Engineering perceptions of female and male K-12 students: effects of a multimedia overview on elementary, middle-, and high-school students

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 519-531

  Johnson, Amy M ^a   Ozogul, Gamze ^a   DiDonato, Matt D ^b   Reisslein, Martin ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

avatar; engineering perceptions; engineering stereotypes; multimedia programme; overview of engineering fields; pre college K 12 students

Indexed keywords

AVATAR; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; ENGINEERING FIELDS; ENGINEERING OUTREACH; HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS; MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION; MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMME; PRE-COLLEGE;

ENGINEERING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84887091107     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2013.811477     Document Type: Article

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