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This paper, from Richard M. Felder and E. Jacquelin Dietz of North Carolina State University, and Gary Felder of Stanford University, covers a longitudinal study of chemical engineering students taught using different experimental methods, and how this affects performance and retention. The methods,...

This 10-page report, provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a longitudinal study on the retention of women in science and engineering. This report covers the sixth year of the study in which the focus is on six cohorts of one hundred students each. The objectives are...

This article was written by Ingrid Fadelli and discusses the development of a mathematical approach for understanding intra-plant communication. Researchers at the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) and Istituto Italiano di Technologia have proposed "... a fully coupled system of non-linear,...

This article, which originally appeared in the International Journal of Engineering Education, describes the NSF-sponsored Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED) faculty development program and briefly reviews the events in engineering education that led to...

This animated learning object provides a brief introduction to the subject of nanotechnology. Questions discussed include: What makes nanoscience special? What is the history of nano? What can nanotechnology be used for by scientist and industry? What are the ethical and environmental challenges?

ATETV continues to produce excellent web-based videos spotlighting advanced technical careers and educational programs. This video, part of the From High School to College series, focuses on a project that helps students develop confidence and learn what it takes to succeed in a college environment....

This 15-page article, published by Frontiers in Psychology, discusses a study on women STEM college students. This study "explored the relationship between the intent to transfer upward and a set of motivational, contextual, and socio-demographic background factors among 696 female students...

This 3-page report, written by Nora Newcombe, looks at the importance of spatial reasoning. The author makes the argument that education in the United States should focus more heavily on improving student spatial skills, as these skills are widely applicable, particularly in respect to the STEM...

This resource, published in the Experimental Techniques journal, describes an experiment related to the Helmholz resonator. "The Helmholz resonator is perhaps the simplest acoustic resonant system. The ideal Helmholz resonator consists of an air volume enclosed with rigid walls and vented through a...

This video from the National Convergence Technology Center explores the development of free curriculum on 5G skills and concepts. Gordon Snyder highlights the content that this curriculum explores, which includes information on the development of 5G from 3G and 4G, fixed wireless access (FWA),...