Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students. More specifically, Collins assists with planning, implementing, managing, and reporting of project activities which include survey development, coordination of data collection, interfacing with data managers, coordination of quarterly meetings of outreach providers to gather feedback, identify best practices, and disseminating findings to stakeholders. In addition, she assists with annual report writing and conference presentations. Prior to working at NC State, Collins was the Online Learning Project Manager for NC TEACH and Project Co- ordinator for NC TEACH II at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development. Key responsibilities there included the development, implementation, teaching, and assessment of

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Karl Louis Wuensch, East Carolina University; William W. Swart, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

wide. For example, Takahira et al.3 found that theprimary factors associated with persistence in an engineering statics course (a perceived gatekeeper for engineering success) were GPA and SAT-math scores. Another study reported apositive effect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention. 4 Other researchers found Page 23.875.2scores from a non-technical, writing assignment was a predictor of academic success of freshmenengineering students as measured by cumulative grade point average after completion of the firsttwo semesters.5 Another study identified poor teaching and advising, curriculum difficulty, andlack of belonging as the

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Creative thinking involves creating andgenerating something new. It also involves the skills of brainstorming, modification, attributelisting, and originality. The purpose of creative thinking is to stimulate curiosity among studentsand promote operation and process simplification. Bloom's Taxonomy provides a usefulstructure in which to categorize OLP learning objects when assessing student learning outcomes.Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent way to stimulate student's thoughtprocesses. In OLP learning process, the purpose of writing Bloom's questions is to apply Bloom'stheory of developing higher levels of thought processes to OLP classroom. Asking high levelquestions of your shared inquiry groups is one way of making

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Dr. Thole has published over 180 peer-reviewed archival journal and conference papers and advised over 50 theses and dissertations. She founded the Experimental and Computational Convection Laboratory (ExCCL) which is a Pratt and Whitney Center of Excellence for heat transfer. She is a Fellow of ASME and serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the International Gas Turbine Institute, as the Chair of the ASME - ME Department Head Executive Committee, as a member of the Vision 2030 Committee, and as the Chair of ASME’s Committee on Honors. She has been recognized by the U.S. White House Champion of Change for recruitment efforts in STEM and by Penn State’s Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award.Ms. Melissa

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Linjun Bu; Kejiang Liu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

software and were able to justify the strategies they used during the experimental lab.As in the Johnson study17, the graduate students were instructed to build the part shown in Figure2, with half of the class instructed to model based on speed and efficiency and the remaining halfof the class instructed to build a robust, flexible model that would accommodate design changes.Students were given one hour to complete the initial model, and completion times were recorded.In the second part of the lab, the students were asked to make design changes as shown in Figure8. Unlike the Johnson study20-23, the second phase of the lab utilized parts that were modeled bythe instructor rather than models created by their peers. Half of the students in each

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

employed different media,PBL was used in each session. Felder and Brent7 (2003) discuss the lifelong learning componentof the ABET standards as well as the importance of PBL. Detlor8 (2012) writes that PBL oractive learning type methods, “challenge students to actively engage with information andresources to solve problems and create knowledge.” Both Dochy9 (2003) and Prince10 (2004)stress the importance of PBL or Active Learning in engineering education. Prince and Felder11(2007) provide an overview of different aspects of inductive teaching and learning. AlthoughPrince and Felder (2007) argue that PBL does not a have a “statistically significant effect onacademic achievement as measured by exams,” this current analysis found a

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University; Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #10060Dr. Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology Alan D. Mead, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he teaches individual differences, psychometrics, structural equations modeling, meta-analysis, research methods, and statistical analysis. He sits on the editorial board for Journal of Business and Psychology and the Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing. Since 1989, he has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and conference presentations. Prior to joining the faculty at IIT, he spent several years as a consultant, research scientist, and psychometrician. Dr. Mead received his Ph.D. in psychology from University of Illinois

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

: those in the upper 75 percentile, those in the 50 – 75 percentile and those below the 50 percentile populations. Thus the assessment results compiled are based on course performances and grades, exams, projects, presentations of students, and writings as required in some courses. Furthermore, each course specifically addresses the learning outcomes and relation between the course and the Program outcomes, the methods used for the evaluation of students’ performance and the relevance of the course materials to the Program outcomes following the standards adopted for the assessment process.  Students will be provided with the course descriptions including learning objectives and outcomes

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University and a Professorial Re- search Fellow at Central Queensland University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $12.8 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Chuck Gardner, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Anthony Joseph Taffaro Jr., New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

education in 2007. He became a Computer Science teacher and Technology Coordinator at St. Catherine of Siena School in the Archdiocese of New Orleans where he also taught English, social studies, and Latin. In 2012, Mr. Taffaro joined the faculty and staff of New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy located aboard Federal City in Algiers, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. He is currently the school’s business and data manager and teaches Creative Writing and Cyber Science.Mr. Marvin Nelson, Benton High School Page 23.967.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

on the projects withsupervision of a faculty member, meeting regularly with their advisors. A final project reportdetailing the process and the final product plus a formal presentation to students, faculty, and Page 23.1049.9professionals from industry are required. Our experience with robotics capstone projectsindicates that student learning is drastically improved as the students are extraordinarilyenthusiastic about their projects, working within multidisciplinary teams (it is very common forcapstone design project teams to include students from other disciplines) and communicatingtheir “cool” robot projects to peers, faculty and

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

team which mettogether bi-weekly with the faculty to read past cases, to brainstorm, and to then write theirindividual case study and finally they reviewed each other’s work.Case studies:This educational effort was initiated to enhance student critical thinking and analytical skills in aIntroduction to Materials Science course. Research has shown that use of interactive, inquiry-basedinstructional methods in classes is more effective for increasing students’ critical thinking skills,retention of material, and learning concepts (Benbasat, Goldstein et al. 1987, Herreid 1994,Abraham, Craolice et al. 1997, Herreid 2004). Therefore the educational intervention entailedforming a student team to study and then create modules which use case studies

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

0.896 0.232Q26d: confidence to write a labreport/scientific paper 0.869 0.336Q26e: confidence to apply science 0.822knowledge to an assignment or test 0.259Q26f: confidence to explain a science topic 0.721to someone else 0.284Q26g: confidence to get good grades inscience 0.615 0.555

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Student

found in more thanone location. Pedagogical tools that I chose to integrate specifically for the asynchronous onlinelearning environment included weekly podcasts that provide an overview of each week, as wellas narrated examples for problems that were difficult or confusing. In addition, I used a digitalpen to write and narrate solutions to part one of the written assignments. Students were provideda static pdf of the solution as well as a link to the narrated solution. Students could go directlyany part of the narration by clicking on the text. More broadly, I choose examples, tables, andproblem solving tools to be pragmatic and immediately relevant to students who are alsoprofessionals in the field.Bumps in the RoadThe Instructional Team. The

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students, thatengineers undergo to solve engineering problems independent of the discipline, be it civil,mechanical, chemical, or otherwise. The process also includes any kind of problem solvingmechanisms, from specific content knowledge to peer review. This cyclical model is the core ofengineering design curricula; once students understand its steps, they can continue to moreindependent projects that integrate more complex content knowledge. Therefore, it is the firststep in a strong engineering education program (Hynes et al., 2012). Previous programs that usethe engineering design process as a strong basis for engineering learning include the Universityof Colorado at Boulder’s First Year Engineering Project, Purdue’s Engineering Projects

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Trini Balart, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

WorkIn the past few months there has been an exponential leap in the existing literature on the integrationof GAI in higher education, in particular in engineering education have begun to glimpse differentquestions about how these technologies will impact this field [2].In the context of engineering education, adapting to evolving technology and pedagogical methodsis vital to keep pace with the latest technological advances and meet the changing needs anddemands of the engineering industry and today's world. With the launch of ChatGPT, manyquestions have arisen about the impact this technology could have on education. Its ability toperform complex tasks in the field of education, such as writing essays, summarizing and explainingcontent, giving

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Jeffrey Joseph Cook, Villanova University

Calculations Test Period 7 Second Design Period 15 Strain Monitoring Submission and Test Predictions Due Third Design Period Final Project Presentations 8 16 Group Beam Design Presentation, Peer EvaluationClass Meetings 1 through 5: Introductory statics and mechanics conceptsClass Meeting 1 begins with students constructing mini basswood beams of various doublysymmetric cross-sectional shapes (Figure 1 and Table 2) using either glue, nails, or

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Adam C. Lynch; Gary Brooking

students (small sample size) the difference betweenthe pre- and post-assessment scores suggests the effectiveness of the Integrated Project initiativein enhancing problem-solving skills. Furthermore, the qualitative data supported the quantitative findings, as studentsexpressed that the problem-based learning approach facilitated the development of systematicproblem-solving strategies. They reported using the structured Six Sigma DMAIC approach onother problems. These types of EM Connections mirrors other research, for example one studyasked students to write reflective analogies of how the skills learning in one course could berelated to other subjects[16]. Students also highlighted the importance of collaboration withinteams, as it

Conference Session

ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, Arizona State University; Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

and practices individually, the authorschose to present participant quotes in a tabular form. The authors may have preferred integratingthe quotes into the text, but chose to include them in tabular form “for brevity” (p. 203). In thisarticle, the authors discussed a concern about their subjectivities. They discussed that they “keptour analysis grounded in the data and used external coders, peer debriefing, and other strategiesto help bracket our biases'' (p. 203). Although the relationship between authors anddata/participants is separate–indicating potential positivist inclinations–these authors do notdiscuss striving for generalizability. What follows is that this “separated” relationship thatresearchers can have with their data may be due

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Nathan C. Brown, Pennsylvania State University; Rebecca Napolitano, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

’ mentalhealth as they tried to focus amid distracting environments. With a lack of preparedness for the pivot and the complex effects it had on course delivery,critical student comments on negative experiences were expected. Furthermore, certain studentpreferences may have arisen as they adjusted to unfamiliar and/or ill-planned learningenvironments [5]. Documented impacts on students observed both by the authors and in publishedpapers to date have included [6-9]: • Academic stress factors such as reduced face-to-face social interactions • Limited networking presence with college personnel (faculty, staff) as well as peers • Longer response time for communication via e-mail or other online platforms • Extra assignments to make

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Jon Harcum, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Bristol Community College; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

management skills, effective learning strategies, and positive habits of mind.Dr. Jon Harcum, Clemson UniversityLaurel Whisler, Bristol Community College Laurel Whisler is Associate Dean of Library Learning Commons at Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA. In this role, Whisler provides strategic leadership for developing learning capabilities through the services and resources of the library and the tutoring/writing center. Previously, Whisler had served nearly ten years at Clemson University as Coordinator of Supplemental Instruction and then as Assis- tant Director and Coordinator of Course Support Programs in the Westmoreland Academic Success Pro- gram. In that capacity, she provided vision and direction for the

Conference Session

Best in DEED

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Clay Swackhamer, University of California, Davis; Jennifer Mullin, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and oversees studio activities, twograduate teaching assistants (GTA) from the COE lead each session. During previous in-personofferings of the course, the studio sections were held in a specially-designed classroom spacethat was equipped with smartboards, projectors, moveable workbenches and extensive wall spaceand partitions for students to write on with erasable markers. The innovative room designprovided the opportunity for a highly collaborative hands-on learning environment for thecommunication and technology activities.Open studio sessions along with instructor office hours were held several times a week forstudents to drop-in, as needed. During in-person studio sessions, students had access to a varietyof open-source technologies used

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

right to live in a healthy environment… the issues addressed center onequity, fairness, and the struggle for social justice by black communities.” [11] Justice drawsattention to “equity, recognition, and participation” [8]. Participation and interactions that valuedifferent perspectives and avoid a deficit model are key conditions for social justice [13].The term ‘environmental justice’ appeared in 80 conference papers associated with the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE), based on a search in the ASEE PEER system [14].The majority of the EJ conference papers were associated with the Liberal Education /Engineering and Society (LEES) division (11), Engineering Ethics division (11), andEnvironmental Engineering division (7

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

student devotes to the academicexperience, the more that student will learn. Astin argued that involvement, or the investment ofphysical and psychological energy towards an experience, occurs on a continuum and has bothquantitative (e.g. time on task) and qualitative (e.g. useful study strategies) features [15]. Astinand Pace’s work is the basis for the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) whichcollects five categories of information about students: participation in educationally purposefulactivities (e.g. interacting with faculty or peers), what institutions require of them (e.g. amount ofreading or writing), perceptions of features of the environment related to academic success,demographic information (e.g. gender, race, socioeconomic

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shan Peng, University of Oklahoma; Zhenjun Ming, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Janet Katherine Allen, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Student Design Essay Award”.Dr. Zhenjun Ming, University of Oklahoma Zhenjun Ming is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engi- neering of University of Oklahoma. He is working with Professor Farrokh Mistree and Professor Janet K. Allen at the Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU. His research interest is to create knowledge-based decision support methods and tools to facilitate designers in the design of engineered systems. Zhenjun has published more than ten peer-reviewed research papers and will publish a Springer Monograph in 2021. His education focus is to create an environment for students to learn by reflecting on doing.Prof. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas G. Westfall, Virginia Tech; James Edward Taylor; Serena Lise Emanuel, Virginia Tech; Mathew Verghese, Virginia Tech; Nick Falls, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and has participated in research and curriculum development projects with $6.4 million funding from external sources. He has been directing/co-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 85 alumni to date. He also leads an NSF/Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site on interdisciplinary water research. He has published over 85 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Benefits for undergraduates from engagement in an interdisciplinary environmental monitoring research and

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

elicit responses that reflect aspects of their engineeringknowledge and skills, and second to reveal how they apply this learning to engineering-designpractice. In their first and third years, students were given ten minutes to write their answers tothe question, “Over the summer the Midwest experienced massive flooding of the MississippiRiver. What factors would you take into account in designing a retaining wall system for theMississippi?” The purpose of this performance task was to analyze the breadth to which studentsframed an engineering problem. This is important, because defining the problem is as importantas solving it14 and framing is among the most difficult aspects of engineering design to assessand teach.3During the first year of the

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hye Sun You, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

apprenticeship highlights the cognitive tool for accumulation and utilizationof knowledge in authentic domain activity.25 Coaching is a central concept of cognitiveapprenticeship. While learners can use their prior knowledge when faced with various kinds ofsituations and opportunities, they cannot obtain such knowledge without proper coaching fromtheir teachers. In particular, teachers help identify the kinds of information learners should absorband offer increasingly complex opportunities to allow learners to apply and practice theirknowledge set.25 Collaboration, especially in a classroom setting, is a beneficial component of theframework of Ref. 25 that exposes learners to perspectives from their teacher and peers alike invaried ways to tackle a

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #24898The Pencil-Top Fidget: Reinventing Shop (Metal Drilling and Tapping) inHigh School Science ClassroomsDr. Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc. Dr. Matthew J. Traum is founding CEO at Engineer Inc., a Florida-based STEM education social enter- prise start-up. Traum invented @HOLMTM lab kits to enable students in on-line courses to build and run engineering experiments remotely at home. Before founding Engineer Inc., Dr. Traum was a well-known higher education administrator, fund raiser, educator, and researcher with co-authorship of 12 peer-reviewed research journal articles, 18 refereed research conference

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

unlikely to be fundamentally more socialbeings than men with significantly greater needs for relatedness [32].A more realistic possibility is that women enter into academic positions already at adisadvantage, which makes meeting relatedness needs a greater hurdle. Studies of social identitythreat have shown that women experience a lower sense of belonging and show more cognitiveand physiological vigilance when presented with the prospect of participating in male-dominatedevents compared to more gender-balanced events [33]. Women also report a lower sense ofbelonging than their male peers throughout the undergraduate [34], [35], [36] and graduate years[37], to the detriment of their studies and well-being. As Skewes et al. [17] write in regards