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Preparing University Students to Lead K-12 Engineering Outreach Programmes: A Design Experiment
- Source :
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European Journal of Engineering Education . 2016 41(6):623-637. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This paper describes an engineering outreach programme designed to increase the interest of under-represented youth in engineering and to disseminate pre-engineering design challenge materials to K-12 educators and volunteers. Given university students' critical role as facilitators of the outreach programme, researchers conducted a two-year design experiment to examine the programme's effectiveness at preparing university students to lead pre-engineering activities. Pre- and post-surveys incorporated items from the Student Engagement sub-scale of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale. Surveys were analysed using paired-samples t-test. Interview and open-ended survey data were analysed using discourse analysis and the constant comparative method. As a result of participation in the programme, university students reported a gain in efficacy to lead pre-engineering activities. The paper discusses programme features that supported efficacy gains and concludes with a set of design principles for developing learning environments that effectively prepare university students to facilitate pre-engineering outreach programmes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0304-3797
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- European Journal of Engineering Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1115222
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2015.1121467