Backer, P. R., & Halualani, R. T. (2012, June), Impact of Self-efficacy on Interest and Choice in Engineering Study and Careers for Undergraduate Women Engineering Students  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21475

\bibitem{asee_peer_21475}
  Backer, P. R., \& Halualani, R. T. (2012, June), \emph{Impact of Self-efficacy on Interest and Choice in Engineering Study and Careers for Undergraduate Women Engineering Students}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21475

Patricia R. Backer and Rona Tamiko Halualani.  "Impact of Self-efficacy on Interest and Choice in Engineering Study and Careers for Undergraduate Women Engineering Students".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21475 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21475}
  Patricia R. Backer and Rona Tamiko Halualani.
  "Impact of Self-efficacy on Interest and Choice in Engineering Study and Careers for Undergraduate Women Engineering Students".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21475 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

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AB  -        Impact of Self-Efficacy on Interest and Choice in Engineering Study       and Careers for Undergraduate Women Engineering Students Self-efficacy refers to the belief in a persons’ ability to perform a specific task. Starting inmiddle school, girls tend to underestimate their abilities in STEM. This confidence gap amonggirls persists through high school into college. This gap is presumed to be partially responsiblefor the gender gap in engineering and other STEM fields (e.g. computer science, physics). In2006, women only earned 19.5% of the undergraduate BS engineering degrees in the U.S.This paper investigates the motivations of women students at XXX to pursue engineeringcareers, including their level of self-efficacy and sources of academic support, and the culturalinfluences that shape their interest and choice in engineering disciplines and careers for women.Using an adapted version of the Engineering Student Annual Survey, developed by the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering, the researchers explored the personal andcultural motivations of 200 female students at XXX. With a highly diverse student population inthe College of Engineering and across the university, the researchers have been able to delve intothe relationship between cultural expectations and STEM aspirations. The survey results haveprovided valuable insight for designing educational campaigns or student support programsdirected at specific underrepresented racial and ethnic groups of females aspiring for STEMfields. 
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