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Jones, Brett D.; Tendhar, Chosang; Paretti, Marie C. – Journal of Career Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine whether students' perceptions in a first-year university engineering course affected their engineering identification, motivational beliefs, and engineering major and career goals. Based on current motivation models and theories, we hypothesized that students' perceptions of the components of the MUSIC…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Statistical Analysis, Prediction, Majors (Students)
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Lou, Lai Lei; Yan, Zheng; Nickerson, Amanda; McMorris, Robert – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
College students are using social network sites such as Facebook to communicate with their families and friends. However, empirical evidence is needed to examine whether there exists a reciprocal relationship between students' use of social network sites and their psychological well-being. The present study focused on two reciprocally-related…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, College Freshmen, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement