Single Sex Debate for Girls in Science: A Comparison BetweenTwo Informal Science Programs on Middle School Students’ STEM Identity Formation. Research in Science Education, 43(5),1979–2007. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-012-9345-7Kemp, R.L. (2005). The impact of gender-specific and mixed-gender cooperative groups on female gifted students usingcomputer-assisted, problem-based learning. A thesis submitted to the Graduate School, Valdosta State University. In partialfulfillment of requirements for the degree of Education Specialist in Instructional Technology in the Department ofCurriculum and Instructional Technology of the College of Education. Retrieved fromhttp://chiron.valdosta.edu/are/vol4no1/pdf/kemprarticle.pdfKim, J. (2011). Modeling
to search, what is considered a highly cited paper in the field, and whatis acceptable to cite in terms of sources. It was noted by one faculty that a standalone researchmethods course was not offered in their department for graduate students, which they viewed asa “deficiency.” A different faculty member admitted, “I don’t know why I don’t ask you [theengineering librarian] to come [to class to speak] now that I think about it.” Another stated thatwhile they do require scholarly research and literature reviews in their graduate courses, they donot discuss assessing the quality of the references the students find.The Impact of COVID-19 on the Teaching Needs of Engineering FacultyBeyond electronic access to library materials and resources
notconsidered by current literature. For instance, research could involve Indigenousunderrepresented populations from the American continent to explore nuanced factors that impactcollege choice. Socioeconomic factors, representativeness, public policies, geographic location,access to pre-college education resources, or even segregation or racism from others with accessto educational resources influence in different or similar ways to marginalized populations fromthe Andes or Mesoamerica. Studying college choice among aboriginal populations may not onlybe within this continent but also expand its exploration to other locations from Africa or Oceania.The reason is that non-representative populations may be affected by similar variables, whereinternal
thancompetition in the promotion of learning. Some researchers view cooperative and collaborativelearning as having two distinct historical developments and differing philosophicalroots.(23)Despite differences and similarity of the two approaches (collaborative vs. cooperative),the fact remains that the core element of both, is the emphasis on student interactions, as theprimary source of learning, rather than learning as individuals.Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method where relevant problems areintroduced during the course to provide the context and motivation for the learning thatfollows.(24) PBL, by and large, is self-directed learning that helps develop positive studentattitudes, foster a deeper approach to learning, and helps
is also a Diplomate Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE). He is an elected Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE). His pas- sion for teaching continues for over 15 years since his graduate school. He has been active with ASEE and engineering education research for over 15 years. He is interested in enhancing critical thinking skills among civil engineering students through various approaches and understanding student perceptions and experiences about high-impact learning activities and teaching strategies. His research interests are in the areas of resource-efficient desalination, resource recovery from used water, renewable biofuels, and sustainability.Dr. Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr., Mississippi State
students, Purdue boasts a diverseand dynamic student body representing all 50 U.S. states and over 115 countries. The universityis particularly celebrated for its engineering programs, consistently ranked among the top in thenation, which attract high-achieving students with strong academic backgrounds and a keeninterest in innovation and problem-solving. Purdue's students benefit from state-of-the-artfacilities, robust research opportunities, and a culture that fosters critical thinking,interdisciplinary collaboration, and leadership development. As a Tier 1 research university,Purdue’s student population includes a significant proportion of undergraduates and graduateswho are highly motivated to address complex global challenges, particularly in
questioning by the instructor.8. Students using this process usually work in cooperative or collaborative groups to gain multiple perspectives on possible solutions.Table 1: Critical Attributes of Problem-Based Education1. Since learning occurs in an environment similar to that in which the students will work, the problem-solving skills they learn will be more easily transferable to that work environment.2. Students no longer learn facts, skills and concepts as separate entities, but instead see how these can be interconnected to solve real problems.3. Students develop their own unique problem-solving skills which allow them to reason through ambiguous situations in which solutions are not easily obtained.4. Students are more easily able
, informed reasoning about what to do next is akey component of engineering design cognition (for a review, see Crismond & Adams, 2012).The Next Generation Science Standards ask K-12 students to learn the practices of engineeringdesign (NRC, 2013), the backbone of which is collaborative and reflective decision-making.Therefore K-12 students need opportunities to carry out reflective decision-making, andeducating “the reflective practitioner” (Schön, 1987) could be considered the implicit aim of pre-college engineering education. In our research program, we explore the nature of reflectivedecision-making in elementary school engineering design. We examine students’ collaborativeengineering discourse for evidence of reflective decision-making. In
Paper ID #28751Two Student Workshops on Identifying and Resolving Teamwork ConflictDr. Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is actively involved in the Ideas Clinic, a major experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also re- sponsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the
]. Research-based teaching practices. (RBTPs)encompass a long list of instructional practices that have been shown through research to be effectivein improving student achievement, engagement and persistence in STEM fields. These RBTPs include“the use of cooperative learning; problem-based learning; peer-led team learning; process-oriented,guided inquiry learning; and project-based learning over lecture-based teaching” [15]. Endeavors tofind solutions to complex societal problems often require collaboration between industry andacademia. This can be further formalized and integrated into the engineering classroom to providenew ideas for industry, incubate entrepreneurial interests in students, and provide a guaranteedpathway to an engineering career
”which emphasizes extrinsic rewards like getting good grades, or having objective goals like getting into graduate school.(4) These students aspire for close working relationship with the instructor; they value learning through collaboration and discussion and tend to reject the “culture of competition”, normally associated with exams and obtaining good grades. It is imperative that instructors take into consideration students’ concerns when establishing the grading policy. Students need clarity and specificity in this regard; it is an important component of the course and should be properly addressed at the start. The course grading policy should take into consideration some likely questions such as: How often are tests given
assessments 11 . Interview format can range from a very structured set of questionsthat is to be followed explicitly to a nearly unstructured format with few guidelines, depending onthe need and purpose of the research being performed 20 . This approach allows for new ideas to beuncovered and explored based on what the participants say, rather than potential preconceptionsof study authors. The end goal of such a qualitative study is to gain an understanding of theparticipant’s point of view concerning the course and its content 5,13 .MethodologyStudent volunteers were solicited from an introductory cybersecurity course and included bothupper division undergraduate as well as graduate students who participated in the semester longstudy. To help
experimental data; design Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education and build models; or any combination of these. These learning situations are open-ended in that they do not aim to achieve a single "right" answer. Nevertheless, students work under clear standards. They learn to observe keenly and thoroughly and to pose questions that are answerable, in part or in whole, through some meaningful test or exploration. They engage in trial and error, and they learn to analyze and reason carefully.” 2Inquiry is a complex idea that means many things to many people in many
this paper.Mr. Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He re- ceived a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include interaction between critical thinking, imagination, and ethical reasoning, interpersonal and interinstitutional collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion, systems thinking, and chemical en- gineering learning systems. Yousef taught chemical engineering courses for a few years in his home country, Iran, and first-year engineering courses for several semesters at Virginia Tech. He has provided service and
undergraduate experiences.For K-12 – More diversified classes to include engineering/majors to take in college – Time management – balance life demands – Good math and science foundationFor the University – More project based learning – Require co-op or internship – Research emphasis – Analysis skillsIn summary, the STEM pipeline is not full for a variety of reasons. Boeing is engaged in manyways with the pipeline.Grand Solution and OpportunitiesBoeing is well positioned to take a lead role in developing the engineering pipeline to cultivate aworld-class talent pool of engineering graduates. This process can and must begin in K-12programs.The Case for Boeing as a LeaderNationally and
students around industry-related technical topics outside oftheoretical exploration in the Tech Talk lecture hall. “Experiential Education” is a broad termthat can encompass a variety of project and practical training or work experiences. According tothe National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), experiential education “…encompasses a wide variety of enriching opportunities for students, including service-learning,volunteering, student organization leadership and campus involvement, faculty-led research andprojects, experiential study-abroad, student employment/work-study, cooperative education, andinternships” [11]. WPI encourages corporate partners to take the next step in engaging studentsthrough sponsorship of student
measurements needed, analyze the fluxdistribution, assess areas of reaction network for genetic modification, and determine whethermore tools are needed for future characterization.The plant protein recovery module allowed for exploration of alternative separation sequencesfor recovery of a recombinant protein from transgenic corn. The research aspect was enlivened bythe result being sent to the company planning to commercialize the process. The resulting student-selected experimental effort included selective extraction, precipitation, ultrafiltration, ionexchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography for purification of the protein productfrom the corn extract. The project provided opportunities to consider both process (columnoperation) and
filters provide relatively less similarity ingeneral. Among all five feature selection methods examined, GainRatio is determined as the bestapproach for our case study, because it identifies words relevant to the subject that highlycorrelate to a particular level (class) of Propensity for Exploration even if they are sparselyrepresented in the dataset. These words can be viewed as the diamonds in the rough thatdistinguish the question. We note that like most data mining based studies, the case study resultsare determined on the underlying dataset and the algorithms investigated. Our proposedapproach, however, can be applied to other curiosity exercise datasets as well, and provide therelevant experts a better insight into the student data.The
or Latino Asian Multiracial No ResponseFigure 3. Engineering Technology Student Demographics by CohortsLimitationsThis research did not include STEM as a search term. The main reason is there were no specificprograms listed in many of the papers. Since the intent is to understand the difference in effortsbetween engineering and engineering technology, using a publication that did not specify whichdiscipline was not acceptable for our purpose. However, the authors acknowledge that many ofthe publications not used may have either engineering or/and ET in their study even though itwas not mentioned in the publication.Conclusions and Future ResearchRetaining and graduating Engineering Technology major is growing in importance
for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s as- sessment and evaluation specialist, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several programs,Richard A. Revia, Montana State University Page 25.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Use of a Project Circuit in the Teaching of a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractTo better motivate the study of basic electric circuit analysis and to encourage a deep learningapproach among the sophomore electrical engineering students taking the course
. Schneider graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in chemical engineering in 1999, attended Columbia University Film M.F.A. Program in 2001, and earned his master’s and Ph.D. from Cornell University in mechanical engineering with a concentration in controls & dynamics in 2007. David has taught at both Columbia University, where he was the highest student-rated instructor in the College of Engineering, and at Cornell University where he is now the Director of M.Eng. Studies for Systems Engineering, the largest M.Eng. program at Cornell. As a faculty member in systems engineering, David has focused largely on industry collaborations, ad- vising over 1200 professional M.Eng. students, and over 1000 students
is to retain and graduate at least 95% of these scholars.To enhance the success of these scholars, a zero-credit six-week orientation course wasdeveloped in Fall 2017 focusing on four dimensions of student wellness: academic, financial,social, and personal. This paper describes the development of this course, its content, and themodifications that were made to the course for Fall 2018.The paper will also address the research conducted in order to generate knowledge about theprogram elements that will be essential for the success of vertical transfer programs at otheruniversities. Two research instruments are described: an online survey and a focus groupinterview that were developed, and administered to the transfer scholars in their first
received a grant from the NSF under the GK-12 Teaching Fellows program to placeMichigan Tech graduate students majoring in Science, Math or Engineering in local school dis-tricts. These graduate students assist teachers in the development of K-12 mathematics and sci-ence courses and programs that more closely align with what is recommended by state andnational standards. Finally, in the spring of 2000 the College of Engineering received a significantgrant from the NSF Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (CETP) with three majorthrust areas focused on bringing engineering applications into the pre-college classroom. Thispaper outlines the major activities from each of these grants as well as initial assessment results.Initiative 1: An
, Salt LakeCity, Utah. Jun. 2018.[3] Yoritomo, J. Y., Turnipseed, N., Cooper, S. L., Elliott, C. M., Gallagher, J. R., Popovics, J.S., Prior, P., and Zilles, J. L. “Examining engineering writing instruction at a large researchuniversity through the lens of writing studies,” in Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE AnnualConference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Jun. 2018.[4] Hanson, A. J., Lindahl, P., Strasser, S. D., Takemura, A. F., Englund, D. R., and Goldstein, J.“Technical communication instruction for graduate students: The Communication Lab vs. acourse,” in Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio. Jun. 2017.[5] R. Day Babcock and T. Thonus, “A sample research question: What is a successful tutorial?”in Researching the Writing
. Following the first industrial revolution, research began onunderstanding people and collaboration as an important aspect for productivity in engineering.During the Taylorism era of the early 19th century, relationship between supervisors and workerswere established and cooperation was ensured to ensure efficiency in production [2]. However,the decision-making process were carried out by supervisors only. As the world shifted to thesecond industrial revolution, teams were formed with leaders and team members coordinatingtasks together and helping each other to reach team goals [2]. Leaders had the authority to directorders to team members ensuring proper coordination and control of tasks. By the beginning ofthe third industrial revolution
real clients, hold the potential to attract Latino/a adolescents to STEM.IntroductionA major challenge for engineering education is the underrepresentation of minority students,particularly Latinos – one of the fastest growing ethnolinguistic groups in the United States.1Although the Latino school-age population is constantly increasing,2 the number of studentsobtaining engineering degrees is stagnant.3 Different scholars have offered reasons behind whyLatinos do not pursue STEM careers.4-6 Studies suggest that one particular powerful reason isthat the cultures of underrepresented students do not fit with the cultures of engineering.7For instance, research has emphasized how underrepresented students may find it difficult toidentify with
, undergraduate research projects, student organizations, and internships was worthwhile to me. 19c The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) professional engineer 10 10 0 speaker session was worthwhile to me. 19d The CPS Energy professional engineer speaker session was 6 12 2 worthwhile to me. No reasons given for Disagreements 21a I prefer to learn math online using ALEKS over traditional math 5 13 2 (lecture) class. 21b The tutors and instructors were helpful in learning math using 9 11 0 ALEKS. 21c I learn math faster using ALEKS
and concerns, universities have toreach out, market their services, and do a better job understanding and articulating whatcustomers do require long range. Invariably, it has to be a team approach, and among the majorplayers are young engineering instructors and graduate students. If we are to preach teamwork toour students, we had better train young faculty in the interpersonal, teamwork, and leadershipskills necessary for success. Although we would continue to witness faculty who can researchand publish on their own; but, at the very least the lone wolves will have to learn to travel inmore collaborative packs. Having more trained faculty in team-based, collaborative research willbolster the pool of potential group leaders, department heads
as an afterthought. Until the study of engineering literature is recognized to the extent of being installed in the regular curriculum, so that the student may understand it to be part of his require course and think of it in these terms, there is a sound psychological reason for his regarding it lightly.”53In the mid-1920s, growing public concern about the perceived erosion of quality in engineeringeducation programs prompted SPEE to undertake a multi-year study of the problem. In 1926,SPEE issued its report, which recommended, among other things, that engineering schoolsinclude more courses on “humanistic” subjects and economics.54 The issue continued to fester inthe late 1920s and early 1930s.55 Even President
investment from technical, le- of these groups and other practitioners regularly observe that gal, and management roles within the company. As a result, research partnerships are not one-size-fits-all, there are some executing agreements in different departments and at vari- new models emerging. ous universities for a large company can be quite taxing. Consortium membership agreements. A research consortium ASPECTS OF NEW RESEARCH is a collaboration among many universities and companies PARTNERSHIP MODELS that provides access to cutting-edge pre-competitive research. In new partnership models, both industries and their aca- Agreements may have options for IP terms, but