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McNamara, Mark W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The study tested the hypothesis that self-efficacy, stress, and acculturation are useful predictors of academic achievement in first year university science, independent of high school GPA and SAT scores, in a sample of Latino students at a South Texas Hispanic serving institution of higher education. The correlational study employed a mixed…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Stress Variables, Anxiety, Science Education
King, Andrew C.; Hidrovo, Carlos H. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Laboratory-based instruction is a powerful educational tool that engages students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines beyond textbook theory. This is true in mechanical engineering education and is often used to provide collegiate-level students a hands-on alternative to course theory. Module-based laboratory…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Mechanics (Physics), Laboratory Experiments
Sun, Yan; Strobel, Johannes – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2013
Elementary engineering education (EEE) is an educational innovation. Using Rogers's innovation diffusion model, the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), and Dreyfus's skill acquisition model as its theoretical frameworks, this study investigated elementary teachers' EEE adoption and EEE expertise development. Data of this study were collected…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Expertise, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews