Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Marlowe; Stephen T. Frezza, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Joanne Storm Gallagher, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Marita Anne O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Sabrina J. Bierstetel, Franciscan University of Steubenville

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

(e.g., ARS-30) tend to measure resilience as aprocess by which persons overcome adversity. However, resilience also enables studentsto achieve their goals and improve their learning outcomes. Factors indicative of thisprocess, such as self-efficacy, adaptive coping, exploration, and willingness to changelearning approaches when needed, are not measured in the ARS-30 or other currentresilience scales. The proposed Values Resilience Scale (VRI) under study measuresresilience as a process that enables one to overcome academic adversity so as to achieveone’s fullest academic potential. Such a measure would allow educators to identifystudents who may be hindered from reaching their utmost potential through their lack ofacademic resilience, and help