Bayerle, L., & Scanlon, M. R. (2017, October), FiERCE: Empowering Girls in Engineering Through Role-Models and Mentoring  Paper presented at 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, Penn State University - Berks Campus - Reading, Pennsylvania. 10.18260/1-2--29378

\bibitem{asee_peer_29378}
  Bayerle, L., \& Scanlon, M. R. (2017, October), \emph{FiERCE: Empowering Girls in Engineering Through Role-Models and Mentoring}
  Paper presented at 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, Penn State University - Berks Campus - Reading, Pennsylvania.
  10.18260/1-2--29378

Laura Bayerle and Marietta R. Scanlon.  "FiERCE: Empowering Girls in Engineering Through Role-Models and Mentoring".  2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, Penn State University - Berks Campus - Reading, Pennsylvania, 2017, October.  ASEE Conferences, 2017.  https://peer.asee.org/29378 Internet.  26 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_29378}
  Laura Bayerle and Marietta R. Scanlon.
  "FiERCE: Empowering Girls in Engineering Through Role-Models and Mentoring".
  \emph{2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, Penn State University - Berks Campus - Reading, Pennsylvania, 2017, October}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2017.
  https://peer.asee.org/29378 Internet.  26 Dec, 2024

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AB  - Leveraging current research indicating that the presence of mentors and role-models are instrumental to the recruitment and retention of females in engineering, the primary purpose of this study was to examine the effect of role-models and mentors on the attitudes and self-confidence of middle school girls towards engineering.  Participants were cohorts of middle school aged females, paired with Penn State University female undergraduate engineering students.  The study was conducted by exposing participants to a consistent series of activities that fostered creative thinking, problem-solving, and real-world engineering, all while encouraging and facilitating interaction among the cohorts. Comprehensive assessments were embedded into every aspect of the program in order to evaluate program effectiveness and outcomes.  Regular, structured interactions between the participants resulted in statistically significant increases in both interest and confidence in engineering as well as the positive influence of mentors and role-models.
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