Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, First Generation

as mediators for first-generationcollege students’ measures of grit: persistence of effort and grit: consistency of interest, we testthe following hypotheses: 1. Performance/competence would have a direct effect on engineering identity. (path a) 2. Engineering identity will have a direct effect on both grit: persistence of effort and grit: consistency of interest. (path d; path e) 3. Belonging in an engineering major and belonging in an engineering classroom will mediate the pathway between engineering identity and grit: persistence of effort (path b à h; path c à g). 4. Belonging in engineering major and belonging in engineering classroom will mediate the pathway between engineering identity and grit

Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Jennifer Blue, Miami University; Brielle Johnson, Miami University; Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, First Generation

: http://www.users.miamioh.edu/bluejm/.Brielle Johnson, Miami University Brielle Johnson is a graduate student in the Social Psychology program of the Department of Psychology at Miami University. She earned her B.S. from Grand Valley State University with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. Her research interests include issues related to social class, as well as areas of existential psychology and counterfactual thinking.Dr. Amy Summerville, Miami University Dr. Summerville is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Miami University. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Summerville is a social psychologist whose research examines how