motivation, extrinsic motivation, task value, self-efficacy, and testanxiety.Promising results are summarized in Figure 1. The pre- and post-MSLQ data were analyzedusing paired t-tests. After completing just one engineering course for non-engineering majors,these students demonstrated increased intrinsic motivation, increased task value, and improvedself-efficacy about science and technology. Self-efficacy increased by more than 10% and testanxiety about technological topics decreased by almost 15% in one semester. All results arestatistically significant (p<0.05). These results are encouraging for the prospect of attracting non-engineering students to pursue an engineering minor
No Not Sure relates to the topics being covered by the Metro Map Survey 1 Survey 2 Visualization Tool. Figure 4 – Engineering Self-Efficacy One element of the surveyfocuses on student professional goals. In this element, students are asked about their educationaland professional aspirations. When asked about the highest level of education that studentsdesired to obtain, responses demonstrated no statistically
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. Facilitated by a diverse team of 12 multinational lecturers from5 countries (Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines), these programs offer aninterdisciplinary educational experience consisting of technology, history, and cultures of Asiancountries to enhance participants' self-efficacy [1]. VAx was initiated as a response to satisfy thedesperate demand for mobility programs hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, providing aDigital Transformation solution that offers borderless mobility programs regardless of locationand budget limitations. After three batches in 2021 and 2022 with a total of 239 certificateawardees, the program transitioned to a hybrid model in 2023. Of the 88 registered participantsfrom 10 different nationalities, 44
STEM fields and enhancing retention by reducing dropout rates, particularly inmale-dominated environments through supportive and collaborative settings 6 . Creating gender-aware courses that promote participation across technical and managerial roles and introducingrole models can build STEM self-efficacy, encouraging young women to pursue and remain inengineering careers 7,8 . Addressing unconscious bias and providing fair role assignments furtherenable female students to confidently take on technical responsibilities while fostering a strongsense of community and professional commitment 9,10 .Ultimately, this project highlights how practical, student-led initiatives in engineering educationdrive real-world skill development and meaningful
with students one-on-one to help them navigate challengesthey may face. The SEED program seeks to achieve these same goals in a more cost-effectivemanner through the counseling facilitators, the part-time administrator, the industry mentors, andfaculty mentors who are assigned to each of the students.Program evaluation and outcomesThe external evaluator for the project administers a survey upon the students’ entry to the SEEDprogram with follow-up surveys and focus groups conducted annually thereafter. These methodsseek feedback from the scholars about program activities, while also tracking the evolution of thestudents’ STEM identity and self-efficacy. Here we report on student opinions on the impact ofthe different core elements of the SEED
adaptation recommendations.Pre-module and post-module anonymous surveys were administered through Qualtrics todetermine prior student climate literacy and engagement with the topic, measure the studentlearning and engagement due to the climate module, and seek their feedback on how the teachingmethods and content in the module promoted their understanding of and ability to take action toaddress climate change. This paper reports the details of the development of the learning module,the assessment of student learning, and the results of the pre- and post- module surveys. Thepurpose of this paper is to measure how the learning module influences student beliefs,knowledge, and self-efficacy with respect to understanding of climate science and ability
Sense of Belonging Task Oriented Self-Efficacy Figure 1: MMM Program Theory of ActionTable 1: Standards and Practices aligned with MMM Program Theoretical Underpinnings Common Core NGSS Science & Mathematical Standards for K-12 Engineering Education Engineering Practices Practices Make sense of MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a Asking questions and problems and persevere design
(n = 22). As described above, academic goals usually focus on math skills. Affective goalsoften focus on confidence, social integration, motivation, and similar constructs. Figure 7: Summer bridge program goals. Study ResultsThe most commonly reported result was an improvement in student retention. Studies also foundpositive effective results, including high levels of satisfaction with the program, intent to persist inSTEM studies, improved self-efficacy, sense of belonging, confidence, motivation, sense ofpreparedness for future studies, and understanding of the engineering profession. There were alsoreports of improved academic skills, including spatial reasoning, metacognition, and math. Nullor negative
skills require adequate and intentional planning beyond forming students into groups.Research indicates that the effects of TBL on student learning and self-efficacy of studentsduring TBL implementations can be contradictory. While student performances, measured withgrades, show higher or similar trends as traditional learning, perceptions and student attitudes ofTBL are often negative or mixed, as reported in the meta-analysis of effect of TBL by Swansonet. al. [12] In addition, faculty are facing challenges in evaluating teamwork skills and assessingeffective teams because of misconceptions about the aforementioned levels of teamwork and thelack of experience stemming from the history of traditional lecture classrooms. [17].According to
project. This goal is assumed to be related to mastery goals since effort isrequired for mastery. The third goal is designed to measure student effectiveness defined as theratio of results and effort. Effectiveness is assumed to be related to self efficacy and is anintrinsic and mastery oriented goal. Determining effectiveness as the ratio of two separatemeasurements—effort and results—may additionally permit the determination of whetherstudent perceive effort or results as contributing more to team design projects.Research QuestionsThe overall research question addressed in this study is to understand what formats of peerevaluation instruments are more or less effective for measuring student performance on divide-and-conquer team projects. To
challenges in childhood are not likely topossess the level of resilience they need to effectively deal with failures and setbacks [1].Resilience can be defined as the “process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptationdespite challenging or threatening circumstances” [5]. Developmental researchers have arguedthat youth mainly develop resilience by successfully navigating and overcoming adversesituations [2]. Experiences resulting in successful adaptation can inspire confidence to overcomefuture challenges and equip students with resources on an individual level (e.g. psychologicalresources such as self-efficacy or adaptability [5]). These individual resources, consisting ofaptitudes, motivation and behaviors, are of key importance because
experientiallearning classrooms resulted in higher student retention of important course concepts than traditionalclassrooms. Another study by Cajiao and Burke12 stated that the activities resulted in bettercommunication between students, better communication between the student and the instructor, andan improvement in student self-efficacy in terms of class performance and skills. Figure 6. Word Cloud for “What I like most about this course” Figure 7. Word Cloud for “What I dislike most about the course” Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright 2022, American Society for
, June 18-21, 2006, ASEE Conferences, 2006. pp. 11.1451.1 - 11.1451.7.[2] P. M. Leggett-Robinson, N. Davis, and B. Villa, "Cultivating STEM Identity and Belongingthrough Civic Engagement: Increasing Student Success (Self-efficacy and Persistence) for theTwo-Year College STEM Student," Science Education and Civic Engagement, vol. 10, no. 1,Winter 2018. [Online]. Available:https://new.seceij.net/articletype/projectreport/cultivatingstemidentityandbelonging/. [AccessedFeb. 28, 2021].[3] Chen, X., and M. Soldner (2013). STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEMFields. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education[4] LaForce, Melanie; Noble, Elizabeth; Blackwell, Courtney. 2017. "Problem-Based Learning (PBL
. Levesque-Bristol, “Service-Learning’s Impact on College Students’ Commitment to Future Civic Engagement, Self-Efficacy, and Social Empowerment,” J. Community Pract., vol. 18, no. 2–3, pp. 233–251, Aug. 2010.[6] C. Levesque-Bristol, T. D. Knapp, and B. J. Fisher, “The Effectiveness of Service- Learning: It’s Not Always what you Think,” J. Exp. Educ., vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 208–224, Mar. 2011.[7] O. S. Hoilett, A. F. Aboelzahab, E. A. Layow, J. C. Linnes, and C. H. Lee, “Board # 8 :#FunTimesWithTheTA—A Series of Fun Supplementary Lessons for Introductory Level Biomedical Instrumentation Students (Work in Progress),” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017.[8] J. Sibthorp, K. Paisley, J. Gookin
interventions to create change.Background – Utility Value Theory Research in social psychology has continually shown that students’ expectancies for success(e.g., self-efficacy) and the perceived value of a particular career predicts motivation to pursuethat career. Classic work within this Expectancy-Value framework (e.g., Eccles et al., 1983) hasexamined this relationship for decades on primarily non-engineering students (e.g., math andbiology, Eccles, 1984; Wigfield & Eccles, 1992; Sullins, Hernandez, Fuller, & Tashiro, 1995).Until relatively recently, the focus of expectancy-value research has centered predominately onthe “expectancy” side of the theory (and has extended into other theories such as social-cognitivecareer theory, Lent
level engineering courses.In this study, first semester cGPA was found to be related to students’ CAT scores. In general,students with higher CAT scores performed better at the end of their first semester in college.ConclusionAlthough this study found a relation between CAT scores and first semester cumulative GPA,the investigators recognize that critical thinking skills, although important, are not the onlydeterminants of students’ success in college. Other factors such as students’ self-efficacy andtheir motivation play a role in students’ academic performance and success in college.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) underGrant number DUE-1504730. Any opinions, findings, and
a successful startup, thanks to 3DS and the community at Western New England University.”Assessment of Participant Learning OutcomesSurvey Methodology This study surveyed 26 students (23 undergraduate and 3 graduate) from diversefields of study. All students participated in the 3DS experiential entrepreneurshipprogram described in the narrative. Respondents were given pre- and post-programingsurveys, which investigated variables shown in literature to be correlated with futureentrepreneurial activity. Using a 5 point Likert scale, participants were asked to self-assess their ability to complete startup-related functions. Previous research has shownsimilar self-efficacy measures to be correlated with future entrepreneurial
poster.FundingThis project is funded by the National Science Foundation under Award XXX- XXXXXX. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] N. Veurink and A. Hamlin, "Spatial Visualization Skills: Impact on Confidence and Success in an Engineering Curriculum," presented at the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/18591.[2] E. Towle, J. Mann, B. Kinsey, E. J. O. Brien, C. F. Bauer, and R. Champoux, "Assessing the self efficacy and spatial ability of engineering students from multiple disciplines," in
supporting curriculum andmethods to identify and support students with latent STEM talents. We are collaborativelyrefining the existing Arts & Bots robotics kit to better reveal student abilities and createenrichment activities to allow teachers to cultivate these talents in their classes. Finally, we are Page 24.685.3refining and implementing tools to support the summative and formative evaluation of theprogram including assessing teacher student-talent identification skills, teacher technologyattitudes, student self-efficacy and student attitudes towards engineering and technology.Talent Recognition and TrainingThis partnership’s primary
essential support. Inaddition, several studies have found that optimistic people live longer. 6Research in positive organizational behavior (POB) follows the recent interest in positivepsychology. While the psychologists are focusing on strengths and psychological capabilities,management scholars are seeking specific criteria with valid measures that can contribute toleadership and human resources training, and ultimately to performance improvement. Self-efficacy, optimism, emotional intelligence, and well being/happiness are some of the areas thathave been identified for analysis in this proposed POB approach.5 The challenge to POBresearchers is to generate more interest that will lead to more productive research, new theories,and applications
of the dynamics of undergraduate engineering students’ researcher identity and epistemic thinking,” J Res Sci Teach, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 529–560, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1002/tea.21736.[14] H. C. Contreras Aguirre, E. Gonzalez, and R. M. Banda, “Latina college students’ experiences in STEM at Hispanic-Serving Institutions: framed within Latino critical race theory,” International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 33, no. 8, pp. 810– 823, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1080/09518398.2020.1751894.[15] Dina Verdín and Allison Godwin, “Exploring latina first-generation college students’ multiple identities, self-efficacy, and institutional integration to inform achievement in engineering,” Journal of Women and
the number of STEM degrees awarded toHispanics, 2) broadening participation of females in STEM related fields, and 3) increase thepersistence and self-efficacy in STEM fields amid COVID-19. This project is funded by NSFaward 2225247.IntroductionOne of the difficulties for freshman engineering students is transitioning to college. According topast studies, the first year of college represents the most critical students’ academic success,particularly because it is where the support networks with their colleagues, faculty, and academicresources are developed that will help them be successful during the undergraduate curriculum[16]. However, a lot of students do not know how to start building these networks, who to look for,or how to proceed to
ability. In addition, eachinstructor developed a set of learning outcomes specific to the course, and students weresurveyed on their self-efficacy with the outcomes both pre- and post course. The mid-coursesurvey contained 6 items identical to the pre-course survey. These items included comfort withvarious hardware devices, enjoyment of the tablet PC, and note preference and reference. Thepost-survey consisted of 14 items. Eight of the items were identical to the pre-course surveyaddressing comfort with various hardware devices, enjoyment of the tablet PC, note preferenceand reference, and confidence in learning objective ability. Additional items on the post-coursesurvey included those assessing technology used by both the instructor and student
. Thisquestionnaire is based on an expectancy-value theory for motivation and measurescontrol beliefs, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, task value, and Page 23.895.3test anxiety. MSLQ • Tutorial on osmosis (or Northern Lights), including pre and post tests Task Value • Tutorial on Northern Lights (or osmosis), including pre Manipulation and post tests • ReBlection on task value • Tutorial on
identified as an important time in forming self-efficacy and identity which willaffect career choices made in high school and college [3]. Other work [4] suggests that open- © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceended STEM exploration in a group collaborative setting is conducive to positive STEM identitydevelopment, due to the identity formation that occurs in the context of relationship-buildingwith peers during STEM activities.The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a large, public land-grant university in the Midwest,located in Lincoln, Nebraska, which contains a sizeable public school district, servingapproximately 40,000 students. A significant
. programming ‘as a whole new language.’ ” Student Engagement and Learning: Observations on how WebTA “Some students found coding Impact on Engagement impacted student engagement and overwhelming, likening it to learning. learning a new language, while others were more receptive.” Student Engagement and Learning: Impact of the tool on students’ “Students in the 2nd semester were Self-Efficacy willingness to engage and their more willing to fail things
reality (VAR) befitting to cultivate students ofunderrepresented populations’ self-efficacy in engineering technology and promote a sense of belonging. Thefundamental premise of the metaverse is to live in alternate reality with open possibilities. VAR is already onthe precipice of transforming “entire functions of industry to include sales, marketing, business operations andvarious technological innovations.” [1] The convergence of the “physical, augmented and virtual reality in ashared online space” is an ideal means to enhancing and increasing the efficacy of all who desire to enter STEMcareers, particular engineering technology. The college hopes the VARiETy initiative will not only demonstratepositive academic impact amongst the targeted
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role models in educationsettings, including Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1977), Expectancy Value Theory (Eccles& Wigfield, 2002), and the Stereotype Inoculation Model (Dasgupta, 2011). Social CognitiveTheory places emphasis on self-efficacy, people’s beliefs on what they themselves can do. Indeveloping their self-efficacy, learners can adjust their own efficacy in numerous ways such asobserving the outcomes of others’ actions, particularly if the model is perceived as being similar(Cook & Artino, 2016). Expectancy Value Theory (EVT) examines the expectation of successand perceived value of accomplishing the task (Cook & Artino, 2016). The expectancy ofsuccess is shaped by motivational beliefs. Role models represent who can be