Making connections: replicating and extending the utility value intervention in the classroom.
We replicated and extended prior research investigating a theoretically guided intervention
based on expectancy-value theory designed to enhance student learning outcomes (eg …
based on expectancy-value theory designed to enhance student learning outcomes (eg …
Analysis of social media forums to elicit narratives of graduate engineering student attrition
Background Graduate engineering student attrition is prevalent, but most literature that
studies graduate attrition is accomplished in disciplines outside of STEM or engineering …
studies graduate attrition is accomplished in disciplines outside of STEM or engineering …
Why teach with PBL? Motivational factors underlying middle and high school teachers' use of problem-based learning
HC Lee, MR Blanchard - Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem …, 2019 - docs.lib.purdue.edu
This quantitative study examined factors underlying middle and high school teachers'
choices about whether to use problem-based learning (PBL). Survey items measured …
choices about whether to use problem-based learning (PBL). Survey items measured …
Pursuing graduate study: Factors underlying undergraduate engineering students' decisions
Background Enrollment of US students in engineering graduate programs is declining, the
proportion of underrepresented groups being even lower at the graduate level than it is at …
proportion of underrepresented groups being even lower at the graduate level than it is at …
Persistence at what cost? How graduate engineering students consider the costs of persistence within attrition considerations
GM Sallai, M Bahnson… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background While previous work in higher education documents the impact of high tuition
costs of attending graduate school as a key motivator in attrition decisions, in engineering …
costs of attending graduate school as a key motivator in attrition decisions, in engineering …
Surviving, thriving, departing, and the hidden competencies of engineering graduate school
E Zerbe, G Sallai, CGP Berdanier - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background While researchers in graduate engineering education are beginning to study
facets of student experiences as they relate to attrition and persistence, theoretical …
facets of student experiences as they relate to attrition and persistence, theoretical …
Invaluable values: An expectancy-value theory analysis of youths' academic motivations and intentions
ABSTRACT While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields have
increased in importance over the past decade, minorities have remained traditionally …
increased in importance over the past decade, minorities have remained traditionally …
Factors impacting engineering advanced degree pursuit and attainment among black males
Black males are severely underrepresented in undergraduate and graduate engineering
programs. While postsecondary interventions have shown to be effective, they are few and …
programs. While postsecondary interventions have shown to be effective, they are few and …
Toward a theory of engineering professorial intentions: The role of research group experiences
BA Burt - American Educational Research Journal, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This article advances the Theoretical Model of Engineering Professorial Intentions to explain
why individuals do or do not choose to pursue faculty careers. A 13-month ethnographic …
why individuals do or do not choose to pursue faculty careers. A 13-month ethnographic …
Non-linear path to a doctorate: a comparison of direct-and indirect-pathway doctoral students at Russian universities
S Zhuchkova, E Terentev - Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
Worldwide, research reports increasing proportions of nontraditional doctoral students
including those who return to a doctorate after a short or prolonged gap (indirect-pathway …
including those who return to a doctorate after a short or prolonged gap (indirect-pathway …