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Aerospace Division Technical Session: Student Success

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; MacKenzie Reber, Grove City College

. Washington, DC.Charleston, L. J., Adserias, R. P., Lang, N. M., & Jackson, J. F. (2014). Intersectionality and STEM: The role of race and gender in the academic pursuits of African American women in STEM. Journal of Progressive Policy & Practice, 2(3), 273-293.DeBartolo, E., Bailey, M., Zaczek, M., Schriefer, T., Kelley, P., Ramaswamy, M., & Ryczko, N. (2007, June). Traveling Engineering Activity Kits–Energy and the Environment: Designed by College Students for Middle School Students. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii.Derck, J., Zahn, K., Finks, J. F., Mand, S., & Sandhu, G. (2016). Doctors of tomorrow: an innovative curriculum connecting underrepresented minority high school students to

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

calledAdvanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP), we havedeveloped an electronic engineering notebook to support engineering design coursework at themiddle and high school levels. The electronic notebooks have associated rubrics to be used forboth research and grading purposes, and these rubrics have been tailored specifically to both themiddle school and high school audiences. In this paper, a description of the engineering notebook,known as the Engineering Design Process Log or EDP Log, and the associated rubrics areprovided. This is accompanied by feedback from teachers about the benefits and challenges ofusing the EDP logs in the classroom after one or more semesters of implementing the AMP-IT-UP curriculum

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper focuses on two outreach programs for middle schoolgirls run by WE@RIT and WIT: Park & Ride, a two day program for girls in grades 6-8 andGirls Technology Day for girls from 4th-7th grades. This paper outlines the analysis andenhancement of existing assessment tools used by two outreach programs. The improvementstrategy includes integrating a social science based perspective on creating survey questions fromintended behaviors and associated outcomes as well as through using age-appropriate language.In addition, a revised stream-lined approach including summative assessment and both indirectand direct measures is presented as an alternative to an existing cumbersome structure basedheavily on formative assessment and indirect measures

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Benito Mendoza

On Using Simulators and a Hybrid Approach for an Internetworking Technology Course Benito Mendoza | bmendoza@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Computer Engineering Technology New York City College of TechnologyThis paper presents an implementation of a hybrid course in advanced computer networksfocused on internetworking technologies. Professional networking equipment is expensive andsetting up a big enough networking laboratory can be costly. To overcome this problem, thecourse makes use of online and offline computer networks simulators that help the students topractice the concepts and skills required to obtain a

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

G. Beate Zimmer; eremy S. Flores; Alexey L. Sadovski

background or situation of afreshman. Having been recruited in the Advanced Calculus class for a research project inApplied Mathematics, Jeremy was supported as a research student under a NASA grant whichallowed him to be paid for up to 19.5 hours of research activity per week.Research Set–upThe student was incorporated into an integrated research environment within the Division ofNearshore Research and the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at TAMU-CC. Within the academic unit he was included in weekly research meetings with Dr. Zimmer,Dr. Sadovski and their research students. On the Division of Nearshore Research side, Dr. Tissothelped him understand the Matlab program for neural networks and gave him a share of an officeto further

Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Hassanein Jaleel Radhi, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering research. The NSF Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program [9] promotes and supports research involvement, and this activityclearly has the potential to benefit students. Pascarella and Terenzini [10] note several positiveoutcomes for students who participate in undergraduate research programs, among them greaterretention in the curriculum and greater likelihood of enrolling in graduate school.On the other hand, Seymour et al. [11] argue that most studies of undergraduate research did notinclude proper control groups, used biased samples or failed to provide sufficient details of theirevaluation methods. However, Kevin Gibbons et al. [12] have developed an approach to involve agroup of senior mechanical students that were

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3049: FACULTY BELIEFS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DE-SIGN EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY COMPARING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP AND DESIGN FACULTYDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

(F.RSA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (F.RSPH). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Diplomacy: Preliminary Results from an Initial Pilot CourseAbstractA new course, “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Diplomacy,” hasbeen developed at the Missouri University of Science and Technology to introduce engineeringstudents to the field of foreign relations and the tripartite objectives of: 1) science in diplomacy;2) science for diplomacy; and 3) diplomacy for science. The course employs an availablescholarly monograph as a text and integrates materials created by the Center for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

initiatives in southwest Virginia.Mr. Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia TechDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Dr. Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI. Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, the effects of curriculum on design cognition, the effects of differing design pedagogies on

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Daniel Kostar, Daniel Webster College; John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Engineering Design Graphics

Engineering Education, 2015 On the Development of an Automated Course Assessment ToolAbstractHigher education assessment is typically addressed at three levels: course, program, andinstitution. While commercial products for aid in the assessment process exist, a developmentalAutomated Course Assessment Tool (ACAT) is presented. Primary features and functionalityinclude simple and efficient set-up of course outcomes and the associated weighted mapping ofperformance indicators, Moodle integration, “No Submit Analysis,” basic statistical analysis,basic correlation studies, and auto-generation of a course outcomes assessment summary table.In this paper, extended functionality to program-level outcomes and enhancements to course-level outcomes

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Perspectives on Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie Pinkert, University of Central Florida; Steven Kuebler

: An Interview-Based Study of Ethics FrameworksAbstractUnderstanding institutional leaders’ perspectives on ethics frameworks can help us betterconceptualize where, how, and for whom ethics is made explicit across and within STEM relateddisciplines and, in turn, to better understand the ways developing professionals are enculturatedtoward responsibility within their disciplines. As part of an NSF-funded institutionaltransformation project, our research team conducted interviews with academic leaders about theframeworks of ethics in their home departments, programs, and fields. This paper reports on aseries of eleven (11) interviews whose content describes the perspectives of disciplinary leadersfrom biology, chemistry, computer science

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University; Bo Baker, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Nancy George, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Libraries

, 9, 10 Similar representational studies regard theeffect of the gender of the instructional agent in generating response from girls. Aninteresting and recent study from Plant, Baylor, Doerr, and Rosenberg-Kima uses acomputer-based learning environment and argues that female agents help generateinterest and encourage girls to participate in engineering-related projects.11Literature advocating pedagogical strategies that encourage girls to participate in STEMdisciplines tends to cover three broad groups: general advocacy and classroomenvironment strategies, reports on large-scale curriculum initiatives with an emphasis onstudents under-represented in STEM professions, and reports of science and engineeringprograms designed specifically for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. describes a course to teach softskills applicable to all students but little training on tackling open-ended problems. Rogge andLivesay presents a course to prepare biomedical engineering students using mini-design projects,however no details of the projects are given in the paper. Csavina and Seeney discuss a productdesign course for biomedical engineering students to prepare of open ended constraints bydesigning a Home Lift Position and Rehabilitation chair. Co et. al. write about a pre-capstonecourse for electrical engineers where teams work on various subsystems of an overall electricaldevice. A number of team and soft skills were also reinforced in the course to provide bettermanagement and integration of efforts. The course described in this

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Soundar Kumara; Robert Stone; Timothy Simpson; Janis Terpenny

of these research challenges, five faculty at four universities—PennState University (PSU), University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), Bucknell University, and VirginiaTech—are collaborating on medium-sized Information Technology Research (ITR) Grant fromthe National Science Foundation to develop an information technology infrastructure to supportproduct platform planning and customization5. We recognize that this is a relatively newdevelopment in engineering design that is typically not part of the undergraduate education;therefore, we see an intrinsic relationship between the need for integrating the development ofresearch directly with educational enhancements to teach students about these concepts.The remainder of this paper describes an inter

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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International

of a region’s specific shrub drying ratios occurring using solar dryersled to the solar kiln PBL.4.2 Experiments Applied thermodynamics has been using good lab equipment available and experimentalactivities involving the use of refrigeration equipment, as well as HVAC, are common.Energy conversion using a small vapor power cycle plant is one of the most popularexperiments. Theoretical results are compared to experimental data gathered by a dataacquisition system. Teams are only allowed to carry out experiments after passing an oralexamination12. The level of integration achieved with these experiments is clearly lower than the onedescribed below for heat and mass transfer. In this case it was possible that, when dealingwith the French

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian James Slaboch, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Control of Automotive Mechanisms,” where theexamples used throughout the course are more automotive related.An important aspect of this new course is that it is vertically integrated, and the course uses oneprimary physical system throughout the course. For the “Simulation and Control of SpaceMechanisms” course presented in this paper, the course is centered around the mathematicalmodeling, simulation, and control of an innovative, planar pick and place mechanism that canchange its topology within its workspace [6]. By using one consistent physical systemthroughout the course, students have an opportunity to gradually build their system modeling andcontrols knowledge throughout the course and more fully understand each part of the process.This

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda C. Emberley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, [5], in a study of 17 Ohio institutions thattransitioned from quarters to semesters, found that although there was an increase in studentsbecoming de-motivated, there was an increase in students’ self-efficacy towards theircoursework. This research informed choices we made in our curriculum design, such as havingflexibility in the structure so that students could change majors in their first year and potentiallysecond year without a delay in graduation.Description of Case Study This paper focuses on the quarter to semester transition for a single department(mechanical engineering) at a large, public, undergraduate teaching focused university in thewestern United States. The university is 48% women and 52% men, 15% of students are

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

center - the first of its kind on any South Dakota university campus.Dr. Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Shaobo Huang is an Assistant Professor and the Stensaas Endowed STEM Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Her research interests in- clude student retention and academic performance in engineering, student achievement evaluation and assessment, and K-12 STEM curriculum design.Dr. Cassandra M Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Cassandra Degen received her B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

developing skills needed for advance experimentation.The ABET 2000 assessment criteria [1] requires the outcome of students’ academicperformances that includes students’ ability of designing and conducting their own experiments.For the past several years a variety of assessment surveys have been conducted in the MechanicalEngineering Program to investigate students’ opinion on the educational effects of laboratorycourses through the exit interviews, alumni surveys, and student focus groups. The numericaldata compiled from those surveys have showed that the ratings on certain categories such asdesigning components, systems, and experiments are lower than the other remaining outcomes[2]. Although the integration of design in the entire curriculum and

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

over 100 projects worldwide, more than 25,000 MWHVDC is under construction in 10 projects, and an additional 125,000 MW HVDC transmissioncapacity has been planned in 50 projects5. To account for the rapid growth of DC transmissionand its technology it is necessary to include the HVDC transmission into the undergraduatepower systems curriculum. Most undergraduate curricula have only one course on powersystems which is typically devoted to AC transmission systems. The Electrical and ComputerEngineering program at York College of Pennsylvania has four concentration areas: powersystems/energy conversion, embedded systems, signal processing/communication, and controlsystems. Every student is required to complete two of these four concentration

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McFarlane; James McBrayer

field, from basic research, to appliedresearch and product design and development. From the first implementation of electroniccalculating machines, the engineering discipline has been one of the most heavy users anddevelopers of computing technology. The ability to use this technology will determine theeffectiveness of the engineering student as they go to industry, perhaps only second inimportance to understanding the basic fundamentals of the chosen field of study. Thus, one ofthe goals of any successful curriculum will be to include training and experience in the use ofcomputing hardware and software. The engineering laboratory is an excellent opportunit y forthis purpose. One of the important aspects of using laboratory experiments

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Austin, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

cause is dueto lack of encouragement and support from teachers and family. Specifically, there is an absenceof evidence focusing on the reasons African Americans avoid subjects relating to engineering.The purpose of this study was to investigate causal factors underlying the avoidance ofengineering opportunities by African American students. The idea of disproportionate education is not a recent phenomenon. This concept has beenaround for decades. Although schools have progressively become integrated, the content studentslearn and achievement outcomes are still largely determined by race and class 2-5. Thisdemarcation follows students into higher education and the labor market, influencing the choicesthey make. At a time in which the United

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida; Kierra Marquis; Hannah Levine

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Industrial Engineering

absorption, perceived usefulness,service quality, system quality, information quality, accessibility, and privacy/security. Based onthe findings from focus group discussions, theoretical foundations, and empirical evidence, wewill hypothesize an innovative and integrated technology acceptance model for eLearning.In near future, we will analyze reliability of the models, fitness of the measured models, andconvergent validity by performing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We also plan to studyracial bias in E-learning. The framework and outcome of this study provide valuable guidelinesfor ISE departments that allow better understanding of Generation Z students' needs and theiracceptance of e-learning.Introduction and background:The COVID-19

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joel William Noble, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nathan W. Seibt, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, vendors, and pricing. Several measurements are requiredfor calculation of efficiency of a fuel cell and several variables could be rather easily controlledin order to determine their effects on efficiency. Therefore, with these considerations in mind,this proposal was accepted. Other factors considered in the selection of this equipment wererelatively easy setup, fairly user-friendly operation, adaptability to small student teams, and theability to be integrated with current laboratory data acquisition hardware and software. In orderto provide the students taking the Experimental Mechanics course with an ill-defined or open-ended problem experience per course objectives, students were tasked, as stated in the projectabstract, to research fuel

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard P.E., Mississippi State University; Braden T. Smith, Mississippi State University

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Materials

, this paper’s primary objective is to present detailsof a construction materials laboratory that has included a notable writing experience for severalyears, but recently incorporated panel evaluations to expose students to presenting andemphasize competition.The laboratory compliments CE 3313: Construction Materials, a lecture course which is arequired part of an ABET/EAC-accredited curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineering (BSCE). The laboratory was taught in a non-credit producing manner as part of CE3313 (3 total credit hours) until the 2014 spring semester, and thereafter the laboratory was a 1credit hour producing laboratory (4 credit hours for lecture and laboratory) with the CE 3311

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven G Northrup, Western New England University; John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #13650A Hybrid Approach to a Flipped Classroom for an Introductory CircuitsCourse for all Engineering MajorsDr. Steven G Northrup, Western New England University Dr. Steven G. Northrup, an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western New England University, earned a BSEE from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an MSEE & Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Before attending Vanderbilt University, he worked in the defense industry in Whites Sands, NM and in the automotive electronics industry designing climate control systems for Ford Motor Company. At Western New England University

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

yongxin deng; Wei Shi, China University of Mining and Technology

intrapreneurs'competence in Chinese context in a more comprehensive and in-depth way; The secondis to improve and reissue questionnaire, as much as possible to increase the number ofsamples, in order to cover more diverse types of intrapreneurs; Third, in the futureshould be based on the research results of the connotation and structure of intrapreneurs'competence, improving professional curriculum for colleges and universitiesentrepreneurship to advise and guide students within the organization based on jobs,innovative undertaking full integration of entrepreneurship education and professionaleducation, break through the traditional shackles of entrepreneurship educationpromote the talent cultivation system of colleges and universities set up a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas; Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas; Magdalena G Grohman, The University of Texas at Dallas; Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas; Matthew J. Brown PhD, Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology
, The University of Texas at Dallas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12674Exploring Implicit Understanding of Engineering Ethics in Student TeamsDr. Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas Eun Ah Lee is a graduate student at University of Texas at Dallas. She received her PhD in science education from Seoul National University in Korea and has worked for STEM education in which she has strong interest. Currently, she is studying for dual masters’ degree in Applied Cognitive Science and in Emerging Media and Communication for her professional development.Prof. Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas Nicholas Gans is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M Brevik, North Dakota State College of Science; Kristi Jean, North Dakota State College of Science; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

aerosols, assessment of student learning, and educational computer games.Dr. Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at North Dakota State University. He has a duel appointment with the Teacher Education Department and the Department of Construction Management and Engineering. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and received a Master’s of Civil Engineering and an Ed.D. in Technology Education from N.C. State University. He specializes in developing and integrating project-based activities into the K-12 classroom that incorporate engineering and STEM learning concepts as well as providing professional development for K-12 teachers

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Balac; Daniel M. Gaines

ultimate goal is to achieve deepunderstanding of the domain, we argue for emphasizing detection and correcting ofmisconceptions in an instruction relevant way (i.e., to inform/improve instruction).2.2 Symbiosis of Assessment and InstructionIn recent years, the notion of assessment being integrated into instruction4 has beenadvocated by several researchers5. Assessment embedded into instruction has the abilityto inform the instruction6 and can guide instructional decision making7. The instructorcan use the assessment as feedback on the effectiveness of their instruction, and byestablishing students’ needs, find the most effective ways to meet them. This is differentfrom traditional assessments which only purpose is grade assignment.Assessment