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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #32134Best Overall 2019 Zone Paper & Zone 1 Winner - Implementation and FirstYear Results of an Engineering Spacial Skills Enhancement ProgramDr. Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Alexander De Rosa is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Alex specializes in teaching in the thermal-fluid sciences and has a background in experi- mental combustion. He gained his PhD in 2015 from The Pennsylvania State University in this area.Dr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science

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Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Jay Oswald, Arizona State University

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exams. The flipped and mixed courseswere associated with greater improvement for DEW rates, in comparison to the traditionallecture course. Additional data analysis may provide further insight into how specific flippeddelivery components, such as video lectures, impact student achievement.IntroductionThis work-in-progress paper reports on the effects of alternative course delivery and instructionalmethods in three engineering classrooms. Flipped and alternative classroom models have gainedin popularity in recent years and while the engineering classrooms in higher education havelagged behind their non-STEM colleagues in this process, the trend has continued to gaintraction over the last decade [1]. Adoption of alternative course models is due

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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questions to improve clarityand discriminatory power. We administered the revised version in two contexts: (1) again as partof the first exam in the winter 2019 Statics course at WCC, and (2) as an extra credit opportunityfor statics students at Utah State University. This paper includes sample questions from theassessment to illustrate the approach. The full assessment is available to interested instructorsand researchers through an online tool.IntroductionIn teaching mechanics, we use multiple representations of vectors to explain concepts andanalysis techniques to students. These representations include pictorials, diagrams, symbols,numbers and narrative language. Figure 1 illustrates examples of each type of representation fora typical statics

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; David Zhao; Alexandra Kulich; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Nathan E. Canney; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder

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will normally agree that ethics are importantand can select the correct answer for simple ESI questions. But what do engineering andcomputing students quickly draw to mind in relation to ESI? To explore this, students were askedto respond to two open-ended survey questions: (1) How do you view your role in society as anengineer or computer scientist? (2) List the ethical issues that you think are relevant to engineersand/or computer scientists. It was of interest to determine if student responses would vary fromthe beginning to the end of a term or across 15 settings where instructors had integrated contentand learning goals pertaining to ESI (ranging from first-year introductory courses to coursesfully focused on ethics at different

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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and problem sets that can be inserted into core classes in thesophomore and junior year. The goals of the initiative include increasing student engagement andacademic motivation, encouraging students to proactively think about potential career paths, andproviding opportunities for industry partners to meaningfully engage with students outside of anevent setting.The current effort was inspired by a combination of interested, engaged alumni and assessmentdata showing that students’ level of interest in their coursework increased dramatically as theyprogressed through the curriculum​. Figure 1 below is drawn from the department’s senior surveydata [1] and shows graduates’ average reported interest in their classes for each year of thecurriculum

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Ruth Wertz P.E., Valparaiso University; Theresa Green, Utah State University

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in first-year largeenrollment courses, including managing high quality assessment within time constraints, andpromoting effective study strategies. This paper presents two studies: 1) using the CATSinstrument to validate multiple-choice format exams for classroom assessment, and 2) using theCATS instrument as a measure of metacognitive growth over time. The first study focused onvalidation of instructor generated multiple choice exams because they are easier to administer,grade, and return for timely feedback, especially for large enrollment classes. The limitation ofmultiple choice exams, however, is that it is very difficult to construct questions to measurehigher order content knowledge beyond recalling facts. A correlational study was

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Amardeep Kaur, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Theresa Mae Swift, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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approach might help overcome thosechallenges. This study compared the blended learning format to a traditional lecture format. Thelevers used for comparison were: 1) amount of content covered, 2) student performance onexams, and 3) student satisfaction in terms of perceived learning in new format. Details of theprocess, changes in the structure of the class, and motivations behind driving this change arepresented. Student feedback on the changed format was collected by way of a survey. The surveyresponses along with a comparison of the student exam performances are also presented. Basedon the student feedback and established research findings [13], some changes to the contentadapted for blended format are already under way. The instructor feels

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Bryan Mealy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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, quiz-taking students migrated to one side of the laboratory, which allowed the instructor tohelp the non-quiz taking students. Table 1 shows the weightings for the two options. Thecourse’s studio format allows instructors to give two finals (on different days), which we label asthe “lab” and “lecture” finals. The two-hour lab final exam contains approximately 30 short-answer questions while the three-hour lecture final exam contains seven design-type problems. Weighting Assessment Item Quiz No-Quiz Quizzes 22.5% n/a Lab Reports 20.0% 22.5

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Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Karen Marais, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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improvements that instructors can use to give their students morefailure opportunities during PBL.1 IntroductionABET’s Criterion 5 requires engineering programs to provide all undergraduate students a majordesign experience that entails technical knowledge and skills acquired through the curriculum andincorporates realistic standards and constraints. The major design experience mentioned in thecriterion is an example of project-based learning (PBL): the theory and practice of using real-worldprojects that have time restrictions to achieve specific objectives and to facilitate individual andcollective learning [1]. PBL is a learner-centered approach that allows students to engage with anill-defined project to promote research, teamwork, critical

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La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, Ohio State University; Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University

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Education, 2019Work in Progress: Aligning What We Want With What We Seek: IncreasingComprehensive Review in the Graduate Admissions ProcessAbstractTo improve the identification of students likely to complete a graduate degree, we sought tochange our process and the way we evaluate students for admission. For this, we changed theapplication and review process to include an assessment of applicants’ non-cognitive variablesbased on Sedlacek’s work and the Fisk-Vanderbilt MS-PhD Bridge Program admissions model[1-3]. In 2016, our Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department piloted theincorporation of these changes. Consequently, MSE increased the enrollment of women andunderrepresented minority students by 19% and 57%, respectively and we will be