Development Of The Persistence In Engineering (Pie) Survey Instrument
Ozgur Eris, Tori Bailey, Helen L. Chen
Abstract
This paper describes the design, development, and validation of the Persistence in Engineering (PIE) survey instrument. The purpose of the survey is to identify and characterize the fundamental factors that influence students' intentions to pursue an engineering degree over the course of their undergraduate career, and upon graduation, to practice engineering as a profession. The design of the survey entails development of conceptual variables and survey questions generated from a review of engineering education literature and national surveys on undergraduate education, piloting of the survey, and internal consistency analyses. Currently in its second year, the instrument is being administered with 160 students selected from four academic campuses.