期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2015
语种：English
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：This paper investigates first-year engineering student assumptions about diversity in the classroom. Based on two qualitative surveys, administered at the start and end of term, a team of professors at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts ask questions that elicit responses about what students assume their first year engineering classroom is like. The data from this study is categorized into student/student and student/instructor interfaces, with a more general set of findings that are applicable holistically to engineering education. This study suggests that students are moving from a “what engineering looks like” perception to a more “what engineering qualities and characteristics help the world” perception. The results of this exploratory study can help instructors get a better understanding of their students, to help enhance diversity in the classroom
