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Our Mission: We advance the engineering profession by integrating research and teaching to impact learning and practice. Our Vision: We aspire to prepare students to be exceptional engineers and educators while serving as an international beacon for engineering and research.
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Scholarly Works, Department of Engineering Education [49]
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Student Approaches and Performance in Element Sequencing Tasks Using 2D and Augmented Reality Formats
(MDPI, 2022-03-29)In civil and construction engineering education research, a focus has been on using 3D models to support students’ design comprehension. Despite this trend, the predominant mode of design communication in the industry ... -
Variation in the Awarding and Effectiveness of STEM Graduate Student Funding across Teaching and Research Assistantships, Fellowships, and Traineeships: Student Survey Summary Data
(2021)Student survey data for this report were collected as one part of a project aimed at investigating STEM doctoral students’ funding mechanisms from the perspectives of doctoral programs as well as doctoral students. To be ... -
A Snapshot of Virginia’s High School-to- Postsecondary Engineering and Computer Science Enrollments
(2022)Enrollment in engineering and computer science postsecondary degree programs and careers (note: hereafter encapsulated by “engineering”) is not equally distributed across all segments of the population, despite continued ... -
Assessing the Impact of IRES on Researchers, Research Outcomes, and Students: A Case Study Approach
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09)IRES programs seek to develop globally connected future researchers while also facilitating broader long-term collaborations between U.S.-based and international research groups. Faculty and student exchanges are expected ... -
Assessing learning processes rather than outcomes: using critical incidents to explore student learning abroad
(Springer Nature, 2022-03-18)There is an increasing emphasis on assessing student learning outcomes from study abroad experiences, but this assessment often focuses on a limited range of outcomes and assessment methods. We argue for shifting to assessing ... -
Work in progress: Creating a climate of increased motivation and persistence for electrical and computer engineering students: A project-based learning approach to integrated labs
(2019-06-15)This work in progress studies the impact on students and faculty and their perceived value of integrating project-based labs with lectures on student learning in a sophomore-level electrical and computer engineering course. ... -
The Development of Remote Laboratory Sessions at the Stability Wind Tunnel of Virginia Tech During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(2021-01-01)This paper discusses the remote delivery of wind tunnel experiments performed at the Stability Wind Tunnel of Virginia Tech, in April 2020, during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. The originally in-person ... -
Potential engineers: A systematic literature review exploring Black children's access to and experiences with STEM
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2021-09-14)Background: As engineering remains central to the US economy, it is imperative that the innovators of this field reflect the world in which we live. Despite decades of concerted effort to broaden participation in engineering, ... -
The assessment cycle: Insights from a systematic literature review on broadening participation in engineering and computer science
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2021-09-14)Background: In the field of engineering education, assessment and evaluation have been given insufficient attention as they relate to broadening participation. We posit that this lack of attention negatively impacts our ... -
U.S. postdoctoral careers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering: Government, industry, and academia
(2022-01)Discussions about science and engineering postdoctoral researchers focus almost exclusively on academic postdocs and their chances of eventually securing tenure-track faculty positions. Further, biological sciences dominate ... -
ViTA: A flexible CAD-tool-independent automatic grading platform for two-dimensional CAD drawings
(SAGE Publications, 2022-01-01)Grading engineering drawings takes a significant amount of an instructor’s time, especially in large classrooms. In many cases, teaching assistants help with grading, adding levels of inconsistency and unfairness. To help ... -
An intersectional analysis of the English-competency experiences of international teaching assistants
(STAR Scholars Network, 2021-12-07)International graduate students serving as teaching assistants constitute a major component of the teaching of undergraduate students at U.S. universities, particularly in engineering. Prior literature on these international ... -
Understanding Data Science Instruction in Multiple STEM Disciplines
(2021-07)As technology advances, data driven work is becoming increasingly important across all disciplines. Data science is an emerging field that encompasses a large array of topics including data collection, data preprocessing, ... -
Operationalizing and monitoring student support in undergraduate engineering education
(2021-10-08)Background Supporting undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been a persistent need. However, assessing the impact of support efforts can prove challenging as it is difficult ... -
Comparison of transfer shock and graduation rates across engineering transfer student populations
(2021-10-20)Background Increasing the persistence of engineering transfer students can help meet the US national priority of increasing the number of engineering graduates. Many transfer students experience a decrease in their grade ... -
Higher Perceived Design Thinking Traits and Active Learning in Design Courses Motivate Engineering Students to Tackle Energy Sustainability in Their Careers
(MDPI, 2021-11-14)Engineers play an important role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations, which aim to provide a more sustainable environment for future generations. Through design thinking, creativity, ... -
Mixed reality based environment for learning sensing technology applications in construction
(2021-11)With the growing rate of adoption of sensing technologies in the construction industry, there is an increased need for technically skilled workforce to successfully deploy these technologies on construction projects. ... -
STEM doctoral students’ skill development: does funding mechanism matter?
(2021-08-17)Abstract Background A substantial monetary investment supports STEM doctoral students in the United States (U.S.) through a variety of funding mechanisms (e.g., fellowships, ... -
Student perspectives on assessment: connections between self and society
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-08-10)This article explores STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student associations of assessment with individual achievement, becoming part of a discipline or profession, or developing an orientation towards ... -
A multiple case study of an interorganizational collaboration: Exploring the first year of an industry partnership focused on middle school engineering education
(2021-06-23)Background Calls to improve learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and particularly engineering, present significant challenges for school systems. Partnerships among engineering industry, ...
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