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In today's increasingly tech-based economy, many high-salary jobs are created in the STEM fields. These jobs often are either in or related to engineering, and thus establishing an educational engineering pipeline is critical to supply this demand. In Maine, no state-wide assessment data of engineering literacy in K-12 schools is available. Information is needed to assess if the current quantity and...
This study involves the evaluation of the second implementation of a Research Experiences for Teacher Advancement In Nanotechnology (RETAIN) program offered at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). RETAIN represents a professional development model for providing high school teachers with laboratory research experiences in nanoscience and related content areas. In this intensive...
On the one hand the growing spread of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles is a positive signal with regard to the achievement of international climate protection targets. On the other hand the increasing number of electric vehicles leads to a necessary adjustment of several production processes in the automotive sector. In addition to that, the companies of the service sector need to adjust...
Frequently, the existing resources in Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), used in distance education courses and blended, are presented in the same way for all students. This may complicate the effective learning process of each student. In order to solve this problem, one of the original goals of intelligent educational systems is to guide every student to the most appropriate educational contents...
Cross-institutional curricular collaborations are complex human affairs, and often include instances of misunderstanding and confusion. This work-in-progress paper introduces the concept of curricular culture literacy and employs it as a way of making sense of these “miscodes.” Unpacking these incidents via the lens of curricular culture literacy allows them to be understood and addressed as collisions...
Because of the present deep impact of information technology on society, school subjects that deal with topics of computer science or digital literacy gain importance nowadays. Some countries start to teach related topics in primary education and even in kindergarten. The underlying curricula, educational standards and/or competency models have already been developed and established and differ in...
A global push to pursue careers in engineering has led to an increase in enrollment in engineering programs. However, rising student populations have led institutions to make compromises in order to effectively manage existing resources and rising costs, such as resorting to large classes despite evidence that they may be detrimental to student learning. Recognizing that large classes are both a necessity...
Engineering culture has traditionally limited rather than fostered diversity in engineering. This culture serves to limit representation of diverse individuals within engineering and create environments that are detrimental to creativity, problem solving, and productivity. One way to address this issue is to understand how students align themselves with the cultural values of engineering and navigate...
In this research, a tool for evaluating algorithmic thinking ability of the primary schoolchildren was developed. This tool is based on the three categories of operations used to construct algorithms, namely, sequential operations, conditional branching operations, and iterative operations. Each question in the tool checks to see if the examinee understands the concept of one of the three categories...
This paper introduces the Gatekeepers Study, a three-year project with the goal of examining variation in enrollment in postsecondary engineering programs for students from Virginia high schools. Our research takes a macroscopic, systemic view of an entire state's high school-to-postsecondary engineering pathway to understand how each high school performs in terms of having its students from underrepresented...
This work-in-progress research study examines the response patterns of first-generation college students (FGCS) to the engineering identity measures compared to non-first-generation college students (non-FGCS). This work answers the following research question, “Do FGC and non-FGC engineering students interpret the engineering identity measurement items in a conceptually different manner?” We explore...
We are living more of our lives situated within online networks and communities where digital artifacts can be collected and processed to showcase individual and group behavior representations. Growing data bandwidth coupled with amplified computational resources are aligning to allow for analysis of human behaviors at unprecedented scales. The proper data generation, collection, storage and analysis...
Programming novices usually find acquiring the ability to write programs challenging at first, however, they overcome this obstacle as they encounter more opportunities in the learning process. Providing learners with distributed practices and the ability to self-assess their programming knowledge is key to measure their development and guide them towards programming proficiency. In this work, we...
The report, Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering (CE2016), developed by the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society, was released in December of 2016. This is one volume of a series of reports covering curricula for a variety of computing fields; it is a significant update of the previous version, CE2004. This paper discusses significant...
Despite the popularity of MOOCs in providing opportunities for socialization, collaboration, and professional improvement, there has been little research exploring them in the context of Software Engineering Education (SEE). The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of practices and challenges when developing academic software engineering MOOCs. To this end, we research (i) how...
This research is characterized by the effectiveness of the Teaching Mentoring Program for the application of active methodologies and ICT tools in Tecsup Norte teachers, Trujillo, Peru. A goal was set for the three locations of Tecsup Norte (Trujillo, City), Tecsup Centro (Lima, City), Tecsup Sur (Arequipa, City), to achieve that in 2016, 80%, apply at least one active methodology per semester and...
As universities have continued to invest resources in economic development and entrepreneurship education, the legal and regulatory environment has been in continual change. While much of the conversation about this change has been at the administration level, particularly through offices of technology transfer and/or economic development, it also impacts the role of the CSET professorate and relevant...
In industry, professionals often work with a variety of stakeholders and collaborators from multiple disciplines. This ability to work collaboratively can be as important to a project's success as their technical skills. Traditionally in STEM education, these collaborative skills are developed in a capstone course which mimics an industry experience. These experiences are invaluable in preparing students...
Students were made to earn at least 90% on eight automatically graded (using MyOpenMath) online homework assignments to either remain enrolled (stay) or get permission to enroll (add) in a blended-instruction introduction to circuit analysis class. While this stay/add policy has caused some controversy, it was the only effective treatment to decrease the DFW rate (percentage of students who earn a...
While prior studies on student innovation have examined cognitive and social aspects, recent studies have demonstrated the important role motivation plays in the engineering student experience of innovation, particularly in dealing with the unique challenges innovation presents. However, motivation can be observed in diverse ways and at diverse levels. Using Deci & Ryan's Self-determination Theory,...
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