• A Q factor analysis approach to understanding female college students’ attitudes toward multiple STEM disciplines 

  Yang, Yang; Barth, Joan M (2017-07-01)

  Research on gender disparities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has paid little attention to the fact that not all STEM disciplines experience the same degree of gender imbalance. Previous research ...
• Examining the Effectiveness of Scholars Assisting Scholars Program Among Undergraduate Engineering Students 

  Yang, Lydia Yang; Grauer, Bette (2018-06-23)

  Retaining engineering students is a critical issue in engineering education, especially in the first two years of college when the attrition rate in engineering has been stubbornly high. Peer tutoring and supplemental ...
• Examining Incoming Credit Differences Between First-Year and Transfer Students 

  Yang, Yang; Briggs, Kelly; Avalos, Sandra; Anderson, Christina M. (2018-12-01)

  In this study, the difference in the number of initial credits between incoming transfer and first-year students entering a land grant university in a professional education program was examined (N = 488). A multivariate ...
• Examining Students’ Epistemological Views of Engineering among First Year Engineering Students 

  Yang, Yang (2019-06-15)

  This is a complete research paper. The research interest in engineering epistemology is growing as more engineering education researchers consider that students’ beliefs about the nature of engineering is essential to how ...
• Engineering Students’ Views on the Effectiveness of Peer Tutors in Scholars Assisting Scholars Program 

  Yang, Yang; Grauer, Bette; Thornburg, Jennifer; Betz, Amy (2020-06-01)

  In engineering education, retaining engineering students in the first two years of college is a critical issue when the attrition rate has been persistently high. Peer tutoring and supplemental instruction are widely used ...

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