Pre-College Annual Self-Efficacy Survey

LAESE is designed to identify longitudinal changes in the self-efficacy of undergraduate students studying engineering. (see AWE Self-Efficacy Literature Overview and Information on Self-Efficacy). LAESE can be used with any students studying engineering. A High School instrument, based on LAESE, was developed and tested by the Female Recruits Explore Engineering (FREE) Project.

Average Review: 4 (4.0)

Supplemental Information:

n/a

Assessment Type:

Likert scale

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

Aug 04, 2008

Respondent:

High school students

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Competence

Sample items:

Directions: For following situations, use the numbers 1, 2, and 3 (where 1 would be your first choice and 3 would be your last choice) to rank the top three actions that best describes how you would react to the situation.

If I were having difficulties with one of my professors, I would: (your ranking 1 - 3)
(a) Talk to a friend about it.
(b) Talk to the professor about it.
(c) Talk to my advisor about it.
(d) Try to switch sections.
(e) Do nothing.
(f) Other (please specify) ______________________.

Reliability:

Cronbach Alpha: 0.82

Validity:

N/A

Frequency:

Rarely

Administration time:

15 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

You can access the Pre-College Annual Self-Efficacy Survey here: http://www.engr.psu.edu/awe/secured/director/diversity/efficacy.aspx#desc

Please note that you will need to sign up for a free account to access the tool.

Comments:

Administer LAESE to engineering students at the beginning of each academic year to collect longitudinal data that can be compared from one year to the next; high school students at the beginning of the school year or annually for participants in outreach programs or activities. The first administration will provide you with baseline data for that set of students or student cohort. You can then track that cohort throughout their enrollment in the curriculum or program to track changes in respondent self-efficacy.

STEM Criteria

Science

No

Technology

No

Engineering

Yes

Math

No