Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

yearprogram. Faculty from multiple disciplinary backgrounds stressed the need for students to beexposed to multiple ways of thinking and making meaning, noting that the benefits of liberaleducation far exceed the writing, presentation, and teamwork skills often considered sufficient toaugment technical content in preparing students to work in industry.The group planned to merge pedagogical approaches traditional to the humanities (seminar) andvisual and performing arts and design disciplines (studio). Each of these approaches would beused to help students integrate knowledge from both technical and liberal education domains.Faculty members’ own experience with these models informed our initial vision of the learningexperience. The initial intention

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

successful peers (e.g., Refs. 22, 23). These differences have beenassociated with performance on classroom assessments24 and problem solving measures.2 Taken together, this body of research suggests that one way in which an instructor couldimprove students’ problem solving is by helping students to develop a well-organized knowledgebase and showing how this knowledge applies to specific problems. In a later section, wediscuss ways to promote high quality knowledge organization amongst students inthermodynamics.Procedural Knowledge In our theoretical framework, procedural knowledge includes both the skills andstrategies a student knows. Automated skills include knowledge such as how to applyalgorithms and construct diagrams. Strategies

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, larger-scale, quantitative scientific studies. Brown4points out that criteria against which to measure success of interventions or guide iterations ineducational DBR should consist of development of traits which the school system is chargedwith teaching, e.g., problem solving, critical thinking, and reflective learning.In this paper, we test the hypothesis that the flexibility and hands-on nature of a roboticsplatform will support different audio, visual, verbal (read/write), and kinesthetic learningstyles,5,6 offering teachers more versatility within lesson plans while effectively teaching STEMconcepts to students. Despite a lack of agreement7 within the education research communityregarding categories or, in some cases, the existence of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

ofsenior undergraduate engineering students. Our interpretive analysis of this data outlinedsignificant differences in care-ethical responsibility as viewed through each lens. For example,one group demonstrated little paternalism and considered several key, influencing stakeholdersin their report, while the other group employed a more paternalistic approach and consideredfewer key influencing stakeholders. In the interest of broadening ethical awareness inengineering, the findings and outcomes of this work can be used by educators to inform thedesign of course materials, exercises, and evaluation/grading criteria, such as by adapting theselenses for use in self- and/or peer-assessment. This work can also be used by researchersinterested in care

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Ted Campbell, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

engineering calculus course taught via synchronous broadcast at a mid-size,Western, public university. The instructional innovation required first year calculus students toparticipate in an asynchronous, online discussion forum for graded credit. Data, consisting ofwritten reflections and transcribed interviews, were gathered from three STEM faculty memberswho each played a different role in the change process: a mathematics instructor implementingthe online forum within his course; an engineering faculty peer-mentor assisting with theimplementation of the online forum; and a STEM education faculty member evaluating theimplementation and observing the process of change. Situated within the interpretive researchparadigm, this study uses exploratory

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

for undergraduates)in the academic year before the capstone project. This is to obtain buy-in from the appropriatefaculty mentors and allow them to socialize it with their students. This way the team can largelybe in place and know what to expect before the end of the spring semester. This would reducethe 2-4 week “ramp-up” time resulting from different schedules and team assignment practices indifferent engineering programs.It took longer than expected for the students to leave the comfort of their own discipline andinteract in an interdisciplinary way with their peers to develop a thorough understanding of thechallenge at hand and develop conceptual solution alternatives at the system level. We have alsohad challenges in aligning the

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Tseng, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of their experiences withand reactions to engineering coursework. In particular, differences between experiences ofpersisters and non-persisters in their first two years of study are compared to identify factors thatmay strongly influence non-persisters to switch out of engineering.Prior research on the same data set has found that at the onset of their first year, non-persistersare already less intent on finishing an undergraduate major, and they experience a sharp decreasein intrinsic psychological motivation to continue studying engineering after their first year. Thecurrent work shows that non-persisters do not take significantly less engineering courseworkthan their peers during their first year, and students who ultimately choose non

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsyvlania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

statics.21 The organization of knowledge is constructed at the time of learning and can beinfluenced by instruction8 and study behaviors.13 In fact, studies comparing the knowledgeorganization of successful and struggling students in postsecondary classrooms shows that moresuccessful students’ express an organizational structure that more closely resembles that ofexperts than do their less successful peers (e.g., Refs. 22, 23). These differences have beenassociated with performance on classroom assessments24 and problem solving measures.2 Taken together, this body of research suggests that one way in which an instructor couldimprove students’ problem solving is by helping students to develop a well-organized knowledgebase and showing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

edition36, and the TechnicalInnovation Center published The Innovation Algorithm: TRIZ, Systematic Innovation and Page 24.1177.8Technical Creativity, 2nd edition2. The guest lectures were provided on innovation, design anddevelopment of a business plan, marketing and selling, and technology entrepreneurship infinance.The course was assessed by means of surveys, individual and team interviews, journals,examinations, performance-based assessment, informal conversations with students and mentors,and email and oral feedback from mentors. The surveys included pre/post student assessment oftheir learning gains (SALG), peer evaluations, student course

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Edward Fritz Hillman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Gerald Luciano Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Isamarie Vega Morales, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

versions of the same topic multiple times until they pass, or “master”, the topic, corresponding to “A” quality work. Learning cycles therefore occur as students repeat the same topics, and their progress is assessed by passing rates and by comparing evolving responses to the same test topics. • Concept questions that elicit qualitative responses and written explanations are deployed with each topic. The learning cycle here consists when students respond to a ConcepTest accessed via the Concept Warehouse1, typically before class, observe the range of answers and comments from other students, receive feedback and/or participate in a peer discussion, and re-attempt

Conference Session

What Are Crucial Barriers and Opportunities to Bring Our Whole Selves to Engineering Education? Moving Watermelons Together

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Ann D. Christy P.E., The Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University and A&M College; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Julia D. Thompson, University of San Francisco

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is Professor of Engineering Education Research in the Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines, USA. Dr. Leydens’ research and teaching interests are in engineering education, communication, and social justice. Dr. Leydens is author or co-author of 40 peer-reviewed papers, co-author of Engineering and Sustainable Community

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Udayan Das, Saint Mary's College of California

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

particularly suited to a TA or peer (Optional) tutor.) Finals week Project Demo project The project presentation which Presentation demos the project can be before Submit source code the final project submission Project submission and report Ethical Reflection For you project, consider each of the following and write in brief regarding each of these points of consideration: • Who are the stakeholders for your project? (Note: it could be you, otherwise there is at least the user and the programmer.) • What are the concerns of the stakeholders? • How are the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

,including during their pre-college careers. Radunzel et al.’s recent study [7, p. 1] found that“students with both expressed and measured interest in STEM were more likely to persist andcomplete a STEM degree than those with either expressed or measured interest only, as well asthose with no interest in STEM.” Furthermore, research is investigating the troubling phenomenaof extended time to finish college and higher drop-out rates for STEM programs as compared toothers [e.g., 8].STEM by the numbersPines [9] writes that “one of the greatest and most enduring strengths of the United States hasbeen its ability to attract global talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) to bolster its economic and technological competitiveness

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janece Shaffer

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

cognitively but also in the affectivedomain, fostering students’ identity as engineers who have an entrepreneurial mindset. We presenttwo accounts of how story-driven learning and focused team development were integrated intodifferent courses and highlight how they can amplify the impacts of activities fostering curiosity,connections, and value creation (the 3Cs), which nurture entrepreneurial mindset. In one, thisresults in students who have more clarity regarding their own engineering identity and the uniqueperspectives their peers can contribute. In the other, students learned and applied principles ofeffective teaming and used stories to reflect on their experiences. Student reflections, individuallyand in teams, show augmented self-awareness

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; Rob Twardock, College of Lake County

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

-efficacy, building their confidence that they can succeed at “real engineering”, and helpingbuild a support network of professors and peers that improves a student’s chances of persisting[5]. This paper focuses on the integration of a cost-effective, easy to implement design projectthat is appropriate for any freshman-level Engineering Design Graphics course but is particularlyappropriate for community college settings.BackgroundDevelopment of Dedicated MakerspaceSpurred by a requirement to integrate design projects into the Engineering Design Graphicscurriculum by the Illinois Community College’s Illinois Articulation Agreement (IAI), theCollege of Lake County (CLC) Engineering department developed design projects forEngineering Design Graphics

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeroen Pruyn, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

thirdyears and are tested on parts of this (teamwork, writing and presentation) individually in theirBachelor End Project (BEP). Due to this, many become the victim of the impact maximisationdescribed above as a result. Even though our approaches make sense at the course level, at acurriculum level there is too little variation to challenge them in their choices.Another recent development found within the Netherlands is the introduction of the ReflectiveEngineer. The idea behind this is twofold, due to the increasing speed of change in oursociety, we are all forced to become lifelong learners, so we need the skills to reflect on ourabilities for this. Furthermore, the (self) reflection will help students make more deliberatechoices concerning their

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daqing Hou; Yu Liu, Clarkson University

Sichuan University in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2011. His research interests include high- performance computing, computer architectures, real-time systems, and wireless sensor networks. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed research papers. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Best Practices and Lessons Learned on Organizing Effective Cohort-based Undergraduate Summer Research during COVID-19 Daqing Hou, Yu Liu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union; Benjamin Davis

] areintroduced. We then go into the history of fossil fuel technology (both for electricity andfuel/transportation), how it has evolved over time, and how it has affected Earth's climate.The next section of the course is on alternative/renewable electricity generation technologiessuch as nuclear, geothermal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, etc. [37], comparing them tohow electricity has traditionally been generated at scale. Students are asked to discuss potentialsocial and environmental consequences of implementing these technologies and how they relateto the culture, politics, and design of the built environment in their country/region of operation.This material builds into the first group project, where students write a report and give

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Elisa Riedo; Shelley L Anna; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University ; Stacey J Marks; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah "Ed" E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

transition, professional development, advancement, and satisfaction and support.Finally, the team focused its attention on institutional change versus efforts that exclusivelyfocused on new faculty, because advancement for AGEP faculty is typically limited by lack ofinfrastructure to support their needs [4], [5].3 Figure 1. Theory of Change for Project ELEVATE Our roadmap for change begins with a collaborative partnership among peer institutions,leadership buy-in, equity-minded partners, higher education expertise, and culturally responsiveevaluators, shown in Figure 1 (theory of change). The primary activities outlined in our theory ofchange include working collaboratively to meet a common goal, conducting research

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Capturing attrition decisions in engineering graduate students using longitudinal SMS dataKeywords: Attrition, longitudinal study, SMS (Short Message Service), time series dataAbstractThis research paper reports results from a longitudinal Short Message Service (SMS) text messagesurvey study that captured attrition decisions from engineering graduate students who decided toleave their Ph.D. program or change degree objectives from Ph.D. to M.S. (Master’s-leveldeparture). While past research has investigated doctoral attrition across disciplines to

Conference Session

Computers in Education 11 - Modulus 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brown, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Janies; Samira Shaikh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Zhuo Cheng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

masters students, and published over 90 peer reviewed journal articles and conference papers. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Multidisciplinary Engagement of Diverse Students in Computer Science Education through Research Focused on Social Media COVID-19 Misinformation1 AbstractThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted vital elements of personal and public health,society, and education. Increasingly with the viral pandemic, misinformation on health andscience issues has been disseminated online. We developed an undergraduate training programfocused on producing and presenting research to combat the

Conference Session

Professional Formation and Career Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Campbell Rea, Colorado School of Mines; Kylee Shiekh, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

highlighted? 2) How is HC employed as a tool for theory building and/or data analysis and interpretation, and what issues in engineering education, and specifically engineering ethics education, have been addressed using the lens of HC? and 3) What gaps can we identify in the literature on HC—again, specifically those related to ethics education—and what opportunities do these present for future research on HC and engineering ethics education?After describing our methods, we present our analysis of publications that engage with HC fromthe ASEE PEER database. We then discuss the implications of our findings, highlighting howHC may be unavoidable but could be productively repurposed in more holistic curriculumreform that

Conference Session

New Directions for Engineering Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains on the financial health of a company. She has published her research in Journal of Business Logistics, International Jour- nal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management and peer-reviewed proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & In- dustrial Distribution and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science &

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

introduction to work done by professional chemicalengineers, the resources available to help them be successful at KU, the curricular requirementsand expectations of chemical engineering students, and possible career opportunities; 2) anintroduction to engineering ethics, basic safety considerations, teamwork, and technical writing;and 3) an introduction to basic material and energy balances and fluid flow. This course was theonly chemical engineering course the students took during the freshman year. While teaching the first semester sophomore Material and Energy Balance course between2009 and 2012, students often remarked that the freshman class was boring and that they still didnot understand what chemical engineers did. Based on this feedback

Conference Session

Academic Success and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julianna S. Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

; for instance, Grove & Wasserman [14] examined the trajectories of college students’ GPA,while similar studies focused on undocumented youth [14] or compared students with ADHD and theirneurotypical peers [15]. These cases, however, include little or no mention of major or concentration, andso new work is needed to study GPA in the engineering context. In engineering education, many studiesthat propose a longitudinal approach to GPA focus more on between-subjects variables or treat a singlemeasure of GPA as an outcome. For instance, Durik et al. [16] and Bernold et al. [17] both include GPAas outcome variables, but they focus on students’ two-year cumulative GPA in time-delayed analysesrather than examine GPA across multiple time points

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nacarid Delgado, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Karen Judith Correa, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Disseminating: The historic contribution of women in general and to the STEM disciplines, particularly, which they deemed exciting and motivating. The idea was to spread the importance of women participating in STEM to the community. 4. Sharing: With their peers organizing the event as workshop collaborators. Also, sharing knowledge and experience acquired in each of their training areas to a younger community.Concerning the above, Danny, a university collaborating student, commented, "Thanks to theposter session of the meeting, I learned about a paleontology pioneer, Mary Anning, which mademe connect and extrapolate the biological sciences with the study of creatures that have been onearth for millions of

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Greg Rulifson P.E., USAID; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

ethics. Her book Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility will be published by The MIT Press in 2021. She is also the co-editor of Energy and Ethics? (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) and the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014). She regularly pub- lishes in peer-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy. American c Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement ; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

learners and STEM graduates tomeet the demand for a growing STEM workforce. Globally, students in the U.S. still trail thoseof peer countries when tested in the STEM subjects.1 The underrepresentation of certain minoritygroups in STEM fields demonstrates the need for quality education that is inclusive of peoplefrom all backgrounds.2 Prosperity for the future will rest on our nation’s ability to prepare for aninclusive and diverse STEM workforce.3-5Teachers are still the drivers and facilitators of any education reform6-7 and can foster a newgeneration of STEM learners and professionals.8-9 However, teachers are struggling to teacheffectively and often need to enhance their own content mastery.10-11 The National ScienceStandards established

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

environment, and the expectation thattreating each student equally is the same as treating each student fairly, regardless of their priorknowledge. Returning to Greeno and Collins’ work, they write that a preponderance of studies ineducational psychology show that students’ ability to solve problems and learn new conceptsdepended heavily on what students already knew. [2] The difference between the haves and thehave-nots in terms of prior knowledge and ease of transition into college is a barrier, especiallywhen it reinforces the perceived lack of belonging by women and underrepresented minorities inengineering. The book Bandwidth Recovery by Verschelden directly addresses the impacts thatpoverty, racism, and social marginalization have on

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

assist women in resisting or coping with situations thatmight interfere with their completing their doctoral studies. Given differences in thedirection of the proportions of domestic and international women attaining engineeringdegrees over time, understanding how the experiences of these two groups of womenmight differ became of particular interest to us.III. Focus Groups as an Initial Research ApproachWe sought to understand the many critical incidents or interactions with faculty, peers,family members, and others that in aggregate may lead to experiencing encouragement ordiscouragement. The best way to learn these details was to speak to the studentsthemselves and to ask them what techniques had either worked or failed in