Assessing the Self Efficacy and Spatial Ability of Engineering Students from Multiple Disciplines

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Towle, Erick ^a   Mann, Jennifer ^a   Kinsey, Brad ^a   O'Brien, Edward J ^a   Bauer, Christopher F ^a   Champoux, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided design; Self efficacy; Spatial ability; Spatial visualization

Indexed keywords

SELF EFFICACY; SPATIAL ABILITY; SPATIAL VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 33947258913     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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