Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

identified for various components of the logic model. Interest in science, attitudesrelated to interest, e.g. gender bias, and self-efficacy can be measured with surveys and one-on-one or focus group interviews.20,21 Commitment to science education and/or careers cangenerally not be observed or measured within the time and resource restraints of the program.However, social scientist often use “behavioroid” measures, that is, a measure of commitmentthat more than an expressed attitude but not an immediately observed behavior.22 Unlikeattitudinal measures, e.g. checking yes to a survey item, “I would like to attend more scienceeducation”, behavioroid measures entail a commitment to a behavior such as signing up for anactual future training.The