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Work in Progress: Experiences of Uncertainty in Sociotechnical Small-Group Undergraduate Discussions

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Conference

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

June 26, 2024

Conference Session

Inclusive Dialogues and Adaptations in Engineering Education: Navigating Uncertainty and Leveraging AI for Student Success

Tagged Divisions

Equity and Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/1-2--48358

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/48358

Download Count

51

Paper Authors

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Fatima Rahman Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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PhD student, STEM Education, Tufts University

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Kristen B Wendell Tufts University

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Dr. Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University, where she also holds a secondary appointment in the department of Education. She leads a research group at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) and is a member of the Tufts Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI). Her research focuses on characterizing and supporting sophisticated disciplinary discourse practices during engineering learning experiences in undergraduate courses, K-8 classrooms, and teacher education contexts. Wendell previously taught at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and she holds a PhD in science education from Tufts and BS and MS degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton and MIT. More information can be found on the Wendell lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/wendell-lab/home

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Chelsea Joy Andrews Tufts University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-9017-595X

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Chelsea Andrews is a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University, at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO).

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Abstract

In this work-in-progress qualitative case study, we explore how first- and second year undergraduate students experience uncertainty when doing expansive thinking in sociotechnical engineering modeling work. For this purpose, we analyze stimulated recall interviews of four students to identify the different ways in which they experienced both relational and epistemological uncertainty during an in-class discussion activity.

Rahman, F., & Wendell, K. B., & Andrews, C. J. (2024, June), Work in Progress: Experiences of Uncertainty in Sociotechnical Small-Group Undergraduate Discussions Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--48358

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