overview of the curriculum structure is next, and the restof the time is spent working through a kit or kits to give teachers insight into the studentexperience of the curriculum. The teachers, in this way, move between the “teacher” and“student” roles to get a broad perspective.It is not unusual for children from economically disadvantaged homes to enter kindergarten withfewer experiences and early childhood education than their more affluent peers (Reardon).Because of this, the team decided to not use the EiE kits in grades K-1, but rather to focus theestablishment of foundational skills the children would use throughout their elementary years atRachel Freeman, enabling them to participate in the engineering implementation fully as theymoved up
lab activity favorable and were happy to be actively doing and problemsolving with peers. Students cited the open-ended and collaborative nature of the in-lab problemsolving session where the mock organizations convened to discuss how they could improveproduction and cut costs. Some students wrote that this was their favorite lab. Other studentsremarked on enjoying getting insight on the workings of both the product and the productionprocess. Page 25.66.10Student outcomes, as gauged from submitted student technical reports, were generallyencouraging, with most students completing the writing assignment competently, and studentswho mastered the
first time the classwas taught were used to develop a more comprehensive survey for the second class.The approach taken in this class is depicted in Figure 1. Full-time lecturing was replaced byassigned pre-lecture reading and augmentation of notes through the Aerospace Digital Library(ADL)10. Instead, lectures were based on questions from the pre-assigned reading or explanationsof traditionally difficult material. The time freed from lecturing was spent by givingdemonstrations of current research related to the topic, problems that were worked in groups orinteractively with the professor, or hands-on demonstrations. Traditional homework problemswere augmented by writing and running codes relevant to specific problems, as well as a groupproject
noperfect solution, different universities across the United States, Columbia and Germany haveattempted to improve students' success rate by adopting 42 different interventions. 22 of theseinterventions had a positive impact on the students, 12 had a negative impact on the student’ssuccess, and while 8 were categorized as having no effect on improving the outcomes of thecourse. Examples of these interventions included “the introduction of flipped learning style,writing for conceptual understanding, additional exposure, the use of hands-on laboratories,the incorporation of online resources, constant review of in-class structure by including rapidfeedback or in-class concept checks, [and] the use of supplemental instruction such as the useof peer
, knowledge, and confidence to meet industry demands. As Bil, Hadgraft, andRuamtham observe, the “…American industry needs the engineers who are able to solve openended problems and produce quality design work whilst engineers schools are producing greatscientist but average engineers”[4]. Studying student experiences and expectations providesinsight into their perspectives on the aviation industry and the skills they believe are valued most.Identifying common pitfalls and misconceptions can be a way to ensure students feel prepared toenter the workforce. Student expectations have been shown to affect performance even whentheir abilities are deemed to be on par with their peers. Students with higher expectations havebeen shown to have a higher level
learning. o Effective feedback and continuous improvement. o Self-assessment and peer assessment in the engineering context • Module 4: Communicate, Disseminate and Socialize. o Reading, writing, and speaking in teaching contexts. o Writing to publish in engineering and be part of the engineering community as a teacher, student, and/or professional. o Engineering writing standards: norms, styles, etc. • Module 5: Science and Knowledge in Engineering Education o Scientific processes in engineering education. o Bibliographic bases and academic scientific research in engineering. o Open science in engineering education.DurationThe program will have a duration of 140 h
-72.19. S. Schaffert, et al. Learning with Semantic Wikis. in Workshop on Semantic Wikis. 2006.20. B. Mcmullin, Putting the Learning Back into Learning Technology. Emerging issues in the practice of university learning and teaching, 2006: p. 67-76.21. A. Cheville, C. Co, and B. Turner. Improving Team Performance in a Capstone Design Course Using the Jigsaw Technique and Electronic Peer Evaluation. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Expo. 2007. Honolulu, Hawaii.22. L. Grant. Using Wikis in Schools: A Case Study. 2006 11/17/2010]; Available from: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/download/pdfs/research/disc_papers/Wikis_in_Schools.pdf.23. X.D. Pedro, et al., Writing Documents
into a rubric forthe evaluation of critical thinking. Page 24.989.6Figure 2. The Paul-Elder ModelThe companion assessment, the International Critical Thinking Test (ICTT) is an essay-style test designed to provide an assessment of the fundamentals of critical thinking. TheICTT has two areas of focus. The first is to provide a reasonable way to measure CTS,while the second is to provide a test instrument that stimulates the faculty to teach theirdiscipline in a manner that fosters critical thinking in the students25. The ICTT is dividedinto two separate forms: an analysis of a writing prompt and an assessment of the writingprompt. In the analysis
worked on binder platform development for different commercial products. Dr. Jiang edited the first book on Janus particles and has published more than 50 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Jiang was awarded with the Racheff-Intel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research. The technology he participated in developing at Dow received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award and the R&D 100 Award. He recently received the ACS Younger Chemists Committee Leadership Development Award, the 3M non-tenured faculty award, ACS-PRF New Investigator Award and Dean’s Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award. Dr. Jiang has received funding support for both his research lab and education initiative from
results in "improved affective and cognitive learning and critical thinking, offeringlearners/students the opportunity to obtain a broad general knowledge base" [8]. Participation inmultidisciplinary courses also assists students in developing many skills that are highly valued inthe workforce. Among these are hard skills such as management skills, reporting and writing skills,problem-solving skills, and soft skills such as communication, curiosity, empathy, and teamwork[8]. This is why the Stitt Scholars Program was instituted. It provides profound collaborativeopportunities through experiential learning in a multidisciplinary academic and professionalenvironment. A multidisciplinary approach to education highlights the inherent differences
learnabout a topic at home through pre-class assignments, and then the class time is used for activitiesand interactions with others to strengthen the learning [9]. Well-known benefits of the flippedclassroom format include increased peer interactions through in-class group activities [10], morefrequent and engaging faculty-student interactions[11], and flexibility that allows students tolearn at their own pace through pre-recorded lectures [12]. Naturally, flipped classrooms are agreat avenue for promoting collaborative learning [13], [14], active learning [15], and problem-based learning [16]. As a result, several studies have demonstrated enhanced studentperformance in courses offered as flipped classrooms compared to traditional lecture
of the typical intervention methods, including emails,phone calls, instant messages, postings and news on LMS, group consultations, in-personconsultations, video recordings, peer review, and online courses. The most significant problem,according to Rienties et al.[18] is the ambiguous effect that various sorts of interventions will haveon learners' attitudes, behaviours, and cognitive processes. The intervention has been found topresent difficulties for both learners and trainers. According to Werners et al. [19], at-risk learnersmay struggle to understand the learning analytics data and take appropriate action, which calls forstrong metacognitive abilities and self-regulation. Avella et al.[4] examined analytic methods, primary benefits
Paper ID #39084Revisiting classroom environment and activities: Reexamination ofmistakes and learning cyclesWei Shen Theh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Wei Shen Theh completed his BS in Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering. His interest includes collaborative engineering work and trans- formation of engineering education for the 21st century. He has served with the peer mentor team for freshman electrical engineering students and as guest speakers for incoming students. As a Teaching As- sistant, he has valuable experience working
also up to three times morelikely to ultimately earn STEM degrees than their peers that do not [10], [12]. Additionally,middle school kids who have experienced hands-on STEM related activities have immediatelyshown an increase of interest in STEM, claiming that they find them “fun and engaging” [10].For these reasons, it becomes imperative that there are interventions at this stage in theireducation to promote future diversity within the field.Impact of Project-Based Learning Methods on Engineering IdentityStudies have shown that implementing active, collaborative project-based learning methods intocourses can positively impact students’ self-efficacy in the field of engineering while alsoincreasing the quality of student’s performance
with many students having myriad interests requiringsupport and would benefit from a solid, online, asynchronous course to inform both students andadvisors about what an engineering career involves. The latter course will be driven through theparticular college’s new student conference program and acceptance letter matriculationprocesses.“Impetus for this study is comprised of literature-based studies, peer and performance-evaluatingadministration observations, and my personal experiences regarding the chasm existing between(1) the understanding of engineering and the supporting knowledge and skills of the typicalcollege of engineering-bound high school students, and (2) the level of knowledge and skill setsexpected to exist in first-year
majors—Bioengineering,Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. Each major represents a single case with whichwe will conduct within- and between-case analysis. We are using this methodology tosystematically examine how and why elective track choices become gendered duringundergraduate engineering education, and what the career implications might be for women. Inparticular, we are collecting multi-year, and multi-level (institutional, educator, and student)archival, survey, and interview data relevant to educational tracks and track selection as well ascareer attitudes and decisions during undergraduate engineering education. We are examininghow personal factors (e.g., interests and beliefs), relational factors (e.g., peer) and
including recent books Lesson Imaging in Math and Science and Effective Content Reading Strategies to Support Scientific and Mathematical Literacy. Dr. Pugalee has also worked with multiple STEM special education projects including the current IES project 5E Model Professional Development in Science Education for Special Educators and the NSF Project, Developing a Systemic, Scalable Model to Broaden Participation in Middle School Computer Science that focuses on computational thinking in science and mathematics. Dr. Pugalee served as part of the writing team for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations series and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Great Tasks. Dr. Pugalee has more than
issuing online polling solutionsto encourage participation and putting learners in permanent groups to help combat feelings ofisolation. Altogether, these techniques led learners to engage with civil engineering topics,fostering interest and growing their knowledge of the topic, while meeting the required rigor ofthe university classroom.IntroductionHigh school students are increasingly interested in exploring engineering disciplines beforecollege enrollment. These opportunities give students the ability to interact with engineeringeducators, understand the academic rigor, and meet peers in their area of interest. Students findthese opportunities in traditional high school classes, after school programs, and summerprograms held at colleges and
expanded their offerings to international graduate stu-dents beyond residential studies. Advances in teaching and learning technology have played a keyrole in enabling remote instruction to these students. In particular, synchronous instruction andengagement with peers within a cohort have been shown to improve the educational experienceand lead to high persistence rates.It has previously been reported that instructional technology can be used to teach a full master’sdegree program in electrical and computer engineering to international graduate students in a syn-chronous fashion. To increase engagement, students study in the program as cohorts and collab-orate in the classroom and in completing a significant engineering project. This technology
beneficialbecause students can shore up weaknesses in their understanding brought to light by theindividual exam. However, not too much time should be allowed, since more misconceptions inunderstanding will be uncovered by the group exam than by the individual exam, and it isimportant to provide fast feedback.Before the exam, students must prepare sufficiently to be ready to actively engage during theexam. Without adequate preparation, students may find it too easy to passively rely on the groupconsciousness and may not be capable of identifying gaps in their own knowledge during thediscussion. To encourage individual accountability and active discussion during the exam, thestudents must follow two rules. 1. Each student must write some of the answers
instruc- and graduate students. Of this total, female students make uption support, and a team project. The personal/ profes- 30% (Office of Institutional Research) of the student enroll-sional development occurs through networking opportu- ment at the undergraduate level and graduate level.nities and college-readiness workshops. The cross-cul- The annual research expenditures for the COE exceedstural development occurs through early establishment of 11.8 million dollars. As such, the COE is home to distin-community and accountability with peer mentors. Activ- guished research centers including the National Scienceities are held throughout the academic year to continue Foundation's
pipeline in three areas including gifted education, special education, and urban education.Ms. Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Barriers to Persistence of Engineering Students with Disabilities: A Review of LiteratureAbstractUndergraduate student retention is dependent not only on academic aptitude, but also on non-academic factors, which include the ability to integrate fully into their academicenvironments. Non-academic factors are likely to more significantly impact the success ofstudents with disabilities compared to their peers who do not have disabilities, especially withinscience, technology, engineering, and
’ development of routine and inherent in the GIM, they would readily transfer it to alternateinnovative knowledge in this course to a traditional content areas. Transfer, a term used to describe students’biotransport course at a peer institution, identified that the ability to access and apply skills or processes attained in onestudents who participated in the challenge-based course domain context to solve problems within another, is widelyobtained a similar level of content expertise and a superior considered a principal goal of education.1,3-10 We argue thatability to apply the knowledge in new or unfamiliar contexts3. parallel to the process of skill transfer is also confidenceIn this study, we
Definition/DescriptionKnowledge Base Cognitive Resources: Mathematical Content KnowledgeProblem Solving Strategies Global or local strategies learned from mathematics coursesUse of Resources Social Resource: Peers, Experts Material Resources: textbooks, time, computers Use of Resources: metacognitive processes such as planning and monitoringBeliefs and Affects Beliefs about mathematics and one’s mathematical ability, Feelings towards mathematics, Emotions or feelings experiencedMathematical Practices Activities or actions that mathematicians engage in
skills used for writing reports and preparing presentations are also veryimportant and useful in both upper level courses and future careers.”“Actually working on the design process and learning how to do engineering memos and designreports felt so important to me. Those are skills that I know I will carry with me for years andthat I will actually use. Also, I went from being very shy and not voicing my opinions to feelinglike I can speak intelligently. This class has given me my voice and my confidence.”“I felt most like a maker/future engineer when I was in peer mentor hours or meeting with mygroup outside of class hours. Being able to talk about design with my group members in a lessstructured environment helped us brainstorm more freely and
,this program is engineering discipline specific, open only to incoming students enrolled in thefall semester, and it is closely tied to the first engineering course offered at the university. Bootcamps at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and University of Washington (UW)are similar, but they focus on Math and Writing or Science and Math respectively [15], [16],which means that students will not necessarily meet others in their major.All incoming freshmen engineering students are encouraged to apply to E-FIT, which is designedto suit students of all ability levels. Currently, there is space for 132 students (approximately20% of incoming engineering students) to participate, but the program plans to be available to allincoming
following fiveimportant characteristics of a Capstone Design course: 1. Challenging design project done by students within teams. 2. Focuses on knowledge gained throughout the curriculum. 3. Encourages solving problems that represent real-life engineering. 4. Earns an understanding of the professional aspects and engineering culture. 5. Learns and practices project proposing, planning, and control.Besides team-based projects, including a wider range of technical skills such as presentations,report writing, requirements analysis, and programming increases student the learning outcomes[4]. These technical skills serve to increase marketability for engineering graduates. Ideallyintroduction to the technical skills begins at the
addition, Hu and colleagues find that students who participate in undergraduate research havegreater interactions and relationships with their faculty, improved writing and communicationskills, and enhanced critical thinking skills [2]. Moreover, summer undergraduate research hasalso been found to support these outcomes, with Lopatto finding that such programs supportnetworking skills and professional development for students [3]. Due to these findings, TheCitadel initiated the Undergraduate Research Office in 2016 and the inaugural The CitadelSURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) program in the summer of 2017. Notethat this program is not quite the same as typical REU programs where students come frommultiple universities to work on one
”(p. 52). Essentially, boundary objects are phenomena (i.e., information or knowledge)represented and/or understood in different ways by different participants (i.e., participants whohave varied experiences, varied perspectives, and associate the objects with varied meanings). Itis through this lens that we look at how processes (e.g., engineering design process) and tools(e.g., non-digital craft materials, digital technologies) serve as boundary objects as in-/pre-service teacher participants delve into the learning potential of a hands-on maker environment.Cross-Disciplinary CollaborationSimilarly, cross-disciplinary collaboration is important when considering a novice’s need to learnfrom one another through peer-to-peer interactions and/or
Preparing computing professionals who not only possess knowledge and skills but alsocan make ethical decisions is important. The aim of this research is to investigate how computingmajors reason when it comes to ethical decision-making in a collaborative setting. The data inthis grounded theory research consists of postings of 33 undergraduate computing majors (26males and 7 females) in online discussion forums in response to three ethical scenarios and thecomments they provided on their peers’ responses, along with the follow up interviews. Findingssuggest that students’ decisions are highly influenced by the specifics of situation, the nature ofthe moral issue, and whether they can connect the situation to a real-world story. Moreover,when