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BOARD # 336: CAREER: Engineering Identity in a Makerspace Supported Multi-disciplinary Course

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Conference

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Publication Date

June 22, 2025

Start Date

June 22, 2025

End Date

August 15, 2025

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Tagged Topics

Diversity and NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page Count

6

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/55704

Paper Authors

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Audrey Boklage University of Texas at Austin

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Audrey Boklage is research assistant in the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Abstract

This study examines how undergraduate students develop an engineering identity in a multidisciplinary course incorporating an academic makerspace. The data includes survey responses collected at the beginning and end of the Fall 2023 semester. The findings indicate a statistically significant positive shift in students' engineering identity. The study highlights the potential of academic makerspaces to support engineering identity development beyond traditional engineering curricula and suggests avenues for future research.

Boklage, A. (2025, June), BOARD # 336: CAREER: Engineering Identity in a Makerspace Supported Multi-disciplinary Course Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/55704

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