This paper describes initial findings of an NSF funded project under the Research Initiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE) program. The RIGEE program is a multidisciplinary program focused on developing innovative, implementing and assessing innovative programs that enhance engineering education. The project applied theory and methods of second language acquisition (SLA) to teach an introductory programming course in engineering. The project is a two year long project implemented in multiple sections of an introductory programming class at a technological university, and assessed throughout implementation. It included a component whereby student assistants participated in project development and implementation, and were mentored by project leads. The current presentation presents the results of the fall 2015 assessment of learning effectiveness in the course, and compares SLA course sections to non-SLA sections. Objective and subjective measures of effectiveness were collected and analyzed.
ERAU), where she has been teaching since 2005. She obtained her bachelor's in aeronautics and space from EPF, Ecole d'Ingénieur (France), and her M.S. in aerospace engineering from ERAU. She currently teaches Introduction to Programming for Engineers. She is involved in developing and maintaining the hybrid version of that class, and researching improvements methods to teach programming to incoming freshmen using new technologies.
, where she has taught since 2006. She received her B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Harbin Engineering University (China), in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of California, Riverside, in 2006. Before joining Embry-riddle, she worked in the consulting firm of Arup at its Los Angeles office as a Fire Engineer. Her research interests include pedagogy in engineering education and fire behavior study. She is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineer and a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.
where she has taught since 2006. She received her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Engineering University (China) in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Riverside in 2006. Before joining Embry-Riddle, she worked for Arup at Los Angeles office as a fire engineer. Her research interests include second language acquisition in programming languages, flipped classroom, and best practices of virtual training delivery. She is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education. She has published over 40 journal and conference articles nationally and internationally.
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