Epistemological beliefs of electrical engineering: a case study

• Autores: Pao-Nan Chou, Wei-Fan Chen
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 32, no. 5 (Parte A), 2016, 1941 págs.
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study investigates electrical engineering students’ engineering epistemological beliefs by using the Chinese version ofthe Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Engineering (CEBAE). We recruited 468 electrical engineering students fromtwo research-based universities in Taiwan. Prior to the study, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability testing involving188 engineering students were performed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the CEBAE. The results revealed thatTaiwanese engineering students in research-based universities had only slightly sophisticated engineering epistemologicalbeliefs. Students’ educational backgrounds influenced their engineering epistemological beliefs. As the grade levelprogressed, students’ engineering epistemological beliefs became more sophisticated (with the exception of the thirdyear). Female engineering students exhibited significantly more sophisticated engineering epistemological beliefscompared with their male counterparts.