Items tagged with ENGINEERING Collection

Gender Differences in Spatial Reasoning Skills and their Effects on Success

  • More than three-quarters of women who took an introductory spatial skills course were retained, compared to 48% of the women who didn't take the course. Find out what worked at one College of Engineering. See also the Spatial Reasoning Software developed by author Sheryl Sorby.

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Sorby, Sheryl, "Gender Differences in Spatial Reasoning Skills and their Effects on Success," The Michigan Tech Project: Phase 1--Initial Development, Michigan Technological University.

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Creating a Successful Model for Minority Students' Success in Engineering: The PREF Summer Bridge Program

  • At Pennsylvania State University, an intensive preparation program for minorities in engineering retained 73% of its participants until graduation -- twice the rate of minority students not in the program. Read about the strategies that led to its success.

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Persaud, Anita, Amy L. Freeman, "Creating a Successful Model for Minority Students' Success in Engineering: The PREF Summer Bridge Program," WEPAN / NAMEPA 2005 Joint National Conference.

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Identifying Gender Differences in the 3-D Visualization Skills of Engineering Students in Brazil and in the United States

  • Many female engineering students lag behind their male counterparts in 3-D visualization, which is critical to engineering. The authors explain why and recommend solutions. See also the Spatial Reasoning Software developed by author Sheryl Sorby.

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Medina, Afonso and Helena Gerson and Sheryl Sorby, "Identifying Gender Differences in the 3-D Visualization Skills of Engineering Students in Brazil and in the United States," International Conference on Engineering Education, 1998.

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Engineering Education: How to Design a Gender-Inclusive Curriculum

  • This article finds that women prefer engineering in a total context, including social and environmental issues as well as purely technical matters. Learn how to design a curriculum that fits with women's learning styles.

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Armstrong, J. and G. Leder, "Engineering education: how to design a gender-inclusive curriculum," Proceedings of the International Congress of Engineering Deans and Industry Leaders, Melbourne, July 1995, pp. 292-297.

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Learning Style-Based Innovations to Improve Retention of Female Engineering Students

  • A two-hour workshop on spatial reasoning with accompanying visualization software completely eliminated significant gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities among a group of UC Berkeley engineering students.

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Copyright © 1995 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Reprinted from, Agogino, A.M. and S. Hsi, "Learning Style Based Innovations to Improve Retention of Female Engineering Students in the Synthesis Coalition," (Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, FIE'95, ASEE/IEEE, pp. 4a2.). This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the products or services of the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS). Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.

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Model Eliciting Activities: An In-Class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering

  • Answer the question on many women's minds: What does my academic work have to do with the real world? These activities put engineering in a larger context and keep students engaged.

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Diefes-Dux, Heidi, Deborah Follman, P.K. Imbrie, Judith Zawojewski, Brenda Capobianco, Margret Hjalmarson, "Model Eliciting Activities: An In-class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering," Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004.

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The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness

  • A four-day summer program for freshman female engineering students at Arizona State University led to improved retention rates of participants: 70% to 80%, compared with 60% for women not in the program.

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Fletcher, Shawna, Dana Newell, Leyla Newton, Mary Anderson-Rowland, "The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness," Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.

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