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Table 8 Engineering attitudes regression results, race/ethnicity (β, p)

From: Effects of a first-year undergraduate engineering design course: survey study of implications for student self-efficacy and professional skills, with focus on gender/sex and race/ethnicity

 

General Engin. self-efficacy

Tinkering self-efficacy

Eng. design self-efficacy

Eng. academic engagement

Baseline score

0.49***

0.50***

0.23***

0.65***

Enrolled 2019–20 (2018–19 as ref.)

0.12

0.14

0.03

0.03

Race/ethnicity (White/Cauc. as ref.)

    

 API

− 0.68

− 0.91 t

− 1.05 t

0.82

 AABHL

− 0.36

1.33

1.38

0.42

 Multiracial and/or Other

1.00

1.52*

0.26

0.56

Interactions

    

 API*Baseline

0.09

0.14

0.18

− 0.15

 AABHL*Baseline

0.02

− 0.30 t

− 0.28

− 0.08

 Multiracial/Other *Baseline

− 0.18

− 0.26*

− 0.06

− 0.04

Intercept

2.94***

2.91***

4.56***

1.88***

R-square

0.34

0.33

0.12

0.27

F

18.74***

18.54***

5.06***

13.34***

DF

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

N

304.00

304.00

304.00

304.00

  1. t < 0.10; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001