Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

department’s curriculum.The course covers introductory material and energy balances on chemical processes. Conductedin the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006, the study looked at an overall CHE 205 population thatwas 64.6% (n = 64) male and 35.4% (n = 35) female. Differences between the two coursesections included in the study are described in Table 1. Page 12.1396.4 Table 1. Description of courses from which study participants were drawn.Semester Fall 2005 Spring 2006# of Students 60 39% Men 66.7% 61.5