Exploring Senior Engineering Students' Engineering Identity: The Impact of Practice-Oriented Learning Experiences

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Autor/inn/en	Ju, Tongjie; Zhu, Jiabin
Titel	Exploring Senior Engineering Students' Engineering Identity: The Impact of Practice-Oriented Learning Experiences
Quelle	In: International Journal of STEM Education, 10 (2023), Artikel 48 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhu, Jiabin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1186/s40594-023-00439-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; College Seniors; Self Concept; Talent Development; Student Development; Capstone Experiences; Technology Uses in Education; Internship Programs; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Student Participation; Relationship; Learning Activities; Innovation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Selbstkonzept; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Unternehmungsgeist; Wettkampf; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Wechselbeziehung; Lernaktivität
Abstract	Background: Engineering identity reflects students' acceptance and recognition of engineering, which has a great influence on their willingness to enter and stay in the engineering field. Existing studies have shown that curricular and co-curricular practice-oriented experiences may be helpful for developing students' engineering identity. However, the actual impact of various practice-oriented learning experiences remained to be further examined. This quantitative study aims to explore the impact of three types of practice-oriented learning experiences (capstone experiences, technological innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, and engineering-related internships) in the development of engineering talents' engineering identity. A theoretical framework of engineering identity, which consists of three dimensions, that is, Interest, Performance/Competence and Recognition, was adopted to guide the research. Results: Through responses from 160 senior engineering students at a leading research intensive Chinese university, the study explored the relationships between engagement in practice-oriented learning experiences and engineering identity. Senior capstone design was found to be associated positively with students' development of engineering identity and recognition by others. Participating in two or more technological innovation and entrepreneurship competitions associated positively with students' development of engineering identity, performance/competence and recognition. Meanwhile, internships did not show any statistically significant effect on engineering identity. Moreover, by analyzing the potential mediating effect, we found that recognition played a complete intermediary role between senior capstone design and engineering identity. In addition, recognition and performance/competence mediated the relationship between twice or more technological innovation and entrepreneurship competitions and engineering identity. Conclusions: These findings add to our current understanding about the role of different practice-oriented learning activities on students' development of engineering identity. These findings point to the importance of learning activities, including technological innovation and entrepreneurship competitions and senior capstone design, on the development of engineering identity. Moreover, the results highlighted the important role of students' engagement in multiple authentic engineering projects throughout the curriculum and their gaining recognitions through these project experiences. Based on these findings, practical suggestions are proposed to help nurture students' engineering identity. In addition, future qualitative investigations about the underlying mechanisms are recommended to facilitate the understanding of students' development of engineering identity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01