working software, each team was required to submit their ranked risk items aspart of their agile reflections at each of the 4 project milestones. The risk items were the mainsources for our data analysis and reporting.Our contributions lie in the analysis of students’ own perceptions of risks and their use of risks inmanaging the agile software development. The risks perceived by our students differed fromthose reported in prior studies9,10,11,12. Furthermore, our classification of the results of the firstoffering of the course suggested collaborative ways of identifying and mitigating the risks. Basedon the collaborative risk management, we designed several instructor interventions in our secondcourse offering and showed the effectiveness of
numbers and also as a percentage of the sample between 2009 and2012 (N2009=59, N2012=87).Overall the educational theory background of the respondents is quite high and has in-creased over the period 2009 to 2012. This reflects the emphasis on in-service training inSwedish higher education over the last ten years. It is now standard practice that academicappointments at the grade of lecturer and above require candidates to have ten weeks offormal course-work in educational theory and practice for higher education, or documentedequivalent professional experience.Study MethodWe developed a Swedish language version of the ATI directly from the version published byProsser and Trigwell [4, page 418-419]. The English version was translated into Swedish
ideas of existence (that something physically existsin the world) and essence (the underlying rationale for a thing’s state of being) have becomedecoupled. This decoupling, i.e. disconnect of artefacts from the natural world, has led tomeans being separated from ends leading to a crisis for civilization (MacIntyre, 2009). Itmay be that our disconnect from the essence of existence triggers a need for control that isexpressed through mastering technology. Feenberg framed technology dialectically on twoaxes: (1) whether technology reflects or stands separate from human values, and (2) whethertechnological developments can be managed by humans or are ultimately incontrollable(Feenberg, 2006; Mitcham, 1994). Mapping definitions to these axes
. Finally, twointerdisciplinary case studies involving nuclear engineering topics are discussed – one frommechanical engineering and one from electrical engineering. These case studies includedescriptions of the projects along with reflections and assessments by students and facultymentors on their impact.IntroductionAn investigation into how interdisciplinary senior design projects emphasizing nuclearengineering applications can best be managed has been conducted, and nuclear engineeringtechnical content areas with the greatest opportunity for interdisciplinary projects are presented.RationaleAs the nuclear industry workforce ages, a new generation of engineers capable of filling this gapis needed [1]. At the same time, emphasis on detection of
a desire to effect social change. As indicated by Keating, nepantleros and nepantleras usetheir views to “invent holistic, relational theories and tactics enabling them to reconceive or inother ways transform the various worlds in which they exist” (p. 9).4 Thus, we argue that Latinxadolescents not only solve engineering problems using their ways of knowing, but also becomeagents of change and inspire others to do the same.Researcher’s PositionalityQualitative research is impacted by the researcher’s worldview, background, identities,experiences, and assumptions. Thus, within ethnographic approaches to research, it is importantto reflect on one’s biases, values, and experiences and make those explicit through reflection.14Reflexivity
engineer’s identity(Anderson, Courter, McGlamery, Nathans-Kelly & Nicometo, 2010). Problem solving ability isheavily emphasized in engineering education. However, engineering education has beencriticized for emphasizing problems that may reflect students’ ability to work with formulatedand represented problems, but that do not resemble the types of problems students will encounteras professional engineers.However, despite engineering educators’ efforts to align the school and work contexts, scholarshave noted that there is a scarcity of systematic analyses of engineering work (Trevelyan & Till2007, Stevens, Johri & O’Connor 2013). Moreover, Trevelyan (2010) pointed out thatengineering education operates on a model of engineering as
based on NGSS havethe potential to significantly impact assessment systems designed to evaluate student knowledgeand performance following instruction (National Research Council, 2014).Prior research studies which have been conducted in the broader STEM and NGSS assessmentrealms have produced suggested frameworks and practices for development of high-qualitySTEM assessments. Assessments in structured informal STEM environments should not containonly factual recall or other low cognition measures but should address a broad range ofcompetencies and should provide authentic evidence of learning and abilities (Bell, 2009).Specifically, NGSS assessments should reflect the three dimensions: disciplinary core ideas,crosscutting concepts, and science
commandof the material you are teaching and it is matter of setting up an exercise that you can model(and/or students can participate in) where you break down a complex procedure into simple,discrete steps.Repeat Class/Established Relationship with Course Instructor (Level 2):The suggestions with Level 1 are consistent with what most university teaching centers willrecommend for new graduate student graders or teaching assistants. Level 2 introduces novelapproaches that allow GTAs to support curriculum development and establish a deeper sense ofownership in the course.Address Concept Challenges via Curriculum DevelopmentPrior to the start of the semester, summarize and reflect on the main course topics that challengedstudents in the previous course
ofdifficulty in psychometric testing and thus the items might require additional testingmethodologies to ascertain their internal consistency [24].Factor Analysis was used to support the validity of the survey. Confirmatory Factor Analysiswas applied based on the four a priori item groupings we had previously identified on aconceptual basis, yet while the group of items reflected a great deal of homogeneity within theseconstructs, the methodology failed to identify the underlying latent patterns. Exploratory FactorAnalysis (EFA) has long been used by psychologists to test the latent factors of humanintellectual abilities. Proposed in late 19th/ early 20th century by the English Statistician SirFrancis Galton and later propagated by statisticians like
reflection and growth. Specific and structuredfeedback that can be provided via digitized formative assessments facilitate student mastery andhave a positive correlation with student achievement. Further, digitized formative assessmentsallow instructors to mine assessment results for learning gaps and misconceptions, informingmodifications to instructional approaches, pace, and ordering of content. Digitized formativeassessments become a critical component of a comprehensive pedagogical framework, whichmaximizes the benefits of particular instructional strategies, while mitigating specific drawbacks.A comparison between some of the existing digitization approaches for STEM programs and theapproaches covered in our ADI Workshop is provided in Table
invested in particular activities was,in part, a measure of the student’s involvement. Further, Astin suggested that the learning anddevelopment associated with participation in a particular academic or social program is directlyrelated to students’ involvement in the program. Finally, involvement theory depicts time as avaluable resource to students, suggesting that activities wherein students must expend theresource of time reflect, to some degree, students’ priorities, interests, and long- and short-termgoals. Educators, Astin posited, are “competing with other forces in the student’s life for a shareof that finite time and energy,” which are directly related to “the extent to which students canachieve particular developmental goals” (e.g
negatively skewed.The CA scores were negatively skewed because they are the representation of the class activitiesthe students did in class. The authors corrected these violations by reflecting and square roottransforming the CA scores. The data was tested for normality after reflecting and transformingthe data, and the normality was met to run a regression analysis with the transformed data.CALC-IIICA scores in CALC-III violated the regression assumptions of normality and homoscedasticity.The CA scores were negatively skewed. To correct these violations, the CA scores were reflectedand square root transformed. Normality was met after transforming the data.CALC-II-2TFor this model, the original data for UL scores violated the regression assumption
not necessarily reflect those of NSF or DOE.
their weekly homework assignment, students completed a memo responding to severalprompts that required them to use information from and reflect on their experience. Theydescribed the process their TV would go through at the center and after that. In response to theprompt “What stood out to you about your time at the USD Electronics Recycling Center?Describe how this learning can impact you both personally and professionally as a futureengineer,” about half of the students commented that what stood out to them was the largeamount of electronic waste generated in the USA. Several mentioned that they had never been tosuch a center and never considered “what has happened to all of my old electronics.”Some found it inspirational that students from
each day.Participants & the Class Portrait ProjectFifteen students, ages 14 to 16, at a public high school participated in the maker club – 7 boys, 7girls, and 1 gender non-binary. The club demographics reflected those of the school as a whole –5 African-American, 3 Latinx, 3 White, and 4 multiracial. Most students were from low tomiddle income families. In this paper, we focus on the work of one group, in which there werethree young women -- Casey, Deonne and B -- and one young man -- B’s brother Isaiah.Three members of the group – Casey, Deonne, and Bi – shared a homeroom, and decided tocreate a light-up Class Portrait. The portrait as initially envisioned would include a photo of allstudents in the class and use LEDs embedded in the
thisstudent was excited to conduct research on bottled water and share with the local community.Another student reflected on the pros and cons of the project with, “I was expecting just astandard lab class, where we perform experiments and write reports, but I was really glad to havehands-on experience on an environmental issue happening in our county. I thought the classproject would be more structured, but turned out to be more loose than what I would havepreferred.”The outlier was clearly the student who engaged with the David Tippin Water TreatmentFacility. That student talked about how the conversations for the project led to an interview foranother internship. The added benefits of engaging with the community and professionals wasclear. While
students’preferred learning styles, accommodation of such learning styles through different teachingapproaches, and finally the assessment of the student learning (Driscoll & Garcia, 2000).In order to better assess and accordingly accommodate student learning styles, researcherscategorized students’ learning styles in different ways usually on a bipolar continuum followingthe underlying fundamentals of learning: (1) processing of information: perception(sensing/intuitive), (2) input modality (visual/verbal), (3) organization (induction/deduction), (4)processing (sequential/global), and (5) understanding (active/reflective) (Driscoll & Garcia, 2000).Many assessment tools/surveys were developed to determine students’ learning styles that vary intheir
-2018 academic year, ACRP newlyincluded enhancing sustainability and resilience of airports as a topic in the challenge area ofairport operations and maintenance, and in the challenge area of airport environmentalinteractions [4]. The 2018-2019 design guidelines include these two topics as well [4]. However,the motivations for 2013 to 2017 winning teams to include sustainability in their designproposals have not been investigated. Because one of the evaluation criteria for this competitionis interaction with industry (12 out of 122 points), these motivations may reflect the demand ofairport industry for including sustainability or may reflect the inclusion of sustainability intodesign courses as recommended by ASEE.Student teams at U.S
each stage of an additive innovationcycle influences faculty practices and intentions related to pedagogical risk-taking.In this study, we engaged a cohort of non-tenure line instructors in a range of pedagogicalinterventions (named the Pedagogical Ninjas program) that spanned one semester following thedesign principles of the additive innovation cycle. We intentionally chose to focus on thispopulation to create a close-knit, coherent community of uniform rank and shared perspective onthe importance of teaching. Data was collected from each faculty participant, in the form of theartifacts they created, surveys, and reflective interviews. In this paper, we present details abouteach stage of the additive innovation cycle, including its
working on the homework exercises. Promote lifelong learning – One part of the first Basic PLC laboratory exercise – construct the logic to make two lamps to alternately flash at a given period – requires the student groups to think. No solution is given to them and it is not covered in the prior course lectures, though the lab teaching assistant will help them to figure out the solution. In addition, at the end of each laboratory exercise, the students ask a series of reflection questions to help them evaluate their performance and what they could do better.All of these courses were initiated in response to industry demand. In the 1980’s, AT&Tsponsored a project to develop manufacturing-related courses
respectively and partially wires several components for use in the labs: An externalLED supplements the onboard LED and highlights the need for a current-limiting resistor. Theonboard LED cannot be modulated so the external LED is also used to provide visual feedback(dimming) when studying Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) signals. Two external pushbuttonssupplement the onboard pushbuttons and are used to provide digital inputs or to generate edge-triggered hardware interrupts. A Reflective Light Sensor (RLS) acts either as a binary objectdetection sensor, or as an analog input measurement of reflected light. Analog inputs are alsogenerated using a 10K potentiometer to provide a fraction of the 3.3 V power supply. Atransistor together with a flyback diode
engineeringcurriculum in fundamental ways. Among advantages of the capstone course sequence and serviceoriented learning are the enhancement of communication skills and a promotion of deeperlearning over surface learning. Success for tomorrow’s engineers necessitates the design ofengineering curricula that promote awareness of the broader impacts of engineering, enhancessystems thinking, reflects sustainable engineering practices, and helps prepare students to makean impact in the global community. The projects provide students with a context for learning.They give them a reason to see why and how the fundamental principles of science, math andengineering can be utilized to solve practical design problems. The development of well-rounded, multi-skilled
requires reflecting on what has been done[6,7]. To achieve this, students must not only practice a substantial quantity of assignments, they mustreceive feedback and then reflect on the experience. The value of feedback is well accepted. Theauthors of [8] state that prompt feedback is essential for students to improve their models and makesolid modeling more of an engineering design task and less of an art project; while both [2] and [4]contend that without feedback to remedy their models, students develop and perpetuate poor modelingstrategies. In spite of the obvious value, traditionally there is a significant time lag between theintroduction of a concept and the receipt of feedback by the student. In some instances, weeks mayelapse before a
drawing to reflect the change. 4 2) Your road must start at the top of the highest point on the mountains and AT LEAST 50% of your road must be on the mountains. 3) Your road must include AT LEAST 3 TURNS (a loop around the mountain can count as 2 turns) AND 1 UPHILL section. 4) Your vehicle (marble) must not leave the road or stop during the drive down the mountain. 5) Your vehicle (marble) must land safely in the cup at the end of the road. 6) You may use UP TO 3 LENGTHS of road material. You may use the other materials provided responsibly and cooperatively as needed. 7) You will have 30 MINUTES TOTAL to build
the additive innovation cycle. Participants were selected to create a coherentcommunity of uniform rank and shared perspective on the importance of teaching. Data werecollected from each participant in multiple forms: teaching artifacts they created, surveys,reflective interviews, and videos of stories about the experience. Details about each stage of theadditive innovation cycle, including collected data, are provided in [3].Overview of case study researchCharacteristics and advantages of case study researchCase study research has been used ubiquitously in psychology [9], sociology [10], politicalscience [11], social work [12], business [13], and community planning [14]. Case study researchis suitable when research questions ask about the
conceptualapplications. By the end of the class, an instructor would hope that the students have obtainedfundamental new knowledge, have the ability to transfer this to other contexts, and have initiatedan underlying interest and confidence in their abilities required to pursue a path of life-longlearning throughout their careers.Research and case studies have shown collaborative learning activities to be a very effectivemodel for teaching [6,8-12]. The effectiveness often relates to the amount of active learning [6,7,8,11,13], and the time for reflection on material during the activities [6, 7, 8]. At the same time,for groups to be effective they must have dynamics which are conducive to learning [14] andassignments must have sufficient complexity to make the
discussing alternative ideas. The major goals of using labatorials in introductory physics labs are to improve theoverall student experience in the lab and to help students: (1) gain a better understanding ofphysics concepts; (2) investigate applications of physics principles in real life; (3) evaluate theirpreconceptions and compare them with their observation; and (4) interact with their peers and thelab instructor in a collaborative learning environment. The impact of labatorials in conjunction with reflective writing [11], an activity thatallows students to metacognitively examine textual material, on students’ epistemological beliefswas also explored by Author [12], and it was found that such a combination of interventions
, Serving others, persistence, resilience, Achievement the box thinking, overcoming question, reflection, barriers, persistence, resilience / research, self-authorship, tenacity, question, research, breakdown barriers, Reflection, self-authorship, intentions breakdown-barriers, intentionsStep 5: Adjustment and Final Category ListAll three authors met and discussed each of the categories and concept distributions and madeiterative changes until consensus was reached. In total, we identified 237 distinct concepts in24 categories that help describe EM, including those
pointsConstructability considerations* _______/ 5 pointRubric:5 points: Outstanding discussion of considerations; reflected critical thought andanalysis; evidence of some outside research; innovative and deep discussion; evidence oforiginal thought; came up with points that the instructor had not considered4 points: Good discussion of considerations; reasonable level of thought; relevant points;articulate presentation of ideas3 points: Reasonable discussion of considerations; shallow level of thought; left outsome obvious considerations;2 points: Poor discussion of considerations; Listed a few but did not discuss at all;pattern matching from instructor examples;1 point: Minimum level of effort; little to no thought; just
collaborative relationship with theEngineering Ambassadors Network and located other engineering ambassador programs aroundthe country that focus on broadening the participation of underserved groups in engineering.Fifty stakeholders participated in 30-45 minute interviews.Phase Two: Research Agenda Meeting (March 2019 – August 2019)During this phase, the steering committee is co-planning the research agenda meeting informedby the initial interview findings. The meeting will take place in September 2019.Phase Three: Research Agenda Proposal (September 2019 – March 2020)During this phase, we will create an iterative process of synthesis which allows for stakeholdersto reflect on, respond to, and otherwise inform the findings of the proposal writing