Page 26.239.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessing Effects of Challenge-Based Instruction on Conceptual Understanding in Heat Transfer Christopher F. Cirenza, Thomas E. Diller, Christopher B. Williams Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USAAbstract Unlike disciplines such as mechanics, where the concepts being taught can be easily seenin the movement of objects in everyday life, heat transfer lacks a visual element to guideconceptual understanding through observation. Traditional lecture style courses in the field ofheat transfer are limited in how well they can convey certain difficult
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simulator Page 26.517.8Future workTutorial Implementation To provide a better virtual student experience more functions will be integrated in thelater versions. The main goal is to realize 3D Virtual Facility Tutorial for enhancing additivemanufacturing educational experience in students. The conceptual framework for successfulimplementation of 3D-Virtual Facility Tutorial is illustrated in Figure 9. It consists of three mainsteps: (a) uPrint® simulator, (b) Application server and (c) Network setup. a. uPrint® Simulator The uPrint simulator is the main part of this project. As mentioned previously, the software will be installed on a set
largelyprescribed and does not align closely with actual effort. In the revised model, the faculty and theunit head would discuss and agree to position descriptions that aligned with the desiredcontributions of the faculty member (Figure 2b). The plan gives autonomy to each facultymember and provides value to the many important aspects of faculty work. In this model, thecumulative output of the unit supersedes making each faculty member’s responsibility look thesame, and, in that way, sends a strong message of the value of inclusivity and diversity. a. Prescribed Activity b. Distributed Activity (RED) Teaching Research Service Teaching Research Service
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necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation or the author’s institution.References[1] O’Connor, K., Peck, F. A., Cafarella, J., Sullivan, J. F., Ennis, T. D., Myers, B. A., … Louie, B. (2015).Constructing “calculus readiness”: Struggling for legitimacy in a diversity- promoting undergraduate engineeringprogram. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 26.397.1–26.397.17.[2] Schoenfeld, A. H. (1992). Learning to think mathematically: Problem solving, metacognition, and sense makingin mathematics. In Handbook for Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning.[3] Schommer, M. (1990). Effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Journal ofEducational Psychology, 82(3), 498–504. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.82.3.498
development principles to provide students structured engagement, such as incorporating the “predict, observe, explain” technique. 3. Deliver the Interactive Virtual Laboratories in classes using the studio architecture recently implemented at the home institution. 4. Assess the perception and effectiveness of the Interactive Virtual Laboratories through a. Classroom observation, student surveys, and instructor and student focus groups b. Measurement of learning gains on the Throttling Valve question and the Technician question, two conceptual questions that have been historically difficult for students 5. Incorporate the Interactive Virtual Laboratories as resources in the AIChE
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disengagement) and teaching quality [10], teacher’s use ofstudent-centered teaching techniques [8], teacher availability [10], and overall course support [9].In this study where faculty and TAs were studied as individual participants in the teachingprocess, the emergence of TA support as a distinct predictor of engagement is noteworthy andspeaks to the unique importance of what TAs do to facilitate student engagement andachievement. Table 6: Hierarchical Regression Models for Attention Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Predictor Variable B (SE) p B (SE) p B (SE) p
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narrative constructions,we also compiled a conceptually clustered matrix that tracks patterns in participants’ developingnarratives over time, which allows the researchers to make contrasts and comparisons among thestudents within the themes [22]. This matrix includes students’ personal information (i.e., groupmembership, major, and life changes), identity-building experiences, specifically aligned to theidentity trajectory strands, agency, belonging, and unique elements or connections amongparticipants. This paper describes the methods used to construct the restoryed case summaries ofeach participant, featuring two participants: one participant in group A who persisted inengineering and one participant in group B who decided to pursue a different
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Paper ID #16411Support Model for Transfer Students Utilizing the STEM Scholarship Pro-gramMs. Lynn Olson P.E., Boise State University Lynn Olson, P.E, is the Recruitment Coordinator in the College of Engineering at Boise State. She re- ceived a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Gonzaga University in 1995. She began her engineering consulting career with T-O Engineers (formerly Toothman-Orton Engineering) in Boise in 1997. In fall of 2011 she joined the staff of the College of Engineering at Boise State as an Advisor and Recruitment Coordinator. Since that time she has worked as an adjunct faculty teaching
through the implementation of a two-week summer engineering programmodeled after the REU. Much like the REU program, the participants stayed on campus for thelength of the program. However, due to the age of the participants, the length of the high schoolprogram was significantly shorter than the undergraduate program. The program also included amentorship component, roundtable discussions about common experiences related to ADHD,and creative problem-solving activities in the context of structural, material, and electricalengineering activities. Samples of activities including optimizing the design of composites forstrength and cost, and a spaghetti bridge competition. (a) (b
engineering? b) How do SVSM negotiate educational structures to participate and persist in engineering?2) During their undergraduate engineering education, how do SVSM produce engineering identities? a) How do SVSM experience transitions between military, civilian, academic, professional, and engineering related contexts? b) How do SVSM engage in engineering professional identity development?The integrated education plan draws from both grounded theory methods [13], [14] and design-based research [15], [16] approaches to collaboratively develop, implement, and broadlydisseminate anti-deficit, assets-based training materials and resources to a wide variety ofundergraduate engineering stakeholders, including, faculty, staff, advisors
, “Setting the Standards for Engineering Education: A History [Scanning Our Past],” Proc. IEEE, vol. 105, no. 9, pp. 1834–1843, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2017.2729406.[8] B. Seely, “‘Patterns in the History of Engineering Education Reform: A Brief Essay,’” in Educating the engineer of 2020: Adapting engineering education to the new century, Washington D.C.: National Academcy Press, 2005, pp. 114–130.[9] D. O. Akeju, “Higher Education Curriculum and the Capability and Functioning of Young People in Nigeria”, doi: 10.36108/NJSA/5102/13(0210).[10] L. A. Campbell and J. H. McKendrick, “Beyond Aspirations: Deploying the Capability Approach to Tackle the Under-Representation in Higher Education of Young People from Deprived
contexts affect the uptake of the CW within the mechanics community. As discussedlast year, our IUSE project objectives are to:1. Extend the use of the Concept Warehouse (CW) to Mechanical Engineering (ME) and grow by 50,000 student users from diverse populations. To achieve this objective, we will: a. Develop content [at least 300 new ConcepTests] for Statics and Dynamics. b. Continue development of ME research-based Instructional Tools (e.g., Inquiry-Based Activities and Interactive Virtual Laboratories) that help students develop conceptual understanding. c. Serve as a repository for Concept Inventories that can be used by ME (and other) instructors. d. Provide extensive learning analytics for users who wish to perform
was supported in part by NSF award 1431694, Optimizing Student Team SkillDevelopment using Evidence-Based Strategies.References1 Brutus, S., & Donia, M. B. (2010). Improving the effectiveness of students in groups with a centralized peer evaluation system. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 9, 652-662.2 Mayo, M., Kakarika, M. Pastor, J.C., & Brutus, S. (2012). Aligning or inflating your Leadership self-image? A longitudinal study of responses to peer feedback in MBA teams. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 11, 631-652.3 Brutus, S., & Donia, M. B., & Ronen, S. (2013). Can business students learn to evaluate better? Evidence from repeated exposure to a peer
Evidence-Based Strategies.References1 Brutus, S., & Donia, M. B. (2010). Improving the effectiveness of students in groups with a centralized peer evaluation system. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 9, 652-662.2 Mayo, M., Kakarika, M. Pastor, J.C., & Brutus, S. (2012). Aligning or inflating your Leadership self-image? A longitudinal study of responses to peer feedback in MBA teams. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 11, 631-652.3 Brutus, S., & Donia, M. B., & Ronen, S. (2013). Can business students learn to evaluate better? Evidence from repeated exposure to a peer evaluation system. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 12, 18-31.4 Ohland, M. W
research, supported by the NSF, centers on the optical properties from semiconductor nanowires and the role to teaching innovations on student learning in the STEM disciplines. Before joining the University of Cincinnati, he was associated with McMaster University, and the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Jackson is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.Dr. Kathy Koenig, University of Cincinnati c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Executive Summary of NSF-IUSE grant: Enhancing Student Success in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics by Transforming the Faculty Culture Howard E. Jackson, Katherine Koenig, and Leigh M. Smith Department of
qualitativediscussions offer critical and analytical thinking opportunities for K-12 students. They can alsoserve to launch v-mixing investigations for engineering students. For the latter students, adetailed discussion of V-mixing and the convective and shear mixing involved in the processfollows. Figures 8 a and b are schematics of the polycarbonate V-mixer assembly and theV-mixer stand designed and constructed for a wide range of applications and mixer loads. Asthe Figure 8 b shows, the V-mixer rests on a rotating stand. Thus, no torque is directly appliedon the V-mixer. The pneumatic motor is connected directly to the v-mixer stand. Page 24.797.11Figure 8 a: V
Pennsylvania StateUniversity. The project involves the College of Engineering and 14 geographically-dispersedcampuses in the Penn State system. These campuses serve as both feeder schools for the maincampus and also offer baccalaureate and associate degrees in a number of STEM majors.Considering the number and geographic diversity of the campuses involved and the number ofdifferent STEM fields served, this effort is significant.The project is based on three intervention strategies and an assessment strategy. The threeintervention strategies include: (a) enhanced tutoring programs for foundational mathematicscourses in algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, (b) a freshman toy-based design course (calledToy FUN-damentals) in which dissection and re-design
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year, woulddemonstrate better academic outcomes than similar Engineering students who did not receivethat academic support and a community building program. The bottom of Table 2 shows a seriesof academic performance indicators including grades in the first fall semester math course, fallsemester GPA, cumulative GPA at the end of the first year of college, the number who droppedtheir first college math course, and the number who were enrolled at the beginning of thesophomore year. (Course letter grades were converted to the numerical equivalent.) TheEngineering Ahead students earned significantly higher grades in their first college mathcourse (1/2 letter grade, B- vs. C+), had a significantly higher Year 1 cumulative GPAcompared to the
groups included the followingquestions:(1) Introductions and Benchmarking Questions a) What is an identity that you have that others aren’t typically aware of? b) In a typical semester, which demographic identities do you tend to become aware of? c) In a typical semester, how aware do you become about your students’ lives, stresses, and experiences?(2) Audio Dissemination Reactions and Takeaways a) What are your initial reactions to this student’s story? b) What was your biggest takeaway from listening to this student’s story? c) To your knowledge, have any of your students had this same or similar experience? d) As a faculty member, is there anything you might change about your interactions with students based
: Job Opportunities Task Force, June 2010. 7. Flowers, J. and Moniz, M. Rapid Prototyping in Technology Education. Technology Teacher, 2002, 7 – 11. http://jcflowers1.iweb.bsu.edu/rlo/pubs/RPinTE.pdf. 8. Gelber, A., Isen, A., & Kessler, J. B. (2014). The Effects of Youth Employment: Evidence from New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Lotteries (No. w20810). National Bureau of Economic Research. 9. Hall, G., Israel, L., & Shortt, J. (2004). It's about time! A look at out-of-school time for urban teens. Wellesley, MA: National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Retrieved February 11, 2006, from http://www.niost.org/AOLTW.pdf 10. Halverson, E. R., & Sheridan, K. (2014). The maker movement in
University in theirjunior year and retention in the Engineering and STEM majors. Cohort 3 Jump Start students willenroll in May 2019. After all three cohorts have been enrolled and tracked through the entranceto major, future analyses can examine whether the program had a differential effect on studentsas a function of gender, race/ethnicity, and first-generation status. ReferencesBailey, T., & V. Morest. 2006. Defending the Community College Equity Agenda. Baltimore MD: John Hopkins University Press.Berger, J. B., & Malaney, G. D. (2003). Assessing the transition of transfer students from community colleges to a university. NASPA Journal, 40(4).Cohen, A. M., & Brawer, F. B. (2003). The
Paper ID #8567ACTIVE ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN: LABORATORY PROJECT ANDASSESSMENTDr. Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University Ravi P. Ramachandran received the B. Eng degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in 1984, the M. Eng degree from McGill University in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1990. From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist at T-Netix from July 1996 to August 1997. Since
coursetaught by a Visual Arts faculty member with expertise in B/W photography. Theinterdisciplinary student teams acquired images (Figure 2) for a contest co-judged by agroup of professional microscopists from local industry and neighboring academicinstitutions and by two faculty from the Visual Arts Department at Union. The studentsreceived feedback from the two groups of judges on the scientific and the artistic aspects,respectively, of their images. In order to take good images, the visual arts studentsneeded to communicate the principles of composition and aesthetics learned in theirhome course to the nano students. The nano students needed to be able to communicatewhat could be accomplished with the instrumentation to the visual arts students
, May 2006, doi: 10.1080/00909880600573965.[11] D. Reeping, A. R. Taylor, D. B. Knight, and C. Edwards, “Mixed methods analysis strategies in program evaluation beyond ‘a little quant here, a little qual there,’” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 178–196, 2019, doi: 10.1002/jee.20261.[12] J. Walther, N. W. Sochacka, and N. N. Kellam, “Quality in Interpretive Engineering Education Research: Reflections on an Example Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 626–659, 2013, doi: 10.1002/jee.20029.[13] V. Braun and V. Clarke, “Using thematic analysis in psychology,” Qualitative Research in Psychology, vol. 3, pp. 77–101, Jan. 2006, doi: 10.1191/1478088706qp063oa.[14] C. Distefano, M. Zhu