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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

scales, oneshould make sure they are measuring self efficacy, or belief in one‟s capability, not self esteem,which is belief in one‟s self. The standard method for constructing a self efficacy survey is toask individuals to rate their belief in their ability to perform a specific task. Subjects rate theirefficacy on a likert scale that ranges from zero or no confidence to 100 or high confidence.Cognition is the process of knowing, applying knowledge, and changing preferences. There aretwo popular methods for measuring cognitive levels including Perry‟s Model and King andKitchener‟s Reflective Judgment (RJ) model. Both models are similar in classification althoughPerry‟s model contains two extra positions at the higher end of the scale 6, 7

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Oenardi Lawanto

, particularly at the Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 356precollege level.The focus of this study is to answer one broad question: Is there a significant correlation betweenstudents’ goal orientation (GO) and their self-efficacy for learning and performance (SELP)? Inthis study, students’ goal orientation was measured through constructs such as intrinsic andextrinsic goal orientations. Students’ self-efficacy for learning and performance was used toindicate students’ self-efficacy and expectancy for success

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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& Shane Brown............................................................................................................ 331“Engineering Economy with „Green‟ and Energy Evaluations” William Bloxsom .................................................................................................................................... 339“Understanding Student and Workplace Writing in Civil Engineering”* Susan Conrad, Peter Dusicksa, & Timothy Pfeiffer ............................................................................... 342“The Relationship between Self-Efficacy, Critical Thinking, and the Quality of First Year Engineering Students” Ann-Marie Vollstedt & Eric Wang