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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xinyi Ma, University of Toronto; Janet Lam, University of Toronto

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Student Division (STDT)

more positive attitudes and higher confidence toward programming compared tomechanical engineering students. Future research will further investigate this question with thefollowing survey responses and seek to understand the influence of programming lab activitieson students’ programming experiences.Keywords: programming, attitudes, self-efficacy, mechanical engineering, industrial engineeringIntroductionAs computer programming has been widely used in both academic research and industrialpractice, the skill is becoming increasingly important in engineering education. According to A.Bandura, self-efficacy accurately predicts both subsequent behaviors and outcomes [1], and self-efficacy toward programming could reflect confidence in performing

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DSA Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Galen I. Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

Millennium Scholars. Before joining FGCU, she was a visiting Assistant Professor of Biotechnology in the Division of Science and Technology at the United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai China. She has trained with ASCE’s Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) initiative, been exploring and applying evidence-based strategies for instruction, and is a proponent of Learning Assistants (LAs). Her scholarship of teaching and learning interests are in motivation and mindset, teamwork and collaboration, and learning through failure and reflection. Her bioengineering research interests and collaborations are in the areas of biomaterials, cellular microenvironments, and tissue engineering and regenerative

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desen Sevi Özkan, University of Connecticut; Monika Crowl, University of Connecticut

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

chemical engineering programs across the U.S. have seen stagnation or decreases inenrollment numbers, there have been efforts to redefine what chemical engineers do. Whilechemical engineering has strong ties to the oil and gas industry, there are also strong connectionsto renewable energy, energy storage, and broader sustainability topics. Students acrossuniversities have expressed interest and desires to learn about sustainability-focused topicsacross disciplines. While many faculty in chemical engineering have been working in researchand practice of sustainability engineering for years, the undergraduate curriculum has beenslower to reflect these changes.Importantly, sustainability is a cross-cutting space that is defined and operationalized

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaelyn Marks, Hofstra University; Saryn Goldberg, Hofstra University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Amy M Masnick, Hofstra University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of a written reflection on their learning.Because statics is built upon physics, we used Harper et al.’s taxonomy as the basis for our own.Previously, we shared our process for creating—and subsequently modifying—a taxonomy foruse in categorizing the quality of questions students ask about statics [1]. We developed ourscheme to define a higher-quality question to be one that requires or demonstrates higher-levelthinking to answer – such as a question about understanding how or why something happens, ora question probing extension of knowledge to a new application – as opposed to a question thatcould be answered by a simple definition, or a procedural explanation of how to complete a task.Our taxonomy was approximately hierarchical, in which

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Tugba Boz, Indiana-Purdue University; Min Jung Lee, University of North Dakota; Ryan G. Summers; Ashley Iveland; Martha Inouye, University of Wyoming; Meghan Macias; Maria Zaman, University of North Dakota; John Galisky, University of California, Santa Barbara; Natalie Johansen, University of Wyoming

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

be impacted differently through professionaldevelopment and intervention, with explicit reflection activities and those that support contentand pedagogical mastery as having the greatest impact on teachers’ overall engineering self-efficacy across the five domains [18].Supporting Engineering Self-efficacy for Rural STEM TeachersRural schools offer STEM educators many benefits, including close-knit communities, greaterteacher autonomy, and close relationships, all which can have positive outcomes for studentachievement and teacher retention [19]. Yet despite the unique assets associated with ruralcommunities and schools, there are also challenges faced by rural teachers that may impact theiraccess to professional learning and, therefore, the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Andrew Scott, Alabama A&M University; Saurav Kumar, Arizona State University; Ali Yalcin, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41114Board 324: Is Adaptive Learning for Pre-Class Preparation Impactful in aFlipped STEM Classroom?Dr. Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee Clark is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Data Engineer for the Swanson School, and Director of Assessment for the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC). She uses data analytics to study techniques and approaches in engineering education, with a focus on active learning techniques and the professional formation of engineers. Current NSF-funded research includes the use of adaptive learning in the flipped classroom and systematic reflection and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Karen T. Klebbe, Centennial High School, Champaign IL; Thomas Tran, University of Chicago; Elizabeth Ann McNeela, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

with a librarian collaborator toidentify age-appropriate books that highlight diverse scientists and engineers that can bepromoted in the library and provide information supplemental to the curriculum.Table 1.Study DesignSurvey A quantitative survey was designed using existing, validated quantitative measures,combined with open-ended response questions. Based on pilot results and in consultation withproject advisory board members, we designed a retrospective survey in the next phase of thiswork. A retrospective test is administered at the end of an implementation and asks participantsto reflect on psychological factors and report their current perceptions for each item [17]. In thiscase, after the soft robotics implementation, students will be

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Callie Cherry, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the students on AI Literacy so they can analyze and interpret the syntheticallygenerated outputs.The course “Introduction to the Engineering Experience” is a required course offered every Fallsemester to all first-year engineering students at our university. The course is grounded on theapproach of Raymond Landis, who coined the term World Class Engineering Student (WCES)[10]. The approach focuses on development of soft skills including collaboration, reflection, peerreview, and time management; skills which are increasingly recognized as an important part ofstudent development and success in engineering education, and essential in the development of aWCES [11]. In the Fall of 2023 semester, the AI literacy module was added and delivered

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, necessitating effective team dynamics – this is true ofour core research team as well as the larger CoP. The emergence of the science of Team Science(SciTS) reflects the growing recognition of the complexities inherent in collaborative researchefforts [1]. SciTS is an interdisciplinary field focused on understanding the conditions thatfacilitate or hinder effective team-based research and its unique outcomes in productivity,innovation, and translation [2].Team Science is a collaborative research approach that promotes openness, mutual respect, andshared responsibility among team members [3]. It encourages researchers to tap into a broaderrange of expertise, leading to more comprehensive and innovative solutions [4]. Effectivecommunication and teamwork

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Hands-On Learning in ET I

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenle Zhang, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

switch,for example 900C, and press the yellow push button The first meter will reflect this setting byturning the needle to 9. Turn the 2nd dial by dragging the mouse on it to set it to 4, and thevalue will be reflected on the 2nd meter, as shown in Fig 2(b). Fig 6. Individual Lab scores over three termsD. Comparison of Student Performance in In-Person and On-Line Classes With the use of zPLC Lab, we were able to make our summer 2020 Robotics andProgrammable Logic Controllers course offering a complete online class, in which each studentgot an installation of the zPLC software on their home computer. For this term, all labs wereperformed by students individually on the zPLC software and the collected lab scores

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Anne Schill, Colorado School of Mines

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The presentation appears to beeffective in impacting students’ perceptions of teaching both immediately and longer-term withrespect to the main topics it covers.A curious result is the significant p-values in the category of “Personal Enjoyment.” Though thepractical significance of these results was “small” or “negligible,” we found statisticallysignificant differences in this category for pre/post, post/delayed, and pre/delayed t-tests of thetreatment groups in both years and of the control group in Year 2. This is intriguing because thepresentation was not designed to address “Personal Enjoyment.” Rather than influencing throughcontent, the act of viewing a presentation about teaching may have sparked self-reflection in thetreatment groups

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Systems Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani Bhada, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

developer reflect upon and address those biases? How can we check our assumptions? Competitors The competitors would always come up with a better deep learning model for the system. Decolonizing Question for Competitors: How does the ethical conduct of your entity or project influence the accepted norms of how others in the field conduct their own systems design and implementation? Can your work set a standard for ethics and justice in the design process that influences the field?As you can see the decolonization questions help emphasize a critical view of power dynamicsand community engagement to ensure that a more full, accurate understanding of influences onthe design process. In each phase, we

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Marasco, University of Calgary; Milana Hayley Grozic, University of Calgary; The University of British Columbia; Yves Pauchard, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

for the curriculum revision were identified to be:1. Content modernization to reflect changing needs and practices in software engineering2. Cohesive alignment of vertical progression that links each year of study3. Increased integration of course concepts and collaborative pedagogy4. Keep current with leading-edge technologies and approaches5. Student-focused to provide skills and knowledge needed to thrive in industry or graduate programs6. Raise department profile and increase competitiveness with other software engineering programsThe degree program objectives were identified as a) to graduate future software engineers aspractitioners, researchers, developers and collaborators, b) to integrate fundamental knowledgeand applied skills

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NEE Technical Session 3 - Courses: development, logistics, and impact

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

. IntroductionEngineering education faces the continuous challenge of incorporating the latestresearch findings into its curriculum to ensure graduates are well-equipped totackle current and future technological challenges. Traditional methods ofcurriculum development often struggle to keep pace with the rapid advancementof technology and emerging research areas [1, 2]. Current approaches tointegrating research into engineering education primarily involve the introductionof elective courses, predetermined laboratory classes, or the occasional inclusionof term papers from existing courses. However, these methods have limitations,including insufficient coverage of new technologies and the lag in updating coursecontent to reflect the latest research developments

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MECH - Technical Session 5: Virtual Learning and Technology Integration

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Irvin R Jones, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

range, 25 scored in the 2-3 range, 2 scoredin the 0-1 range. These scores reflected the averaging of the two instructor’s scores (eachinstructor would decide on the overall score based on their sub-scores), but there was very goodagreement between them.For the CATME scores, we used their adjustment factor (without self). From the CATME webpage [6]: “The adjustment factor compares an individual student’s ratings with the average ratings of everyone in the team. This helps to see if the student was harsher than the average, or less harsh. There are two different adjustment factors, “Adj Factor w/Self”, which includes the student’s self-rating in the calculation, and “Adj Factor w/o Self”, which does not

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Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad S Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Iqra Yakub

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

and reflectively. In essence, formative assessment is fundamentally concerned withnurturing students' learning and development [9], rendering it a vital component in the fusion ofassessment and teaching [3], [10].Brown [11] describes the formative assessment as the evaluation of learners in the process of"forming" their skills and competencies, facilitating their continuous growth. It encompasses allactivities conducted by instructors and learners alike, supplying information that can beharnessed as feedback to refine ongoing learning and teaching practices [12]. Importantly, thisdefinition underscores the active involvement of both students and teachers, making formativeassessment an integral component for enhancing students

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Gretchen Scroggin, University of Arkansas; Latisha Puckett, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

shortest. Similarly, 28% of students who chose Professional Soft Skills did so because it had the most points. The most popular course was Getting Started with Microsoft Office 365; 21% of the students who chose this one said they did so because they used a different suite (often Google) in high school, but the University of Arkansas supports Microsoft products.Question 5: Reflecting back to the courses on your pathway, what was the most useful course onyour pathway? In response to which course in their pathway was most useful, students had varied opinions. The table below summarizes some of the top responses for each pathway. Learning Excel Desktop had the highest percentage within its pathway at 44%. This is likely because we also

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Strategies I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Kinkaid, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

could be used to update priorestimates for flexure performance. They were prompted to explore multiple solution paths andnot accept the established solutions per KEEN’s curiosity framework. At the end of the allottedtime, a random student was selected to present their group’s findings to the class as an informaldesign review. After the design review, students all returned to their original seats, where a quizwas delivered on the online learning management system (LMS). The quizzes were nottraditional knowledge-testing quizzes; they were reflection exercises. The students wereprompted to compare and contrast the methods used by the presenting group and their own.They were also prompted to reflect on how well their group functioned during the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nada Elfiki, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Felix Kempf, King's College London; Lauren Marie Aquino Shluzas, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Engineering and co-founder of the Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab in Career Education at Stanford University. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford. Her scholarship is focused on engineering and entrepreneurship education, portfolio pedagogy, reflective practices, non-degree credentials, and reimagining how learners represent themselves through their professional online presence.Prof. George Toye Ph.D., P.E., is adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. While engaged in teaching project based engineering design thinking and innovations at the graduate level, he also contributes to research in engineering education

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Ugenti, Bucknell University; Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

-making process that maynot have emerged organically (Crandall et al., 2006). The questions in the fourth sweep arebroadly divided into four categories, 1) expert-novice contrasts, 2) hypotheticals, 3) experience,and 4) aids. Question prompts include, "Would a novice have noticed the same cues you did inthis situation?" or "How could additional training have offered an advantage here?"(Crandall etal., 2006). Some of the prompts are skipped if they were covered in earlier discussions on theproblem.At the conclusion of the CDM, the interviewers determine if enough information has beencollected to satisfy the eight dimensions of KAM. Reflecting on the results of the interview sofar, the interviewers determine which of these dimensions require

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MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

having the opportunity to pilottheir learning modules with other students and then iterate on the module will better highlight thepotential contributions of these elements to their learning. To capture the impact of thoseopportunities (i.e., conference publication, piloting modules) in relation to others we included inthe Fall survey, we will also ask students to reflect on the impact of those elements in the post-clinic surveys of future semesters.Future WorkWe will continue to offer this clinic for the next two years, generating a database of modules (upto five new per year) that can be implemented as mini-projects to broaden soft-robotics exposure.We plan to continue to iterate on existing projects, gather the perspectives of student

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WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nagma Zerin, The Johns Hopkins University; Sakul Ratanalert, Columbia University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, worth 37.5%. The intervention group had two midterm exams (worth 30%) andone group research presentation (7.5%). We included the research presentation for the purpose ofthe intervention. The mindset interventions [2] included the following tasks: (1) contemplating theidea of intelligence and the importance of having a growth mindset while studying chemicalengineering after watching a talk [3] and a video [4] on growth mindset during the first week’sgroup session, (2) having reflections on various attributes related to growth mindset (response tofeedback, learning new things, response to making mistake or failure) through hypotheticalscenarios incorporated into the homework problems, (3) practicing learning from mistakes byresubmitting midterm

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Inclusive Dialogues and Adaptations in Engineering Education: Navigating Uncertainty and Leveraging AI for Student Success

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatima Rahman, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

about the opportunities andchallenges available to them; this also relates to their identity work. For example, students maywonder whether they are being heard in the group and if they belong in a particular communityof practice. Content uncertainty includes questions about the ideas, approaches, or intended endresult of an activity. This type of uncertainty is similar to what Hartner-Tiefenthaler et al. refer toas epistemological uncertainty, which they define as a “subjective feeling of being unsure aboutthe content, process or outcome of a task.” (p. 21, 2018). We adopt the latter term,epistemological uncertainty, to reflect that questions about process can include questions aboutwhat counts as valuable ways of knowing and doing

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Delgado Jr., Penn State; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.References[1] H. Okahana, C. Klein, J. Allum, and R. Sowell, “STEM Doctoral Completion of Underrepresented Minority Students: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Participation in the Doctoral Workforce,” Innov High Educ, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 237–255, Aug. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s10755-018-9425-3.[2] R. Sowell, J. Allum, and H. Okahana, Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools, 2015.[3] B. M. Gayle, D. Cortez, and R. Preiss, “Safe Spaces, Difficult Dialogues, and Critical Thinking,” ij-sotl, vol. 7, no. 2, Jul. 2013, doi: 10.20429/ijsotl

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; Anna Grace Hunter; Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 14

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Walters, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Gordon Maples, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Paul Mihas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

generated will be valuable for educationalpolicy, philanthropic support, and employer decisions, guiding strategic investments in designand fabrication studios to enhance workforce skills development. This study has two parts; thefirst employs qualitative methods, consisting of interviews and focus groups with over 48students, 15 alumni and 15 employers to identify common themes that reflect makerspaces’impacts on students’ careers. From this data, we aim to create a universal framework forassessing the link between makerspace experiences and career readiness across diverseinstitutions and studios. The second part of the iterative study will consist of the development ofa quantitative survey instrument utilizing this grounded, qualitatively

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet H. Murray, Georgia Tech; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell

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NSF Grantees

targetcourse, and John Leonard analyses student data for the College of Engineering; WendyNewstetter and Sneha Veerdagoudar Harrell do research in cognition and learning; andJanet Murray, the project manager, is a professor of digital media. Most of the studentswho have worked on the project, including Calvin Ashmore, the lead programmer andsystem designer, have been drawn from Georgia Tech’s graduate program in DigitalMedia.MaterialsInTEL Toolkit.The InTEL software was developed to support students’ capacity to learn the process ofstatics problem solving and develop more expert like habits of mind (Nasir, XXXX) overthe course of the semester. The problems developed within the toolkit reflect the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology Statics course syllabus

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Janet H Murray, Georgia Tech; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

, and learning how to maneuver in theprogram. As they get more proficient and used to the applet, they tend to enjoy the software andmost report preferring it to the textbook. In particular, women and URMs seem to prefer thesoftware at higher rates than white males, which was one of our goals for this project13.We also conducted a grade analysis and compared course GPAs between males, females, andURMs per section (differentiating between the sections that used the software, called “Applic,”versus those which didn’t, called “Control”). This analysis was conducted for spring and fallsemesters, in 2008, 2009 and 2010, for a total of 8 Control sections and 10 Applic sections, andthe tables 2 and 3 reflect averages based on the aggregate grade data

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Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin P. Micomonaco, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

clarity of survey items. Then the students were asked to reflect on theirunderstanding of certain items to ensure clear wording where concerns were previously raised.The feedback from the pilot resulted in the rewording of some questions to clarify some of theagree/disagree statements. From the data collected during the first survey administration, I used a combination ofscale reliability tests and factor analysis to develop sub-scales in each of the theoretical areas.After exploring inter-item reliability and correlations, I decided to employ a principle-componentanalysis (PCA) for each of the four theoretical components listed above. I chose PCA because itis useful when trying to reduce the number of data items and when trying to see how

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University; Gail Ellen Gerdemann, STEPs at Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

to five with onerepresenting minimal use of materials and five representing the maximum allowed use of materials. It isimportant with younger students to have a budget cap to reduce excessive materials usage and keep your realcosts down. Page 22.1319.8An opportunity to reflect on the first design and do a redesign is important in the engineering design process.Student teams should reflect on their original design and decide what they would like to do differently; teamswrite up their second design proposal with their plan, budget, and rationale and qualify for a second round at theMaterials Store. After two design