High school students' attitudes to and knowledge about engineering

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

The demand for engineers is expected to increase both nationally and in New Jersey. The Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program, established to enlarge the future pool of engineers in New Jersey, focuses on implementing pre-engineering curricula in middle and high schools and informing students, teachers, parents, and school counselors about the rewards of engineering careers. Along with increased enrollment in college engineering programs, successful outcomes include increased knowledge about engineering careers and more positive attitudes to engineering in high school students. A survey to measure high school students': 1) attitudes to engineering, 2) engineering skills self-efficacy, 3) self-confidence in academic abilities, 4) knowledge about engineering and 5) academic history was developed. The current paper describes the development of the survey. Preliminary results suggest that even students who have positive altitudes to engineering and are considering studying engineering know little about engineering careers and what engineers do.

Identifier

84938597252 (Scopus)

ISBN

[0780379616]

Publication Title

Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference Fie

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2003.1264689

ISSN

15394565

First Page

A7

Last Page

F2A12

Volume

2

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