at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability. Page 26.687.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Ethics in Engineering Students’ Design Considerations: Case Studies of Electric Power Systems for the “Developing World”AbstractThis
showed that service participation yieldedsignificant positive results in the following eleven areas: (1) GPA, (2) writing skills, (3) criticalthinking skills, (4) commitment to activism, (5) commitment to promoting racial understanding,(6) self-efficacy (7) leadership activities (8) self-rated leadership ability, (9) interpersonal skills,(10) choice of a service career, and (11) plans to participate in service after college.A joint investigation at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology disclosed that students who participated in service-learning had a betterunderstanding of the connection between engineering and community needs 36. According toTsang et al., “Service learning is an effective strategy
the differences between attendees and non-attendees. For example, although some studiesfound “no inherent preexisting differences” between the groups, other studies found “inherentlyless able” students and those with “low self-efficacy” were more likely to attend supplementalinstruction.2,4 It has been shown that students who are not confident in their ability to performwell in a course are more likely to seek help than their more confident peers.5 Self-confidence isa factor in seeking out extra help, as often the act of seeking out extra help can be demoralizingas students realize that they cannot master the material on their own.6Our study also examines what current factors deter students from utilizing supplementalinstruction resources. A
with the University of Kentucky, Lexington, in a similar position from 1996 to 1999. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of belonging, self-efficacy, and other non-cognitive factors on success and persistence. She is also managing director of Coming Alongside, a non-profit environmental health services organization.Ms. Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington-Seattle Mee Joo Kim is a doctoral student at University of Washington-Seattle. Her research interests focus on global citizenship development of undergraduate STEM student populations.Prof. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of
improve the understanding of the learning and teaching of high school students and teachers as they apply engineering design processes to technological problems. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Influence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students, a program funded by the DRK-12 program at NSF. This exploratory study examines the influences that those MESA activities have on students’ perception of engineering and their self-efficacy and interest in engineering and their subsequent decisions to pursue careers in engineering. Page 25.330.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-3009: USING STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO RELAY THEMESFROM CHANGING THE CONVERSATION IN ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR SEMINARSDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, developing in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance response process
, Collective Impact Explore the Organizational Components of the URC 3rd - 5th Contextualism Framework, Community- Summer Engineering Experience for Kids Program Grade Students Focused Framework [37]Combining Mentoring and Service Learning - A New Experientialism Service Learning K-8th Females Approach [7]Use of kite-based measurement systems for service
3.2.2 Search Keywords 3.2.3 Article Selection Measures 3.2.4 Assessment Criteria for Study Quality 3.3 Finding of Quality Assessment 3.3.1 Author Credibility Results 3.3.2 Literature Impact Results 3.3.3 Data Extraction and Analysis4. Results 4.1 Overview of Included Articles 4.1.1 Summary of Papers Included by Publication Year 4.1.2 Articles Grouped by Theme Objectives 4.1.3 Articles Grouped by AI Technology Used 4.2 Results for RQ1: Examining AI Literacy Coverage in Current Research 4.2.1 Analysis Framework 4.2.2 Evaluation of AI4K12 Concepts in Selected Articles 4.2.3
counselling and awareness, learning centers, workshops and seminars, academicadvising, financial support, and curriculum and instructional reform [9]. Research on the effect of SIPs suggests that many help improve academic preparation,self-efficacy, STEM identity, sense of belonging, and ultimately persistence in STEM [10]–[12].While investment in these focused interventions is important for mitigating the effects ofsystemic inequity within education and society more broadly, the structure of higher educationinstitutions contributes to a patchwork of student support programs that are difficult to sustainand often operate in parallel [13], [14]. The lack of consistent coordination and collaborationacross efforts can lead to redundancies and gaps
kit (http://www.pasco.com/). Calculate the bar forces of truss bridge under static loads. Measure the bar forces of truss bridge under static loads. Measure the bar forces of truss bridge under dynamic traffic loads. Compare the bar forces under static and dynamic loads. Prepare project report and presentation.Electrical Engineering Project: Mini TimerThe Electrical Engineering group project uses the BASIC Stamp Activity Kit from Parallax, Inc.(http://www.parallax.com/) to achieve the following objectives: Understand basic circuits principles. Understand circuit elements, symbols and diagrams. Design, build and test simple circuits. Understand the basics of microcontrollers. Learn concepts of
], entrepreneurship competitions[17], and peer-led leadership programs [18], contribute demonstrably to the development ofSTEM identity and subsequently to persistence and motivation to study engineering.Intentionally designed mentorship programs as well as research experiences for undergraduatestudents that happen outside of the core curriculum strengthen students’ engineering identity,including their confidence and self-efficacy to study engineering [35, 36]. Programs that buildcommunity among students construct a familial atmosphere that has been shown to be a catalystfor engineering identity building [37]. Platforms that allow students to share engineeringexperiences and build engineering portfolios, both connected to formal classroom work andoutside of
andEngineers in Rural School", or PEERS. PEERS is a four-years-study-project. They started toidentify the student conception of engineering and then support different activities involvingseveral social and economic factors like community belief and local industry activity [43], [45].The papers of this review focused on the following specific fields: Engineering activities,careers, components, support, work, practice, design, process, workforce, manufacturingfacilities, industry-community, career pathways, and local engineering plant. There were fewresearchers in the studies of engineering education that took a sociocultural perspective prior torecent years [34]. Grohs’ research [44] used the words: students' self-efficacy in engineering,hands-on
well students learned and explore what grades reallymean. The impact of grades on student motivation, self-efficacy, and identity, among otherconstructs, has also been a subject of interest. In Engineering, these constructs are important toconsider as they may impact student persistence, success, and diversity.This scoping review explores current literature on the use of grades and their impact on students- specifically from students’ perspectives. How do students describe grades and their experienceswith prevailing grading practices and assessment strategies, as documented in literature? Whatmeaning do students ascribe to grades, and how does this meaning impact their motivation, self-esteem, and identity? Ultimately, the results of this
on graduatestudents who hold marginalized identities -- highlight the ongoing need to research the mentalhealth of STEM graduate students and how mental health influences various aspects of their livesand academic trajectories, aligning with the conclusion in the review conducted by Bork andMondisa focused on graduate student mental health in engineering (2021).Our findings reveal a significant shift in the focus on mental health publications during and afterthe COVID-19 pandemic. The observed shift in focus towards mental health publications duringand after the COVID-19 pandemic is indicative of an increased acknowledgment of the mentalhealth challenges that arose and the necessity for supportive measures and interventions toeffectively
. Forexample, various videos of Professor Marc Edwards discussing the Washington DC and/or FlintMI lead in drinking water crises were shown during class [57-59].Assessment: Student SurveyA survey instrument has been used in the course that combines elements of engineering ethics(value, interest, and systems thinking from [60]), the Engineering Professional SocialResponsibility Assessment (EPRA, [61]), and sustainable engineering attitudes (self-efficacy,value, affect, negative; [62]). These instruments were all developed with first-year civilengineering students among the respondent population. The specific items on the survey havevaried over time but consist primarily of Likert-type items. The survey was given at the start andend of the semester in
presents a manual methodology of data mining studentsketches and presents conclusions for improving the CBL software and guidelines for instructors.Future work could include automation or semi-automation of the data mining process.Overall the Spatial Vis software was successful in improving the majority of students’ spatialvisualization ability as measured by the PSVT:R. In the class studied, the overall pre-test scoreaverage was 73% while the average post-test was 86%. Of special interest is studying studentswho entered the class with PSVT:R scores below 70% since prior studies have shown that thesestudents are at risk of dropping out of STEM [9], and in this group the PSVT:R scores increasedfrom 53% on the pre-test to 77% on the post-test. The
, connection, and being valued, is a keyfactor in college students’ success. Belonging is positively associated with students’ transitionsto college, retention, persistence, and self-efficacy [4], [5]. Additionally, a sense of belonging iskey to one connecting with their classmates, their community, and eventually their profession[4]. This sense of belonging is not only invaluable to fostering connection and identity, it is alsokey to motivation and resilience [6].Lack of belonging negatively impacts students’ academic performance as well as theirengineering identity. Therefore, it is very important for engineering departments to foster a senseof belonging for students to identify with engineering and be successful in college [7]. Amongengineering
and students canbe met regardless of their prior experience. Results of camps can be quite striking, with their efficacy being measured in varied waysfrom one implementation to the next. One common method for analyzing the efficacy of acamp is the application of Pre- and Post-surveys. In some instances, though the majority ofteachers in a teacher-exclusive camp had an increase in pedagogical understanding, some K-12 teachers experienced decreases in evaluation metrics drawn from these surveys [27]. Othercamps showed strong increases in student’s self-described ability to identify cybersecurityrelated concepts and their self-identified desires to pursue the field of cybersecurity in thefuture professionally [28]. Though the individual
learning of used in industry? course material? industrial automation? Open-Ended What did you like about What did you not like What do you think needs Questions: the labs? about the labs? to be added to the labs?4.1 Results from MTE 100MTE 100 serves as an introduction to the discipline, and to university, and so the learningoutcomes for the course are introductory in nature. Among other outcomes, this course seeks tointroduce structured design practices to students and provide them an opportunity to practicedesigning in an environment that is conducive to design self-efficacy development. The end
improved students' access to WILs.Most notably, Joy drew upon her personal network with her high school robotics team to foster amentorship relationship that later facilitated her access to internships. She received arecommendation for an internship from an engineer she connected with through FIRST robotics. One of the mentors is one of the engineers of this company now. He was just hired and so he recommended me for this job which I knew robotics would pay off, and not just learning how to use a tape measure, but actually having connections that will get me jobs in the future. … He remembered me and offered to let me work there as an intern for summer, cause he thought that I would be a good fit.Joy pulled from
]), civil engineering (e.g. [24]), and others. The BOK for an ABET-accredited 4-yr surveying engineering technology/geomatics engineering or geospatial sciencesprogram comprises five knowledge bases including positioning and measurement analysis,remote sensing technology and imagery, GIS, property boundary law, and land development[25]. Programs with ABET accreditation credentials ensure that graduates have met theeducational requirements necessary to prepare for certification or licensure.Rarely, if ever, do traditional syllabi in highly technical fields develop soft skills such asempathy, justice, equity and other human-centric qualities [14, 19]. The role and importance ofsoft skills versus hard skills are critical in well-balanced graduates in
conducted on theother sections of the post-survey to compare the scores of men and women identifyingparticipants. While our analyses of previous cohorts of REU students have shown no genderdifferences in student gains in research-based experience and skills during the REU program[27], it would be interesting to further examine whether correlations exist between studentlearning gains from research experiences with a student’s sense of belonging. By furtheranalyzing the additional sections of the survey based on the reported participant sex, moreinformation can be gathered on whether correlations exist between a student’s sense of belongingand growth mindset, scientific identity, self-efficacy, and likelihood of graduate school. REUbelongingness
] A. Robins, J. Rountree, and N. Rountree, “Learning and teaching programming: A reviewand discussion,” Computer Science Education, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 137–172, Jun. 2003, doi:https://doi.org/10.1076/csed.13.2.137.14200.[13] S. Katz, D. Allbritton, J. Aronis, C. Wilson, and M. L. Soffa, “Gender, achievement, andpersistence in an undergraduate computer science program,” ACM SIGMIS Database: theDATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 42–57, Nov. 2006, doi:https://doi.org/10.1145/1185335.1185344.[14] G.Y. Lin, “Self-efficacy beliefs and their sources in undergraduate computing disciplines,”Journal of Educational Computing Research, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 540–561, Nov. 2015, doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633115608440.[15
thebasics of engineering computational thinking [15] [16] [17]. Other institutions use a direct-to-major admission strategy and vary in how much computing is introduced in the first year.Regardless of admission type, white males continue to receive most of the engineering degrees inthe United States [18]. Factors including technology access, pre-university course access,classroom dynamics, societal stereotypes, social support, cultural relevancy, academic advising,and self-efficacy affect how women and underrepresented minorities prepare for and experiencethe first-year engineering classroom [5] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]. Computational thinkinginteracts with these existing factors.The participants that we discuss in detail in the Results and
from a dis- tance. She is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE and a member of the International Association of Online Engineering IAOE. Her research interests focus on Internet of Things, embedded systems, and engineering education.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability
inclusion of neurodivergent students requiresus to move beyond the implementation of accessibility measures and adopt a strengths-basedapproach to acknowledge and cultivate the unique abilities and diverse thinking styles that thesestudents possess. While there is scant literature on the implementation of a strengths-basedapproach toward neurodiversity in the context of engineering or other STEM fields, a review ofthe existing literature finds that this approach is promising to enhance the wellbeing andacademic outcomes of neurodivergent students. One study found that a neurodiversity view wasassociated with expressions of greater career ambition and academic self-esteem [10], while thepost-program survey responses of participants in a strengths
principles of UMBC’s programs; andthe University of Pittsburgh’s SSOE has adapted (i.e., adjusted) many of the programs andstrategies that are the hallmark of UMBC Meyerhoff and PROMISE programs. The goal of thisdescriptive paper is to highlight key replicable factors and/or principles that support sustainedsuccess of URM academic programs developed at UMBC. Employing content analysis methods,we illustrate the alignment of these principles within our institution to create a baseline by whichthe success of the University of Pittsburgh’s SSOE program (hereafter referred to as PittSTRIVE) can be assessed.Supporting the Academic Success of URM in STEM: Evidence Based TheoriesFundamental to the measured success of all academic programs, regardless of
learning and development [1]. Broadly, studies of student engagement have oftenexamined relationships between a student’s educational experiences and the outcomes of interest,finding that, in general, higher engagement was linked to gains in outcomes such as learning andpersistence [2], [3]. In particular, engagement in co-curricular settings, or experiences outside theclassroom, has been linked to the development of several technical and professional outcomesfor engineering students such as leadership, ethical decision making, teamwork, andcommunication [4]–[9]. Beyond those outcomes, co-curricular engagement has also been linkedto outcomes such as self-efficacy and a sense of belonging, which can improve retention andpersistence in engineering
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midway through and at the end of each semester to evaluate the overall course experi-ence. The Likert scale question “I am satisfied with this course” was used as a measure of studentsatisfaction for the present study. Response rates on this survey are also included in Table 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION To understand the impact and effectiveness of WEVs, several areas were analyzed includingusage statistics, student interactions with WEVs, student satisfaction, and impact on perceivedacademic performance.Usage Statistics Table 2 presents key metrics across the eleven cohorts, totaling 3290 students. It is immediatelyapparent that the videos were highly utilized with approximately 55,000 recorded views