Grants totaled $10,440 for three educational research projects. Grant recipients are:

• Patrick Gamez, assistant professor of philosophy; Amber Henslee, associate professor of psychological science; Susan Murray, professor and chair of psychological science: “Trying to Get It Right: Assessing the Impact of Formal Ethics Education on Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding of Moral Issues.”
• Ana Ichim, assistant professor of economics, and Radu Puslenghea, assistant teaching professor of economics, “3 Minute Economic Shorts: Peer Teaching of Introductory Economic Concepts through Student Created Videos.”
• Clair Kueny, assistant professor, psychological science, and Venkat Allada, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, “Impact of Coordinated Community Partnerships and Interdisciplinary Curriculum using Experiential Learning.”

Four educational research projects proposed by Missouri S&T faculty were funded for 2019-2020 as part of a mini-grant program that promotes scholarly inquiry into a question about teaching and learning. The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) provided nearly $16,000 to fund the following projects:

• “The Impact of Awarding Digital Badges on Engineering Student Attitudes and Habits,” Joan B. Schuman, associate teaching professor, engineering management and systems engineering, $2,540.
• “The Effect of the Sequencing of Linear Algebra (Math 3108) on Student Success,” Xiaojing Chen-Murphy, assistant teaching professor, mathematics and statistics, $2,888.89.
• “Making It Personal: Evaluating the Impact of a Self-Reference Writing Assignment on Memory Retention of Course Material,” Jessica Cundiff, assistant professor, psychological science, $5,000.
• “Development and Evaluation of an Early Alert System to Identify ‘Academically’ At-Risk Student,” Nicolas Libre, assistant teaching professor, civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, $5,000.

Five educational research projects proposed by Missouri S&T faculty were funded for 2018-2019 as part of a mini-grant program that promotes scholarly inquiry into a question about teaching and learning. The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) provided nearly $25,000 to fund the following projects:

• "Impact of Exposure to Broad Engineering on Student Persistence," Kellie Grasman, lecturer, engineering management and systems engineering, $4,962.03.
• "The Impact of Classroom Design on Active Learning," Michelle Schwartze, assistant teaching professor, teacher education and certification, $5,000.
• "Evaluating the Impact of an Expanded Sophomore Design Curriculum for Aerospace Engineering Students," Jill Schmidt, assistant teaching professor; Warner Meeks, assistant teaching professor; Hank Pernicka, professor; mechanical and aerospace engineering, $4,500.
• "Maximizing the Co-op Experience, Step 1", Bob Schwartz, professor, materials science and engineering; Bill Gillis, assistant teaching professor, civil, architectural and environmental engineering; K.M. Isaac, professor, mechanical and aerospace engineering; Doug Ludlow, professor, chemical and biochemical engineering; Ed Malone, professor, English and technical communication; Keith Nisbett, associate professor, mechanical and aerospace engineering; Joe Stanley, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering; Nathan Weidner, assistant professor, psychological science; Phil Whitefield, professor, chemistry; $8,000.
• "Comparison of Learning Outcomes and Student Demographics Between Classroom-Based and Asynchronous Online Lectures in Large Enrollment Engineering Physics Courses," Jim Musser, assistant teaching professor, Agnes Vojta, associate teaching professor, physics, $2,500.

2018-2019 Educational Research Mini-Grant Data

The faculty and their projects, featured in five videos are:

• “Evaluating the Impact of Interactive Technology in the Classroom on Students’ Perception of Learning” by Dr. Beth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
• “Visualizing Research and Writing: Improving Student Self-confidence Through Focus Groups and Library Interaction” by Dr. Jossalyn Larson, assistant teaching professor of English and technical communication
• “Evaluation of Section Properties App for Mechanics of Materials” by Dr. Nick Libre, assistant teaching professor of civil engineering
• “Do Flipped Lectures Increase Student Engagement with Course Material?” by Dr. Katie Shannon, associate teaching professor, biological sciences
• “Introducing and Evaluating Innovative Teaching Techniques in Economics Principles Class” by economics faculty Dr. Ana Maria Ichim, assistant professor; Dr. Radu Puslenghea, assistant teaching professor; and Sarah Steelman, assistant teaching professor, all of the economics department

• “Student-Centered Dynamic Syllabus Development for Mathematical Programming,” Dincer Konur, assistant professor, engineering management and systems engineering, $3,000
• "Impact of Cross-Functional Interdisciplinary Team Structure and Immersive Learning Environment on Students' Perception of Learning Experience, Engagement, and Course Satisfaction," Bih-Ru Lea, associate professor, and LiLi Eng, associate professor, business and information technology, $3,000.
  

2016-2017 Educational Research Mini-Grant Data

• “Visualizing Research and Writing: Improving Student Self-Confidence Through Focus Groups and Library Interaction,” Jossalyn Larson, lecturer, English and technical communication, $2,500;
• “Introducing and Evaluating Innovative Teaching Techniques in Economics Principles Classes,” Ana-Maria Ichim, assistant professor, and Sarah Steelman, assistant teaching professor, economics, $5,500;
• “Evaluating the Impact of Interactive Technology in the Classroom on Students' Perceptions,” Elizabeth Cudney, associate professor, engineering management and systems engineering, $1,980;
• “Do Flipped Lectures Increase Student Engagement With Course Material?” Katie Shannon, associate teaching professor, biological sciences, $3,500;
• “Evaluation of Section Properties App for Mechanics of Materials,” Nicholas Ali Libre, assistant professor, civil, architectural and environmental engineering, $3,500;
• “Analysis of Student Success in a Blended Laboratory Course by Trend Analysis in a Parallel Lecture Course,” Klaus Woelk, associate professor, chemistry, $4,050;
• “Assessment of Freshman Mathematics Placement at Missouri S&T,” Stephanie Fitch, associate teaching professor, mathematics and statistics, $2,600.

 2015-2016 Educational Research Mini-Grant Data

• “Assessment of Textbook-free Courses in the Biochemical Engineering field as Vehicles for Lifelong Learning,” Daniel Forciniti, professor, biochemical engineering, $4,720.
• “Improving Understanding of Academic Integrity Among Undergraduate Students in STEM Fields” Amber Henslee, assistant professor, psychological science; and Susan Murray, professor, engineering management and systems engineering, $8,000.
• "Development of a Conceptualized Guided Coding for the Course of Mathematical Foundation of Finite Element Methods,” Xiaoming He, assistant professor, mathematics and statistics, $4,732.
• “Implementing Guided Group Activities to Improve Performance and Self-efficacy in College Algebra – Stage 2,” Kimberly Kinder, assistant teaching professor, mathematics and statistics, $4,500.

2014-2015 Educational Research Mini-Grant Data

• “Class Redesign for Chemistry 375 – Principles of Environmental Monitoring,” Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Teaching Professor of chemistry, $4,750.
• “Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Active Learning Components for Traditional Engineering Lecture Courses,” Mary Reidmeyer, associate teaching professor of materials science and engineering, and Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of materials science and engineering, $2,500.
• “Face-to-Face Classroom Learning versus Synchronous and Asynchronous Distance Learning,” Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, professor, Business Information and Technology, $4,400.
• “Flipping the Microbiology Laboratory to Improve Student Preparation and Increase Student Interaction,” David Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences, $3,895.
• “Implementing Guided Group Activities to Improve Performance and Self-Efficacy in College Algebra,” Kimberly Kinder, assistant teaching professor, mathematics and statistics, $2,500.
• “Using ‘Conceptual’ and ‘Assessment’ Problems to Enhance Student Learning of Fundamental Concepts Taught in an Undergraduate ThermoFluid Mechanics Class,” Nishant Kumar, assistant teaching professor, mechanical and aerospace engineering, $3,955.

2013-2014 Educational Research Mini-Grant Data