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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Charity Obaa Afi Ampomah, Ashesi University; Heather Beem, Ashesi University

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levels of confidence (self-efficacy) in their ability to design, code, and fabricatesolutions, and self-reported levels of self-determination and agency. The post-survey capturedthe same Likert-scale responses for self-efficacy, self-determination, and agency. Itadditionally captured open-ended responses on students’ experiences working on their finalproject, dwelling on how they felt about the project from the beginning until completion.Approval was obtained from the authors’ institution’s review board with an approval ID1282023 to conduct research through this project, maintaining student anonymity throughout.Survey questionsIn designing the items used to measure the three constructs in view, existing scales wereconsidered and, in some cases

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Angelika Aldea Tamura, University of California, Davis; Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis; Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis

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the Workplace 2023," McKinsey & Company, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the- workplace[11] N. A. Mamaril, E. L. Usher, C. R. Li, D. R. Economy, and M. S. Kennedy, "Measuring undergraduate students' engineering self‐efficacy: A validation study," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 105, no. 2, pp. 366-395, 2016.[12] S. A. Shields, M. J. Zawadzki, and R. N. Johnson, "The impact of the Workshop Activity for Gender Equity Simulation in the Academy (WAGES–Academic) in demonstrating cumulative effects of gender bias," Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 120, 2011.[13] M. Leonard, "Everyone Knows Girls Are

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Sukeerti Shandliya, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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distinct transformation categories. The studycorrelated these categories with the TROPOS subscales and examines demographic factors.Findings indicate higher TROPOS scores for first-generation students and female studentscompared to their peers.I. IntroductionThe perceptions and belief system of first year engineering students affects their self-efficacy,confidence, sense of belonging, satisfaction and other such constructs which are essential forshaping successful student experiences and outcomes. For example, Hutchison-Green [1] foundthat first year engineering students’ perception of their course success depended on their speed ofsolving problems and the amount of time taken to learn new material in comparison to theirpeers. Further, student