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Kevin A. Nguyen, Prateek Shekhar, Jennifer Husman, Maura Borrego, Michael J. Prince, Cynthia J. Finelli, Cynthia Waters, Matt DeMonbrun, and Charles R. Henderson
As engineering instructors adopt new teaching strategies, many instructors face anxiety about how their students will respond to their new in-class instructional activities. The fear of student resistance to their new teaching strategy has been identified as a barrier by engineering instructors' adoption and continued use of active learning. This research project focuses on examining students' classroom expectations to explain student resistance to active learning in engineering classrooms. We have developed a survey instrument to study how students respond to in-class instructional practices (StRIP). Descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression models are used to draw conclusions about how students' expectations and perceived occurrence of in-class activities in the course have an effect on how students respond. The population surveyed involved four active learning courses from three different four year public universities (227 total students). Results suggest that there are three significant predictors of student response: expectations of passive instructions two weeks into the course, the perceived occurrence of group work, and the initial expectations of active instruction.
This paper was presented at the Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE) Conference, Spring 2016, College Station, Texas.
Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE)
Part of the W1A3 series
College Station, Texas: March 30-April 1, 2016
<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=16159">Nguyen, K, P. Shekhar, J. Husman, M. Borrego, M. Prince, C. Finelli, C. Waters, M. DeMonbrun, and C. Henderson. "Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses." Paper presented at the Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE), College Station, Texas, March 30-April 1, 2016.</a>
K. Nguyen, P. Shekhar, J. Husman, M. Borrego, M. Prince, C. Finelli, C. Waters, M. DeMonbrun, and C. Henderson, , presented at the Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE), College Station, Texas, 2016, WWW Document, (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Nguyen-40/publication/318573045_Extended_Abstract-Students'_Expectations_and_Responses_to_Active_Learning_in_Undergraduate_Engineering_Courses/links/5980088faca272d56819fb96/Extended-Abstract-Students-Expectations-and-Responses-to-Active-Learning-in-Undergraduate-Engineering-Courses.pdf).
K. Nguyen, P. Shekhar, J. Husman, M. Borrego, M. Prince, C. Finelli, C. Waters, M. DeMonbrun, and C. Henderson, Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses, presented at the Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE), College Station, Texas, 2016, <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Nguyen-40/publication/318573045_Extended_Abstract-Students'_Expectations_and_Responses_to_Active_Learning_in_Undergraduate_Engineering_Courses/links/5980088faca272d56819fb96/Extended-Abstract-Students-Expectations-and-Responses-to-Active-Learning-in-Undergraduate-Engineering-Courses.pdf>.
Nguyen, K., Shekhar, P., Husman, J., Borrego, M., Prince, M., Finelli, C., Waters, C., DeMonbrun, M., & Henderson, C. (2016, March 30-April 1). Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses. Paper presented at Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE), College Station, Texas. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Nguyen-40/publication/318573045_Extended_Abstract-Students'_Expectations_and_Responses_to_Active_Learning_in_Undergraduate_Engineering_Courses/links/5980088faca272d56819fb96/Extended-Abstract-Students-Expectations-and-Responses-to-Active-Learning-in-Undergraduate-Engineering-Courses.pdf
Nguyen, K, P. Shekhar, J. Husman, M. Borrego, M. Prince, C. Finelli, C. Waters, M. DeMonbrun, and C. Henderson. "Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses." Paper presented at the Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE), College Station, Texas, March 30-April 1, 2016. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Nguyen-40/publication/318573045_Extended_Abstract-Students'_Expectations_and_Responses_to_Active_Learning_in_Undergraduate_Engineering_Courses/links/5980088faca272d56819fb96/Extended-Abstract-Students-Expectations-and-Responses-to-Active-Learning-in-Undergraduate-Engineering-Courses.pdf (accessed 11 May 2025).
Nguyen, Kevin A., Prateek Shekhar, Jennifer Husman, Maura Borrego, Michael J. Prince, Cynthia J. Finelli, Cynthia Waters, Matt DeMonbrun, and Charles Henderson. "Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses." Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE). College Station, Texas: 2016. of W1A3. 11 May 2025 <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Nguyen-40/publication/318573045_Extended_Abstract-Students'_Expectations_and_Responses_to_Active_Learning_in_Undergraduate_Engineering_Courses/links/5980088faca272d56819fb96/Extended-Abstract-Students-Expectations-and-Responses-to-Active-Learning-in-Undergraduate-Engineering-Courses.pdf>.
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Author = "Kevin A. Nguyen and Prateek Shekhar and Jennifer Husman and Maura Borrego and Michael J. Prince and Cynthia J. Finelli and Cynthia Waters and Matt DeMonbrun and Charles Henderson",
Title = {Students’ Expectations and Responses to Active Learning in Undergraduate Engineering Courses},
BookTitle = {Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE)},
Address = {College Station, Texas},
Series = {W1A3},
Month = {March 30-April 1},
Year = {2016}
}
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