In an RCT, women STEM doctoral students who used CareerWISE showed greater knowledge of interpersonal problem solving steps than wait-list controls¶
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q3 i2 Treatment group members scored higher than wait-list control group members on the APSS Question 1 measure of knowledge of interpersonal problem solving steps, with a medium effect size (Cohen's d = 0.508). → Jennifer M. Bekki 2014
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Jennifer M. Bekki 2014¶
Jennifer M. Bekki, Bianca L. Bernstein, Natalie Fabert, Natalie Gildar, and Amy Way. (2014). Efficacy of an Online Resource for Teaching Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills to Women Graduate Students in Engineering. Advances in Engineering Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1076131
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One-way ANOVA in a randomized controlled trial comparing treatment (N = 64) and wait-list control (N = 64) female STEM doctoral students on APSS Question 1. The article reports a medium effect size, "Cohen's d, 0.508", for Question 1.
"Positive effect sizes (Cohen's d, 0.508 and 0.583 for Questions 1 and 2 respectively) associated with the analysis comparing treatment and wait-list control groups provided additional support for the results."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- In an RCT, CareerWISE treatment participants showed a statistically better ability to apply interpersonal problem solving knowledge to an open-ended scenario than wait-list controls — related
- Wait-list control participants scored significantly higher on both APSS questions after their own exposure to CareerWISE — related
- No statistical difference was found between engineering and non-engineering participants on either APSS question, supporting conclusions about engineering students from the full STEM sample — related
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