Mathematics(STEM) fields, and developing a diverse, skilled workforce for STEM careers.Annually, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards approximately 170-190REU grants. The funding for REU sites often reflects current trends in research.Our study aims to examine REU sites’ contributions in terms of scholarlypublications and student training over the past six years. Additionally, we explorethe research themes of these REU sites and compare them with those in the Webof Science (WoS) database.The NSF award database provides details about 3,500 REU awards, includingproject titles, abstracts, funding periods, and NSF directories. All REU awardinformation is reformatted into the WoS citation format for thorough analysisusing a literature analysis
about the students who were interviewed; note thatthe gender and race/ethnicity were free response questions in the application form, so thecategories chosen reflect participants’ self-designation. Participant Gender Race/Ethnicity 1 Female Hispanic 2 Female White 3 Male Hispanic 4 Male Asian 5 Female White 6 (Transgender) Female Caucasian 7 Male White
-efficacy and engineeringidentity, thereby facilitating the transition of LIAT undergraduates to graduate-level programs;and (3) it aspires to cultivate leaders proficient in technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation,who will contribute to and fortify the economy of the South Coast of New England—a regionnoted for its diversity and post-industrial economic challenges marked by significant poverty.ResultsIn its inaugural year, the AccEL program generated a large applicant pool, with 46% of eligiblestudents applying, the cohort included 8 eligible female students and a substantial number fromunderrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds. Eight M.S. students were successfully recruited intothe first cohort of AccEL S-STEM scholars, reflecting
highlighted the increased sense of communitythey felt with their peers. Interviews highlighted how students reconsidered their professionalidentity within the major when they spoke about their feelings relating to imposter syndrome andhailed this as a unique opportunity in their engineering education to reflect on their engineeringidentity and purpose in the field. Students indicated it influenced their sense of belonging asthey talked about how participation in this workshop and story performance challengedstereotypes and broadened their perspective of what it means to be an engineer and whichtypes of people get to become engineers. Students experienced a boost in confidence in boththeir writing and public speaking abilities and a result of sharing
antipatterns, once specified, have zerofalse positives or negatives across languages. Total coverage will be evaluated per languageby the reduction of language-specific regex use.AcknowledgementsThis work was funded by the National Science Foundation award #2142309. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References[1] L. C. Ureel II and C. Wallace, “WebTA: Automated iterative critique of student programming assignments,” in 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 1–9, IEEE, 2015.[2] L. C. Ureel and C. R. Wallace, “WebTA: Online Code Critique and Assignment Feedback,” in Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical
expansion of the CW.In the past year, we have focused on (a) analyzing extensive interviews with faculty members toinvestigate aspects of the educational systems that influence the propagation of the CW in fivediverse institutional settings, (b) a multi-institutional “Common Questions Study” expandedfrom last year, (c) student metacognitive responses to complex concept questions, (d) machinelearning of constructed responses, (d) continued development and review of concept questions,and (e) development of adaptive instructional tools.Ecosystems Metaphor for PropagationIn this project, we use an ecosystem metaphor to understand the propagation of an instructionaltool, the Concept Warehouse [9]. This metaphor reflects a socio-cultural perspective that
questions by having students grade them using the samerubric as the instructors. They observed that students matched the instructor-determined gradesless than 50% of the time. However, the rubric required students to discern between a “minorerror,” a “minor logic error” and a “significant conceptual error,” such that poor performance onthe calibration task may have been reflective of students’ inability to discern between these typesof mistakes.In this study we will examine preliminary data collected in an engineering statics course toobserve whether our students follow trends observed with postdiction calibration in other fields.Specifically, we are interested in determining if: 1) High-performing students are better calibrated than low
identity draws on three constructs reflected in similarresearch in physics, math, and science broadly: subjective interest in the subject, external feelings ofrecognition, and competency beliefs. That these concepts overlap with related frameworks forunderstanding students’ motivation to succeed and perform in STEM education is perhaps unsurprising,but results in a complicated picture of how EI forms and what role it might play in students’ trajectories.To disentangle expectancy value constructs of motivation and EI measures of competency beliefs, wouldrequire a simultaneous consideration of both- an approach absent in the current literature[8]. While a gooddeal of this work focuses on the factors that inform matriculation into engineering
from the larger community of thesurrounding town. Many of the students who attend St. Teresa’s live on this side of town, wherethere is quite a bit of poverty. Most students receive government-funded scholarships to attendthe private school, which is owned and run by a Black woman native to the local community.The school serves students pre-K through eighth grade. Roper Developmental Research Schoolis a public school affiliated with a University. The student population is selected by lottery andrequired to reflect the demographics and socioeconomics of the school-age population of theState. Participants were recruited and consented through a convenience sampling, by word ofmouth through researchers’ contacts in the schools and
limit their professional effectiveness since our study of engineering judgment in student writing clearly indicates that technical work is clearly mediated through communication practice. This finding is also reflected in Wilde and Guile’s (2021) use of the concepts of situated judgment and immaterial activity. They note that material production includes interprofessional teams’ idea generation and digitalFigure 2. High-level themes and sub- exchanges of ideas, suggestions, and recollections that
find strategies to overcome them. With a qualitative approach, this study also includeddescriptive statistics to complement each other. Findings revealed that Latinx student participantsperceived and experienced Engineering as competitive and challenging, especially to interactand develop long-lasting relationships with their classmates. Also, participants reflected on thedifferent learning outcomes they gained by participating in the ROLE program highlighting theirpersonal discoveries and academic and research development. Overall, participants enjoyed theexperience of acquiring a new skillset through research activities and were highly satisfied by thecommunity building they created among all peers and mentors.Background While
a rule (algorithm) for sorting and grouping. Then cards, describing sets of characteristics of select elements, were distributed, Sam and in small groups while debating with each other, students determined patterns and features that would be helpful in rules. After discussion of their thinking, a periodic table was reviewed to highlight how their pattern seeking and algorithmic approach to making decisions reflected how the original periodic table was constructed based on observable properties of elements.ASEE 2023, Baltimore, MD Across all cases, teachers reported that students found the instruction engaging. Teachersreported that they found that
, and self-identifying goals for the internship. - Halfway through the internship, the evaluation team met with the students over Zoom to determine their satisfaction, general feedback, and to reflect if they were meeting their self- identified goals from the survey. - After the internship concluded, the team met with the students a final time. Again, the themes of the conversation are satisfaction, feedback, and reflection on self-identified goals.Students were informed that the surveys and interviews were anonymous. They were an importantformative evaluation tool to determine if corporations should continue on with the program.IV. Discussion The grant team experienced many challenges but overall was an
additionalsupports be put in place to help students persist in STEM2-5. This paper will describe theprogram's recruitment strategies, the practices that have been most effective, and thedemographics of the successful applicants. In addition, the paper explores the evolution of cohortcommunity building efforts, starting with mostly faculty-led and planned events to events led bya consultant. Improvement in sense of community has been reflected in the evaluation reports,and selected supporting evidence will be shared from the reports.RecruitmentThis S-STEM grant was awarded in fall of 2018 with the goal of supporting at-risk studentsthrough multiple academic pathways, with our definition of at-risk as students who start atCampbell in a math class before pre
% indicated that they do know an engineer in both surveys, 43% indicated that they do notknow an engineer in both surveys, 18% moved from not knowing an engineer to knowing anengineer, and 11% moved from knowing an engineer to not knowing an engineer [6, 7]. Basedon our analysis, we believe these numbers offer preliminary evidence that we are helpingstudents develop concrete ideas of who engineers are and what they do.Moreover, drawings and descriptions of engineers seemingly shifted towards representingcontent from the PEER. Although the drawings did generally reflect the kinds of actions andartifacts found in other studies (e.g. [9]), in our study more students represented cars, buildings,and the ideas of fixing and repair post compared to pre
demonstratedto improve collegiate graduates’ entry-level starting salaries, level of initial position, and jobresponsibilities [10] [11] [12]. The authors discuss the importance of experiential experiences inthe formation of professionalism in RS students [13]. To establish a reflective element withineach RS student experience, each fall the students come together for a one-hour seminar to talkand write about their journey and to continue learning about methods of growing their supportweb with university professors and staff [14].The RS students selected for this program implementation were typically residential applicantsof a low-socioeconomic status (SES) and that selected an under-represented minorityrace/ethnicity in their database entry. There was
. Sample items include “High stress is expected for engineering students”and “Engineering students commonly stay up all night working”. Responses were measured on a6-point Likert scale in accordance with agreement with each statement (Strongly disagree,disagree, somewhat disagree, somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree). The use of a 6-point scalerequires participants to take a stance towards agreement or disagreement, which in the case ofrelatively neutral opinions, may reflect the participant’s unconscious bias [8]. For the pilotsurvey, an additional “No basis for judgement” option was added to check for questionsparticipants are consistently unable to answer due to not having experience with the item beingasked about or feeling that they did not
barriers to URM and FGC students. A more in-depth discussion of thesefindings can be found in [3] and [11].Finding 2 – The organizational cultures influenced participants’ perceptions of changepossibilities related to diversity and inclusion, and their role in change. Analysis of the post-design session interviews revealed the influence that the disciplinary/organizational cultures ofboth ECE and BME had on (1) the effectiveness of design thinking toward culture change, and(2) where change occurred (e.g., individual versus systemic levels). Reflecting a more limiteddesign culture within the school, the stakeholders in the ECE design sessions recognized andacknowledged limitations in their ability to make large-scale change within ECE. As such
disciplinary cultures of the ECE and BME departments impact the effectiveness of thedesign thinking process.Analysis of the post-design session interviews revealed the impact that the disciplinary andorganizational cultures of both ECE and BME impacted (1) the effectiveness of design thinkingtoward culture change, and (2) the space in which change occurred (e.g., individual versussystemic levels). Reflecting a more limited design culture within the school, the stakeholders inthe ECE design sessions recognized and acknowledged limitations in their ability to make large-scale change within ECE. As such, prototypes developed by ECE stakeholders from the designthinking sessions addressed interactional and day-to-day issues that faculty, staff, and
they are working towarddegree completion.Program ManagementThis one-of-a-kind scholarship program has a complex structure and requires carefulcoordination. Because the program continues to evolve and develop, we created a checklist toensure all key tasks are correctly completed throughout the year (see Appendix A). The checklistcomponents include information on marketing and recruitment, communications, student supportservices, event coordination, and program evaluation and assessment activities; and it is crucialfor replicating and improving program management. In some aspects, the working checklistbecomes a reflective journal for the current year. While there were aspects we planned out beforeimplementation, some facets of the program are
hesitant to explain their answers or commenton their solutions once they had reached the end of the mathematical process. Students neglectedcritical elements in the communication process like the interpretation and reflection steps ofmathematical modelling. The use of mathematics to justify engineering decision-making is ofgreat importance to practicing engineers (Gainsburg 2012), and justification requirescommunicating the results of these interpretation and reflection steps.“Once they have the answer, I wish i did this more, but getting students to comment on the result.Ok, here's the result, give me some comments. Tell me why you expect the terms up her or downhere, or at least rationalize why this makes sense, or take some limits of
providesstudents with the opportunity to reflect on the state of their learning. The checkpoint includesmultiple choice and true/false questions that assess the various learning outcomes of theanimation. Students are given feedback on the correctness of their answer and an explanation ofthe correct answer with an indication of the topic to review in the animation for the assessedconcept. Students can return to the checkpoint at any point in their current session to continuetheir progress through the questions. Although feedback and progress status are given to thestudents, it is important to note that these checkpoints provide formative self-assessment and arenot intended to be a computer-assisted learning system that adjusts to the
facilitated with question prompts on self-regulated learning andcreative problem solving. These question prompts served as the scaffolding for creativeproblem solving and included metacognitive prompts, procedural prompts, elaborationprompts, and reflective prompts, as well as prompts for creative problem solving strategies.Sixty-four participants among those students were voluntarily recruited for interviews toexplore the follow-up effect of Scaffolding for Creative Problem Solving at least one yearlater after they participated in the community service learning with the scaffolding. Thefindings from the interview reveal that students have adopted some strategies ofself-regulated learning and creative problem solving and deemed the benefits from
students draw on a higher number of identities when navigating theirdoctoral experiences when compared with undergraduates [17], leverage the past and the futurewhen making decisions for the present [16], and seek ways to integrate their identities into theirresearch projects and graduate experiences [15].Quantitative Instrument Development and DeploymentIn addition to describing the experiences of students and identifying key themes and features ofthese experiences, results from IPA analysis informed item development for a quantitativeinstrument. We developed novel Likert-type survey measures of graduate student future timeperspectives, identities, identity based motivations, and experiences to begin establishing itemsthat reflect graduate
) discover how to observedifferent process skills during group work. Participants explore the process skill definitions andthen reflect on ways they can elicit these skills in their own classes. In order to model an activelearning classroom where process skills could be observed, an introductory sample assignmentwas developed on a topic that was accessible to all participants. Participants complete theactivity in groups and then reflect on the process skills that were employed while working on theactivity.In the remaining modules, participants explore the rubrics to familiarize them with the generalstructure, then use two different rubrics to assess students in an authentic context. In the module‘Student Interaction Rubrics.’ participants examine
required by state reporting guidelines where possible, and existing coursearticulation agreements for alignment of math placement information. Qualitative data from focusgroups have been collected by the same two researchers in each setting, with a core set ofconsistent prompts.Descriptive validity. We have recorded each focus group session with two independent audiorecording devices, then had the audio files transcribed verbatim through a secure third partyservice. Each audio file was verified against the recordings prior to analysis. Written artifactsgenerated in the focus group were labeled and photographed before analysis.Evaluative validity. Each member of the qualitative analysis team submitted written responsesand reflections to bracketing
industrial setting.Progress of the Ongoing TasksExecution of a Service Learning Project Course (ENGR 294). In Fall 2019, Cohort I Scholarsattended a Service Learning Project (SLP) course which was implemented for the first time at theUniversity. This course creates an opportunity for students to engage with their local communityand provides students with a sense of pride and belonging through their efforts. Following theservice learning model, the course also has a reflection component to allow Scholars to deeplyconnect with themselves and the community. During the last session of the course, Scholarspresented a summary of their service learning project proposals to their fellow Scholars, peers, andfaculty. Cohort I Scholars will continue to work on
foundation for additionalqualitative exploration.Data Collection, Analysis, and AdaptationsAll survey data was collected through a digital instrument using Qualtrics software. Survey datawas primarily information on attitudinal shifts using quantitative Likert-type scaling. The surveyalso included some open-ended questions identifying new areas for exploration; additionalqualitative data was collected through regular reflections during the internship and semi-structured interviews at the end of the internship. Researchers used SPSS software forquantitative data analysis of the survey information. Qualitative data was coded both manuallyand using NVivo software. Protocols for research were approved by the Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB) at the
prospectsfor each sub-workforce can vary significantly” [7, p.1], which necessitates a closer examinationof individual sub-workforces of interest.Within civil engineering, the accelerated rate of technological development, the declining stateof national infrastructure, and the degradation of the environment present new challenges tocurrent and future generations of workers. Civil engineers must respond to growing populationsin urban areas, intensifying natural disasters, and increasing calls for sustainability [9]. Work atthe intersection of human health, environmental protection, and built environment entailsresponsibilities that continue to broaden and these changes in practice need to be reflected incurricula. The American Society of Civil
and satisfaction, and intent to persist. To help accomplish this goal, wehave revised the Decision-Making Competency Inventory (DMCI) [4], [5] from its originalsingle scale by adding items that allow it to map more directly to the components of Byrnes’sSelf-Regulation Model of Decision Making [4]. The first revision included three factors –Generation and Evaluation, Impulsive / Lack of Process, and Reflection [6]. A second revision,which included an additional four items expected to load onto the Reflection factor, resulted infour factors – Learning (previously Reflection, with three of the new items), Avoidance,Information Gathering, and Impulsivity [7]. In this paper, we will also discuss new findingsbetween the DMCI and major changes as