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Differences Between First- and Third-Year Students’ Attitudes Toward Computational Methods in Engineering (WIP)

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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Materials Division (MATS)

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43173

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https://peer.asee.org/43173

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187

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Nina Perry University of Michigan

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Timothy Chambers University of Michigan

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Dr. Chambers is a Lecturer in Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan. He teaches advanced laboratory courses in MSE as well as introduction to engineering.

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Abstract

This Work-In-Progress study investigates differences in freshman and junior engineering students’ valuation of and self-efficacy for computational work in engineering. We administered a survey to N=58 total students and performed a mixed-methods analysis to better understand what factors may influence students’ attitudes in this area. We found that freshmen’s intended major (CS or non-CS) was strongly correlated to differences in their response patterns across survey items. Interestingly, while MSE juniors had significantly higher self-efficacy scores for computational work than those of freshmen, their valuation scores were slightly lower than those of freshmen, despite their much greater experience in the area. We are currently conducting and analyzing follow-up interviews with survey participants to investigate the causes of these outcomes.

Perry, N., & Chambers, T. (2023, June), Differences Between First- and Third-Year Students’ Attitudes Toward Computational Methods in Engineering (WIP) Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43173

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