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Engineering design is a complex activity for students to undertake and for instructors to assess. This research uses large learner data sets collected through automatic, unobtrusive logging of student actions in a CAD platform to address this difficulty in observing design behavior. We used a computer-aided design software that captured student design activities to investigate patterns of student...
This study reports the development and validation studies of the Hopes and Goals Survey, an assessment designed to measure the level of hope of elementary students from diverse backgrounds, and its relation to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and career. Data collected from students attending urban elementary schools were used for exploratory factor analysis ( ...
Engineers must be adept in finding, evaluating, and using information in order to create quality designs. Previous research has found first year engineering students frequently do not use sufficient sources to support their design decisions. To further understand what strategies engineering students use in seeking, evaluating, and using information, we interviewed 21 engineering students at a large...
The concepts of size and scale are fundamental to nanotechnology education but can be difficult for beginning undergraduate students to grasp. It is important to develop curricular interventions to increase students' conceptual understanding of size and scale, before moving on to more advanced subject matter. The purpose of this paper is to present the initial steps in the development of the Nano...
Educational interventions in first-year engineering programs can positively affect students' awareness of nanotechnology by introducing students to basic nanotechnology concepts and motivating them to follow nanotechnology-related career paths. The research question examined in this study is: What are the differences in exposure, awareness, and motivation between students in classrooms where a mathematical...
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