What is engineering? What do engineers do? How is engineering related to, but distinct from, science? These questions all relate to the nature of engineering (NOE), and as engineering is incorporated into K-12 education across the United States, the NOE is becoming increasingly important for students and teachers. While many policy documents call…

The assessment of English speaking in EFL environments can be inherently subjective and influenced by various factors beyond linguistic ability, including choice of assessment criteria, and even the rubric type. In classroom assessment, the type of rubric recommended for English speaking tasks is the analytical rubric. Driven by three aims, this…

In this paper, we describe and evaluate a graduate mentoring program named "First ChEnnections," organized by the department of chemical engineering and later expanded to all engineering departments at a large, public research institution in the Southwest U.S. The main goal of this program was to develop a community to support first-year…

A career is crucial for anyone to fulfill their desires through hard work. During their studies, students cannot find the best career suggestions unless they receive meaningful guidance tailored to their skills. Therefore, we developed an AI-assisted model for early prediction to provide better career suggestions. Although the task is difficult,…

Challenge: The biomedical engineering (BME) capstone design courses are traditionally offered in students' senior year. Students often feel underprepared for the hands-on biodesign and prototyping process. Also, capstone design projects are often provided by BME faculty, without students' input in needs finding and screening. Novel Initiative: A…

This study investigates the efficacy of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) integrated with elearning methodologies within the context of automotive vocational education at a state university in Indonesia. Employing Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM), we analyzed data collected from 80 undergraduate students enrolled in an automotive…

This paper draws on the researcher's PhD research and thesis, which investigated Omani engineering students' in-class learning-related barriers in an Omani English-medium engineering programme. An interpretive qualitative design was used to examine students' EMI in-class-related challenges and difficulties. Semi-structured interviews were utilized…

This study aims to gain insights into what students learn in engineering-oriented extracurricular student teams. With these insights we can further students' development of their professional identity and employability. The study involved conducting semi-structured interviews with twelve selected members of two student teams and analyzing the…

Prior research indicates that first-year engineering students' perception of faculty encouragement positively influences their confidence in academic abilities and persistence in engineering programs. The Faculty Encouragement Scale (FES), developed by Hsu, Li, and Acosta in 2021, is the only validated tool measuring students' perceptions of…

Background: Increasing the number of engineering graduates continues to be a national priority and influences the need to understand persistence of all student pathways. Few studies have focused on engineering transfer student pathways and their success post-transfer, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive analysis of existing research to…

Background: Given the significant roles that faculty play, it is important to understand how and why engineering graduate students choose faculty careers over other professional opportunities. Yet little is known about this decision-making process, particularly for students of color. Purpose: This article offers a rich, empirically grounded…

Background: Societal challenges that call for a new type of engineer suggest the need for the implementation of interdisciplinary engineering education (IEE). The aim of IEE is to train engineering students to bring together expertise from different disciplines in a single context. This review synthesizes IEE research with a focus on…

There is increasing pressure on higher education to include work-integrated learning (WiL) in its programs in order to prepare graduates for the workplace. However, there is a lack of detailed competencies required for this type of learning. The purpose of this study was to identify competencies needed for work-integrated learning (WiL). The case…

This report presents a miniproject for teaching sustainability through the production of adsorbents from sewage sludge. The activity was tested during the Physical Chemistry II portion of an Agro-Industrial Engineering Course and lasted 4 weeks. The activities developed by the students included preparing the adsorbents ("in natura,"…

Co-ops and internships complement students' classroom learning and constitute important contributors to the quality of engineering education. In light of Stephen Billett's affordance-engagement framework, we reviewed 30 selected empirical studies on undergraduate engineering students' co-op and internship experiences. From these studies, we…