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Design Teams 1

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

strive forin their own learning, monitor their progress towards those goals, and adapt and self-regulatetheir cognition, behaviors, and motivation in order to reach those goals. Students who believethey can learn (personal efficacy) and perceive their efforts to learn will result in desiredoutcomes (outcome expectancy) [18], [19] are more likely to report the use of self-regulatorystrategies associated with task orientation [23], [24].Self-regulatory strategies are important because they can be used by learners to manage theiracademic time on projects or tasks, prioritize and reflect on their progress towards learning goals,and seek help when experiencing difficulty [20]. By contrast, students with low self-efficacymay perceive that they aren’t

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

mobile platform has been helpful in making necessary updates. Someof the steps taken include: • Content delivery enhancements through the mobile learning experience with iPad, eBooks, and apps. • Applied content development includes industry-focused live case studies, videos, interviews, and podcasts. • Teaching enhancement includes quality matters certification and the use of industry executives to co-teach classes • Learning experience enhancement includes reflective discussion boards, group projects, and peer-group learning. Based on the 15 years of development and improvement, the Master of Industrial Distributionprogram was awarded the following two awards: • 2016 21st Century Best Practice Distance Learning from

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Ming Tomayko, Towson University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

paper where weexplore how 53 kindergartners tested their first try design attempts, were prompted to engage infailure analysis when their designs failed, and planned their second designs.BackgroundThe Epistemic Practice of Persisting and Learning from FailureOne way to investigate preschool through grade 12 (P-12) students’ engagement in engineeringis through the frame of epistemic practices of engineering. These epistemic practices representthe ways of knowing and doing that are reflective of professional engineering practice andappropriate for P-12 students. Epistemic practices may also be regarded as ways of doing that arecentral to the development of an engineering identity. Cunningham and Kelly identified sixteenepistemic practices of

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Lessons Learned about Faculty Development!

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Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Faculty Development Division

Students [4]. Then in Inclusive Classrooms, we presenthow individual unconscious biases can affect us and our classrooms as teachers and encourageTAs to self-reflect on their role as authority figures in some scenarios and confront their bias wherethey can.Lessons Learned NEO has been offered since 1997; the authors have been presenting NEO in its currentform since 2016. Each session we ask attendees for self-reported feedback (free response questionsand Likert scale 1 to 5 on knowledge gained, quality of content and presentation, and satisfactionwith workshop). Data collected are intended for program improvement and are not rigorous. Thelessons we have learned over the past several years will help to shape the future of NEO. TAs

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Luciana Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiansong Zhang

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Pre-College Engineering Education

National Science Foundation (NSF). This material isbased on work supported by the NSF under Grant No. 1827733. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References[1] Diefes-Dux, H. A., Moore, T., Zawojewski, J., Imbrie, P. K., & Follman, D. (2004, October). A framework for posing open-ended engineering problems: Model-eliciting activities. In 34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. (pp. F1A-3). IEEE. Appendix A – Take-off Chart Panel Number Dimensions Weight for 1 panel Quantity of equal Panels

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus B. Bartels, San Antonio College; Charles Chris Navarro, The DoSeum

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

) participate in an organizedservice activity that meets identified community needs, and (b) reflect on the service activity insuch a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of thediscipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility” (p. 112). Service-learning has been found to enhance students’ collaboration skills [5], civic engagement,interpersonal skills [6], [7], and their ability to apply knowledge to problem-solving [8].There is a large variety of service-learning projects developed at other institutions of higherlearning [9] – [11] such as EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service), PROCEED(PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING DESIGN), PublicService Design

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Courtney Green P.E.

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

that contribute to how women develop their engineering identity and persist inengineering programs is necessary in understanding student satisfaction, achievement, andoutcome expectations. The following section presents the theoretical framework and for the proposed researchwhich includes a brief review of notable research on identity theory and women in engineering.The methodology section outlines the proposed participants, data collection, data analysis, andwill be followed by a discussion of major findings for this study. The paper will conclude witha discussion of the results, implications of the findings, recommendations for future research, anda personal reflection on the research process.Theoretical Framework and Literature

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Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

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Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo; Lauren Kuryloski, University at Buffalo; Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo

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Engineering Libraries

range, and include the budget in an appendix to the primary report as well. The limitedbudget forced students to (in some instances dramatically) reconsider their recommendations,now striking a balance between satisfying their client and meeting ethical obligations to deliver asafe final product to consumers.The project as whole reflects a number of innovative pedagogical approaches that dependedentirely on the full integration of instructors, researchers, and librarians: the entirety of thepedagogical case study, including the syllabus schedule, the assignments, the instructionallesson, and the assessment was developed collaboratively. This unique approach provides thebasis for the authors’ results and discussion.Results and DiscussionAt the

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

integration of the fundamentals learned in ENGR 110. Included amongstnumerous skills institutionally-identified as “fundamental” was programming, hence all SSoEengineering students – regardless of discipline – are exposed to edification in the basics ofprogramming.Associated programming curriculum developed for this sequence was heavily influenced by adesire to reflect the varying nature of programming applications throughout industry and theengineering profession. In other words, it is virtually impossible to expose students to all of thepossible programming “styles” and dozens of varying programming languages rampant in themodern work force. Accordingly, pedagogy throughout both ENGR 110 and 111 has beendesigned to expose students to multiple types

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

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Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Elaine Marie Westbrook, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

poster.FundingThis project is funded by the National Science Foundation under Award XXX- XXXXXX. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] N. Veurink and A. Hamlin, "Spatial Visualization Skills: Impact on Confidence and Success in an Engineering Curriculum," presented at the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/18591.[2] E. Towle, J. Mann, B. Kinsey, E. J. O. Brien, C. F. Bauer, and R. Champoux, "Assessing the self efficacy and spatial ability of engineering students from multiple disciplines," in

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Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

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Greg Rulifson P.E., U.S. Agency for International Development; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

why he left engineering, then the university altogether because he could not align hisown goals for systemic change with the many chemistry and math classes required of theengineering degree. He was much happier working with his hands, playing music, and gettinginto an Internet of Things startup company. Travis had more significant mental health challenges(medically diagnosed before entering college), and his story is further elaborated below.ConcussionsCombining both the physical and mental health issues were a surprising number of concussions.As referenced in the first section, traumatic brain injury is more common than may be expected,but it was still a surprising finding that three students: Miranda (yr2/reflect yr3), Tucker (yr

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Alaa Abdalla, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech ; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Student

semester they standardized it [labs], which made itvery hard for just a one credit class, and it's just too much work that you have to put into it.“-DeviBalancing in-class and out-of-classWe asked the students to reflect on how their time is being distributed between being inside andoutside of the class. Out of the ten participants, five students commented on spending more timeoutside of the classroom, mainly dedicated to studying and completion of assignments. Therewere three students who felt that their time balances out between inside and outside of class.One of the students highlighted how the class meeting time is relatively limited, which leaves themajority of the day to the students to spend however they like: “there's definitely a lot more

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

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Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

work may include women who were on the verge of choosing engineering but choseanother career path. This work may also investigate other groups within the U.S. and Moroccancultures. A quantitative approach may be implemented to produce more generalizable results thatmay produce a broader impact.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant N.1927125. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] R. A. Ellis, “Is U.S. Science and Technology Adrift,” Science and Technology, 2007. .[2] T. U. . News, “The U.S. News/Raytheon STEM

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Amrita Dhakal Ghimire, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

programming than their peers in fall 2018 is higherat 49.4% than subsequent semesters. There is no substantial difference in perception of femalescross the semesters. Male students largely do not express a perception that they are better atcomputer programming than females.Figure 4. Perceptions of Males versus Females in Post- surveys Fall 2018 and Fall 2019(Column labels are in percentage).The racial demographics of the classes studied reflect the underrepresentation of racial minoritiesin computer science education. All fall 2018 data is from CS0 students with a major in computerscience or software engineering. Spring 2019 data represents CS1 students not in a computingmajor, while the fall 2019 data is from CS1 students in those computing

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Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

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Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

6D. The Defender - (strategic/ annotated design reflective diagram knowledge about about how to solving problems) -Which events could not have happened? -How is …similar to …? -What are some other outcomes? -Is there a better solution to…? -Can you design a…to…? - Why did …occur? -What do you think about…? -Can you see a possible

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2016 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Victoria Sorg; Lilian Johnson; Alexandra Westbrook; Susan Daniel

event was also good because it connected me with other females on the same track as me.” The responses demonstrate the program’s success in broadening the participants’ view of fe-males in STEM and introducing them to a field they may not have considered beforehand.Discussion and Conclusion: Implications and lasting effects ofWOMEN EventThese statistics reflect the impact the WOMEN Event is having on the rural community surround-ing Cornell. The two-thirds of the participants in the WOMEN Event had not previously partici-pated in a STEM related outreach event but by the end of the event, 88% reported that they wouldseriously consider a career in STEM. In our followup survey, at least four years after the WOMENEvent, all our respondents

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2020 PPC

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Miriam Quintal

• Goals of ASEE Advocacy – Conducting outreach to Congress to support funding and sound policy for engineering research and education – Supporting ASEE Councils to enhance advocacy goals of deans and other constituencies – Engaging the Administration and federal agency officials to inform future programs and create new opportunities – Elevating the role of ASEE within the Washington, DC-based scientific, STEM, and higher education advocacy communities and ensuring community advocacy reflects ASEE prioritiesAdvocacy: What’s the Point?Why Advocate?• Advocacy: The process by which ordinary citizens make their interests known to Congress• You can help Members of Congress make informed decisions on key policies impacting engineering research

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Muhammad Khan; Mohamed Ibrahim

effectiveness of engineering modeling and design curriculum, it is important todetermine self-efficacy of both male and female students. In most of the engineering courses, thequality of students’ projects design is highly dependent on their design thinking and the cognitiveprocesses to reflect on their own designs during the process. One of the most used pedagogicalmodels for teaching modeling and design is through project-based learning (PBL). The logicbehind the use of PBL in design thinking is that students are exposed to the complex processes ofinquiry and learning that designers normally perform in a systems context. They make decisionsas they develop the project, work collaboratively with team members, and interact with theirpeers to complete

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

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Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

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Engineering Design Graphics

, and proximity toother objects were measure before the new drawings course was introduced and following theimplementation of the course. No statistically significant changes were observed in thesemeasurements. Instructors of this follow-on course noted that there was some improvement instudent’s ability to produce site maps and drawings, though the improvement was not large.These survey results displayed in Figures 2 through 4 may reflect some of the difficultiesencountered in the first offering of the course including the need for additional student supportsfor the demands of this new course. 25 Before After 20 % of Students 15 10

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Sponsorship Brochure (CSB): a chapter fund development template that is consistent with the CMT and NRP Reports for chapters to use to secure funds. Table 6 shows the NRP report requirements for NRP v.3. Unlike its predecessors, the NRPv.3 requirements are minimal recording the most valuable information to ensure full use of thechapters’ ecosystem with SHPE national support as an equal partner. Reducing the NRP v.2requirements to two pages, the chapters provide their accomplishments and supporting quantifiableevidence. Support needed and lessons learned encouraged chapter leaders to reflect on theirperformance based on the results of the previous two pages in the report. Fig. 3 shows thecontinuous cycle guiding chapters on how to reflect on

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Katherine Gisi, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Phillip H Jones III, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

advantageous. Further, the pairing ofROS2 and Webots is not limited to these configurations, packages, and communicationprotocols. There are many arrangements in connecting ROS and Webots for education notdetailed in this report.The specific connections constructed in this research were found to have various obstacles whosesolutions are described in the following and reflected in Table II. Firstly, Webots runs mostreliably with an NVIDIA or AMD OpenGL graphics adaptor. Neither Oracle nor VMware freeversions, which were the virtual machine platforms utilized during this project, support Webots’sgraphics preference. This was found to have minimal effect on the performance of the simplesimulations if the rendering options were adjusted. For heavier

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Andrew Richard Kline, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fernanda L. Leite, University of Texas, Austin; Eduardo Luis Isatto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

Means Online, MS Project, Synchro, Bluebeam, and Recap.The hands-on portion of the course is currently divided into four modules: (1) model-based costestimating, (2) scheduling and 4D simulation, (3) design coordination, and (4) as-built modeling.Each module takes four classes to complete, which include: an introductory lecture on that topic,two hands-on lab classes, and a reflection class where two (out of eight) student teams presenttheir work for that specific module. The longest hands-on module of the course is designcoordination as it includes an industry-led, mock-design coordination session as well asdiscussions on BIM Project Execution Planning. In addition to the hands-on portion of thecourse, the students are also exposed to industry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Learning 2

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Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia; Douglas J. Hacker

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and divided into units that can be coded viaa coding scheme that is based on a priori theoretical assumptions about the processing involvedin the task at hand. Both the frequency of the coded verbalizations and the sequence of thecoded verbalizations can be used as measures of metacognition.Metacognitive declarative knowledge is more likely to be validly measured by off-line measures.[15]. Metacognitive declarative knowledge reflects stable knowledge and beliefs about oneselfas a problem solver and stable traits that one has about performing specific cognitive skills. Aperson’s stable knowledge, beliefs, and traits, although potentially influencing one’s cognitiveactivity, can be retrieved at any time, are resistant to change, and can be

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

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James Christopher Foreman, University of Louisville; Aly Farag, University of Louisville; Asem Ali, University of Louisville; Islam Alkabbany, University of Louisville; Marci S. Decaro, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

classroom, both the instructor and student can objectivelyobserve this metric. Instructors can use the metric to tailor delivery of the course material,spending more or less time on concepts, and move away from ineffective teaching methodsand towards effective methods. Students, given this knowledge of their own engagement,can reflect on why they may be disengaged, potentially become motivated to improve theirengagement, and communicate effectively with the instructor to seek assistance. Once theproblem of disengagement is identified and associated with specific classroom activities andconcepts, both the student and instructor can work together towards a successful learningoutcome.1.3 How Measuring Engagement Facilitates Better Evaluation of

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Cognitive Skills Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vetria Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendall Roark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent T. Ladd, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

collection of responses and not in terms ofeach individual perception of the system.Responses were grouped into usability and learnability subscales. Ninety-two responses for eachsubscale were coded and used to calculate the mean. Because the statements alternate betweenthe positive and negative, care is taken when calculating the mean [20] for each subscale. Thelatest research suggests that negatively worded items should not be used because they measuredifferent constructs [22]. To address this issue, items from even numbered statements werereverse scored before calculating the mean score. The first subscale reflects responses related tothe participants’ perception of the usability of the method. For this subscale, the mean score wascalculated from

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Johnny Thien Pham, Robert Morris University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, timers, counters, calculations, conversions, logic into the programming environment thatcan be used in placing and moving objects. The output menu exports the game into the VR Plazamode and also performs outputs like lighting up the screen, make sounds, vibrates, and emitslights – for making game effects. After the menus are covered, a quick review on them weredone by asking the participants to reflect. Similar to other computer software, the developmentenvironment has three visual display modes the Game, 3D, and 2D Views. The participants wereintroduced to the three display modes (Figure 4) before the game development exercises started. Figure 4. (a) Game, (b) 3D, and (c) 2D ViewsDeveloping a Simple GameParticipants were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Thought

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

) Reflection and Association, and(7) Prior Ethics Training. In addition to a separate ASEE manuscript detailing these results [50], apaper presenting a methodological overview on strategies for pairing phenomenography with CITis in development [52].Future WorkFuture research related to RQ1 will include (1) finalizing a set of categories; (2) identifying therelationships between categories; and (3) generating an outcome space that presents thatcategories, their dimensions of variation, and the inter-relationships between categories. Thisanalytic process will be further supported by developing “themes of expanding awareness” whichrepresent key features of each category that manifest in different ways for each category. Thefinalized outcome space will be

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Julie P. Martin, Ohio State University

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New Engineering Educators

, Significance, Futuristic—whether I use their language or use the themes as starting points for describing myself using my own words. Writing prompts: • What are some strengths of yours that other people have commented on, and how have these strengths affected your accomplishments? [16] • Do you feel as though you have a gift or calling? How can you share this gift or best answer the call in a way that will fulfill you? [17] 2. Reflect on your values. My core value is relationships. Indeed.com suggests that you might also ask the people who know you best what they believe you value. 3 Writing prompts

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University

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Construction Engineering

matriculate, but had completed the requirements, as they now were forced tomatriculate to continue their studies. Since Fall 2017, the percentage of pre-construction majorshas been steady in the 60-65% range of the total construction student population. Thispercentage is still much higher than what was anticipated based upon academic requirements.BackgroundThe two needs identified in the self-study (retention and academic support) lead to the theoreticalunderpinning of this proposed study, Tinto’s theory of student engagement and retention [1975,1993]. The theory identifies the pre-academic individual’s identity, educational and socialexperiences, and family influence as both “predictors of and reflections… in that collegiateenvironment” (Tinto, 1975

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Teaching Statics: What and How?

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

all statics problems, including particle problems and rigid body problems; the calculationof internal forces or external forces; and problems involving a frame, a machine, or a truss. Thisapproach is also applicable to solving problems in other courses such as Strength of Materialsand Dynamics. In this approach, the first step in solving any problem is to articulate a “Strategy.”This simple step requires the students to take a few moments to reflect on the problem and writedown a strategy rather than trying to pattern match or “find the right equation.” If the strategy isNewton’s 2nd law, which it often is in Statics, then the next step is for students to “Choose aSystem.” Students are required to define the system by drawing a dotted line