explored peer-reviewed journal publications on P-12 engineering education from2000-2015 across five large periodical databases (PsycInfo, EBSCO Full text/ERIC, Scopus,Professional Development Collection, EBSCO Education source. Since we are interested in themeasures of students’ affective views with respect to engineering focused interventions, wemodified the search criteria to include terms such as interests, attitudes, self-efficacy, identity,motivation, and aspirations. These affective views were chosen as areas of concentrationbecause they are the most commonly used as measures that, if increased, would predict a higherlikelihood of students pursuing engineering. With the additional search terms for students’affective views, we repeated search
objectives V Planning a Class: Offers a structured methodology for organizing a class with emphasis on constructing an outline, board notes, and out-of-class activities VI Writing: Covers the fundamentals of making written presentations using the chalk board, vu-graphs, and PowerPoint slides VII Teaching Assessment: Covers student, peer and self-assessments and separates myth from fact regarding their usefulness. Classroom assessment techniques (Angelo and Cross, 1993) are illustrated throughout the seminars. VIII Communications - Speaking: Covers fundamentals of communication skills with emphasis on speaking to a group and generating positive emotion from students IX Communications – Questioning: Examines different
and conceptual information used to frame the problemin terms of needs/constraints; 2) design practices used (e.g., generating ideas, consideringmultiple stakeholders, remaining tentative); and 3) stylistic choices (e.g., organizing theirresponse, depicting context). We developed three DST scenarios and tested them in a chemicalengineering program over a three-year period (n=580). To make data analysis feasible, twoundergraduate peer-learning facilitators analyzed each DST independently (14 PLFscontributed), following minimal training. Results. Using a validity-as-argument approach (Linn,1994), we argue that the DST provides valid information about design problem-framing ability,provided the information is used for course improvement purposes
towards degree programs, those completing IEP may be at an academic advantagewhen compared to students with a similar academic background but who do not attend anintensive language training program. By improving students’ ability to communicate in thelanguage of instruction, IEP-attending students can become better equipped to engage in thelearning activities that lead to academic success, such as critical listening, taking notes, readingtextbook materials, understanding class lectures, performing writing assignments, interactingwith English-speaking peers in group assignments, and seeking assistance from English-speakingfaculty outside of the classroom. Regardless of a student’s field of study, an improved ability tounderstand and communicate in
diSessa’s p-prims (Louca, Elby, Hammer, & Kagey, 2004),but for this study I am simply identifying various views, habits of mind, and patterns of actionthat seem tethered to decisions in various contexts. My framework states that 1. Teachers haverepertoires of resources that are bigger than what you would see at any given time. 2. Resourcesget “called up” or activated in various combinations due to situational conditions in response toclassroom, contextual, peer or social contexts, and are not necessarily consistently called upevery time. 3. Sometimes co-activated resources may be highly unstable and sometimes theymay be mutually reinforcing.In this paper I’m particularly interested in teacher moves, authority, what counts as knowledgeand
learning, which they can use to make adjustments to their teaching.One definition of formative assessment is offered by Black and Wiliam (2009): Practice in a classroom is formative to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited, interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers, to make decisions about the next steps in instruction that are likely to be better, or better founded, than the decisions they would have taken in the absence of the evidence that was elicited. (p. 7)However, there are multiple viewpoints on the methods by which this evidence should beelicited. One view interprets formative assessment as a formal diagnostic test that produces ascore quantifying student achievement
desired performance level. At this point, students are self-regulated learners: they canset their own learning goals, determine how to best accomplish these goals, and monitor their progressin accomplishing them [1, Part II]. When self-regulated learners perceive deficits in their learning, they exhibit adaptive help-seeking:asking others for the resources necessary in order to learn independently [16], [17]. Students may engagein formal (approaching an instructor) or informal (approaching a peer or friend) help-seeking behavior.Students who use more metacognitive, cognitive, and resource management strategies are more likely toseek help when needed. Furthermore, students who exhibit high self-esteem appear more likely to seekhelp when needed
engineering educator might be expected to possess. This has profoundimplications for the design of future courses for beginning teachers of engineering and alliedsubjects.(b) Findings related to becoming a professional engineering educatorOne of us (John) was much affected by the fact that much of the discussion seemed to focus onthe personal problems of the teacher, in particular the teaching versus research conflict. Itseemed there were no lines of accountability and that everything was governed by a strongmotivation to write papers to be published in internationally peer reviewed journals. He alsonoted a similarity with the problems faced by the beginning schoolteacher and considered thatthe workshop should have begun with a discussion of
. (2003). Introduction to the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs) Project. Proceeding of the International School of Physics.17. Haller, C.R., Gallagher, V.J., Weldon, T.L., & Felder, R.M. (2000). Dynamics of peer education in cooperative learning groups. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(3), 285-293.18. Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university (4th ed). Berkshire, England: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education (UK).19. Lopez, J.A., Love, C., & Watters, D. (2014). Clickers in biosciences: Do they improve academic performance? International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22, 26-41.20. Felder, R.M. &
Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) Deputy Direc- tor and managed its Summer Bridge, Academies of Engineering, and University Success components. I earned a BS in Civil Engineering from University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in 2005 and a MS in En- gineering Management from UAA in 2009. I have taught the Introduction to Engineering course at UAA 5 times. I have more than five years of construction and engineering professional experience in Alaska. I specialized in water and sewer projects in remote Alaskan villages. My responsibilities have included design assistance, technical report and permit writing, feasibility studies, and business plan preparations. Previous work includes conceptual design of
through writing, speech and engineering drawings. • Create a Community: Allow students to make connections with the Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering community and develop support systems that will help them succeed during their time as students. This includes getting to know the faculty, understanding department procedures, finding extra-curricular opportunities and gaining exposure to other academic opportunities such as study abroad.New Freshmen YearTo address these goals, several structural changes were made. First, all Mechanical Engineeringfreshmen were put in a lockstep program so that they took the same four core ME courses duringthe same quarter with block scheduling. This ensured that all ME freshmen would
(modified from [7] Figure G-1; dashed linesand elements in blue added by the author)The only explicit mention of listening in the BOK3 is in the discussion of communication, whichhas both cognitive and affective outcomes: In creating designs that benefit all, the civil engineer must be able to listen and convey information appropriately to diverse audiences. …When civil engineers communicate, they integrate multiple forms of communication appropriate for the audience, such as listening, observing, speaking, writing, as well as nonverbal, visual, and graphical communication. [7, p. 44]Despite the lack of explicit discussion of listening with respect to other outcomes within theBOK3, these connections are present. The professional
also fostergreater buy-in from the faculty, the majority of whom in the department were hired after theprevious assessment plan was developed. However, while the engineering programs in thedepartment decided to write all of their performance indicators from scratch, the computerscience program took a different approach.There were two “Aha!” moments that critically shaped the development of the CS assessmentplan. As mentioned earlier, the first occurred when examining the list of 52 eKSOs and realizingthat they were performance indicators, some with a noticeable degree of alignment to indicatorstypically used in assessing ABET Student Outcomes. By choosing those eKSOs that exhibitedsuch alignment, the program could form the nucleus of an
AC 2007-1234: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? ENGINEERING STUDENTS'PERSISTENCE IS BASED ON LITTLE EXPERIENCE OR DATAGary Lichtenstein, Stanford University Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D., is a Consulting Associate Professor of Engineering at Stanford University, specializing in quantitative and qualitative research methods. His areas of intellectual interest include engineering education, community-based research, and education evaluation and policy. His extensive teaching experience includes courses on qualitative research methods (for graduate students), and on writing and critical thinking (for students ranging from high school to professionals). He lives in southeast Utah. He can be contacted at
describing mentoring relationships. Participants discussed their experiencesand expectations, which were compared to research findings on mentoring, and generated manysuggestions.Several grant-related workshops have also been held. ADVANCE collaborated with the URIResearch Office in sponsoring a series of Grant Development Workshops geared toward juniorfaculty; these included sessions on Securing Funding, Collaborative Proposals, and GrantFunding. A Post-Award Grant Management Workshop is planned in the near future to provideconcrete advice for navigating the university bureaucracy once a grant is received.Monthly Writing Workshops, facilitated by a member of the ADVANCE leadership team, arealso being held. These provide a defined time set aside for
improvement.Assessing student learning of the engineering design process is particularly challenging, andefforts to assess design competency are varied 5-6. Examples of using surveys include self-assessments of abilities and knowledge7-8 and peer-based instruments where students assess the Page 7.310.1competency of their peers9-10. Examples of performance-based assessments include: juries where Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education
of a scientist. Scientists aim to observe, infer,classify, predict, and hypothesize [14], [15]. In this sense the scientific method is based uponconsidering all of the different factors and data to form a conclusion. Another important aspect ofscience is that the “Scientific method does not insure the satisfactory solution of the problem...anymore than it insures the construction of an adequate hypothesis for the research problem” (p. 238)[16]. This statement suggests that a scientist’s mindset is primarily focused on the problemdefinition stage of problem solving.The problem-solving mindset is also evidenced in an expansive range of disciplines through theiracademic writing. It is apparent in social sciences, such as psychology, through
, social constructions and hierarchies, historical background, andsocioeconomic status among other social constructs. As Anzaldúa explored her ownupbringing and lived reality, she deconstructed those spaces she inhabited where she faceddiscrimination and ambiguity to imagine and (re)shape a third space where new realitiescould exist [16]. Through a process of self-reflexivity, Anzaldúa explains, Nepantla becomesa (re)imagined space rather than a dichotomy of worlds [16]. Anzaldúa claims that Nepantlasoften emerge through writing – the writing that comes from deep and critical reflection thateventually leads to a process that catalyzes transformation.Nepantla is also a way to explore the world through lived experience and engage indecolonial
educational and engineering-focused platforms. These platforms were peer-reviewed focused-based databases in EBSCOhost,JSTOR, ProQuest, Web of Science, SpringerLink, and ASTS. The purpose of the SLR is toanalyze as many databases as possible, to enhance the search done in the previous work. Thesummary of the review protocol is shown in Figure 3. Knowing the platforms to be used, and the search phrase, the missing step from the firstphase comprised calculating the capture rate for the platforms selected (Figure 3), using thescoping set. The capture rate is a percentage that represents the ability to retrieve publicationsthat actually exist on the platforms, using the search terms19 (Figure 3) That is, it provides onemeasure of the quality of
SQL-Tutor and esql have been developed to provide interactiveand personalized learning experiences, focusing on individualized instruction and semanticfeedback [2, 23]. These systems address common SQL misconceptions and anti-patterns byoffering dynamic feedback and visual step-by-step explanations of query execution, distinct fromtraditional teaching methods [24, 25]. The proposed Generative AI model aims to extend theseapproaches by providing nuanced semantic error feedback without revealing solutions,encouraging deeper exploration and self-guided learning, representing a novel direction in SQLeducation [26, 27].[28] investigates the effectiveness of peer correction in SQL and NoSQL learning, suggesting it asa viable alternative to
Cooperative Writing and Oral Presentation as Peer Teaching – Evaluating the Effectivenessof Element of Inductive Teaching and Social Constructivism on Student Outcomes”, Proc. ASEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, 2009, Session T4D.4. Kitto, K. L., “Developing and Assessing Conceptual Information in Materials Engineering, Using WrittenResearch Papers and Oral Poster Presentations, “Proc. ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008, SessionF4A.5. Kitto, K. L., “The Sound of Materials: Creating Excitement for Materials Engineering and Science InEngineering Technology Programs, June 2007, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, AC 2007-297.6. Kitto, K. L., “Analyzing What Students Write About Materials – Another Strategy for Developing ConceptualLearning in a
havecreated for our students.2. Schumacher’s Intermediate Technology as the Precursor to Appropriate Technology Appropriate technology is widely credited as an outgrowth of the ideas expressed by the“radical economist”1 Ernst Friedrich “Fritz” Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful: A Studyof Economics as if People Mattered2, which is a compilation and synthesis of his writings andwork from the 1940s through 1960s in which he developed the concept of “IntermediateTechnology”. The origins of Intermediate Technology reside in Schumacher’s criticism ofconventional development practices, which assumed that the problems of the developing worldcould be solved by the transfer of capital-intensive, large-scale technologies from theindustrialized
targetperformances of understanding, and how well they lend themselves to evaluating individualstudent performances” [1, p. 356]. It is known that aspects of student identity have significanteffects on academic performance [11], but their absence from constructive alignment means thateducators have not been provided guidance on how to implement constructive alignment in away that equitably benefits all students and ensures inclusion of a diverse range of studentbackgrounds.Biggs [1] mentioned that teaching and learning activities do not need to be the sole domain oftraditional instructor-led lectures; peer groups and independent learning are also viable avenuesof activities in a constructively aligned course. However, both forms of learning carry their
enables the creation of personalized learning content, automated feedback, and real-timeacademic support. A notable example is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a large language model trained togenerate human-like text responses, assisting students and educators in various academic tasks,including writing, coding, and content summarization [4]. While several generative AI models,such as Google Bard and Anthropic's Claude, offer similar capabilities, ChatGPT is known for itswidespread adoption in educational contexts, its advanced natural language processingcapabilities, and its frequent integration into learning management systems and academicworkflows. These factors position ChatGPT as a leading AI tool in education, making it an idealcase for examining the
).MethodologyCollaborative autoethnography (CAE) is a qualitative research method that combines personalnarratives with cultural analysis, enabling researchers to explore shared experiences within aspecific context. This work follows the CAE research framework of data collection, analysis, andoutcome writing presented in Chang et al. (2013). Prior to the CAE study, the research team wasinitially formed as part of a CoP supported by a National Science Foundation-funded center attheir home university. The primary objective of the CoP was to foster and disseminate effectivereflection practices in engineering classrooms, with an emphasis on equity-minded teaching.There are six instructors involved in this study. The demographics of each are provided in Table1. The
offers more opportunities for innovative impact. Each increase in Innovative Impact requires more extensive research, design, and review in the innovative outcome. In IBL, students are encouraged to develop their learning and innovative solutions so they contain high levels of knowledge development (DoK-3 and DoK-4) and high levels of impact (Academia and Society levels).Tokenized Learning SystemThe tokenized system allows students to log, track, and provide evidence of their individual self-defined learning goals easily and efficiently to all course instructors involved. The token flowprocess also incorporates anonymous peer/instructor review as well, giving studentsresponsibility and experience in providing/receiving
supported by the findings of the study whereby persisters reported fewerrestraining forces while switchers reported fewer driving forces. The two driving forces that arecommon among persisters and switchers are formal support programs and peer supportprograms. Strengthening these two programs would increase the driving forces for all students.These findings will assist faculty, advisers, and program planners to better meet the needs ofwomen in engineering programs and likely help to reduce the attrition rates of women inengineering.Keywords: women engineering persistence environment motivation force-fieldWhile there is a general shortage of engineers, the need is acute in the under-represented areassuch as women and minorities. According to the
performance. However, it was the second language for students inboth institutions. Students were tasked to write a blog and to provide constant feedback and editinguntil producing a final product. Constant feedback and interactions confirmed that the onlinelearning activity was beneficial from a linguistic and cross-cultural perspective. Ultimately,students developed autonomy, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Note that this study showspossibilities for non-technical COIL activities with Engineering students, particularly those whohave a passion for learning new languages.Sustainability aspects and project-based learning (PBL) components can also be incorporated intoCOIL activities. For example, a virtual exchange (VE) was developed between
Director of the online Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Program at Penn State. Her research interests include graduate-and postdoctoral-level engineering education; attrition and persistence mechanisms, metrics, policy, and amelioration; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development for nontraditional data. Her NSF CAREER award studies master’s-level departure from the engineering doctorate as a mechanism of attrition. Catherine earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. © American Society for Engineering
title and abstract were carefully reviewed to find studies pertaining to theexperiences of racially minoritized populations in STEM entrepreneurship. For exclusioncriteria, all results were limited to peer-reviewed journals published in English if they fit all otherrequirements and studied underrepresented populations’ experiences or perceptions in STEMentrepreneurship. There was no time period specified in the exclusion criteria due to the limitedamount of literature published in STEM entrepreneurship so all research regardless of thepublication date was considered. Once all inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to thisliterature review search and all duplicates were removed there were eight articles remaining to befurther explored