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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Reanalysis of Engineering Majors' Self-Efficacy Beliefs
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Concannon, James P.; Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
This study examines differences in women's engineering self-efficacy beliefs across grade levels in comparison to men's engineering self-efficacy (ESE) beliefs across grade levels. Data for this study was collected from 746 (635 men, 111 women) engineering students enrolled in a large research extensive university. Four major conclusions resulted…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Engineering Education, Self Efficacy, Gender Differences
College Students' Conceptions of Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, and Cloning
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Concannon, James P.; Siegel, Marcelle A.; Halverson, Kristy; Freyermuth, Sharyn – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
In this study, we examined 96 undergraduate non-science majors' conceptions of stem cells, stem cell research, and cloning. This study was performed at a large, Midwest, research extensive university. Participants in the study were asked to answer 23 questions relating to stem cells, stem cell research, and cloning in an on-line assessment before…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Current Events, World Affairs, Undergraduate Students
Men's and Women's Intentions to Persist in Undergraduate Engineering Degree Programs
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Concannon, James P.; Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
This is a quantitative study of 493 undergraduate engineering majors' intentions to persist in their engineering program. Using a multiple analysis of variance analysis, men and women had one common predictor for their intentions to persist, engineering career outcome expectations. However, the best sociocognitive predictor for men's persistence…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Females, Persistence, Academic Standards
A Cross-Sectional Study of Engineering Students' Self-Efficacy by Gender, Ethnicity, Year, and Transfer Status
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Concannon, James P.; Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
This is a cross-sectional study of 519 undergraduate engineering majors' self-efficacy beliefs at a large, research extensive, Midwestern university. Engineering self-efficacy is an individual's belief in his or her ability to successfully negotiate the academic hurdles of the engineering program. Engineering self-efficacy was obtained from four…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Ethnicity, Self Efficacy, Engineering