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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sridhar Santhanam

Inverting Mechanics of Solids: Lessons Learned Sridhar Santhanam Professor, Mechanical Engineering Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085Abstract: The Mechanics core curriculum in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University iscomprised of three courses: Statics, Mechanics of Solids, and Solid Mechanics and Design I.Mechanics of Solids, a required class for ME sophomores, has always been taught in theconventional lecture format in the past. A significant change in content delivery format wasinstituted in the spring of 2014. A blended approach combining in-class instruction and

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2012 ERC

Authors

William Heetderks

Tissue Biosensors Processing Engineering X-ray Nuclear Biomechanics Medicine Magnetic Surgical Technologies Resonance Optical Telemedicine Imaging mHealthHHMI-NIBIB Public Forum 1/10/2005NIBIB RO1 Weissleder: Molecular Analysis of Cells at the Point-of-CareNIBIB RO1 Weissleder: Molecular Analysis of Cells at the Point of Care

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Brown; Harry Sills

seniors in the Stevens Institute of Technology class of 1996: Peter Lepp, Valerie Mercer, and Carol Neary. References 1. Smith, B. D., “Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1963, p.118 2. Kern, P. Q., “Process Heat Transfer,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1959 3. Goyal, O. P., Guidelines on Exchangers, Hydrocarbon Processing, 64, 8, 55, 1985. Biographical Information Harry Sills is a professor and Department Head of Chemical Sciences and Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. Pamela Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Stevens. Together they teach Senior Design

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeid Y. Eidgahy

questions will be highlyappreciated. References1. Carnevale, A. P.; Gainer, L. J., & Schulz, E. (1990). Training the Technical Workforce. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass Publishers.2. Burt, D. N., & Doyle, M. F. (1993). The American Keiretsu. Homewood, IL: Business One Irwin.Dr. S. Y. EIDGAHY is the Dean and a Professor of Engineering Technologies, Applied and ComputerSciences at Jefferson Community College in Steubenville, Ohio. Dr. Eidgahy’s current work emphasizesthe application of Keiretsu and reengineering principles in various educational and training environments.He is professionally affiliated with ASEE, ASQC, ASTD, AECT and NAIT

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ofosu

Session 2520 Application of the Ansoft Serenade 7.0 PC Software in a Wireless Course Willie K. Ofosu Telecommunications Department Penn State Wilkes-BarreAbstractWireless applications have experienced rapid growth in recent years, resulting in the need fordesign and analytical tools for practicing engineers that are fast and reliable. This is reflected inthe university academic programs where courses in wireless form part of the telecommunicationsprogram. The Ansoft Serenade 7.0 PC

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Jalali

Session 2648 TS/ 4 TRANSMISSION LINE EXPERIMENTS AT LOW COST F. Jalali Electronic Engineering Technology Department Fort Valley State UniversityABSTRACTThe GHz-range equipment and components normally required for the basic experiments intransmission line and microwave topics are expensive and often beyond the budgets of smallprograms. The LC lumped-element transmission line model provides an economicalalternative for such experiments. Appropriate choice of inductance and capacitance values forthe LC sections makes it possible to establish standing waves

Conference Session

Remote Pedagogy in Manufacturing Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #36669Remote Machine Vision Lab Design and Evaluation using AIbased Mobile RobotSheng-jen Hsieh (Professor) Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siwei He, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto; Afshin Poraria, University of Toronto

Toronto. He has worked as a project, design, and test engineer as well as a consultant to industry. His research interests include the application of digital signal processing in energy systems and computer networks. He also has deep interest in engineering education and the use of technology to advance the learning experience of undergraduate students.Afshin Poraria © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work In Progress: Reversi: A Platform for Teaching Programming LanguagesAbstractThis paper introduces a new set of infrastructures and online interactive tools that can beemployed to motivate students to learn programming

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #32954On the Development of a Portable Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)TrainerMr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since 2015

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schwartz P.E., Queensborough Community College

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Diversity

Paper ID #244362018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Application of Egyptian Fractions to Parallel ResistorsProf. Jeffrey L. Schwartz P.E., Queensborough Community College Jeffrey L. Schwartz received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from MIT in 1993. From 1993 to 2001, he was a Product Design Engineer on car radios with Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation. His first full-time teaching job was at DeVry Institute of Technology from 2001 to 2007, which is where he first became aware of the traps that students fall into when learning basic electronics

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2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Tak Cheung; Vazgen Shekoyan; Kimberly Anne Riegel; Rex Taibu; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, Queensborough Community College

acquisition in the learning of languages. Theassessment of the resulting transformed and translated projects is discussed.KeywordsResearch transformation, school project translation, Regeneron Science Talent Search, episodicfuture thinking.IntroductionThe 2015 Gen-Z survey by Barnes & Noble Colleges showed that only about 12% students canlearn in the tradition lecture setting1. The disconnection of lecture style teaching from studentlearning can become a national issue if the trend continues. The college level physics courses inmechanics and electromagnetism in our community college usually have more than 90%engineering and technology students. One effective solution in the teaching of Gen-Z studentswould be the availability of hands-on project

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Energy Efficiency and Power Grid Security

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #23033Testbed for Transactive Energy and its Effects on the Distribution System andProtective Devices SettingsDr. Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State llya Grinberg graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic Institute (Lviv, Ukraine) with an M.S in E.E. and earned a Ph.D. degree from the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (Moscow, Russia). He has over 40 years of experience in design and consulting in the field of power distribution systems and design automation. He has over 40 published papers. Currently he is professor of engineering technology at SUNY Buffalo State. His interests are in the field of electric power

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Carroll, University of Texas, Arlington

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Electrical and Computer

a Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Alabama. Carroll has co-authored two textbooks, a tutorial book, and numerous papers and technical reports. He has received an American Society for Engineering Education Outstanding Young Faculty Award, two National Aeronautics and Space Administration Technology Innovation Awards, and three IEEE Computer Society Service Awards. He is an IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member and a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal. Carroll served as Dean of the College of Engineering at UTA from January 1, 2000 to August 31, 2011. During his service as dean, the College of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University - Calumet

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #15300Incorporating a Software System for Robotics Control and Coordination inMechatronics Curriculum and ResearchDr. Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet Dr. Maged B. Mikhail, Assistant Professor, Mechatronics Engineering Technology Ph.D., Electrical Engi- neering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2013. Dissertation title: ”Development of Integrated Decision Fusion Software System For Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring” M.S., Electri- cal Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2009. Thesis title: ”Development of Software System for Control and

Conference Session

The 2017 Zone Best Paper Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Easton, Kansas State University

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Council of Sections

Paper ID #208702017 Zone III Best Paper: Implementing Lecture-based Tutoring to ImproveStudent LearningDr. Todd Easton, Kansas State University Todd Easton received a B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Statistics from Brigham Young University (1993), an M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University (1994) and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engi- neering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1999). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing Lecture Based Tutoring to Improve Student Learning Todd Easton

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur B. Sacks

, challenges, ironically,which were created in part by the very intelligence, imagination and ingenuity of engineers andapplied scientists. It pointed as well to the responsibility of higher educational institutions fordeveloping new ideas, strategies and technologies to respond to quickly emerging environmentalproblems that are increasingly transboundary and global in character and which threaten toundermine the fundamental biospheric systems and ecosystem services upon which we depend.This responsibility is all the more significant because of higher education’s primary role inpreparing new generations of leaders for industry, commerce, science and government.In defining itself as an institution dedicated to Earth stewardship, CSM has acknowledged

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Dean; Charles F. Yokomoto

can exist because of nonstandard terminology.Finally, we give suggestions that may help you as you develop your own outcomes assessmentcycle.2. Why You Should Develop Your Own Assessment ProcessThere are several reasons why you should develop your own assessment process instead ofadopting one from the literature. They include the following:C You will develop a better understanding of the assessment process, just as students learn more in engineering and technology courses if they do their own work instead of copying the work of others. Page 4.185.1C You will be able to modify your process when you run into difficulties if

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jeff Kesling

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-1376: SMART RODMohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University Mohamad Mustafa is a Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at Savannah State University (SSU). He has six years of industrial experience prior to teaching at SSU. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Research Interest is: Sensors Applications in Civil Engineering.Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityJeff Kesling Page 22.1302.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 SMART RODAbstractThe application

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard E. Pfile; Maher E. Rizkalla

toprogram a fixed-point processor so that it executes fast enough to continuously generatemotor outputs in real-time. Students, who choose motor control as their laboratory focus area, are required toimplement a closed loop fuzzy logic motor speed control algorithm. The fuzzy logicblock examines the motor load, slip angle, and velocity error to determine the nextoutput. The three-phase induction motor control techniques are presented in this paper.I. Introduction A course titled “Design of Electronic Instrumentation for Electric Vehicles” wasdeveloped with funding from Department of Education’s FIPSE program to teach electricvehicle technology to junior and senior EE and EET students at IUPUI. Engineering andtechnology students took

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick J. Kok

the working environment,- student selection practices to determine potential for success,- paradigm shift in teaching to promote student learning ,- introduction of a variety of student assessment methods, notably integrated assessment.Reference is also made to the “Alternative Teaching Week” introduced during 1998, the role ofthe South African Qualifications Authority in developing a National Qualifications Frameworkand the important facilitating role of the Engineering Council of South Africa in promotingquality outcomes-based education.1. IntroductionThe Cape Technikon is an institution offering educational programmes up to the D Techdegree, a doctorate in technology based on research. The engineering programmes offered

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 103-126, 2021.[8] R. C. Hill, "The Effective Use of Simulation in the Introductory Controls Curriculum," in American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Conference, Saginaw, MI, 2009.[9] C. E. Wieman, W. K. Adams and K. K. Perkins., "PhET: Simulations that enhance learning," Science, vol. 322, no. 5902, pp. 682-683, 2008.[10] C. H. Crouch and M. Eric, "Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results," American journal of physics, vol. 69, no. 9, pp. 970-977, 2001.[11] R. C. Hill and K. Plantenberg, "Assessing a conceptual approach to undergraduate dynamics instruction," in Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE North Central Conference, 2014.5 https://www.mathworks.com

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Luo Li, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

., Zbib, H.M., De La Rubia, T.D., 2001, “The Treatment of Traction free Boundary Conditionin Three-dimensional Dislocation Dynamics using Generalized Image Stress Analysis,” Materials Science andEngineering A, Vol. 22, pp. 283-287.12. Khraishi, T.A., Zbib, H.M., 2002, “Free Surface Effects in 3D Dislocation Dynamics: Formulation andModeling,” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT), Vol. 23, pp. 342-351.13. Yan, L., Khraishi, T.A., Shen, Y.-L., Horstemeyer, M.F., 2004, “A Distributed Dislocation Method forTreating Free-Surface Image Stresses in 3D Dislocation Dynamics Simulations,” Modelling and Simulation inMaterials Science and Engineering, Vol. 24, pp. 289-301.14. Siddique, A.B., Khraishi, T.A., 2020, “Numerical methodology for

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2008 GSW

Authors

Isa Tan; Dr. Amir Karimi

Session 12-10Approximation of Internal Energy and Enthalpy of Fluids in the Compressed Liquid Region Isa Tan Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Amir Karimi, Graduate Advisor Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractThe approximation of thermodynamic properties of compressed liquids at a given temperaturesand pressures is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; William S. Oates, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

nature of these projects has engaged students in cross-cutting technologies by inspiring the integration and synthesis of ideas and facilitating a betterunderstanding of engineering design at the system level.For the past two summers, we have recruited 33 REU students, 22 external and 11 internalstudents into the program. Among external participants, seven are international exchangestudents from three Brazilian universities. During the 10-week summer program, they wereassigned to 31 projects supervised by 10 engineering faculty and 18 postdoc/graduate studentmentors. In addition to their individual projects, REU students were engaged in group activitiesincluding a group design project, research lab tours, weekly seminars, outreach and

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Doran; Leo Denton; Dawn McKinney

Session 3530 Promoting Student Achievement With Integrated Affective Objectives Leo F. Denton, Dawn McKinney, Michael V. Doran University of South Alabama School of Computer and Information Sciences Mobile, Alabama 36688In contrast to the perception that the low graduation rates in the SMET (Science, Mathematics,Engineering, and Technology) disciplines are a result of a “normal weed-out process,” studiesshow that large percentages of students are capable but choose not to persist

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Massarani Marcelo; Jose Siqueira; Celso Furukawa

hours7 Entrepreneurial skills Training on writing a business plan8 Creation of a Business plan Developing, proposing and defending a business plan for a technology-based companyThis work describes each activity of the EM and discusses the motivation for each of its sessions. Page 9.1259.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe reasons behind the Entrepreneurship MarathonThe first efforts toward creating a class for extra-curricular study

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Pedro Arce

Session 2213 GROUP PROJECTS-BASED FINAL EXAMS Pedro Arce Chemical Engineering and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute GFDI, Florida State UniversityI. Introduction and MotivationThis contribution describes the efforts made during the last few years at the FAMU-FSUCollege of Engineering during the teaching of ECH 3264, Transport Phenomena I (FluidMechanics) to integrate efficiently the fundamental aspects, practical applications, andlaboratory experiments. Among the key factors behind these efforts, one can include, forexample, the lack of time to teach everything required in

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

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Community Engagement Division

materials science and engineering from Stanford University (1991 and 1987) and her B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from the Michigan Technological University (1985).Dr. Lizabeth T Schlemer P.E., California Polytechnic State University Page 24.1037.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Relational versus transactional community engagement: An experience of the benefits and costsAbstractLearning through community engagement (CE) is widely considered a high-impact practice withthe potential benefit of accelerated cognitive development, deeper

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-1014: AWAKENING INTEREST AND IMPROVING EMPLOYABILITY:A CURRICULUM THAT IMPROVES THE PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS OFWOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCEYvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine Yvonne Ng, M.S.M.E, teaches computer science and engineering for non-majors at the College of St. Catherine. Educated as a mechanical and aerospace engineer, she worked in industry as an automation design engineer and contract programmer. She made computer science a more appealing topic for her all-women undergraduate student body by presenting this technically valuable course in a more comprehensive manner. She is currently the coordinator of the Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology where she

Conference Session

Student Success and Interactions

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Adam Steven Weaver, Utah State University; Jack Elliott, Utah State University

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Conference Submission

retention and graduation via campus dining,” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 60, no. 5, 2019, doi: 10.1353/csd.2019.0052.[3] B. Hurst, R. Wallace, and S. B. Nixon, “The impact of social interaction on student learning,” Reading Horizons, vol. 52, no. 4, 2013.[4] D. J. Zimmerman, “Peer effects in academic outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment,” Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 85, no. 1. 2003. doi: 10.1162/003465303762687677.[5] S. A. Kalaian, R. M. Kasim, and J. K. Nims, “Effectiveness of small-group learning pedagogies in engineering and technology education: A meta-analysis,” Journal of Technology Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2018, doi: 10.21061/jte.v29i2.a.2.[6] X