design a thermodynamic device that provides value to a range of usersThis design project was most aligned with the last outcome, but individual assignments assessedstudent attainment of outcomes number 1, 3, and 7 as well as 8.Thermodynamics PBL assignments. This project included six modules with six associatedstudent deliverables spread over one semester: • Concept map assignment exploring connections between energy and (a.) poverty, (b.) food production, processing, and distribution, or (c.) the environment (group assignment, each group picks one of
insubsequent courses.The pressing need to reform the teaching and learning Statics has been established in the pastdecades. To enhance teaching and student learning in Statics, researchers at various institutionshave explored various methods for teaching Statics, such as developing concept map andquantifying students’ conceptual understanding [1, 2, 3], developing on-line homework orlearning modules [4, 5], peer-led-team-learning [6, 7], project-based learning [8], emporium-based course delivery [9], etc. Among them, the flipped-classroom method [10, 11, 12] hasbecome popular in the recent years. In a flipped classroom, the class time is devoted to guidedinstruction where students work through problems with the instructor present to provideassistance
,” Michigan State University, 2017. Online. Available: https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2017/how-a-physics-class-is-changing-student-attitudes-for- the-better/.[18] Joanne Broggy and George McClelland, “Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Physics After a Concept Mapping Experience,” Concept Mapping: Connecting Educators. Proc. Of the Third Int. Conference on Concept Mapping Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland 2008. Online. Available: http://cmc.ihmc.us/cmc2008papers/cmc2008-p075.pdf.[19] Dayton Codebreakers. Online. Available: http://daytoncodebreakers.org.[20] Jack Kilby, “Turning Potential into Reality: The Invention of the Integrated Circuit,” Video, Nobel Lecture 2000. Available: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes
(2014) HRC (2014) harassment 30% 52% Seriously considered No workplace antidiscrimination leaving protection (US) Movement Advancement Project CAMPUS CLIMATE WORKPLACE CLIMATE 28Heteronormative Climate1. Heteronormative statements and assumptions2. Unwelcoming environment – discussions of equality, power, hostility are not considered appropriate3. Gendered conceptions mapped to orientation4. Passing and covering
, Exercising b. Planning, Monitoring, Controlling, Evaluating c. Designing, Learning, Doing, Knowing [EL terms] d. Taking notes, Reading textbook, Explaining in your own words, Teaching others 5. What are the three big-picture strategies for studying promoted in the video? a. Rehearsing, Elaborating, Organizing b. Taking notes, Reading textbook, Explaining in your own words c. Identifying concepts, Drawing diagrams, Making concept maps d. Identifying actions related to learning, doing, and knowing 6. Which of the following is an example of rehearsing? a. Creating a KWL chart (What I know, want to know, and learned) b. Drawing a concept map c. Listing learning outcomes to study
development of increasingly sophisticatedtools to assess how students’ perceptions and approaches are or are not changed over time as aresult of their encounters with applied STS. Some notable papers in this regard are “MeasuringChange Over Time in Sociotechnical Thinking: A Survey/Validation Model for SociotechnicalHabits of Mind” [12], “Refining Concept Maps as a Method to Assess Learning OutcomesAmong Engineering Students” [13], and “The Whole as the Sum of More Than the Parts: 11 Developing Qualitative Assessment Tools to Track the Contribution of the Humanities andSocial Sciences to an Engineering Curriculum” [14].This group of papers
sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia re- sources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and investigation of instructional principles and assessments in STEM. He is a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., and did his postdoctoral work at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma where he also taught as a visiting lecturer. He has been on the Washington State University (WSU) faculty for 36 years and for the
Education from Virginia Tech and a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include concept mapping, digital textbooks, and additive manufacturing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Online Tool for Facilitating Thermodynamic Property LookupsAbstractProperty lookups are a critical element of undergraduate engineering thermodynamics courses. Astudent focus on the process of property lookups, however, can serve to obfuscate higher levellearning objectives and analysis. We discuss application of PYroMat, an open-source, Python-based thermodynamic lookup package, to simplify property lookups and enable students to
(TESP): training innovative, adaptive, and competitive graduate students for the 21st century work force. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2014.[7] MC Roco, CA Mirkin, and MC Hersam. Nanotechnology research directions for societal needs in 2020: Retrospective and outlook. January 2011.[8] National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C, 2004.[9] J.D. Novak and A.J. Cañas, “The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct Them,” Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Tech. Report. IHMC CmapTools 2006-01 Rev 01-2008, 22 January 2008.[10] The Carnegie Classification
). Student understanding of the first law of thermodynamics: Relating work to the adiabatic compression of an ideal gas. American Journal of Physics, 70(2), 137-148.6. Meltzer, D. E. (2004). Investigation of students’ reasoning regarding heat, work, and the first law of thermodynamics in an introductory calculus-based general physics course. American Journal of Physics, 72(11), 1432-1446.7. Pollock, E. B., Thompson, J. R., & Mountcastle, D. B. (2007). Student Understanding Of The Physics And Mathematics Of Process Variables In P‐V Diagrams. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 951, No. 1, pp. 168-171). AIP.8. Ellis, G. W., Rudnitsky, A., & Silverstein, B. (2004). Using concept maps to enhance understanding in engineering
, synthesis, and originality.Some social softwares have been used for Learning and Teaching III. Richards [13] introduced aframework for effective social software. According to Richards, social software should1. Build a shared repository which achieves a common understanding and structure together with a means of finding out what projects or problems people are working on (providing opportunities for sharing and reuse);2. Allow people to create content in their own way using their own terms and concepts;3. Develop a top-down knowledge map in the form of an ontology or concept map to assist people to define and structure their own concepts within the bigger picture4. Allow the knowledge nuggets to emerge bottom-up, or top-down where