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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathie Scott; Carolyn Plumb

new tools to evaluate theeffectiveness of writing instruction and the preparedness of students to write on the job.At the University of Washington, we have embarked on a portfolio assessment project thatinvolves collecting writing samples and other indicators of the engineering student writingexperience. Through this program, we hope to gain a better understanding of what students arelearning about written communication; we also plan to use the data from the project to establishclearer performance outcomes for our writing program.This paper describes the goal of the project and the rationale behind our decision to adoptportfolio assessment. In addition, it describes the information being collected and the processbeing used to collect this

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber

MFG-INFO from Michigan State University).Student response to the growing use of e-mail has been very positive. 97% of the students I workwith in undergraduate and graduate courses reported that they liked sending and receivingmessages with the instructor. E-mail communication saves the students and faculty time.Problems related to inconvenient office hours and "telephone tag" have been greatly reduced.The use of instructor developed "course pages" on the available on the World Wide Web hasbeen a new development during the fall semester of 1997. The growing list of new web basedcourse documents includes:• A syllabus "home page" for each course.• A posting of the latest version of the daily course plan.• Creation of a "links to other sites

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Morrie Walworth; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

ISEL followed a well-defined plan to select the differentexperimental set-ups or instructional workstations. The stations had to be: a. Integrated systems including electrical, mechanical, and computer components; b. Easily assimilated into computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering courses; c. Able to support laboratory exercises building on prior laboratory exercises; and d. Sufficiently interesting pieces of equipment so as to capture student interest.Based upon these criteria, six special stations have been purchased externally or weredeveloped internally. These set-ups are an Inverted Pendulum, Mobile Robot, Balland Plate Unit, Model Train Unit, Model Plane Unit, and Wind Tunnel. Each stationwill be used in multiple

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Omar Barkat

professional engineering world. The project must be associatedwith solving an engineering problem and should involve one of the following:ÀÀ Solving an industrial related problem, ÀÀ Designing and testing a facility to be used in a local industry, Theoretical and/or experimental research study, À Construction of an experimental apparatus with data collection and analysis, Page 4.236.2 Simulation and optimization of an existing industrial plant,À On-site industrial study. The student is required to come up with a proposed plan of study during or at the end of theseventh semester or at the latest during the first week of the spring

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

important learner centered lesson plans as a simulation of the actual learningmilestones.Learner Centered Education and Personal GrowthThinkers associated with personal growth share the belief that tends to focus on theindividual more than curriculum per se. An orientation to personal growth is closelyassociated with what Elias and Merriam (1980) call ‘humanism’. Humans have the ability to Page 4.261.1choose; choice implies that learners are responsible for their own actions. The objective ofreaching out is to assist learners in making choices that maximizes their human potential.Since learners are responsible for their own action, they should control

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Hajak

dwindled to the point where it was canceled for one quarterjust two years ago, and had only 12 students enrolled during two offerings in the 97-98academic year. This paper describes the reincarnation of this course to make it compelling forstudents not planning to major in nuclear engineering, and then the advertising that has proveneffective to significantly increase enrollments. Success is currently being measured by having21 students enroll for Fall 1998 and 28 students enroll for Spring 1999. The goal for the 98-99academic year was to serve 50 students. The goal for future years is to serve a minimum of 100students, teaching the course twice per year.IntroductionNuclear Engineering at The Ohio State University is a graduate only program

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Brett Barraclough

Initiative and Industry Shortfalls SBA is the way the DoD plans to employ modeling and simulation in the top-down design process in the next century. The goal of the initiative is to cut theacquisition cycle time for new systems by 50%. In order to save time and money, the Page 4.312.3new process will modify the current system of specialized, non-compatible computertools and establish collaborative environments to pass data about a weapon system acrossthe four major phases of the Acquisition Management System 5. The focus of the initialSBA road map is on the first two phases. The report provides a detailed plan andguidelines to establish a

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Atkins

-traditional degree programs based on assessments at a distance since 1972. Two notable newcomers to the world of distance learning are the University of Phoenixand Western Governors University.In a recent article 2, Dr. Virginia Smith speaks to the erosion of educational monopoliesand the need for higher education institutions to support the changes that technology offersif they plan to remain competitive in attracting students during the 21st century. “Iflearning can be successfully validated by assessment techniques, then controlling theprocesses of instruction loses its primary quality assurance role.” Dr. Smith cites RegentsCollege and as one of the few institutions which de-couple assessment and instruction foreducational credit and degree

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffery McDowell; Sandra Yost

support mechanism for womenengineering and science majors. This program, currently in planning, will require little funding,because it utilizes existing resources inside the university, including faculty, undergraduate andgraduate students, and residence life and other student life staff.BackgroundThe last twenty years have seen a substantial increase in the number of women choosingacademic majors in the sciences and engineering. The University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) hasalso seen an increase in the number of women students choosing such majors at the time theyenroll at the University. However, women also leave these majors in disproportionate numbers.The University of Detroit Mercy is no different than other institutions in this regard

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

was available elsewhere and for sale in the book store. As a result, all problem solutions hadto be posted in version 5.0, and when marking I had to have access to both versions of thesoftware. In addition, the Mathcad software is well suited to equations and calculations, butfigures are not supported directly in the package. This means that a separate software programwas required to create free body diagrams. As a result, a number of students used ‘Microsoftpaint’ which is inadequate for technical drawing. We are planning to get a site license for atechnical sketching program.Throughout the term, there were some corrections/modifications made to the notes. These wereposted to the Web pages. In a couple of cases, I distributed paper copies to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Bailey; Richard DeBlasio; David Freeman; Rommel Simpson; Devdas Pai

cooperative planning between faculty members. This idea of verticalintegration has been extended in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum at North Carolina A&TState University (Pai et al., 1997) to include concepts of mentoring and cooperative learning.Past research (Dale, 1969) has proven the efficacy of active learning, where the studentsexperience a simulation of the real thing. Felder (1992), and Felder and Brent (1996) provideinsight into the structuring of team activities and student-centered teaching. Evans et al., (1996),have applied the team-learning approach for an applied physics freshman curriculum with theuse of team-based lab exercises. McDonald et al., (1996), have demonstrated the receptivenessof senior level students to industry

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Lahidji

example, if in the area of scholarship, the past practice has beenthat in order to receive a “distinctly above average” rating one must have four publications in arefereed journal or two research grants, and two research papers; then one must plan and set atime-line to achieve this goal before the tenure year evaluation.3. Keeping and Organizing Your Records The record keeping are very essential tasks. The record should be organized by activityand document the quality and the results of activity. From day one, a faculty member shouldcreate a separate folder in each area you are going to be evaluated on such as teaching,scholarship, and service. Every time an activity is completed, make a copy of it and insert in arelated folder, also take

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John B. Troy

should form a smooth marriage, with onecomponent enhancing the other. Consequently, the Department and the Coop Office, inassociation with Coop employers of Biomedical Engineering students, plan to offer nextacademic year a series of workshops in which students learn about what lies ahead for them intheir years in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern. Some training will also be provided ininterview technique and writing resumés, but the self-awareness aspect is most relevant here.The students who participate in the workshops will be required to hunt through a database ofBiomedical Engineering employers. In the process they will gain an appreciation of some of thecareer opportunities that exist for them. Since our students are very bright and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Shriver; Charles Choi; Trevor Harding; Jennifer Kadlowec

excellence in engineering education and attracting new members.The paper outlines the planning procedures developed since the inception of the award in 1994and provides suggestions and insights for other ASEE Student Chapters to create and organizesuch an award.Background The Student Chapter of the American Society for Engineering Education at the Universityof Michigan created the Outstanding Student Instructor (OSI) Award for the purpose ofrecognizing the outstanding contributions of individuals and promoting excellence in education.Before this award was instituted, there was no mechanism for identifying exceptional studentinstructors to the larger academic community. Since the award was created, the student chapter,the student instructors

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Wipplinger

. Page 3.487.1 Figure 1: United States Earthquake HazardReducing the risk associated with earthquake hazards requires planning, public education andawareness. This process includes educating undergraduate students who will be involved indesigning and building structures and infrastructure. Engineering, architecture and constructionstudents should be familiar with the concepts involved in seismic design and need a basicunderstanding of the variables that affect a structure’s performance under lateral loading.Important ConceptsConsidering the effects of lateral loads on structures requires evaluating the load paths andstability provided in the structure. This process improves understanding of the structure’sbehavior as a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald D. Earley; Thomas G. Boronkay

authors’ beliefthat the approach taken is on the right track. The negative comments centered around theTutorial Workbook. Some typos and other errors in the first edition created some confusion.ConclusionThe authors feel that reinforcing the lecture portion of a Dynamics course with problems solvedwith a computer simulation software package, such as the one used, does generate studentinterest. Graphic animation seem to improve students understanding and visualizing of dynamicsproblems. Several students saw the potential of applying this type of simulation to practicalproblems encountered in industry.The plan is to revise and expand the Workbook to make error free and more user friendly. Aformal evaluation of this approach is also planned at both

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas K. Jewell

that we were preparing for the visit. The second year curriculumwas firmed up during the fall of 1996, but the third and fourth years were being developed at thesame time we were writing our Volume 2 and preparing for the visit. Furthermore, the 1997graduates whose transcripts would be reviewed by the visiting team, had followed a differentcurriculum from the one described in our Volume 2. Originally the Engineering Accreditation Commission, EAC, had planned to have threeyears of pilot visits, and we had asked to have our visit delayed until the third pilot study year.The delay of one year would have allowed us to have two years experience with the newcurriculum, and would have allowed us to be farther into our assessment process, but

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Do Ba Khe; Ngo Dinh Thinh

, which had been divided twenty years earlier. VNU-HCM includes ten colleges: General Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences andHumanities, Education, Engineering, Economics, Agriculture and Forestry, Law,Architecture, and Technical Teacher Training [Ref. 1]. VNU-HCM plans to move to alarger site which is an expansion of the former campus of the University of Saigon andThu Duc Polytechnic University, about 8 miles north-east of Ho Chi Minh City. Within this new multidisciplinary institution, the College of General Studies(CGS) came into being through the merging existing departments of Basic Sciences”from other VNU-HCM colleges. “All high school graduates who wish to enter theundergraduate programs in any of the colleges of VNU-HCM

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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,resource constraints, and differing student goals contribute to nuanced responses, demonstratingthe complex considerations faculty members must navigate in shaping doctoral trainingexperiences.4.5. Unstructured commentsThe last question in the survey asked participants to provide additional information that theybelieved could enhance doctoral training. Two themes emerged from their responses. The firsttheme pertains to the refinement of academic course plans. For instance, one faculty memberhighlighted the need for a revision in academic coursework to incorporate more relevantproblem-solving, data analytics, and writing skills. This sentiment aligns with another suggestionemphasizing that academic courses often focus excessively on “technical

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Ziminski, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned: “I Can’t Build It, Because They Won’t Come:” Faculty Survey Response Rates in Engineering Education ResearchObtaining faculty perspectives to enhance higher education teaching practices is an essential stepin assessing and planning professional development and training. However, procuring this crucialfeedback can often feel like an insurmountable challenge. In a recent research study aimed atgathering faculty feedback through an anonymous online survey, a notable revelation emerged –faculty members exhibit reluctance to participate in surveys. The question that arises is, how canwe gain an understanding of the collective faculty

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Daniel Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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. This section is still in development. This section aims to provide anassessment method that looks at the project's impact, developed through the PDC, on the students'understanding of the pre-defined course outcomes. Some measures being considered forassessment are course-specific student learning objectives and/or ABET student learningoutcomes.Future WorkThe PDC will continue to be developed and assessed for its effectiveness. Specifically, assessingthe impact of the PDC in reducing perceived barriers to implementing projects in courses byfaculty. Additionally, plans for evaluating the PDC’s effectiveness in helping to develop projectsare planned. To disseminate the PDC process to the larger STEM education community,workshops will be developed

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Morgan Hooper, University of Toronto

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topics course within our university’s engineering department, indicating a weekly averageof 2 hours of in-class time and 4 hours of homework. Through the course activities, students willdevelop a concrete plan for their (new or ongoing) advocacy work, and begin to enact this planwith support from both peers and instructors.Learning ObjectivesWe have developed the following Learning Objectives for the initial offering of the course.By participating, students will: • Identify their individual interests and strengths to integrate advocacy into their practice. • Articulate their scientific and/or engineering identity and how it relates to critical consciousness and their unique potential to shape the world. • Develop critical

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizandra C Godwin, University of New Mexico

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ECR: BCSER program is to build a researcher’s capacity and expertise in STEMeducation research [10]. The author’s proposal titled “An Individual InvestigatorDevelopment Plan for Building Capacity to Study Undergraduate Latinas Interest inGraduate School” was selected for funding.Project ApproachThis NSF project incorporates capacity building through the “4 steps to Growth in EngineeringEducation Research” depicted in Figure 1. These steps were designed to strengthen the author’scapacity to carry out fundamental engineering education research (EER). The proposed strategystarts with Step 1: Knowledge Building. The knowledge building step outlined opportunities togain knowledge through both formal and informal learning opportunities. As an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Samuel B Gavitte, Tufts University; Milo D. Koretsky, Tufts University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

disciplinary engagement [13, 14].The goals of this NSF Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) project are to: 1. Build on preliminary work to develop the Virtual Jar Test Laboratory for Water Treatment and develop a corresponding Physical Jar Test Laboratory for Water Treatment. 2. Compare student engagement and demonstration of epistemic practices in the virtual laboratory and physical laboratory modes to develop transferable knowledge about the development of epistemic practices in the laboratory. 3. Develop capacity in PI Nason as an engineering education researcher through a deliberate mentoring plan and research activities.To accomplish these objectives, we are conducting a microgenetic analysis of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah Anne Trytten, The University of Oklahoma; Russell D. Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Harry A. Hogan, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

point where we can attempt an answer to the last research question of ourproject which is a question measuring the long-term impacts of computational thinking skilldevelopment. Such a question requires a longitudinal approach that our IRB offices haveapproved.Finally, during our project, we came to the realization that our recruiting mechanism – self-selection – limited our participants by demographic categories, and thus our results seemedincomplete. We have initiated steps towards expanding our research to the DFW audience. Whilewe seek IRB approval to include this audience in this final stage of the project, we have analyzedthe cohort from which we did gain access to their grades (n=296). We plan to interviewindividuals who have struggled

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

customers and coworkers, providing thoughtful, courteous, and knowledgeable service. 10. Teamwork: Assumes shared responsibility for collaborative work and respects the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of other team members. Professional competencies 11. “Big picture” Thinking: Understands one's role in fulfilling the mission of the workplace and considers the social, economic, and environmental impacts of one's actions. 12. Career and Life Management: Plans, implements, and manages

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Ortega, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

other engineering departments in CECS. For the second time around,faculty members from each engineering department were trained on the bootcamp activities, andhow to conduct the weekly program.Proposed ApproachThe FYIE participants will be taking two courses simultaneously: Introduction to Engineering(Course A) and Learning Frameworks (Course B). These selected courses are focused on assortedtopics and include project elements of technical innovation (MECE 1101) and career path planning(UNIV 1301). As such, the Challenge Based Instruction (CBI) approach was selected as thepedagogical method for these courses (Figure 1) [2], [5], [9]. In this regard, CBI is focused onstudent engagement when properly implemented. Figure 1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

developed throughexposure to, practice of, and socialization in disciplinary expectations and norms, the research questions tobe answered through the course of the evaluation plan include: What are factors governing optimal time tointroduce research to undergraduate students to encourage them to pursue graduate school? Whatcharacteristics of REU experiences are most critical in encouraging students to pursue graduate study?How do these vary given other factors (e.g, gender, race, institutional type, impact of prior researchexperiences?) Educational data were collected through qualitative and quantitative methods. Three surveyswere distributed to participants over the course of the summer and into the fall semester comprising severalestablished and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Shameeka M Jelenewicz, University of Delaware; Jovan Tatar, University of Delaware

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the program were diverse in their year of undergraduatestudy, discipline of study in STEM, and location in the USA. Participants came into the programwith some awareness of sustainability and climate-change basics and challenges. Still, pre- andpost-program surveys and end-of-program interviews showed a short-term gain in knowledge ofsustainability and climate change among the SRTS-REU participants. These results can be usedto inform similar future programs that aim to engage undergraduate students in sustainabilitytopics. We plan to build upon this study with future cohorts of program participants.References[1] “THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development.” Accessed: Jan. 08, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://sdgs.un.org/goals[2] “Grand

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yael Gertner, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin Cosman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

think this class is goingto be boring”, ”I think this class is going to be enjoyable”, ”I think that I am going to bepretty good at this class”, ”This is a class that I cannot do very well in”.Value was measured in Survey 1. It is a measure based on participants’ intrinsic motivationdesigned based on self-determination theory [1]. It focuses on the aspect of motivation thatcomes from the importance and effort that they attribute to this class. Students respond ona 5 point Likert scale of “Strongly agree” to “Strongly Disagree” to the following questionsand the measure corresponds to the average of the answers. ”I plan to put a lot of effortinto this class”, ”It is important to me to do well in this class”, ”I believe this class couldbe of some