Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Burger, Virginia Tech; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; David Whitman, University of Wyoming

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Women in Engineering

-efficacy through the impact of contextual support.Self-efficacy was assessed through three measures – work, career, and academic – signifying the Page 15.1223.3confidence that students have in succeeding within the workplace, within their chosenengineering career, or in the classroom, respectively. Contextual support was measured as thesupport provided to students through a number of mechanisms, in particular, financial aid,mentors, advisors, family, friends, teachers, profession, campus life, and living/learningcommunities.This paper will present the survey methodology, the results to date regarding the effect of genderon self-efficacy through

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manjusha Saraswathiamma, North Dakota State University; Kathy Enger, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Achinthya Bazebaruah, North Dakota State University; Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

on interest congruence,authority relationships, and social environments. Finally, Winkelman used learning theory tostudy self-efficacy, learning styles, and academic preparation. Winkelman’s study, well Page 15.367.10grounded in social theory, indicates the difficulty of using one model or theory to explain thevarious factors influencing females to enter the engineering profession.Illeres’ three-dimensional model may16 prove useful for increasing the number of females whobecome engineers. This model describes the learning process as having three interdependentelements: cognition, emotion, and environment. If these three dimensions of learning

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

for significant periods of time after the presentation. Theexperience of losing self confidence after one of these situations was discussed, especially in thecontext of different approaches and behaviors, in general, exhibited by males and females andthe growth expected in each of the students over the course of a graduate program and career. Inaddition, the instructor and students discussed realistic scenarios and solutions to tackle Page 15.753.9performance anxiety and self-confidence issues. Self-confidence issues in undergraduate academic environments have been studied and self-efficacy is seen as a larger issue for women than for men18-25