Self‐efficacy is theorized as a malleable construct that can be influenced by teachers'
instructions; however, limited effort has been devoted to evaluating the effectiveness of self …

Although research has shown that two types of academic encouragement (ie, challenge-
focused and potential-focused encouragement) generally increase academic engagement …

This study explored the learning experiences of first-year information technology students at
the beginning of their studies. Identifying the early experiences is important, as we know …

Structural diversity is defined as the numerical representation of diverse racial/ethnic student
groups on campus as one way of exposing students to diversity in higher education. The …

Background: While extensive research has analyzed how engineering students select
majors, less is known about how students choose to specialize within their majors (ie, intra …

Undergraduate STEM retention has been a longstanding concern. Specifically, majors such
as engineering have experienced a high dropout rate consistently in the past several …

Biomedical engineering is a broad and interdisciplinary field that prepares graduates for a
variety of careers across multiple career sectors. Given this breadth, undergraduate degree …

Enabling theory-practice bridging in engineering education is essential for developing
twenty-first century graduate capabilities. Massification, resource constraints, and …

Recently, in response to unstable global environmental factors, there has been a
widespread shift towards online education. Drawing on Bandura's social learning theory …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, university students worldwide have experienced drastic
changes in their academic and social lives, with the rapid shift to online courses and contact …