Does Major Matter? A Look At What Motivates Engineering Students In Different Majors | Zendy

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Does Major Matter? A Look At What Motivates Engineering Students In Different Majors

Author(s) -

Sarah Parikh,

Helen Chen,

Krista Donaldson,

Sheri Sheppard

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

2009 annual conference and exposition proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--5283

Subject(s) - intrinsic motivation , curriculum , engineering education , psychology , variance (accounting) , motivation to learn , mathematics education , aerospace , engineering , engineering management , social psychology , pedagogy , accounting , business , aerospace engineering

Implications of Findings The results of this study show that students’ engineering major does matter when looking at what motivates them to study engineering. Findings suggest treating students in different majors differently when considering motivational factors of undergraduate engineering students. The work presented here may prompt changes to support programs and engineering curriculum so that they better meet the needs of women and men in each of the engineering disciplines by addressing the motivational factors that are specific to each group.

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