Date of Award:

5-2014

Document Type:

Dissertation

Degree Name:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department:

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Committee Chair(s)

Gary A. Stewardson

Committee

Gary A. Stewardson

Committee

Edward Reeve

Committee

Oenardi Lawanto

Committee

James Dorward

Committee

Brian Warnick

Abstract

A research study was conducted in the Technology and Engineering Education program at Utah State University. The purpose of the study was to develop a survey instrument to measure the self-confidence of students who have participated in the VEX Robotics Competitions. The survey instrument developed was tested to be appropriate and consistent in measuring the self-confidence of middle school and high school students in the United States. The process to ensure that the survey instrument was appropriate utilized an investigation of the tasks completed by successful VEX Robotics teams through an occupational and task analysis. The investigation utilized expert coaches, mentors, and instructors from across the country.

Data were collected in two rounds to test the survey instrument. Data were collected by sending the survey to coaches, mentors, and instructors asking them to administer the survey to their students. Data were also collected at the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship. The data were analyzed through factor analyses. The results of the factor analyses showed that the survey instrument was appropriate for measuring the self-confidence of middle school and high school students who have participated in competitive VEX robotics.

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