The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,999 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Miami on June 1, 2022 for research concluding on May 31, 2024.
The grant funds research to predict student success and persistence in early engineering coursework using real-time changes in emotion. Researchers will utilize experience sampling of students' psychological states to repeatedly solicit indicators of self-efficacy, emotion, motivation and other factors that may predict dropout. Validated survey instruments will be used to enable replication. Statistical analysis will provide explanations of fluctuations in self-efficacy over time and its relation to course difficulty, stressors and demographics. Results aim to scientifically understand how emotional fluctuations disrupt performance and inform intervention strategies to improve retention in engineering programs nationwide.
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