Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kathleen A. Lamkin-Kennard; Margarent B. Bailey; Michael G. Schrlau

cited the team as having contributed to their confidence and identityas an engineer and as one of the reasons they remained in engineering. Survey data is currentlybeing collected from at least 30 existing and 30 former Hot Wheelz and Formula SAE membersto quantify demographic characteristics (including gender and race), year level, and currentlevels of self-efficacy. Pre-existing validated scales for measuring self-efficacy andpsychological safety are being used to assess engineering and career self-efficacy. The surveydata will be used to develop interview and focus group questions that further quantify differencesin self-efficacy for males and females and to inform how team practices and attributes improveself-efficacy and retention of