Abstract
Research suggests that almost half of engineering students switch to other majors or drop out mainly due to three key reasons: teaching and advising insufficiency; complexity of engineering curriculum; and a lack of 'belonging' within engineering [1]. The current study measures the compatibility between engineering undergraduate students' personality types and their major of study in order to estimate the extent to which engineering students 'belong' within engineering. An online questionnaire of Holland's typology of personality was used to obtain scores on students' personality types. Results suggest that the match between students' personality types and Engineering is relatively low. An improvement in this match could help avert engineering dropout.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2014 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 192-195 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479931910 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 2014 4th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 3 Apr 2014 → 5 Apr 2014 |
Other
| Other | 2014 4th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Period | 3/04/14 → 5/04/14 |
Keywords
- engineering education
- higher education dropouts
- Holland Typology Test
- managenet
- Personality type testing
