Pre-college engineering studies: An investigation of the relationship between pre-college engineering studies and student achievement in science and mathematics

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-157

  Tran, Natalie A ^a   Nathan, Mitchell J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

K 12 engineering education; Math achievement; Science achievement

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTEGRATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS; ENGINEERING COURSEWORK; K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATH ACHIEVEMENT; SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT; STATISTICAL MODELING; TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77951191344     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01051.x     Document Type: Article

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