A REU-Site Program for Engineering Education Research on Self-Regulated Learning

This paper reports some results of an ongoing REU Site program funded by the NSF TUES-Type 1 funds. The vast majority of NSF-funded REU Site programs focus on disciplinary research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). REU Site programs that focus on engineering education research have not been made available until recently. In this paper, we report the results of a 10-week summer REU Site program that focuses on engineering education research on self-regulated learning. In addition to the description of the theoretical foundation and the overall framework of this program, this paper describes its three primary elements including: 1) recruitment and selection of REU participants, 2) REU research projects, and 3) seminar and workshop series and a final symposium. Selected student comments, as well as lessons learned, are also presented in this paper. Many REU students expressed their desire to pursue further graduate studies, or teaching, to advance their professional careers.