Carrico, C., & Tendhar, C. (2012, June), The Use of the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Engineering Students’ Motivation in the PRODUCED Program  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22111

\bibitem{asee_peer_22111}
  Carrico, C., \& Tendhar, C. (2012, June), \emph{The Use of the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Engineering Students’ Motivation in the PRODUCED Program}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22111

Cheryl Carrico P.E. and Chosang Tendhar.  "The Use of the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Engineering Students’ Motivation in the PRODUCED Program".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22111 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22111}
  Cheryl Carrico P.E. and Chosang Tendhar.
  "The Use of the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Engineering Students’ Motivation in the PRODUCED Program".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22111 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                                               AbstractWithin the state of Virginia, an initiative to increase the number of engineering students existsvia a program called PRODUCED. PRODUCED is an outreach from the University of Virginia(UVA) School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) that was initially established to helpfill an engineering gap being realized in the Lynchburg, Virginia area, with program roots datingback to 2007; the first graduates are expected in the spring of 2012. To measure the expectationsof the students, a portion of Lent and Brown’s Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) modelwas used. A quantitative survey was developed and sent to students at five community collegesin the state of Virginia. The purpose of the study was to test the predictive relationship amongfour variabels (self-efficacy, outcome expectations, interests, and goals) of the SCCT model andto measure participants’ motivation to pursue engineering degrees and careers. The data from 68responses were analyzed using internal consistency measures, descriptive statistics, correlations,factor analyses, and multiple regression. KMO and Barlett’s Test yeilded significant results toallow factor analyses. The mean of all four variables were above the mid-point of five-pointLikert scale. Intercorrelations among the four variables are significant. Cronbach’s alpha of fourvariables ranged from .75 to .91. Three regression models were used to measure the predictiverelationship among the four variables, and all the models yielded significant results. All of theassumptions of regression were reasonably met. However, outcome expectations were not agood predictor of goals. The success of students in 2+2 programs is important; knowing theextent to which students are motivated toward a career goal and then understanding whatmotivates them is critical to this success. This work provides valuable information as a first stepin knowing how to measure student motivation to persist and as to know areas to further researchto understand that motivation.
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