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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Samuel Sola Akosile, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Paper ID #48745Enhancing self-efficacy among civil engineering undergraduates using hand-onpedagogyMr. Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University Michael Ige is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Morgan State University, Maryland, where he is pursuing his M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Construction Management and Transportation Engineering. He earned his B.Tech. in Building Structure from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Michael has extensive professional experience managing large-scale heavy

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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Ghina Absi, Vanderbilt University

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that visits to engineering schools had an impact on thestudents’ decision to enter engineering [3]. Phelps et al. [4] showed that many factors across lifestages are associated with engineering major choices, and highlighted the importance of pre-collegeexperiences in guiding students in that choice. This demonstrates that interactions with undergraduateprograms have a measurable influence on major selection, which provides a great argument for STEMoutreach from engineering schools to middle and high-school students. STEM interest in middle and high-school students is sometimes difficult to predict. It relies onmany socio-economic variables, as well as academic settings in schools. Some studies have attemptedto link these variables to

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Self-Efficacy & Mindset

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Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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, Biological Engineer, Analytical Cell Biologist, and Engineering Education Researcher to tackle complex engineering education problems across the learner life span.Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the University of Florida (UF). Her research focuses on self-efficacy and critical mentoring. She is passionate about broadening participation in engineering, leveraging evidence-based approaches to improve the engineering education environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 "Visualizing and Modeling a Growth Mindset in an AutoCAD course."AbstractThis Work-in

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Design Cognition and Self-Perception in Design

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Caleb Z. Smith, Florida Polytechnic University; Elisabeth Kames Ph.D., Florida Polytechnic University

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Self-Efficacy and Demographics of Makerspace Participants Across Three Universities,” Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 142, no. 10, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1115/1.4046649.[6] J. A. Marin, J. E. Armstrong, and J. L. Kays, “Elements of an Optimal Capstone Design Experience,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 19–22, Jan. 1999, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1999.tb00405.x.[7] A. R. Carberry, H. S. Lee, and M. W. Ohland, “Measuring engineering design self-efficacy,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 71–79, 2010, doi: 10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2010.tb01043.x.[8] E. Kames, D. Shah, M. Clark, and B. Morkos, “A Mixed Methods Analysis of Motivation Factors in Senior

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Hands-on Learning and Industry-Relevant in ECE Curriculum Development

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Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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design. Thecourse’s target audience is undergraduates, serving students majoring in computer science,design, the liberal arts, and business, at a private R1 research institution. The class guidesstudents through a series of laboratory exercises and design experiences to develop theirconfidence and ability in the domains of soldering, breadboard prototyping, circuit fundamentals,and microcontrollers. This paper evaluates the impact 18-095 has had over three semesters (Fall2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024), analyzing the development of student self-efficacy, identity, andsense of belonging, as measured across three surveys each semester (n = 71). Self-efficacy forcircuit prototyping and design increased by a mean of 45.7 points between the pre-measure

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

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Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College; April K. Andreas, East Texas A&M University; Michelle Pettijohn Powell, Waco Independent School District

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final Engineering Skills Self-EfficacyScale [1]. This scale measures self-efficacy in three key areas: experimental, tinkering, anddesign. The survey will be administered again at the end of each of the following five subsequentsemesters to track changes in self-efficacy based on workshop utilization for various courses’projects.BackgroundWhile it’s widely recognized that nearly half of students who graduate from four-yearuniversities start their education at community colleges [2], the numbers are notably lower forengineering students. Only 43% of engineering graduates have attended a community college,and just 13% have earned an associate degree [3]. Community colleges also enroll a higherpercentage of underrepresented minority groups, with

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.E

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Gabriella Marie Haire, University of Florida College of Education; Pavlo Antonenko; Christine Wusylko, University of Florida; STEPHANIE KILLINGSWORTH, University of Florida; Brian Abramowitz, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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participate but also to explain theimportance of AI in science to their peers and community. This enabled scholars to feel apersonal connection as their scientific project was envisioned within a real-world context. Figure 2. Google Teachable Machine [16].Measures and data sourcesThe self-reports of the children’s self-efficacy for AI were collected via a survey administeredon Qualtrics before and after the Shark AI program. Self-efficacy for AI was assessed using anadapted version of the original Science subscale (9 items) and the Technology and Engineeringsubscale (9 items) of the widely used 37-item S-STEM questionnaire developed by NorthCarolina State University’s Friday Institute [19]. Only the Science and Technology

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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Catalina Cortazar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gabriel Astudillo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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Paper ID #49062How a Cornerstone Course Impacts Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial SkillsProf. Catalina Cortazar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Catalina Cort´azar is a Faculty member in the engineering design area DILAB at the School of Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (PUC). Catalina holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science with a focus on Engineering Education from PUC, an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Desing, an MA in Media Studies from The New School, and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in Structural Design.Gabriel

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

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Heather Michelle Phillips, University of Pittsburgh; Nicholas Anthony Nobile, University of Pittsburgh; Gabriel Azure Antonio Mendez-Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh; Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul

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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design Curriculum in Introductory Circuits Laboratory Assignments and the Influence on Innovation Self-EfficacyAbstractThis paper examines the impact of integrated design elements in a second-year introductorycircuits course on students’ innovation self-efficacy (ISE). Building upon a pilot study fromSpring 2024, this research focuses on the implementation of updated laboratory assignments inone section of the course while maintaining the original curriculum in a parallel section. Theupdated curriculum emphasizes experiential learning through active learning engagement,simulation exercises, open-ended design challenges, and reflection. This allows students tonavigate the full

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 4: Fostering Belonging - Identity, Self-Efficacy, and Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello

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(sense of belonging) are crucial for students pursuing STEM careers. Thesefactors influence persistence, motivation, and identity development, particularly inengineering students, helping them overcome academic challenges and lack of technicalexperience. High self-efficacy fosters resilience, goal setting, and better academic outcomes,while low levels can lead to demotivation, feelings of inadequacy, and increased dropout risk,especially during the first year. Analyzing students’ GPA is vital for understanding first-yearretention, as it serves as an early indicator of academic performance and identifies students atrisk. However, GPA alone is insufficient to capture the complexity behind academic success.Complementing GPA with measures of

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4 - Teaching Methodology

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell William Mailen, Auburn University; Jeffrey LaMondia, Auburn University; Sushil Adhikari P.E., Auburn University; Katharine H. Brown, Auburn University; Christopher Ryan Basgier, Auburn University; Jordan Harshman, Auburn University

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. Student-focused direct measures include students’ self-efficacy and self-regulatoryfactors for writing, collected through the Metacognitive Strategy Knowledge Test (MSKT).[17]This inventory is designed to measure strategies mapped to the three stages of writing(before/planning, during/writing, and after/reflecting) predicted by Metacognitive WritingKnowledge framework,[18], [19] which provides natural subscales. To measure self-efficacy andself-regulation, the Writing Self-Regulatory Efficacy Scale (WSRES) [20] has been adopted andadministered to participating students in the Writing SySTEM. The adoption process will involveminor rewording to items to make them more realistic for a graduate engineering student.Instruments will be given prior to

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Identity, Motivation & Belonging in Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenya Crosson, University of Dayton; Elizabeth Generas, Wright State University; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Melissa Karlin, St. Mary's University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Camryn Lanise Justice, University of Dayton

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not Hispanic or Latinx. More participants were also fromPWI institutions rather than HSI, MSI or HBCU schools in this year 1 cohort.Students’ Self-Efficacy Outcomes. The impact of this REU program on students’ self-efficacy andfeeling more confident in STEM was also measured in the anonymous online survey based on themodified TIDES questions. Three-quarters of the students reported increased confidence in overcomingproblems with teachers, understanding articles with STEM content, pursuing a career in STEM, andperforming well in a STEM career.Retention in STEM and Future Career Aspirations Outcomes. While only year 1 results are available,literature from REU experiences consistently demonstrate gains in research skills, academic preparation

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 5: Supporting Student Transition

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David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Dayana Rivas, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine

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Paper ID #47689A Summer Bridge Program Tech Challenge for Improving Self-Efficacy ofDiverse Incoming Engineering First-Year and Transfer StudentsDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy C. Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Victor zavala, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Derek Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kerri Lyn Phillips, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Paper ID #46058Forward Fellows: An extended onboarding program to foster a sense of belongingand research self-efficacy in incoming graduate studentsDr. Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin - Madison Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel has been the Education Director for the Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) since 2012 and the Wisconsin Education lead for the Wisconsin-Puerto Rico Partnership in Research and Education and Materials (WiPR2EM) since 2017. In these roles, Anne Lynn collaborates with researchers to broaden participation of historically underrepresented groups in materials

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies III

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Alexis Grace Daniels, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel E Durham

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, interests, goals, and actions, that confidenceand competence are directly proportional—are insufficient, particularly with minoritized youth.Under some circumstances, students can develop a sense of self-efficacy that is not aligned withtheir actual proficiency. Those circumstances include distrust of adults in the school, awarenessof low-quality instruction, and lack of access to high-quality STEM courses. In this study,overinflated mathematics self-efficacy has negative repercussions. While intuitively low self-efficacy does not support persistence in STEM, prior research has found that high mathematicsself-efficacy (measured in high school) was associated with enrollment in a four-year institutionfor young Black women; however, this mathematics

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Empowering Pre-College Students through AI and Computer Science: Standards, Self-Efficacy, and Social Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shana Lee McAlexander, Duke University; George Delagrammatikas, Duke University

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engineers do. Related out-of-school-time experience thatinformed the creation of our program have elements of physical prototyping, but no HCDapproach explicitly stated, include programs at New York University [11], North Carolina StateUniversity [10], and Columbia University [12]. Numerous sources that have also shown thepositive effects on self-efficacy, career awareness, and STEM-identity [13] illustrate theimportance of such programs to a generation of students for which STEM careers are on the rise.Following, in this paper, we will share our program curriculum with a step-by-step guide forstudent-led project ideation and team selection to develop “Tech for Good” along withevaluation findings.3. Curriculum and Student activitiesStudents were

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 4: Fostering Belonging - Identity, Self-Efficacy, and Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

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360-evaluation that was generalized, this new evaluation mapped all questions backto the individual definitions of the five aspects of team success. Each team member was tasked withevaluating themselves and their teammates on the degree to which they adhered to four of the fiveexpectations (respect, commitment, transparency, and communication) outlined in the team contract theywrote for themselves. This limitation to these 4 was due to the first broad implementation of thisevaluation and those metrics being deemed more immediately visible and measurable for the students.The justice portion of their contracts is intended to be addressed internally and through the gradingadjustments resulting from the evaluations to help students see the

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 4: Fostering Belonging - Identity, Self-Efficacy, and Retention

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Peter M Ostafichuk P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Carol Jaeger, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Alireza Bagherzadeh, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jon Nakane, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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find a balance between challenges faced and resources available to address them[15]. Insufficient challenge can lead to feelings of stagnation in an individual, but too manychallenges may lead to feeling overwhelmed. To measure feelings of being overwhelmed,including feelings of hopelessness and lack of self-efficacy in addressing challenges, thePerceived Stress Scale (PSS) [11]–[13] was also used in this study.The pressures on university students are varied, with academic pressures being a significantcontributor. In the case of engineering students, highly competitive admissions processes, both tothe first-year program and in some cases to discipline placement, result in extended periods ofgrade pressures, which can negatively impact factors

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ERM Technical Session: Quantitative Instrument Development

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Dina Verdín, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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ways goals differentially impact students, I decided to investigate if, among 2engineering students, there were differences in how these goal orientations impacted Latina,Latino, and White engineering students’ self-efficacy and persistence beliefs. The aim of thiscomparison is to highlight the implications of using a theory and its related survey measures thatwere designed from the perspective of one group of students (i.e., White students).PurposeI take a Quantitative Critical Race Theory (QuantCrit) lens to situate and interpret my researchfindings specifically by answering the following research questions: RQ1. Given that AGT was developed

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Supporting Students and Faculty in Computing (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 7)

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Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Victoria E. Callais, Duke University

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research on higher education in the deep south. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: “When You Know Better, Do Better”: Measuring the Climates of University Computer Science DepartmentsIntroductionThis WIP research paper explores how computer science (CS) students perceive and experiencepostsecondary CS department environments. University CS departments have long attributed alack of diversity to perceived “deficits” (e.g., lack of access to physical devices, preparatory K-12 computing courses, computational thinking skills, self-efficacy, and interest) in students fromgroups that are historically underrepresented in computing by race, gender, socioeconomicstatus, and/or

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ERM Technical Session: Methods in Graduate Education

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Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Erin Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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knowledge as its subdimensions [71]. Motivational CQ is thedrive to learn about and engage in culturally diverse settings broken down into intrinsic,extrinsic, and self-efficacy components [71]. Behavioral CQ is the ability to adapt one's verbaland nonverbal behavior to suit different cultural contexts, with subdimensions related to verbal,non-verbal, and speech acts [71]. The ECQS’s expanded structure and accessible format make itparticularly suitable for this study's focus on graduate research contexts. Empirical evidence ofvalidity of the ECQS, using data from 286 participants across 30 countries, demonstrated goodmodel fit through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The analysis provided evidence ofconvergent validity and discriminant validity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

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Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The George Washington University; Chanyee Hong; Hyeyeon Lim

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responses.Descriptive statistics summarized the data characteristics, including total responses andcalculation of means and standard deviations to understand data distribution. Chi-squared Test ofIndependence tests analyzed differences in AI language model usage across gender and classstanding. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using the principal factor method was conductedon eight items to identify underlying factors of utility and self-efficacy in using LLMs foracademic purposes. The KMO measure of 0.8511 and Bartlett’s test confirmed the data'ssuitability for EFA, followed by a varimax rotation to enhance interpretability. Independent t-tests compared self-efficacy and utility value perceptions across genders and student levels. Alltests, including chi

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Construction Engineering Division: Career Preparation

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Jingyuan Shen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jing Wen

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clearer or stronger career aspirations,which could be further examined in future studies with larger and more diverse samples. Thelack of significant changes, particularly for self-efficacy and outcome expectations, may beexplained by the limited duration of the intervention. A two-week program may not providesufficient time to foster measurable shifts in students' confidence or expectations. Anotherpossible explanation for the limited change is that voluntary participation in this construction-related program may reflect a preexisting higher baseline of construction-related confidence andexpectations, resulting in a smaller observable increase.3.2 Correlation analysis for both pre-and post-programThe non-parametric method was used to analyze the

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to High School Engineering: Perceptions, Pathways, and Pedagogies

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Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg

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,” Turkish J. Educ., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 64–105, 2020.14. F. Tauro, C. Youngsu, F. Rahim, et al., “Integrating mechatronics in project-based learning of Malaysian high school students and teachers,” Int. J. Mech. Eng. Educ., vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 297–320, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1177/0306419017708636.15. A. R. Carberry, H. S. Lee, M. W. Ohland, “Measuring engineering design self‐efficacy,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 71–79, 2010.16. K. M. Whitcomb, Z. Y. Kalender, T. J. Nokes-Malach, C. D. Schunn, C. Singh, “Comparison of self-efficacy and performance of engineering undergraduate women and men,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 36, no. 6, 1996-2014, 2020.17. M. Helms, S. S. Vattam, A. K. Goel

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Innovations and Inclusion in Pre-Service and Pre-College STEM Education

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Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Gesche Neusel, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences; Steven McAlpine, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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with their support, participation, and control function across all administrative decisionsregarding personnel, social, and organizational measures at the university. Within the equalityconcept of H-BRS’s EEO, P12-acitivities are offered to female pre-college pupils to give themthe chance to overcome structural, social, and personal barriers.The P12-activities at H-BRS are organized and carried out by staff of the Equal OpportunitiesOffice with the aim of empowering female pupils especially in the fields of engineering andcomputer science and to raise the proportion for female enrollment and retention. Based onBandura's self-efficacy framework [5], the activities are intentionally designed as correctiveexperiences to overcome self-debilitating

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ERM Technical Session: Strategies for Student Support

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Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh

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belongingintervention, programming self-efficacy, and course grade for first-year engineering students.Improving the retention of undergraduate students in engineering pathways requires clearframeworks that include predictors and influences on continued enrollment in engineering courses.The persistence of Black, Latiné, or Indigenous (BLI) students remains lower than their peers anddisproportionate to the U.S. population [1]. The persistence of engineering students remains amajor concern with BLI students demonstrating disproportionate attrition in comparison to Whiteand Asian peers. This increased attrition from engineering pathways is often related to systematicexclusion and marginalization in engineering environments [2]-[5]. While some progress has

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Reimagining STEM Transitions: Bridging Gaps and Building Resilience in Post-Pandemic Education

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Andri Christodoulidou, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut

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numerous psychologicalfactors such as student self-efficacy in academic subjects, sense of belonging to campus andprogram community, social and academic adjustment, and motivation to complete theengineering degree. In this study, we combine mixed methods data to evaluate the impact ofBridge with a sample of 35 engineering students of diverse ethnic backgrounds, in three phases:The first and second phases implement a repeated measures design that assesses student self-efficacy in academic subjects, sense of belonging to campus and program community, and socialand academic adjustment. The first Likert type survey is distributed to students a week before theprogram and the second survey at the program completion. The post-program survey includes

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 1: Tech-Forward Teaching - Digital Tools to Enhance Engagement

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Minji Yun, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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3focus on first-year students provided valuable insights into their early career perceptions and thefactors influencing them.InstrumentsTwo sets of survey instruments were utilized to address the research questions. The first setcollected personal data (i.e., gender, ethnicity, and academic major) alongside contextual factors(i.e., career awareness, gaming experience, and robotics experience). To ensure standardizedparticipant comparisons, contextual factors were measured on a 5-point Likert scale rangingfrom 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).The second set, adapted from Chiu et al. [1], assessed the core constructs of SCCT: self-efficacy,outcome expectations, career interest, and career intention. Each construct was measured usingfour

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ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Caroline Steely, University of Colorado Boulder

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, no. 11, pp. 885–888, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100688.[7] M. Schar, S. Gilmartin, A. Harris, B. Rieken, and S. Sheppard, "Innovation self-efficacy: Avery brief measure for engineering students," in Proc. 2017 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo.,Columbus, OH, Jun. 2017. Available: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--28533.[8] A. Bolhari, A. Bielefeldt, A. Gowrishankar, M. Leizerovich, S. Gavney, and R. Saxton,"Exploring the Relationships between Artistic Creativity and Innovation Attitudes inEngineering Students." [Online]. Available: https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10529229.[9] T. Heeren and R. D’Agostino, “Robustness of the two independent samples t-test whenapplied to ordinal scaled data,” Statistics in Medicine, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 79-90, 1987,https

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Culturally Responsive and Identity-Affirming Approaches in Pre-College STEM Education

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Timothy Wells, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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impact” amongmigratory high school students, we designed and implemented a culturally responsive andgamified engineering design activity. The activity aimed to connect engineering concepts tostudents’ cultural backgrounds and experiences while leveraging game-based learning elements toincrease engagement. We administered pre- and post-surveys to measure changes in students’engineering impact, interest, self-efficacy, and identity (n = 235). We used a multiple linearregression model to examine the relationships. Our results show that migratory students’ engineering interest and self-efficacysignificantly supported the development of their belief that engineering could be a tool for socialimpact. Specifically, as students’ engineering