AC 2007-368: INDUCING STUDENTS TO CONTEMPLATE
CONCEPT-ELICITING QUESTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON PROBLEM
SOLVING PERFORMANCE
Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University
PAUL S. STEIF Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pa Degrees: Sc. B. 1979, Brown University; M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1982, Harvard
University. Research area: engineering mechanics and education.
Jamie LoBue, Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Anne Fay, Carnegie Mellon University
Director of Assessment, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA Degrees: B.A. 1983, York University; Ph. D. 1990, University of California, Santa
Barbara. Research area: Reasoning and problem solving; applications of cognitive psychology to
educational practice
Burak Kara, Carnegie Mellon University
Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA Degrees: B.S. 1998, Middle East Technical University; M.S. 2000,
Ph.D. 2004, Carnegie Mellon University. Research area: engineering design, computational
geometry, sketch-based interfaces.
Steve Spencer, Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate student in Departments of Psychology and Industrial Design
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