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In Her Shoes: How Team Interactions Affect Engineering Self Efficacy

Conference Session: Climate Issues for Women Students
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol41, No.3, pp. 267-293.[14] Meece, M., What do women want? Just Ask, The New York Times October 29, 2006.[15] Pajares, F.,Hartley, J., and Valiante, G. (2001.) Response Format in Writing Self-Efficacy Assessment: Greater Discrimination Increases Prediction. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 33, 214-221. Page 12.866.15

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Self Efficacy Of Women Engineering Students ? Three Years Of Data At U.S. Institutions

Conference Session: The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

. Page 12.1262.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Self Efficacy of Women Engineering Students: Three Years of Data at U.S. InstitutionsAbstract This paper describes the results of three years of engineering self-efficacy datacollected from engineering students at five institutions across the U.S. Results indicate that whilestudents show positive progress on some self–efficacy and related subscales, they show adecrease on isolation subscale from the first to second measurement period. It is also notable thatthere are almost no gender differences and that self efficacy seems to be related to participationin extracurricular activities and student plans to persist in the

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The Changing Tides: How Engineering Environments Play A Role In Self Efficacy Belief Modification

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

. Page 12.1396.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Changing Tides: How Engineering Environments Play a Role in Self-Efficacy Belief ModificationAbstractSelf-efficacy beliefs are the beliefs people hold about their abilities to complete the tasks thatthey deem necessary to achieve success. Efficacy beliefs influence the choices people make, theeffort they put forth, and the degree to which they persist in the face of obstacles. Attempts tounderstand how students shape their efficacy for learning are therefore invaluable to educators.Previously, we used qualitative measures to investigate the self-efficacy beliefs of first-yearengineering students. That study revealed that early engineering students

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Use Of A Neural Network Model And Noncognitive Measures To Predict Student Matriculation In Engineering

Conference Session: Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin; Tayo Oladunni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

into not only the predictive nature of these characteristics, but the predictivepossibilities of their interaction in attrition within engineering.Data collection and Instrumentation The sample in this study included 1,523 incoming first-year engineering students (292females, 1,231 males) at a large Midwestern university during the 2004-2005 academic year.Ethnicity was as follows: 2.05% African American, 0.51% American Native, 10.18%Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.64% Hispanic, 82.43% Caucasian, 2.20% Other. The students’ non-cognitive measures were collected across eight scales (completed priorto the freshman year): Leadership (20 items), Deep vs. Surface Learning (20 items),Teamwork (10 items), Self-efficacy (10 items), Motivation (25 items

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Validating Measures Of Future Time Perspective For Engineering Students: Steps Toward Improving Engineering Education

Conference Session: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christa Lynch, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Arizona State University; mary ann Duggan, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

new interest inunderstanding what attracts students to careers in science and engineering and what teachingstrategies can maintain interest in those careers. Validating and testing accurate measures ofstudents’ FTP can ultimately lead to meaningful contributions in this area of study. Futureresearch will reveal how well FTP predicts important outcome variables such as academicpersistence and study strategies among engineering students as well as how other well-established psychological constructs such as self-efficacy and work engagement interact withFTP. In the end, larger and more comprehensive models of motivation can be constructedthat will provide insight not only into the structure of FTP as a motivational construct, butalso into

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Do Tinkering And Technical Activities Connect Engineering Education Standards With The Engineering Profession In Today’s World?

Conference Session: Knowing our Students, Part 1
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

of future engineers at universities and willhave a significant impact on female engineering students.When developing an instrument to measure self-efficacy, it is also important to understand theperspectives of practitioners. Bandura1 states that the first step in creating items for a self-efficacy instrument is to draw on expert knowledge about what a person must be able to do inorder to be successful in a given pursuit. This can be done through a variety of means such asopen-ended surveys, interviews or questionnaires. The work being presented here utilized anopen-ended survey and discussions with engineers.Tinkering and Technical Self-efficacyTinkering self-efficacy refers to one's experience, competence, and comfort with manualactivities

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5 Myths About Stem College Student Motivation That Affect The Teaching And Learning Process

Conference Session: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gypsy Denzine, Northern Arizona University

by stating “self-efficacy is not perceived skill; it is what I believe I can do with my skills under certainconditions…my ability to coordinate and orchestrate skills and abilities in changing andchallenging situations” (p. 278). Bandura and others have written extensively about the differences between self-efficacyand self-esteem. In addition to differentiating the constructs conceptually, there is some debateregarding how self-efficacy and self-esteem are interrelated. Bandura67has argued self-efficacyis independent and unrelated to global measures of self-esteem. This view was captured byBandura in his statement- “the fact that I acknowledge complete inefficacy in ballroom dancingdoes not drive me to recurrent bouts of self

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Let Blackboard Tracking Ease The Pain Of Assessing Outcome I

Conference Session: Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering

faculty as having better-informed opinions in their areas of expertise and as being Page 12.1020.3 able to teach students techniques for evaluating the quality of evidence underlying conclusions. 4The self-efficacy or Perceived self-efficacy is another framework or operative construct that hasrelevance to Lifelong learning studies. A student’s self efficacy is related to subsequentbehavior and that is ultimately the intent of ABET’s inclusion of Life-long learning as aoutcome6. We should strive to create Engineering graduates who have adequate self-efficacyand therefore the motivation to never stop learning. The construct of

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Exploring The Relationships Among Performance On Engineering Tasks, Confidence, Gender And First Year Persistence

Conference Session: FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jennifer Light, University of Washington; Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs

parental education and SATscores, better study skills, and participated in classes specifically designed to reduce or eliminatefactors purported to work against women in the classroom, yet still did not persist at greater ratiosthan men. In fact, men did better, especially at the upper end of the grade spectrum.These and other research studies show that while self-confidence is one of many positiveoutcomes for college students, its relationship to successful outcomes is not a simple positive one.Bandura’s12 concept of self-efficacy may be a better construct when examining students’perceptions of their capabilities and their likelihood to perform well on an engineering task.Self-efficacy is widely used to mean one’s perception of one’s own

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Long Term Effects Of A Middle School Engineering Outreach Program For Girls: A Controlled Study

Conference Session: K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeanne Hubelbank, WPI Evaluation Consulting; Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shelley Errington Nicholson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephanie Blaisdell, Independent Consultant; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Elissa Rosenthal, Marketing Research Consultant; Suzanne Sontgerath, Independent Consultant
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

chosen in the random lottery (controlgroup). Results indicate that, in comparison to the control group, Camp Reach participants weresignificantly more likely to attend a public high school specializing in mathematics and scienceand also more likely to enroll in elective math and science courses in high school. While a higherfraction of the Camp Reach group chose engineering majors upon college entry, the differencedid not reach statistical significance. Grouping all STEM-related majors together, choices of theCamp Reach and control groups were not significantly different. Furthermore, there were nosignificant differences in the engineering self-efficacy and other measures of efficacy betweenthe Camp Reach and control groups.Introduction and

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Expanding Engineering Diversity By Teaching Engineering To Counselors And Teachers

Conference Session: Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

modulescovering the following topics: § "Why K-12 Engineering Education?" Introduction § Diversity in Learning Styles and Self-Efficacy § Collaborative and Active Learning § Engineering Profession Overview and Academic Pathways Page 12.706.5 TECT: TECT:TEACHING ENGINEERING TEACHINGENGINEERING TO TO COUNSELORS

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More Females Than Males? Deciphering The Psychosocial Characteristics That Attract Girls Into Engineering In Puerto Rico

Conference Session: An International Perspective
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

. Page 12.1080.7Table 1 Factor Questions Asked Dreaming to get Did you think you were going to be admitted in the UPRM? admission to engineering Did people talk about the UPRM when you were in High School? Did you have any doubts about completing the application Self-efficacy beliefs Do you think you were good in math? What came to your mind when you completed your college application? In which IE specialty area you see yourself working? Cultural biases and

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Increasing Retention Of Women Engineering Students

Conference Session: Retention Programs for Women Students
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University; Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University
Tagged Divisions: Women in Engineering

to their abilities, while the women were more likely to attribute successto outside help.Consistent with this finding, much of the recent research suggests that women’s persistence inengineering is tied to their self-efficacy in the field. Self-efficacy “refers to beliefs in one’scapabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce givenattainments.”2 This includes dimensions of confidence in one’s abilities, commitment to a chosenpath, and positive feedback with respect to accomplishments. It is based on an individual’sperception, not always in agreement with an objective assessment, of one’s performance. Thewebsite of the Assessing Women in Engineering Project provides a wealth of references in thisarea

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Matching Team Activities To Learning Objectives: A Theoretical Discussion Of The Role Of Goal Orientation

Conference Session: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

theinstructor’s teaching strategies and the student’s approaches to learning. How a student ismotivated when approaching a task is influenced by many factors, such as their unique Page 12.1036.2prior experiences and self efficacy beliefs, and their parents’ beliefs and goals.2 Thispaper investigates how a student’s motivation is impacted by the learning structuresemployed by the instructor. For the sake of clarity, a distinction will be made between a team activity and agroup activity. A team activity is any task given in a classroom which requirescooperation and conceptual understanding by all members in order for the group tosucceed. Consequently, team

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Self Management Of Cognition In A Team Based Engineering Design Project: A Case Study

Conference Session: Teams and Teamwork in Design I
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Oenardi Lawanto, Univ Of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Tagged Divisions: Design in Engineering Education

, interpretations were made through individual instances as well as throughaggregation of instances until a clearer picture of understanding emerged about the OrangeTeam’s hydraulic bike design process.Instrumentation. Four control-of-self skills were quantitatively measured in this case studythrough motivation scales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)designed by Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, and McKeachie [12]. The internal reliability coefficients foreach motivational component are high: Intrinsic Goal Orientation (i.e., α = .74), Task Value (i.e.,α = .90), Control of Learning Beliefs (i.e., α = .68), and Self-Efficacy for Learning andPerformance (i.e., α = .93) The scale correlations with the final grade of this test instrument are

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Those That Leave — Assessing Why Students Leave Engineering

Conference Session: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

, thestudents who participated in these studies arguably experienced different high schoolenvironments and curricula, different ratios of women to men in science and mathematics pre-college courses, and different social norms and expectations than students – both male andfemale – do today. And some more recent research reports different findings: Mau,13 in a six-year study that followed eight graders who professed intent to pursue science and engineeringcareers, found that the only reliable predictors for persistence across race/ethnicity and genderwere academic preparation and math-self efficacy. All point to a continuing need for current datacollection using a reliable and valid predominantly quantitative instrument. The AWE StudentsLeaving

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Distinguishing The Art From The Science Of Teaching Within Research Based Curriculum And Assessment

Conference Session: Best of the NEE
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

problem, they must be able to reflect about what their reasonings are inorder to monitor and assess what they do or do not understand, what information is missing, andwhether new information is consistent to their current understanding. Metacognition is a type ofinternal dialogue that must be practiced, much like many other skills. Another important theme, though not emphasized in How People Learn is engagement.Student cognitive engagement includes topics concerning their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation,identification with academics, and self-efficacy. Common sense says if students want to learn,feel they can learn, and feel that others believe they can learn, then they will be more successfulthan those who do not. A great article to be

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Transforming Curricula To Reflect New It Literacies For 21 St Century Stem Careers

Conference Session: Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dale Bremmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

makes re-surveying an option for our assessment in the springsemester of 2007, where we intend to measure change scores on attitude, perceived self-efficacy,and enactment as influenced by intensity/frequency of PRISM usage.Descriptive results for each survey item are included in Addendum A. In general, based on theself-report survey, we found that the study strongly supports two of PRISM’s major claims: (1)that PRISM facilitates standards-based teaching and (2) that PRISM aids in the integration ofdigital technologies into the classroom. However, results for our third theme (promotingprofessional development through virtual “meeting rooms”) did not support the claim. In fact,the responses indicated only very weak PRISM efficacy for promoting

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Learning Effectiveness As A Function Of The Technologies Employed In Online Learning Settings

Conference Session: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Erol Ozan, East Carolina University; Mohammad Tabrizi, East Carolina University; Karl Wuensch, East Carolina University; Shahnaz Aziz, East Carolina University; Masao Kishore, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

dimensions, different researchers focused on different aspects of online learning.For example, some researchers have studied the effectiveness of online learning byfocusing on its implications on performance in work place. Lima et al. studied thedeterminants of effective online training to reveal how these variables affect learningperformance and transfer performance, two important elements of training effectivenessin the workplace. Their study shows that effective online education (OE) systems needease of interaction, computer self-efficacy, and efficient communication in the virtualperspective as well as institutional factors such as support of seniors and continuouslearning culture1.The question of how to assess the effectiveness of online

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The Differential Effects Of Female Only Vs. Co Ed Enrichment Programs On Middle School Students' Attitudes Toward Science, Mathematics And Engineering

Conference Session: Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-genderprograms like FEMME can be particularly effect in reaching young girls and changing theirattitudes. Initial evaluations of the FEMME program have been positive but they have beenprimarily formative in nature. The Middle School Students’ Attitude to Engineering, Scienceand Mathematics Survey has been developed to measure middle school students’ overallattitudes to engineering, mathematics and science; their knowledge about engineering careers;their self-efficacy in relation to engineering and technology-related skills and who is talking tothem about careers in engineering. All students who attended one of the 2006 summer programsat the Center for Pre-College Programs were asked to complete the survey at the beginning andagain at the end of their

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A Survey Of Teaching Styles And Classroom Techniques To Engage African American Students In The Engineering Classroom

Conference Session: Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

who were shown to have significantly higher perceptions of communicationand computer skills before entering college had a significant decrease in the same perceptionafter the first year of college. This is an indicator that the college experience negatively affectsthe self-efficacy of minority engineering students. It was also shown that the attitudes ofstudents at minority-serving institutions were higher, and these schools appear to retain andgraduate more minority scientists9, 13. Even though students at the HBCUs may not have highergrades, it does not appear to affect their attitudes. Some of the retention and scholarship programs that appear to have a significant impacton retention are Project Preserve and the Meyerhoff Scholars

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Spatial Visualization By Realistic 3 D Views

Conference Session: Graphics and Visualization
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jianping Yue, Essex County College
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Design Graphics

Educational Research Association, April, Boston, Massachusetts (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED189166.)28. Battista, M. The Interaction between Two Instructional Treatments of Algebraic Structures and Spatial- Visualization Ability. Journal of Educational Research, 74(5), May/June 1981, 337-341.29. Towle, E., et al. Assessing the self efficacy and spatial ability of engineering students from multiple disciplines. 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 19-22, 2005, Indianapolis, Indiana.30. Hamlin, A., Boersma, N., & Sorby, S. Do spatial abilities impact the learning of 3-D solid modeling software? Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 18-21, Chicago

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A Cooperative Learning Model In Multi Disciplines Across Universities In Freshmen Courses

Conference Session: FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Tagged Divisions: First-Year Programs

University describe an introductory course on fundamentals ofelectrical and computer engineering that employs a theme-based curriculum to link theengineering topics to be taught to real-world problems2. The authors emphasize the importanceof real-world related applications. In our cooperative learning exercises, the students have theopportunity to work with the results of an independent group, and their results, in turn, is utilizedby yet another group, giving students the experience of being engaged in real-time exercises.Hutchison et. al. investigate factors influencing the beliefs of self-efficacy of the freshmanengineering students3. The group’s work revealed nine factors that contribute to the studentconfidence. These factors are understanding

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Aligning Indigenous Culture With Science

Conference Session: Influence of Race and Culture
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board; Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board
Tagged Divisions: Minorities in Engineering

of their community and their native culture.The WIT project enlists female scientists of Native Hawaiian ancestry who are involved in mathand science-based careers to participate in the camp and to provide mentoring for the studentparticipants. WIT also employs a team-based, instead of the individual or competition-based,paradigm which has been proven to be more effective for girls’ education. The paper will alsodiscuss methodology for building self-efficacy through highlighting astronomical navigationalscience of ancient Hawaiians juxtaposed with current day science, engineering and astronomycareers atop sacred Mount Haleakala. This paper will present survey results, anecdotal evidence,multi-year tracking and improvements/revisions to the

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Comparison Of Outcomes For Engineering And Science Gk 12 Fellows

Conference Session: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Page 12.383.5in project activities. The variety of data sources (surveys, open-response questions,interviews, notes, artifacts) permitted the triangulation of data and supported the validityof these findings. Finally, the pre and post profiles were compared to determine thedegree of change that could be attributed to project participation. FindingsTeaching/SchoolingAcross both groups of GK-12 Fellows the consensus was that these experiences leftparticipants better positioned to teach within their respective content areas. Survey datashowed positive pre to post change in teaching self-efficacy across several domains.Areas of change included the ability of GK-12 Fellows to engage students in problemsolving