A study of female academic performance in mechanical engineering

We examine the relative performance of female mechanical engineering students at North Carolina A&T State University in a range of classes, each emphasizing different skills. Contrary to all previous studies that we have found, the female students in our study performed better, by all measures,...

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Main Authors: Chen, J.C., Owusu-Ofori, S., Pai, D., Toca-McDowell, E., Shih-Liang Wang, Waters, C.K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Data engineering
Degradation
Educational institutions
Educational technology
Employment
Engineering profession
Engineering students
Maintenance engineering
Mechanical engineering
Performance evaluation
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Summary:We examine the relative performance of female mechanical engineering students at North Carolina A&T State University in a range of classes, each emphasizing different skills. Contrary to all previous studies that we have found, the female students in our study performed better, by all measures, than the males in all but one class, and they performed equally well in that. Possible explanations for this finding are discussed.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.1996.573067