Developing a Scale to Measure Students' Self-Efficacy as It Relates to 3-D Modeling

• In Event: Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: Exploring Affordances of Design and Technology in Education

Abstract

Research has shown that mentoring is a viable tool for recruitment and enhances the learning process. However little research is available that provides insight into the impact of mentoring on students’ self-efficacy, specifically as it relates to modeling. The following research is centered on developing a viable instrument to measure the impact of mentoring on students’ self-efficacy as it relates to modeling three-dimensional objects. Participants were middle school and high school students attending a math, science and engineering summer camp. Subject matter experts were recruited to help modify existing instruments resulting in a scale containing nine-items. Results provide evidence that the devised scale is a reliable and valid measure of students’ self-efficacy as it relates to modeling.

Authors

• Cameron DeLeon Denson, North Carolina State University

• Matthew Daven Lammi, North Carolina State University