Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

attempts to correct minority underrepresentation in the engineering disciplines,educational researchers, cognitive psychologists, and scholars in related fields have since the1980s developed many studies centered on the notion of student self-efficacy. 1-6 These studiesseek to measure the degree to which under-represented minority or otherwise marginalizedstudents experience a sense of self-confidence or feeling that they are able to counter "barrierconditions." Those conditions might include discrimination or other challenging social andintellectual situations encountered in college. While such studies are certainly preferable to adenial of differences between minority and majority experiences, they intentionally or otherwisesupport the notion

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Chester J. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryne Van Tyne, University of Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

mayinfluence how students evaluate themselves and others. The present paper explores the role ofgender in self-evaluation and peer evaluation, with regard to both teamwork and final overallperformance, as measured by final course grade in a first-year engineering design course.Individual Factors for Successful EvaluationsSince part of our study relies upon a self-evaluation of the students' performance on a team, it isimportant to understand how students approach such evaluations. Self-evaluation of one’steamwork skills and contributions to the success of a design team is influenced, in part, by an Page 22.739.2attribute known as self-efficacy. Self

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren Marie Glogiewicz, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

levels of self-efficacy willmake students want to strive to not only finish their class work but do it well, and can be thefoundation for greater student success. This model of self-efficacy applies to everyone inengineering, and is strongly related to women’s persistence in engineering. It has beensuggested that many talented women have a lower self-concept of their ability in mathematicsand science which contributes to their decision to leave male dominated fields.One’s grade point average (GPA), the direct measure of academic performance, contributes to astudent’s decision to stay or leave a major. More specifically, the first-year GPA stronglyinfluences student retention.2 In a study at Central Michigan University, it was concluded thathigh

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

research self-efficacy and the introducton of social cognitive career theory in the training of physician- scientists. Page 22.390.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Creating a Culture of Success for Women in STEM - the ADVANCEing Faculty Program at Louisiana Tech University The ADVANCEing Faculty Program in the College of Engineering and Science at LouisianaTech University is a four-year NSF ADVANCE PAID project that utilizes a college-wide,systematic, sustainable approach for advancing women faculty in STEM. The Program aims toeducate all faculty and specifically

Conference Session

FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs, Women in Engineering

faculty in 2003. Her current research interests are twofold: as well as her research in biological materials (cur- rently focused on bioderived plastics synthesized by bees), she also researches the engineering student experience, including persistence and migration, differences by gender, and the role of self-efficacy in project-based learning. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education.Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering Caitrin Lynch is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Her research concerns gender, work, aging, and globalization, with a focus the United States and Sri Lanka. She is the author of the book

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

underutilized as a wellspringfor STEM workforce development planning. Page 22.1209.2 While it is useful to test SCCT using nomothetic, quantitative methods, it is valuable tocomplement such research with idiographic, qualitative methods capable of elaborating specificself and environmental percepts that could inform educational interventions. For example, priorwork on SCCT has established that social supports and barriers generally have been linked topersistence in engineering majors (largely indirectly, through their relation to self-efficacy), butthe mostly nomothetic research on this issue has focused on global aspects of supports andbarriers

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, anddemonstrated deeper understanding of subject matter. They found that service-learning is moreeffective over four years and that the messiness inherent in helping solve real community-basedproblems enhances the positive effects  (Eyler & Giles, 1999).Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills),choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures exceptself-efficacy

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

consequent actionstaken by the participants. We were particularly interested in the meanings women formed ofinteractions with their advisors and others within the program and discipline, as well as theinfluence of broader institutional and cultural elements related to gender (e.g. sexual harassmentgrievances procedures, family friendly policies) on their decisions to persist or not in STEMdoctoral studies.MethodologyThis analysis focuses on the qualitative component of a larger set of multi-method data lookingat self-efficacy, resilience, problem-based coping, satisfaction with program, and intention tocomplete the degree. The study was part of a larger research project designed to investigate theeffects of an online career intervention developed

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

science. 2  Of scientists and engineers managers employed in business and industry in 2003, men on average have 12 subordinates while women have 9 subordinates.  According to a survey of 42 chemical companies: o Only 9.2% of all 404 executive officer positions were filled by women; this has risen from 8.7% in 2006. o Women are only 12% of the 416 board directors. While this is an improvement since a 2006 survey where only 11.1% of its directors were women, it has not surpassed the 12.8% measured in a 2003 survey of board directors at chemical companies.Another Catalyst 2009 study3 was