Sixth-Grade Students’ Views of the Nature of Engineering and Images of Engineers

Karataş, Faik Özgür; Micklos, Amy; Bodner, George M.

doi:10.1007/s10956-010-9239-2

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“…The former differs from what was found in previous PATT studies (Dakers and de Vries 2009) for lower secondary and primary pupils, and for technology instead of engineering. Our results also suggest a more rich concept of engineering than was found among younger children (Karatas et al 2010;Knight and Cunningham 2004). That is a favorable outcome for developing engineering-related activities in upper secondary education, as it seems that there is a certain foundation already onto which can be built further.…”

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“…They found that engineering was mostly associated with designing. Karatas, Mickos and Bodner did a study among grade six students in the USA and found that for that age level the students' images of engineering were 'fragile, or unstable' (Karatas et al 2010). Evidently, not much is known yet about what senior secondary school children think about engineering.…”

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What preconceptions and attitudes about engineering are prevalent amongst upper secondary school pupils? An international study

Kőycű

Vries

2015

Int J Technol Des Educ

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In the Netherlands, as well as in many other countries, there is an increasing interest in implementing education about engineering as a part of general education at the upper secondary school level. In order to know what pupils at that level think about engineering, a study has been done to investigate their attitude towards and their concept of engineering. This study was done not only in the Netherlands but also in 39 other countries. In the preparation of the study, pupils were asked to draw concept maps of what they thought engineering was about. In the quantitative main part of the study, pupils were asked to respond to 33 Likert-type attitude items and 32 concept-items of the same type. A factor analysis was done in order to reveal the dimensions in the pupils' attitude and concept. In contrast to studies carried out amongst students in lower secondary school levels, a fairly clear concept about engineering was found. The gender differences relating to engineering, found in lower secondary education, were not found in upper secondary education. The prevalent attitude of students towards engineering indicated a fairly positive image of engineering.

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What preconceptions and attitudes about engineering are prevalent amongst upper secondary school pupils? An international study

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Vries

2015

Int J Technol Des Educ

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“…DAS and DAE require students to draw a scientist or engineer at work, and often ask the students to describe what they have drawn. Because students often confuse engineers with other occupations, such as scientists (Karatas, Micklos, & Bodner, 2011), it is expected that parallels can be drawn between the two.…”

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“…For example, Fralick et al (2009) reported that only 13% of the 1600 participating students drew female engineers. Similarly, in a study of 20 sixthgrade students conducted by Karatas et al (2011), only one student drew a female when asked to draw an engineer at work. Knight and Cunningham (2004) reported higher percentages of DAE images that portrayed females in their drawings (39%); however, most of these drawings came from a classroom where two female engineering college students worked with the children.…”

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Effect of an Engineering Camp on Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Technology

Hammack¹,

Ivey²,

Utley³

et al. 2015

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

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Students' knowledge about a profession influences their future decisions about careers. Research indicates that students tend to hold stereotypical views of engineers, which would hinder engineering as a career choice. The purpose of this study was to measure how participating in a week long engineering summer camp affected middle school students' (N519) attitudes towards engineering and their conceptions of engineering and technology. Results indicate that participation in the programs had a positive impact on the students' understandings of what technology is and the work engineers do. Although the results indicate a positive impact on participants, it is not clear which components of the camp contributed to this change. The partnership between practicing middle school teachers and engineering faculty was important to the success of the camp, revealing the benefits of collaborative efforts between K-12 educators and engineering professionals.

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“…17,18 Similar problems plague engineering education, as many teachers and students do not understand what engineering is and often confuse the work of engineers with the work of scientists, construction workers, or mechanics. [19][20][21][22] Many elementary teachers may need help in recognizing and understanding the role of engineering in the world around them. 23 Elementary STEM education and early-aged engineering career awareness are increasingly considered as important components to meeting the demand for pre-college preparedness and increased engineering workforce diversity.…”

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Integrated Engineering in Elementary Education: Tackling Challenges to Rural Teacher Training

Ivey

Colston

Thomas

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Researchers worked with a rural education cooperative to deliver engineering education professional development to 38 elementary teachers. Teachers received training in Engineering is Elementary (EiE) and Family Engineering curriculum and then implemented those lessons with their 2nd-5th grade students. Researchers administered pre-and post-measures to gauge changes in teachers' and students' knowledge and perceptions regarding engineering. Additionally, changes in teachers' self-efficacy of teaching engineering and students' attitudes about science and engineering were measured. This article discusses the value of elementary engineering education in rural communities.

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Sixth-Grade Students’ Views of the Nature of Engineering and Images of Engineers

Cited by 101 publications

References 38 publications

What preconceptions and attitudes about engineering are prevalent amongst upper secondary school pupils? An international study

What preconceptions and attitudes about engineering are prevalent amongst upper secondary school pupils? An international study

Effect of an Engineering Camp on Students’ Perceptions of Engineering and Technology

Integrated Engineering in Elementary Education: Tackling Challenges to Rural Teacher Training

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