Asee peer logo

WIP: The First-Year Engineer’s Learning Journey

Download Paper |

Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Tagged Division

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/48317

Request a correction

Paper Authors

biography

Sarah Tan Michigan Technological University

visit author page

Sarah Tan is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University. She received a MBA degree and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Cognitive Sciences and Human factors Program both from Michigan Tech. Her research progr

visit author page

biography

Amber Kemppainen Michigan Technological University

visit author page

Dr. Kemppainen is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals. Her research interests include the improvement of STEM education and online/blended learning methods.

visit author page

biography

Mary Raber Michigan Technological University

visit author page

Mary Raber currently serves as Chair for the Engineering Fundamentals Department in the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

visit author page

biography

A.J. Hamlin Michigan Technological University

visit author page

AJ Hamlin is a Principle Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educatio

visit author page

biography

Matt Barron Michigan Technological University

visit author page

Dr. Barron's teaching interests include solid mechanics, engineering fundamentals, and transitional mathematics. His research interests include educational methods, non-cognitive factors, and bone tissue engineering. Prior to MTU, Dr. Barron worked for Bay de Noc Community College for eleven years and he also has several years of experience working for Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Research and Development.

visit author page

Download Paper |

Abstract

In this Work-in-Progress paper, our goal is to share the tools, approaches, and analysis methods and how that might inform our understanding of the student’s journey through their first engineering course. To gain insight into students’ learning and emotions, we introduced a reflection assignment in the first-semester engineering course during Fall 2021. This reflection had students map their learning and emotions during the course. We adapted the quantitative approach of the Emotion Learning Model (ELM) and the qualitative approach of the Mental Model Matrix (MMM) to analyze these learning journey maps. From this analysis, we were able to identify the negative and positive effects and negative and positive learning that occurred in one of the units in our first semester engineering class.

Tan, S., & Kemppainen, A., & Raber, M., & Hamlin, A., & Barron, M. (2024, June), WIP: The First-Year Engineer’s Learning Journey Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/48317

ASEE holds the copyright on this document. It may be read by the public free of charge. Authors may archive their work on personal websites or in institutional repositories with the following citation: © 2024 American Society for Engineering Education. Other scholars may excerpt or quote from these materials with the same citation. When excerpting or quoting from Conference Proceedings, authors should, in addition to noting the ASEE copyright, list all the original authors and their institutions and name the host city of the conference. - Last updated April 1, 2015