Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Carol Geary, Virginia Tech; Natali C. Huggins, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

teams,undergraduate research, and service-learning organizations. The first phase of this study,reported in this paper, involves the implementation of an electronic survey to measure the impactof engineering-focused extra-/co-curricular activities on students’ academic achievement andself-efficacy. Academic achievement is measured using questions from the Statics ConceptInventory [1], and self-efficacy is measured using a series of questions from self-efficacy surveyitems [2] that ask students to rate on a six-point Likert scale their capability in (a) specificengineering skills such as working with machine and engineering design, and (b) generalengineering coursework. Based on the results from the survey administered to junior and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 3: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia, Texas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas R´ıo Grande Valley, formerly University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He also holds a doctorate degree in School Improvement from Texas State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Keeping Calm and Staying Balanced: Exploring the Academic Pressures Faced by Engineering Students to Attain High Grades and their Impact on Mental HealthStudies reveal that grades have a short-term impact on students’ self-efficacy, motivation, anddecision making. Earning high grades has become a focal point for engineering students to securethree types of opportunities: internships, post-graduation employment