Frontiers in Education 2005

FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION 2005

This year FIE2005 had over 800 papers/presentations submitted for consideration. The final conference program contains 415 paper/presentations. The FIE2005 Program Committee wishes to thank the following 466 individuals for acting as paper reviewers. The program committee asked these individuals to help control the quality of the presentations at this year's conference by reviewing the submissions for FIE2005. Their outstanding effort has helped maintain the high standard that has become the reputation of each FIE conference.

Name Affiliation Tokio Abe Akita Keizai-Houka University Howard Whitston Albion College Suranjith Ariyapperuma Anglia Polytechnic University Amina Minhas Anglia Polytechnic University Scott Danielson Arizona State University Stephen Krause Arizona State University Martin Reisslein Arizona State University Ronald Roedel Arizona State University Joseph Urban Arizona State University Victor Nelson Auburn University Michael Ruane Boston University James Archibald Brigham Young University Bailey Michael Brigham Young University Leslie Fife Brigham Young University Hawaii Richard Zaccone Bucknell University David Braun California Polytechnic State University Lynne Slivovsky California Polytechnic State University David Clark California Polytechnic State University Pomona James Rogers California State University - Maritime Academy Jean-Pierre Bayard California State University, Sacramento Hilary Holz California State, East Bay Luis Fontán CEIT - Tecnun Jean-Claude Thomassian Central Michigan University Joe Oldham Centre College Mauricio Dziedzic Centro Universitario Positivo Daniel Montesinos CITCEA-UPC Susan Powers Clarkson University Matthew Ohland Clemson University Renee McCauley College of Charleston Heidi G. Loshbaugh Colorado School of Mines H.G. Loshbaugh Colorado School of Mines Barbara Moskal Colorado School of Mines Michael Pavelich Colorado School of Mines Paul Santi Colorado School of Mines Ruth Streveler Colorado School of Mines Lawrence West Columbia College B. Bhagyavati Columbus State University

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 1 Name Affiliation Melany Ciampi COPEC - Council of Researches in education and Sciences Paul Sliney Cork Institute of Technology Terence Ahern CSUMB Xavier Le Pallec CUEEP Gregory Hislop Drexel University Michael Gustafson Duke University Lisa Huettel Duke University Mike Shen Duke University Tarek Abdel-Salam East Carolina University Suzanne Smith East Tennessee State University Stanislaw Maj Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia Mustafa Murat Inceoglu Ege University Fani Zlatarova Elizabethtown College, PA Rosita Wachenchauzer Facultad de Ingenieria. Universidad de Buenos Aires Donald Tobin Jr. Fairmont State University Kay Howell Federation of American Scientists Peter Spasov Fleming College Edward Jones Florida A&M University Sam Hsu Florida Atlantic University Mike Way Florida Southern College JeongMin Lee Florida State University Youngmin Lee Florida State University Singli Garcia-Otero Fort Valley State University jaume Anguera Fractus and University Ramon LLull Fanny Klett Fraunhofer Institute Digital Media Technology Dirk Draheim Freie Universitaet Berlin Sreela Sasi Gannon University Julie Ryan George Washington University Tom Morley Georgia Institute of Technology Judith Norback Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Cook Georgia Southern University Ardian Greca Georgia Southern University Reichgelt Han Georgia Southern University Sarah Harris Harvey Mudd College Connie Chao Hewlett-Packard Company Robert Reed Hewlett-Packard Company Martina Trucco Hewlett-Packard Company Takeshi Tanaka Hiroshima Institute of Technology George Dimitoglou Hood College Lorraine Fleming Howard University Eileen Cashman Humboldt State University H.-Dietrich Wuttke Ilmenau Technical University Kenneth Reid Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Edward Sullivan Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Charlie Yokomoto Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Richard Kenefic Indiana Institute of Technology Dan-Adrian German Indiana University

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2 Name Affiliation Christopher Haynes Indiana University Rose Shumba Indiana University of Pennyslvania David Surma Indiana University South Bend Brent Kimberley Industry: Motorola Canada Ltd David Eisenmann Iowa State University Cesar Cardenas ITESM Queretaro Campus Wanda Dann Ithaca College Patricia Woodworth Ithaca College Elizabeth Adams James Madison University David Soldan Kansas State University Dick Gayler Kennesaw State University James Huggins Kettering University Frank Boafo Anokye Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Tristan Utschig Lewis-Clark State College Robbins Mark London Metropolitan University Laura Wesson Louisiana Tech University Joo Tan Mansfield University Ferdi Boynak Marmara University Errol Thompson Massey University Vanderlei Parro Maua Institute of Technology Joan Burtner Mercer University Helen Grady Mercer University Philip McCreanor Mercer University Tat Chan Methodist College Judy Gurka Metro State College of Denver Noel LeJeune Metropolitan State College of Denver Laurie Werner Miami University Norma Boersma Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein Michigan Technological University Taha Mzoughi Mississippi State University Donna Reese Mississippi State University Amy Banzaert MIT Tracy Hammond MIT CSAIL James McDonald Monmouth University Stefan Robila Montclair State University Andy Hale Morth Carolina State University Charles Ashbacher Mount Mercy College Scott Weiss Mt St Mary's University Eric Zhi-Feng Liu National Central University Jun Ming Su National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, R.O.C National Institute of Technical Teacher Training and Research, Joshua Earnest Bhopal, India Dowming Yeh National Kaohsiung Normal University Maiga Chang National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning Devdas Pai NC A&T State University John Carpinelli New Jersey Institute of Technology Howard Kimmel New Jersey Institute of Technology

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 3 Name Affiliation Rebecca Brent North Carolina State University Richard Felder North Carolina State University Tony L. Mitchell North Carolina State University David Rogers North Dakota State University Frank Charles Northern Kentucky University Dean Sanders Northwest Missouri State University Maxine Cohen Nova Southeastern University Laurie Dringus Nova Southeastern University Timothy Ellis Nova Southeastern University William Hafner Nova Southeastern University Russell Pimmel NSF Susan Bergin NUI Maynooth Robert Van Til Oakland University John Estell Ohio Northern University Barry Farbrother Ohio Northern University Valeri Kroumov Okayama University of Science Chutima Boonthum Old Dominion University Inés Friss de Kereki ORT Uruguay University Jean Frances Coppola Pace University Christelle Scharff Pace University Dante Del Corso Politecnico di Torino Jose Carlos Metrolho Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Alfredo de Blas Polytechnical University of Catalonia Eduardo Rodriguez Practia Consulting Carlos Martins PUC Minas University Carlos Tobar Toledo PUC-Campinas Washington Braga PUC-Rio Lucia Giraffa PUCRS David Dux Purdue University Deborah Follman Purdue University Bill Hutzel Purdue University P.K. Imbrie Purdue University Jason Immekus Purdue University Simon Koo Purdue University Tamara Moore Purdue University Sameer Naik Purdue University William Oakes Purdue University Euridice Oware Purdue University Philip Swain Purdue University Michael Thompson Purdue University Matthew Verleger Purdue University Ralph Ocon Purdue University Calumet Barrie Jackson Queen's Univerity Annette Bergeron Queen's University James Mason Queen's University at Kingston Chuck Leska Randolph-Macon College

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 4 Name Affiliation Richard N. Smith Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Robert Brown RMIT University Roy Czernikowski Rochester Institute of Technology Trudy Howles Rochester Institute of Technology Jim Leone Rochester Institute of Technology Stephanie Ludi Rochester Institute of Technology Thomas Reichlmayr Rochester Institute of Technology Nan Schaller Rochester Institute of Technology James Vallino Rochester Institute of Technology Kevin Burger Rockhurst University John Cigas Rockhurst University Anthony Ruocco Roger Williams University James Child Rollins College Richard James Rollins College Donald Bagert Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fred Berry Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fred Berry Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bruce Black Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patsy Brackin Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ed Doering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology William Eccles Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Marc Herniter Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Keith Hoover Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Brandon Laflen Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard Layton Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rogge Renee Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Renee Rogge Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mario Simoni Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jianjian Song Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology David Voltmer Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology William Weiner Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ed Wheeler Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mark Yoder Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mark Yoder Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Eric Constans Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec Rowan University Malgorzata Zywno Ryerson University Bo Hatfield Salem State College Jimmy Chen Salt Lake Community College Dan Dimitriu San Antonio College Emily Allen San Jose State University Don Peter Seattle Pacific University Choe Hyunjong Seowon University Carol Wellington Shippensburg University Toby Donaldson Simon Fraser University Antonio Escrig Vidal Sociedad de la educacion IEEE Louise Audette Somers High School

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 5 Name Affiliation David Probst Southeast Missouri State University Michael Murphy Southern Polytechnic State University Ladd Brian St. Lawrence University George Catalano SUNY Binghamton Roy McGrann SUNY-Binghamton Jordi Bonet-Dalmau Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) Orit Hazzan Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Julieta Noguez-Monroy Tecnologico de Monterrey Frank Friedman Temple University Musoke Sendaula Temple University Satinderpaul Devgan Tennessee State University Satinderpaul Devgan Tennessee State University Ismail Fidan Tennessee Tech University Jeffrey Froyd Texas A&M University Joseph Tidwell The Boeing Company Robert Barsanti The Citadel John Merrill The Ohio State University John Merrill The Ohio State University Michal Armoni The Open University of Israel Judith Gal-Ezer The Open University of Israel Pavel Azalov The Pennsylvania State University Wei-Fan Chen The Pennsylvania State University Sarah Rzasa The Pennsylvania State University Samir Shah The Pennsylvania State University Shouling He The Pennsylvania State University Erie Gunilla Burrowes The University of Newcastle, Australia Teri Reed Rhoads The University of Oklahoma David Carrington The University of Queensland Cecelia Wigal The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jeffrey Mountain The University of Texas at Tyler Virginia Granda The University of Texas-El Paso Elsa Villa The University of Texas-El Paso Gary Rafe The University of Toledo Eunice Sari TRANSLATE EASY Adi Tedjasaputra TRANSLATE-EASY Ciaran Mc Goldrick Trinity College Dublin Meriel Huggard Trinity College, Dublin Kris Powers Tufts University F. Xavier Villasevil U.P.C. University Luke McDowell U.S. Naval Academy Jürgen Börstler Umeå University Marie Nordström Umeå University, Sweden Susan Dean UMUC - Europe Manuel Castro UNED Aleardo Manacero UNESP - Sao Paulo State University Edson Pedro Ferlin UnicenP Cherrice Traver Union College

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 6 Name Affiliation Xiaosong Li Unitec New Zealand Carla Egelhoff United States Coast Guard Academy Miguel Ferrando Univ. Politecnica Valencia Javier Garrido Universidad Autónoma Madrid Raquel M. Crespo García Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Jose Manuel Sanchez-Pena Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Abelardo Pardo Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Maria Feldgen Universidad de Buenos Aires Fabiana Ferreira Universidad de Buenos Aires Enrique Márquez-Segura Universidad de Málaga, Spain Oscar Reinoso Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche Andrés Iborra Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Juan M. Montero Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Javier Macias-Guarasa Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Rubén San-Segundo Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Edmundo Tovar Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Vicent Miquel Rodrigo Peñarrocha Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Carlos Hernández Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Martin Llamas-Nistal Universidade de Vigo Francesco Colace Università degli Studi di Salerno Xavier Aymerich Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Ramon Costa-Castelló Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Gerard Lachiver Universite de Sherbrooke Colin Price University College Worcester Mitch Theys University Illinois at Chicago Helen Qammar University of Akron David Cordes University of Alabama Jim Richardson University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Pete Knoke University of Alaska Fairbanks Rudolf Scheurer University of Applied Sciences in Fribourg Silke Seehusen University of Applied Sciences Luebeck Lester McCann University of Arizona Fernando Ramos University of Aveiro Eleonora Faggiano University of Bari Steven Wolfman University of British Columbia Julia Marta Denazis University of Buenos Aires Higinio Sanchez University of Cadiz Carmen Ciubotariu University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada James Dorsey University of California David G. Kay University of California Irvine Emily Navarro University of California, Irvine Beth Simon University of California, San Diego Rosario Casanueva University of Cantabria Bryan Dansberry University of Cincinnati Annu Prabhakar University of Cincinnati Janet deGrazia University of Colorado

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 7 Name Affiliation Tom Lookabaugh University of Colorado Charlie Shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Gerald Engel University of Connecticut Eric Soulsby University of Connecticut Robert Vieth University of Connecticut Ronald DeLyser University of Denver Ronald DeLyser University of Denver Kimberly Newman University of Denver shuvra das University of Detroit Mercy Ioanna Stamouli University of Dublin Trinity College Alisha Waller University of Georgia Ladimer Nagurney University of Hartford Ingrid Russell University of Hartford Veijo Meisalo University of Helsinki Steven Beyerlein University of Idaho Donald Elger University of Idaho Jason Vroustouris University of Illinois at Chicago Eugene Ageenko University of Joensuu Gaetano La Russa University of Joensuu Justus Randolph University of Joensuu Colin Johnson University of Kent at Canterbury Jack Leifer University of Kentucky G. T. Lineberry University of Kentucky Maria Paula Gonzalez University of Lleida Sarah Pule' University of Malta Suzana Uran University of Maribor, Slovenia Jennifer Polack-Wahl University of Mary Washington David Barbe University of Maryland Evan Golub University of Maryland Ibibia Dabipi University of Maryland Eastern Shore Zeynep Dilli University of Maryland, College Park Lorelle Meadows University of Michigan Bill Schultz University of Michigan Derrick Scott University of Michigan Jinhua Guo University of Michigan-Dearborn Carlos Silva University of Minho Rocio Alba-Flores University of Minnesota Duluth Fernando Rios-Gutierrez University of Minnesota Duluth Yi Shang University of Missouri-Columbia Lance Perez University of Nebraska Mohammed Fadali University of Nevada James Henson University of Nevada Ellen Jacobson University of Nevada Reno Brian Westphal University of Nevada, Reno Ted Batchman University of Nevada-Reno David Kauffman University of New Mexico Mohammad Almudhaf University of North Carolina at Charlotte

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 8 Name Affiliation Aarthi Balan University of North Carolina at Charlotte James Conrad University of North Carolina at Charlotte Tejaswini Gadicherla University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kevin Hammond University of North Carolina at Charlotte Chris Lankford University of North Carolina at Charlotte Thomas Michael University of North Carolina at Charlotte Gurudatt Mysore University of North Carolina at Charlotte Brian Newberry University of North Carolina at Charlotte Wieder Nicholas University of North Carolina at Charlotte Izzeldin Shibeika University of North Carolina at Charlotte Gajendra Singh University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sandeep Sirpatil University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sonia Thakur University of North Carolina at Charlotte Ishfan Vakil University of North Carolina at Charlotte Arthi Varadarajan University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nicholas Wieder University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jerry Zacharias University of North Carolina at Charlotte Philip East University of Northern Iowa Gerald Crain University of Oklahoma James Sluss University of Oklahoma Deborah Trytten University of Oklahoma Jose Emilio Labra Gayo University of Oviedo Javier Tuya University of Oviedo / Spain Dan Budny University of Pittsburgh Joseph Kabara University of Pittsburgh Marco Arocha University of Puerto Rico J. Fernando Vega-Riveros University of Puerto Rico Idalia Ramos University of Puerto Rico at Humacao William Frey University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Hamadou Saliah-Hassane University of Quebec (TELE-UNIVERSITE) Francisco García University of Salamanca Massimo De Santo University of Salerno John Beidler University of Scranton Jose Antonio Rosendo University of Seville Antonio Luque University of Seville Maher Omar University of Sharjah Dawn McKinney University of South Alabama Özdemir Göl University of South Australia Grisselle Centeno University of South Florida Souheil Zekri University of South Florida Kristan Venegas University of Southern California Frank Bullen University of Tasmania Zhiwei Guan University of Technical Communication Ortal Arazi University of Tennessee Arthur Reyes University of Texas at Arlington Ron Barr University of Texas at Austin Virgilio Gonzalez University of Texas at El Paso

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 9 Name Affiliation Joseph H. Pierluissi University of Texas at El Paso Joseph H. Pierluissi University of Texas at El Paso Roberto Rubio University of Texas at El Paso Carlos Soto University of the Basque Country Juan Jose Zamora Belver University of the Basque Country (Spain) Camilla Saviz University of the Pacific Ian Sanders University of the Witwatersrand Sarah Rauchas University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Vashti Galpin University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa James Walden University of Toledo Larry Richards University of Virginia Jacob Somervell University of Virginia's College at Wise Cheryl Allendoerfer University of Washington Martin Dickey University of Washington Matt Eliot University of Washington Riskin Eve University of Washington Yi-Min Huang University of Washington Sazawal Vibha University of Washington Ken Yasuhara University of Washington Rachid Manseur University of West Florida Phil Ventura University of West Georgia Greg Rohrauer University of Windsor Christine Lupton University of Wisconsin-Madison Porter Coggins University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jerry Hamann University of Wyoming Francisco Arcega University of Zaragoza Sandra Baldassarri University of Zaragoza Bonifacio Martin-del-Brio University of Zaragoza, Spain Mikko Vesisenaho Universtiy of Joensuu Dwight Egbert Universtiy of Nevada, Reno Danial Neebel USAF Academy Luciana Zaina USP Abraham Teng Utah Valley State College Rob Williams UWE, Bristol, UK Stuart Hansen UW-Parkside Ehsan Sheybani Virginia State University Maura Borrego Virginia Tech Marie Paretti Virginia Tech S. York Virginia Tech Belu Radian Wayne State University Wajee Chookittikul Webster University Thailand Russ Dean West Virginia University Barbara Thomas Westchester Community College David Luginbuhl Western Carolina University Irene Tsapara Western Governors University Seyed H. Mousavinezhad Western Michigan University Mark Kerstetter Western Michigan University

0-7803-9077-6/05/$20.00 © 2005 IEEE October 19 – 22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 10 Name Affiliation Andrew Kline Western Michigan University Kathleen Kitto Western Washington University Allen Hoffman Worcester Polytechnic Institute Natalie Mello Worcester Polytechnic Institute P. Ruby Mawasha Wright State University Marguerite Giguette Xavier University of Louisiana Ray Lang Xavier University of Louisiana