Muhsin Menekse
Associate Professor
Engineering Education, Science EducationCurriculum and Instruction
- Ph.D. — Curriculum and Instruction, specialization in Science Education,
Arizona State University
- M.A. — Educational Psychology, specialization in Measurement and
Statistics, Arizona State University
- M.S. — Physics, specialization in Teaching, Bogazici University
- B.S. — Physics, specialization in Teaching, Bogazici University
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2021 – Present
Associate Professor
School of Engineering Education, joint appointment Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Purdue University
- 2015 – 2021
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering Education, joint appointment Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Purdue University
- 2012 – 2015
Research Scientist
Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
- Recipient of the Seed for Success Excellence in Research Awards at Purdue University (This award recognizes the recipients of a $1 million or more external research funding in each academic year.) (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
- Selected as an NSF Fellow for the Summer Institute in Advanced Research Methods for STEM Education Research (SIARM) (2021-2024).
- Recipient of the William Elgin Wickenden Award of the American Society for Engineering Education. (This award recognizes the author of the best journal article published in the Journal of Engineering Education, selected by the editorial board.) (2014)
- Recipient of the 2020 School of Engineering Education (ENE) Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
- Recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) scholarship to attend the Understanding and Using Next Generation Science Learning Goals workshop in Washington, DC. (2014)
- Recipient of the William Elgin Wickenden Award of the American Society for Engineering Education (2014)
- Joint Appointment with College of Engineering, Purdue University
- Student cognition and learning of engineering and science concepts
- Verbal interactions that enhance productive discussions in collaborative learning settings
- Metacognition and its implications for learning
- Technology enhanced learning environments
Selected Publications
- Anwar, S., Menekse, M., Guzey, S., & Bryan, L. A. (2022). The effectiveness of an integrated STEM curriculum unit on middle school students’ life science learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, (Early View). https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21756
- Purzer, Ş., Quintana‐Cifuentes, J., & Menekse, M. (2022). The honeycomb of engineering framework: Philosophy of engineering guiding precollege engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 111(1), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20441
- Anwar, S., & Menekse, M. (2021). A systematic review of observation protocols used in postsecondary STEM classrooms. Review of Education, 9:81-120 https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3235
- Menekse, M., Anwar, S., & Akdemir, Z. (2020). How do different reflection prompts affect engineering students’ academic performance and engagement? The Journal of Experimental Education. 90:2, 261-279, DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2020.1786346
- Menekse, M. (2020). The reflection-informed learning and instruction to improve students’ academic success in undergraduate classrooms. The Journal of Experimental Education, 88:2, 183-199, DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2019.1620159
- Menekse, M., Anwar, S., & Zheng, X. (2020). Computer science students’ perceived needs for support and their academic performance by gender and residency: An exploratory study. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. (EarlyCite). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-07-2019-0194
- Anwar, S., Bascou, N. A., Menekse, M., & Kardgar, A. (2019). A systematic review of studies on educational robotics. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER): Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1223
- Menekse, M. & Chi, M. T. H. (2018). The role of collaborative interactions versus individual construction on students’ learning of engineering concepts. European Journal of Engineering Education, 44:5, 702-725, DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2018.1538324
- Menekse, M., Higashi, R., Schunn, C., & Baehr, E. (2017). The role of robotics teams’ collaboration quality on team performance in a robotics tournament. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(4), 564-584. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20178
- Streveler, R. & Menekse, M. (2017). Taking a closer look at active learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(2), 186-190. DOI: 10.1002/jee.20160
- Menekse, M. (2015). Computer science teacher professional development in the United States: a review of studies published between 2004 and 2014. Computer Science Education, 25(4), 325-350. DOI: 10.1080/08993408.2015.1111645.
- Clark, D. B., Menekse, M., Özdemir, G., & D’Angelo, C. (2014). Exploring sources of variation in studies of knowledge structure coherence: Comparing force meanings and force meaning consistency across two Turkish cities. Science Education, 98(1), 143-181. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21094.
- Menekse, M., Stump, G., Krause, S., & Chi, M.T.H. (2013). Differentiated overt learning activities for effective instruction in engineering classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 102(3), 346-374, https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20021.
