Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

theorywith practical project-based experience to courses throughout the engineering disciplines.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course, Page 13.855.17Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Splitt, F.G., “Systemic Engineering Education Reform: A Grand Challenge.” The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Spring 2003.2. Sheppard, S. and Jenison, R

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

the course.The author believes this can only be explained in terms having to do with the level of studentmaturity, and their desire to see the course succeed in the long run. It reflects a good workingrelationship between the instructor and students, as well as the result of a clear majority ofstudents in the course with a long range, mature view of the situation. As a class they deliveredsuch an unrealistically high evaluation as an affirmation regarding future potential of the course.A number of students wrote comments in the sections reserved for them on the author’s survey.Two students wrote comments that, in the author’s opinion, seem to capture the overallimpression received when reviewing the survey results. One student observed, Dr

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

amount of material that can be taught and that the students’ interest in the material isenhanced.IntroductionTo maintain and enhance our nation’s ability to be on the forefront of technology development,colleges and universities have been called to adopt the most effective teaching practices of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses as well as to provide undergraduateswith opportunities to study STEM “as practiced by scientists and engineers as early in theiracademic careers as possible”.1 In fact, the practice of engineering today requires that graduatesbe prepared in a large variety of ways, which are reflected in ABET criteria as well as other recentstudies.2, 3 In addition, as supported by a wide body of literature

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

concepts. As time allowed, the teams of 4students used Visio shapes to pair related concepts and to draw connecting lines between. Eachsubsequent week students had either handouts or textbook chapters to read and to deconstructinto related concepts, to link assignment documents to appropriate concepts or pages, and torelate new concepts to previously learned concepts. Finally, the students added a Visio page forthe User Interface to their database application project with a statement reflecting on theconcepts underlying its features and in which courses these concepts might be used again. Figure5 illustrates a student’s interpretation of the Information System Knowledge Domain conceptsdiscussed in a chapter of a text. Also shown are the names of

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Wischow, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; Shanna Daly, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

secondary classroom, and the application/presentation component. This willprovide more closure to the lesson and allow teachers the opportunity to synthesize the data thatthey collect and make sense of it. Additionally, while teachers work on their presentations, theywill have opportunities to interact with members of the professional development team anddiscuss conceptual questions in small groups. The post-lesson discussion period will also bemore directed towards means of classroom implementation to provide a more organized forumfor teachers to reflect on implementation.It is important to note that although we were interested in exploring how teachers connectedconcepts from quantum dots to their curricula (research question 1), we were not able

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

order to apply the findings ofthis research to future school settings, the data collection would have to be limited to a quantityand scope that would not be onerous to busy educators. Thus a strategic decision was made tolimit the set of potential variables to a more manageable size. The BY data from 8th grade wasthe earliest data collected about the students and represented the earliest point in the NELS studyat which academic assessments could be made. Prior research findings in the literature were Page 13.55.5used to select a smaller set of variables to be tested. A set of 66 variables was selected. Thesevariables reflected aspects of

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Masui, C., & De Corte, E. (2005). Learning to reflect and attribute constructively as basic components of self- regulated learning. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(3), 351-3727. Pehkonen, Erkki, Maija Ahtee and Jari Lavonen (ed), How Finns Learn Mathematics and Science, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, 2007.8. Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation, National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, http://www/ed/gov/inits/math/glenn/report.pdf (2000). Page 13.130.149. Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for a New Millennium

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the model (whether they were obtained or developed). These drive cycles may reflect city, highway, mountainous, etc. ‚ Generate a plot that displays the average fuel consumption and the drive cycle for different mass vehicles. ‚ Determine what kind of drive cycles the vehicle exhibits the best fuel economy and explain why this is so. ‚ Determine the optimal size of vehicle this technology is applicable for. ‚ Discuss possible drawbacks from the model and provide recommendations for how it can be improved.For additional information regarding theory and background refer to the references:1. Wu, Bin, Lin, Chan-Chiao, Filipi, Zoran, Peng, Huei, Assanis, Dennis, Optimal Power Management for a Hydraulic Hybrid

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

work of their peersand provide critiques at a draft stage. Out of this process, final work is improved, andcommunications skills are also developed. Cloete5 emphasizes the importance of self-reflection in fostering critical thinking. Although these efforts did not attempt directmeasures of student cognition, perhaps in the future, data can be collected to evaluatestudent cognition in peer review exercises.Longer-term Assessment. To complement direct observation of student reasoning andcognition during problem-solving exercises, how can we determine if students are Page 13.226.10retaining knowledge and problem-solving skills into the future? Most methods

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

explored.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Division of Engineering Education andCenters of the National Science Foundation under the grant EEC-0634279 (program manager Dr.Mary Poats). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. We would like to thank Dr. Jin-song Pei, who provided the implementation resultsfrom the University of Oklahoma. We would also like to thank Dr. Jon Makar at Institute ofResearch for Construction in Canada and Mr. Tony Kojundic from the Silica Fume Association,as well as project external advisors, for their contribution and support to the project.Reference1. Kuennen, T

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Dworzecki; Syed Masud Mahmud

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Electrical and Computer

Microchip MPLAB ICD2 DV1640052 Microchip CAN-LIN3 DM1630152 Grayhill 4x4 Matrix Keypad With Cable 96BB2-006-R2 Hantronix LCD Character Display 4x40 (Grey, Reflective) HDM40416H-5-S00S2 Sullins Electronics .1" 52 Position Male Header PEC26DFCN (Break Into 2x9, 2x9, 2x8)2 Sullins Electronics .1" 18 Position Female Receptacle PPPC092LFBN-RC2 Sullins Electronics .1" 30 Position Female Receptacle PPPC152LFBN-RC2 Sullins Electronics .1" 40

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

students in an academic scholarship program going intograduate school full-time and over a 30% rate of such transfer students.I. IntroductionFor some time, there has been a growing concern about the future of the United States in terms Page 13.1287.2of new discoveries and inventions. One of the people leading this battle cry is Professor Romer,“a big-name Stanford University economist.”1 He argues that discoveries don’t simply appearwhen inspiration strikes, but reflect the effort put into innovating. The bottom line for thisconcern is that the number of undergraduate engineering degrees being earned in the UnitedStates has been declining since 1996

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Callie Ruben, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 13.136.3student with the will can earn an A in the course by doing the required assignments.From the sophomore year on, NACME students meet six times a semester for a 50-minutemeeting. The students meet in a well furnished conference room and are served refreshmentsafter the first semester to help make them fell special. Each semester begins with a review of the4.0 Plan16 (developed by Donna O. Johnson) and a discussion by the students on the Planincluding what works especially well and a new resolve to stick with the plan the whole nextsemester. Students often reveal that their GPA for the semester is a direct reflection of how wellthey stayed with the 4.0 Plan. Speakers are brought in from academia, career services, and allareas of

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

program. This approach isholistic, comprehensive in nature and includes developers, designers, instructors, students andevaluators with a broad focus on the effectiveness of the program and is consistence with theapplied research. Type I studies can be characterized by their reliance upon contextually specificprojects and contextually specific conclusions.3 This approach includes improvements in theinstructional program and the conditions which are conducive to efficient design, development,and/or evaluation of the instructional program.4,5,6, 7 Additionally, some Type I developmentalstudies reflect traditional evaluations in which the actual development process is not formallyaddressed; rather, only the product or program evaluation is described

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

troubleshooting. Classroom experimentscan involve student groups deciding what they’d like to happen with their system of inputs,outputs, and PICAXE decision block. When the Experimenter board is populated and verified,students can build a real product based on the pre-tested system. Page 13.617.7The PIXAXE School Experimenter Board and PICsounds kits highlight for students what thebasic components of an embedded microcontroller system are: input information, decision-making based on input information, and output action. Students get to design and construct asimple example that reflects the building blocks of any embedded system. The softwareenvironment

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning / International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; James Carlsen, University of Florida; Meghan Ritter, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

mulch. If there is an excess, theleftovers are used as cover for the landfill.Recyclables are collected in a very different way. Since Escambia County’s Solid WasteManagement Department is responsible for recyclable waste collections, they have 17 drop offsites that residents can take their recycling to. These drop-off sites are placed around the countyto make recycling easier for the public. Since these drop-off centers are used by all residents ofthe county, the number of households will be changed to reflect the entire county. The numberof households is 111,10014. Once a week these bins are emptied and the contents are taken to therecycling center. For the FY07, there were 3,477 tons of recyclable materials collected. TheSolid Waste

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Belter, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Shirley Magnusson, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

abilities.Furthermore, they must be able to see themselves practicing engineering as a career.We decided to focus on the engineering profession6, rather than the engineering field, andthus the survey statements (Table I) reflect personal declarations that lead to careerselection. Some of the statements deal with the self visualization of being an engineer.Many females tend to lack the confidence or fail to identify with the field (due to lack ofrole models or inaccurate stereotypes).Table I. Statements on the Engineering Days survey and the corresponding codedvariable for study Survey statement Variable “I understand what an engineer does.” understood “I plan to study engineering in college

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

Engineering Education engineering societies to Organization: the challenges of the 21st century coverage periodically to programs to reflect the promote activities in University and the needs of the immediate harmonize needs of the societal African countries on society ideas/programs to growth engineering education - To improve teaching/learning bridge groups in Global - Research and - AEEA to collaborate with in engineering education through Engineering Education development activities Global Engineering1 the use of hands on

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alister McLeod, Purdue University; April Savoy, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

learners’existing knowledge while expanding their repository. In the next phase, demonstration of skillsinvolves the regurgitation of the newly acquired knowledge. If demonstration is inconsistent withthe desired learning outcomes, the learning becomes ineffective; therefore, pertinent topics mustbe overtly presented to learners. In the application phase, there is a reduction in the amount oftime and effort spent coaching learners as they attempt to develop their skills through practice.Learning is obtained when discussion and reflection of the new knowledge garnered commences.Integration is the final phase, where learners demonstrate skill improvement because they haveintegrated it into their lives,.The characteristics of Problem based learning (PBL

Conference Session

Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macon Beck, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue Universtiy; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schedules, the time and location of an advertised workshop must be carefullyselected. When presented with typical options for the time and location of a professionaldevelopment workshop, the majority of the responses were split between agree and disagree,except for two options. The two options that appear to be most promising are to offer aworkshop during a session at the Indiana School Counselor Association (ISCA) conference(80.4% agree or strongly agree, Item 27). This preference may reflect the survey participants’level of participation in ISCA. The data reveal that workshops scheduled during the summer(Item 30), afterschool (Item 31), or on a Saturday (Item 32) are less likely to be attended. Thisinformation paired with the listed barriers

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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First-Year Programs

-ended laboratory experiences that introduced each discipline within thecollege as well as provide a historical introduction to modern engineering. Existingcontent was repackaged and condensed to increase efficiency and allow room for elevenhours covering engineering in the modern world. The laboratories were not only anintroduction to each discipline, but provided the exercises to learn knowledge and skillsused throughout their program of study. The modest adjustments to the course objectivesare reflected in bold print in Table 1.The underlying goal of the new course content (Appendix 2) is to develop a passion forengineering and hopefully a specific engineering discipline within the freshman andtransfer students that will carry them through

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Snyder, Taylor University; Elise Romines, Taylor University; Rachel Dodge, Taylor University; Jason Kruegar, Taylor University; Travis Booth, Taylor University; Josh Gates, Taylor University

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Educational Research and Methods

structure, knowledge is gained by support, participation and nurturingwith others17,18. These areas of motivation were assessed because of their strong connection toachievement, spending time on complex activities, learning and growth goals, the use of deeperand more reflective strategies for learning, more risk taking and the focus on the learningprocess21.Valuing Science It is a goal of the HARP program for students to learn to value science education,discovery and future careers in science. This goal will be assessed specifically by measuring theincrease in students valuing the problem solving process, the calibration process, the scientificmethod in application to real life problems, documenting for repeatability, data analysis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; James Corkins, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

question. For example, on the Concept-Building Context Worksheet in Appendix 1, thestudent had originally chosen that a metal trash can have covalent and van der Walls forces asthe core of its atomic structure. Here, it is clear that the student did not previously draw aconnection between material and type of bonding. As shown, the student’s mind was changed asa result of team work. Afterwards, correctly choosing metallic bonding as the structureresponsible for the metal trash can. This reorganization was apparent throughout the remainderof the worksheet as well and clearly reflects the change from the initial multiple disconnectsbetween the macroscopic and the atomic level to the beginning of establishing consistent model.The class structure

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

market:The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor) indicated in its 2005-2006 edition ofthe Occupational Outlook Handbook 2 that biomedical engineering is expected to be a fast-growing occupation in the near and intermediate future. In recent years, the U.S. Department ofLabor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has added standard occupational classification for"biomedical engineering" to be included in the forthcoming labor market reports and forecasts.This reflects the coming of age of biomedical engineering as a distinct discipline, and recognizesits increasing presence in the labor market. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureauof Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2005, industries with the highestlevels of

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

, while they are workingwith the freshman curriculum. Perhaps something could be arranged to have the students takethis during the second year, or encourage students to register for the course during the secondyear as well? Fellows appeared to have enjoyed the networking activities that were a constantcomponent of the freshman program. Requiring a course akin to Practicum would affordstudents more peer-networking and community building activities, as well as a source of externalformal feedback and evaluation. In order to accomplish programmatic changes that reflect these recommendations, a GTFprogram director should be assigned that would be accountable for implementation. This wouldalso serve as a point of contact for departments and

Conference Session

Mathematics: Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Yuguang Ban, Boise State University; Alison Ahlgren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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Mathematics

Sample Size Pass Rate Sample Size Pass Rate IncreaseGroup I 302 59.7% 274 61.4% 1.7% 4%Group III 65 57.1% 80 64.6% 7.5% 17%In summary, it appears that the addition of the ALEKS assessment as a course requirement has apositive impact on the pass rates of students in both PreCalculus and Calculus. Year-over-yearimpacts are less pronounced than historical averages compared to the ALEKS semester. Thismay reflect other ongoing efforts to improve performance in these two courses at Boise StateUniversity, as suggested by the positive trends in overall pass rates prior to fall 2008.Math Instructor SurveyA survey of mathematics

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnaan Jiwaji, MIT; James Hardison, MIT; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa, Makerere University; Alfred Mwambela, University of Dar-es-Salaam; V. Judson Harward, MIT; Jesús A. del Alamo, MIT; Bryant Harrison, MIT; Samuel Gikandi, MIT

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Electrical and Computer

the oldest university in Tanzania. This position hasallowed the university to play a key role in supporting many newly established universities intheir early stages of growth. Typically, a number of science and technology institutions haverelied on UDSM’s laboratory facilities to conduct experiments required in their curricula.With increasing population, the university has been facing pressure to increase enrollment tocope with the growing number of candidates qualified to enter a higher learning institution. Inturn, this has put pressure on the existing facilities which, for a number of reasons, have notexpanded to reflect the increasing enrollment - a typical problem in many developing countries.An approach to solving this problem was to

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Garner, Pennsylvania State University; Allen Gaudelli, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the research on learning and multimedia presentationdesign, which emphasizes the importance of providing images that promote integration betweenconcepts. Not reflected in Table 3 are the decorative images from the use of PowerPoint defaultbackgrounds, such as those shown in Figure 5. In our survey, we determined that 47% of theslide sets examined of slides used such a background. As asserted by Carney and Levin,19 suchdecorative images slightly reduce the comprehension by audiences.Table 3. Common practice statistics on image level.Classification Definition StatisticsDecorates Not relevant to text 5%Partially Represents

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kendra Bridges, Boise State University; Joanna Guild, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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Mathematics

classroom and to tailor their instructional strategies toward the individual students with different needs. For example, random students who are studying a subject that demands sequential thinking such as Math may need more attention from the instructors.2. Have students be aware of their dominant learning styles and motivational characteristics. It can help them self-monitor their learning behaviors and give them opportunities to self- correct ineffective study habits, and develop more effective learning behaviors.3. Have instructors be aware of their own dominant learning styles and reflect on their preferred approaches for teaching their subjects. Instructors also have their dominant learning styles which are often their preferred