Will the First-Year Makers Please Stand Up? Understanding What Drives Student Choices in a First-Year Maker Experience

Keyphrases

• Motivation 100%
• First Year 100%
• Makerspaces 100%
• Student Choice 100%
• Self-confidence 66%
• Learning Factory 66%
• Acrylic 66%
• Ultrasonic Rangefinder 66%
• Embroidery 66%
• State Universities 33%
• Pennsylvania 33%
• Problem-solving Skills 33%
• Knowledge-how 33%
• Open-ended Questionnaire 33%
• Large Population 33%
• First-year Engineering 33%
• Self-efficacy 33%
• Engineering Design Course 33%
• Textile 33%
• 3D Printing 33%
• Higher Education Institutions 33%
• Class Project 33%
• Engineering Skills 33%
• Laser Cutting 33%
• Hands-on Activities 33%
• Student Projects 33%
• Course Project 33%
• Ordered Data 33%
• College Experience 33%
• Creative Self-efficacy 33%
• 3D Laser 33%
• Sense of Belonging 33%
• Undergraduate Engineering Students 33%
• First-year Students 33%

Social Sciences

• Hackerspace 100%
• Engineering 100%
• Self-Efficacy 50%
• Student Projects 50%
• Problem-Solving Skill 25%
• Know How 25%
• Higher Education 25%
• First-Year Student 25%
• Three Dimensional Printing 25%
• Creativity 25%