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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven de Haas; S.K. Ramesh; Preetham Kumar; Michael Fujita; Elizabeth Raley; Andrew Lindsay

sense. Mirrors reflect, lenses focus, prisms refract, and multiple slit- Page 6.172.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationgratings diffract laser light. All of this may be seen in one setup with the help of a lightscattering machine, often called a ‘fog machine’.In addition, several other lasers are also used in tandem with the fixed wavelength HeNe laser,notably, a tunable gas laser. The tunable laser may be dynamically tuned to ‘red’, ‘orange’, and‘yellow’, and observers may see a dynamic

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

-engineering own knowledge and to seek advice, reflect on their own capabilities, Engineers Nova Scotia's continuing learning and development, and importance of being part of a knowledge and skills to assist in and/or undertake research, to invite peer review, benchmark Learning professional excellence commitment to undertake

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhao Chad Kong; Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Andres J Goza, Rice University; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Kurt Kienast, Rice University; Sam Oke; Juan A Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

22.814.3on anecdotal evidence from teacher feedback to improve students’ understanding of fundamentalengineering concepts8,9,10. The Integrated Teaching and Learning (ITL) Program at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder developed a Creative Engineering course for students at anearby high school. This course focused on hands-on design based engineering in conjunctionwith the high school curriculum and demonstrated that students had increased confidence in theuse of engineering methods to solve problems11.Research on learning styles reflects the positive impact of integrating kinesthetic learningenvironments with traditional learning structures. A recent study showed that learning is aconglomeration of a variety of interactions12. The results

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Christopher D. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

was never presentedas strictly a classroom course and the faculty have always utilized a portion of classroom time fordiscussion, student presentations, workshop activities and laboratory research. In 2006 it wasofficially changed to 2 cr hr “lecture” plus 1 cr hr “laboratory,” mostly for administrativepurposes and because it better reflects the distribution of what actually takes place.The course content has been detailed elsewhere 13, but is summarized here. There are five majorelements of the course: 1. Faculty led presentations – The course is not a “materials science” class and so does not cover classical material science topics such as the structure of matter. Rather, it is focused on processing and characterization of

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

approximately ten months later, this paperdiscusses the participants‟ reflections on their experiences at the initial workshop andexpectations about their own institution‟s future curriculum reform efforts.The Curriculum Development for Student Learning WorkshopFor over thirty years, hundreds of educators from around the world have attended the ConnectingStudent Learning Outcomes to Teaching, Assessment, and Curriculum workshop at AlvernoCollege in Wisconsin. The workshop highlights successful curriculum design and assessmentpractices that focus on student-centered learning. Educators learn about its innovative, evidence-based and externally validated curriculum during an intense three-day experience. Using thetools and information gained from the

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Morley; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and participant do not know each other well. They alsoencourage participants to become storytellers, since cultural norms dictate that people use photosto tell others about events that occurred in the past.Researchers have made other arguments about the value of using photo elicitation in studies,including: photos can help describe situations more easily,17 can extend “personal narratives thatilluminate viewers’ lives and experiences, especially when viewed in a group setting;”18 can helpprompt interviewers to ask specific questions they may not have otherwise considered includingasking for data that may be “invisible to the researcher but apparent to the interviewee”(Schwartz 1989); can help participants reflect on their beliefs and express

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin; Jennifer Rudolph, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and students improveand adjust their learning.32, 33, 34In the Generate Ideas (GI) stage, students try to create solutions to a novel and challengingproblem. It provides practice with the cognitive and affective sides of creative problem solvingand is the primary step where innovation is developed.35Since students reflect on what they know and determine what they need to learn, the GI stageexercises metacognition.36 When working in teams, the students share ideas and developdifferent perspectives on the problem.37 If students attempt to understand and solve the problembefore they receive instruction, it can help their learning30 and increase the probability that theywill create guiding questions.38Frequently, college engineering students are

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ofrevisions based on (a) conversations with the engineering faculty teaching the course, (b)analysis of several grading rubrics used for assessment of writing in the disciplines, andengineering writing in particular26, and (c) a pilot of using the designed rubric on students’writing projects. The heavy weight on formatting (25%) reflects the importance of being able tofollow instructions, an area that has been shown to be problematic for students. The final rubric(see Appendix A) included the following categories: completeness (20%), formatting (25%),data/results presentation (25%) and appropriateness of writing for intended audience (30%).Note that this rubric is only intended to measure the areas of organization, design/format andmechanics/style

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Christopher Dawson, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

paper, such as developing relationships, changing paradigms, and minority student groups,are more extensively discussed by Johnson, Fromm, and Van Aken, respectively10-12.Goals of This Survey Effort & Subsequent PaperThis effort strives to lay out a tangible guide to involve faculty / administrators from majority(and all) backgrounds to engage in diversity issues, climate assessment, and environmentimprovement in a meaningful and proactive fashion. Experiential reflections from the facultyauthors and student authors are included along with a summary of data from a survey of students.The full survey is provided in the appendix.The survey invitation was sent to 11 American Indian/Alaskan Native, 99 Asian, 714 AfricanAmerican, 82 Hispanic, and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Sue Young, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

a student’s project. e. Productive feedback or thoughtful reflection about the course and process. f. Any other tasks that the instructor deems worthy. 5. KG may be lost by: a. Coming in late to class. b. Showing up late for or missing scheduled presentations. c. Being rude. d. Any other thing the instructor deems worthy of penalizing with a loss. 6. KG can be traded to other members of the class. All trade must be accompanied by a formal contract, signed by both parties, and then a copy given to the instructor. Examples exchanges include: a. Tasks such as programming or other project based help. b. Use of tools not possessed by the individual or group

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

materials in the data set are: steels (8), cast irons (2), stainless steels (6), aluminums (5),coppers (3), titanium (1), nickels (4), magnesiums (2), special/precious alloys (5), thermoplasticsand thermosets (15), ceramics/glasses (6), and composites (6), for a current total of 63 with moreadded as properties are documented. Currently, 110 conceptually grouped materials to choosefrom are planned. The visual students should display the information graphically while activelearners will want to “try it out” by choosing different materials to compare or to see howplotting one material property versus another will change the way they examine the data. Verballearners will be able to describe the results of their explorations. Reflective learners will

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyu Long, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robyn F Wilson, Purdue University; Jennifer C Batra, Purdue University ; Lindsey B. Anderson, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

her mentors through aresearch collaboration, “I was very lucky to have a colleague … three or four years into myassistant appointment, who got a very large grant that I was kind of dragged into, fell into byaccident, who really showed me how to run a very large grant and how to do different kinds ofresearch.” In this case, Berta received mentoring as part of a seemingly natural process when sheworked with her colleague in this research project. Reflecting on this experience, Berta nowconsiders her colleague to be an important mentor to her (see Figure 1). Other participants notedthat their mentors were people with whom they taught and/or collaborated in various ways. Although most of the reported multiplex ties between mentor and mentee

Conference Session

Epistemic Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Edith Stanley Gummer, Education Northwest; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith A. Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Raymond L. Price, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering. Two interview protocols reflected the nature and level of participation in the incubator,but it became apparent almost immediately that knowledge of the incubator was bounded by theduration of association, specific circumstances, and intensity of participation.36 For this reasoninterviews varied widely lasting as few as 44 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. All of theinterviews were audio recorded and transcribed. Identifying information was removed; thetranscription was dated, and a code assigned. The transcription code identified the tier and aninterview sequence number. An excel file served as the interview code key. The code keyremained the only identifying link between interviewee and interview data. Interviews were

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Heather J. Shipley, University of Texas, San Antonio; Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

possible in order to obtain significant amount of data in terms ofthe effectiveness of the 5-Step ALC model. 4. ConclusionsIn this paper, we share our experiences related to the development of teacher workshops andstudent camps focused on educational robotics based on an active learning model. Ourconclusions can be summarized as follows:  Understanding a concept entails having a mental model that reflects the structure of the concept and its relationship to other concepts. Therefore, presenting organized knowledge through concepts that are combined to form propositions that show the relationship among concepts is essential.  Learning is an active and continual process, where knowledge is constructed, continually updated, and

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Charles Cappello, York College of Pennsylvania; Takeshi Jonathan Ei, York College of Pennsylvania; Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania; Dan Bosse, Weldon Solutions; Berne S. Edwards, Graham Packaging Company; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory M. Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

and validation work performed on the prototype.One of the current projects at YCP reflect the growing need for multidisciplinary thinking [2] and theapplication of a broad range of engineering tools: the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC)project. For the 2010-11 academic year, a team of ten computer, electrical and mechanical engineeringstudents designed and fabricated an all-new ground vehicle for YCP’s second showing at the IGVC [4].The vehicle was designed for autonomous operation to include the capabilities of detecting and reactingto obstacles in its path, recognizing and following established lanes, and navigating to and fromprescribed way points. A variety of sensing, computing, structural, and electromechanical

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Viktoria Zelenak, University of New Haven; Michael J. Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

value and they can do the calculations and they don’t think too much about it. ...my life experience comes in handy and sometimes the professor will talk about an abstract topic and I’ll see all the kids glaze over because they Page 25.136.12 don’t understand what he’s talking about, but I’ll have a life experience that actually does.” Leadership skillsHalf of the informants reflected that they have been able to apply management and leadershipskills to working with groups of other engineering students, by helping team members tocommunicate with one another, manage conflict, stay focused, and distribute tasks

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

other programs. As one of the fastest growing areas,computer networks is experiencing a dramatic need of professionals with solid foundations andpractical hands-on experience. This need has been reflected, to some extent, into the curricula ofcomputing degrees such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information EngineeringTechnology, and others, where computer networks is now unquestionably included. Forexample, the curriculum guidelines for undergraduate degree programs in InformationEngineering Technology of ACM and IEEE Computer Society consider networking as a pillarfor any modern program 1. Page 25.149.2Despite these recent

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

). Page 25.225.6 It is important that the aims and objectives of discovery approach are reflected in everyaspect of the learning environment created. The creative new approach should documentaccomplishments at the upper levels of Bloom's Taxonomy Triangle (Bloom, 1956 & 1976;Boud & Feletti, 1991). Scholars in the area of cognitive science and educational psychologyhave identified four features that clearly separate a problem-based curriculum from a traditional,topic-based curriculum (Nickerson, et. al. 1985).Assessment Procedure Assessment of the Discovery approach was carried out by the author using severalproven, well established and widely recognized tools (Rowntree, 1977). Sample quizzes, homework assignments

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Education should not be focused on teaching technical skills about a list of Page 25.1276.13 processes that are, at best, obsolescent if they are already in use!• Topics taught should look to the future and reflect the skills needed to compete in a global marketplace.• Teaching methods should incorporate the latest technologies and provide opportunities for students to collaborate and mentor with industry professionals.• Graduate opportunities should be available to those interested in pursuing a degree beyond the standard 4-year program.• Teach from the ground up. One must be able to understand and apply knowledge. For

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

confirmed by students’ provision on feedback in one dimensionthat is really intended for another dimension. Potential strategies for improving studentparticipation in peer feedback were discussed. Means for improving students’ understanding ofdimensions along which they are to assess peer work and provide peer feedback were alsodiscussed.AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible by grants from the National Science Foundation (DUE 0717508and EEC 0835873). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. Hattie, J., & Timperley, H. (2007). The power of feedback. Review of Educational Research

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

revolve around the delicate balance that must bemaintained between educating and graduating engineering students who are suitably prepared forprofessional practice in engineering fields without adding credit hours to undergraduate programrequirements.Recent changes in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria forCivil Engineering graduates require that students be able to address Civil Engineering problemsin terms of global and societal context3, 4. New outcomes include educating students who areaware of contemporary issues and capable of effectively using modern engineering tools. Thesenew requirements reflect the changing role of the Civil Engineer in society, and ABET’srecognition that stakeholder expectations must

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Param C Adhikari, Youngstown State University; Sanket Aryal, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

syllabus. One of the mainobjectives is to teach students from novice to expert users preparing them with adequate fluidmechanics fundamentals and hands-on CFD project works to prepare for their capstone designprojects, higher education and advanced research in fluid mechanics. We have planned toincorporate a CFD educational interface for hands-on student experience in fluid mechanics,which reflects real-world engineering applications used in companies, government research labs,and higher education research.1. IntroductionComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been included as a senior-level Thermal-FluidsEngineering course in the curriculum of mechanical engineering program at many USuniversities. In some universities, this course is adopted in

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

electronic productand systems were identified and retained. These include basic analog and digitalcircuits/electronics, embedded hardware/software design, wired and wireless communications,instrumentation, and control systems. Second, the content and objectives of these courses weremodified to reflect a strong system design and integration perspective. As part of this, mostcourses have become project-based, requiring teams of students to work on open-ended, industrydesigned projects. Finally, courses have been added to the curriculum in areas that supportproduct development such as testing, quality assurance, engineering statistics, andproduct/system development processes. Once the new curriculum was designed, it was vetted with an industrial

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. Brudigam, Lake Travis High School; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

textbook.The text was written to follow the sequence needed to develop 3-D spatial skills.3 In thebeginning of the course, students were introduced to the need for spatial visualization skills andprimarily focused on isometric and orthographic sketching. The curriculum built upon this skillwhile adding various application problems, discussing engineering drawings, and focusing onpattern development. Approximately half way through the curriculum, students were exposed towireframe geometry as they concentrated on two and three coordinate drawings. Transformationsbecame integral at this point as students used translations, dilations, rotations, and reflections toview objects as they are rotated about axes and investigated cross-sections.3 Data

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kara Kockelman

, helping to minimize any variation in estimation of average response. However,their use in merit, promotion, and other decisions engenders some controversy. Student ratings of courses are not perfectly reflective of student learning. For example,laboratory studies have suggested that while instructor enthusiasm significantly impacts studentratings, it does not much affect student learning. In contrast, lecture content appears to have amuch greater effect on student learning than on ratings. (Abrami, Leventhal, and Perry 1982)And correlations between average ratings and average learning (based on standardized testresults across multiple course sections) generally fall well below 0.5. For example, Cohen’smeta-analysis (1981) deduced that the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Melody Ivory; Kathleen Luker; Kathleen Coppock; Erol Tutumluer; David Hill; Christine Masters; Amelia Regan; Alkim Akyurtlu; Eric Matsumoto; Sandra Shaw Courter; Sarah Pfatteicher

general idea is to make the classroom experience more of a discussion andless of a one-way lecture. Reflecting on the classes I had taken as both an undergraduate and agraduate student, I realized that, with very few exceptions, they unfortunately fell into the lattercategory. All too often, it seemed the role of the professor was to present as much material aspossible, and the role of the student was to dutifully record it for later processing. These “hand-cramping” sessions did little to foster discussion and understanding of the material, however.I am fortunate to have a perspective from the other side of the classroom as well, as I spent twosemesters lecturing at San Francisco State University while I was a graduate student. Theevaluations I

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Borchert; David Yates; Daniel Jensen

FEELING MANNER IN WHICH A PERSON COMES TO CONCLUSIONS Focus is on timely, planned Focus is on adaptive process of J conclusions and decisions. decision making. P JUDGEMENT PERCEPTION2.1.1.2. VARK Learning Style PreferencesThe present work also builds on student learning style preferences, as obtained from aninstrument called the VARK Catalyst. Rather than being a diagnostic tool for determining astudent’s learning preference, the VARK test serves as a catalyst for reflection by the student[Bonwell]. A student’s VARK descriptor is based on a simple 13-question test that is aimed atdiscovering how the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Clark Colton; Bonnie D. Burrell

duplication in a business situationAt the end of the term, the students fill out the questionnaire again. There is invariably a largedifference, which reflects their increased sophistication in teamwork. The dialogues support allthe diverse objectives of the course by organizing the team for effective communication. Thedialogues enhance productivity in activities ranging from management of literature searches towriting and oral presentation assignments. The dialogues make the students more open tolistening and responding and to coordinating their talents into a set of skills they can use in theworkplace.VI. SummaryEffective communication (open and honest, frequent, nonjudgmental, constructive) betweenteam members is

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

manycourses. Such experiences are intended to produce in our students the skills just described.While anecdotal evidence may exist to support the effectiveness of these types of changes, strongquantitative evidence is also needed. This study examines the effects of recent curricularchanges in Penn State’s College of Engineering on first-year students’ intellectual developmentas measured by the Perry Model (Perry, 1970). These results are part of a larger study which isdescribed in the Method section.The Perry model suggests that studentsí cognitive processes develop over time from simpleblack/white thinking to a more complex evaluation of alternatives. Students’ cognitive levels areassessed by a structured interview which asks them to reflect on the