Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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International

these scales had a strong internal consistency (see results below). Finally, t-testswere conducted on each of the subscales, for both surveys, to determine any significantdifferences in experiences or perceptions between international and domestic students.ResultsIn this section, we describe results from the first-year survey and from the second-year survey.First-year surveyOur first-year survey consisted of seven scales: 1) Self-efficacy: This scale consisted of eight items, all related to students’ perceived levels of self-efficacy. It had the goal of revealing students’ levels of confidence in their abilities to succeed in engineering. 2) Knowledge of the engineering profession: The five items in this scale asked students

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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International

those in the earlier rounds of the Delphiprocess as an essential component of engineering global preparedness that they termed “personalqualities.” Specifically, they suggested, “Personal qualities are something we want individualsto have. We can cultivate the qualities.” Additionally and particular to this category, a number ofitems put forth during the Delphi process were recommended by the SMEs as candidate items ofpersonal qualities including “mental agility/flexibility,” “curiosity,” “self-efficacy/can-do-attitude,” “desire to experience other cultures,” “open positive attitude,” “integrated thinking,”“cultural self-awareness,” “integrity,” and “ability to work well with others