Table 7 Multiple linear regression result in recognition dimension (N = 160)
Variables | Beta(β) | SE | 95%CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control variables | Gender (reference group: female) | Male | 0.128 | 0.148 | [− 0.053, 0.532] |
Whether close people engaged in engineering-related profession (reference group: no) | Yes | 0.10 | 0.117 | [− 0.216, 0.247] | |
GPA (reference group: over 3.7) | 1–2.7 | − 0.013 | 0.146 | [− 0.302,0.275] | |
2.7–3.2 | − 0.235* | 0.507 | [− 2.130, − 0.125] | ||
3.2–3.7 | 0.007 | 0.240 | [− 0.460, 0.488] | ||
Independent variables | Senior Capstone Design (reference group: Not yet completed) | Completed | 0.210** | 0.146 | [0.100, 0.677] |
Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (reference group: no such experience) | Once | 0.067 | 0.146 | [− 0.166, 0.410] | |
Twice or more | 0.218** | 0.185 | [0.129, 0.859] | ||
Engineering-related internship (reference group: no such experience) | Once | − 0.032 | 0.132 | [− 0.309, 0.211] | |
Twice or more | − 0.112 | 0.201 | [− 0.656, 0.139] | ||