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|  | |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n2024: VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4  \nThe Impact of Applied Improvisation on Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Professional Development  \nYU XIA  \nInstructional Design and Technology Emporia State University  \nEmporia, Kansas, USA  \nSTEPHANIE CUTLER  \nLeonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education Pennsylvania State University  \nUniversity Park, PA  \nIBUKUN OSUNBUNMI  \nLeonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education Pennsylvania State University  \nUniversity Park, PA  \nSARAH E. ZAPPE  \nLeonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education Pennsylvania State University  \nUniversity Park, PA  \nESTHER W. GOMEZ  \nDepartments of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Pennsylvania State University  \nUniversity Park, PA  \nSTEPHANIE VELEGOL  \nDepartments of Chemical Engineering Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA  \nMINKYUNG LEE  \nLeonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education Pennsylvania State University  \nUniversity Park, PA  \nABSTRACT  \nIntegrating humanities and arts into STEM has been suggested to better prepare students for the workforce. Studies have shown that improvisation (abbreviated as improv), an educational program from humanities and arts, can potentially improve engineering pedagogy and learning. However,  \n58 2024: VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4  \nADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION  \nThe Impact of Applied Improvisation on Undergraduate Engineering Students’Professional Development  \nlittle is known about improv’s impact on developing undergraduate engineering students’ growth mindset. Also, more work is needed to evaluate the impact of improv in improving the professional skills of undergraduate engineering students. This study integrated an improv workshop into a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at a university in the east coast of the United States. A convergent mixed-method design was utilized to evaluate the impact of the integrated improv activity on the professional development of undergraduate engineering students during the REU program. The outcome of this study shows that the REU program, which included improv activities, significantly improved communication skills, students’ growth mindset, and collaborative research skills. However, the REU program did not significantly improve the creativity ability of students. It is recommended that undergraduate research programs and engineering instructors incorporate improv activities into professional development and class time and consider implementing principles of improv when designing courses.  \nKey words: Improv, REU programs, Professional development.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nResearch Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), provide students with hands-on experiences and collaboration with faculty and other students in a research laboratory. REU programs provide participants with valuable and practical research experiences and networking opportunities. Some potential benefits of REU programs include a broader conceptualization of doing research and an increased understanding of graduate life and future careers. REU programs have helped to produce many positive student outcomes (Follmer et al. , 2017; Mabrouk & Peters, 2000; Russell et al. , 2005; Zappe et al. , 2018), including increased likelihood to attend graduate school and improved research-related skills such as problem-solving, data collection and analysis, and independent research (Porter, 2017; Williamset al. , 2016) . REU organizers often emphasize specific technical topics, or focus on professional skills, such as creativity (Zappe et al. , 2018) . In addition to time in the laboratory, the programs often include professional development experiences such as workshops or social networking opportunities. The current study explores how the integration of applie","cbCaitGuI1qjbaE7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitGuI1qjbaE7","pdf",204947,24,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Applied Improvisation: Definitions and Use in Educational Contexts","[{\"question\":\"How was applied improvisation integrated into the undergraduate REU program?\",\"answer\":\"The study integrated an improv workshop into a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program and evaluated its effects during the REU experience.\"},{\"question\":\"Which professional outcomes improved significantly after the REU program with improv?\",\"answer\":\"The REU program significantly improved communication skills, students’ growth mindset, and collaborative research skills.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcome did not show a significant improvement in this study?\",\"answer\":\"Creativity ability did not improve significantly for students in the REU program.\"}]","The Impact of Applied Improvisation on Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Professional Development | PDF",1792066981]