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previous <strong>research</strong>, which suggests <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>to</strong> females of a strong personal network<br />

and a sense of community in order <strong>to</strong> feel confidence that <strong>the</strong>y belong in engineering.<br />

The lack of relationships between satisfaction with student-faculty relationships<br />

and ei<strong>the</strong>r of <strong>the</strong>se self-confidence fac<strong>to</strong>rs suggests <strong>the</strong> inclusiveness of <strong>the</strong> faculty<br />

orientation, not concentrated only on <strong>the</strong> stronger students in ei<strong>the</strong>r gender.<br />

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SATISFACTION OF MALES AND<br />

FEMALES AND THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATION<br />

IN ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES<br />

The satisfaction of nei<strong>the</strong>r males nor females is strongly related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir academic<br />

achievement (Table IIE-29). For men, grades are related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir satisfaction with <strong>the</strong><br />

coursework (SATCLASS), and <strong>the</strong>ir satisfaction with peers (males who get better grades<br />

are more satisfied with <strong>the</strong>ir peer relationships). Females who make better grades are<br />

more satisfied with <strong>the</strong> opportunities <strong>the</strong> program offers (SATCHOIC). But <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />

correlations are not statistically significant.<br />

TABLE IIE-29<br />

PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS BETWEEN SPRING GRADE<br />

POINT AVERAGE AND SATISFACTION FACTORS BY GENDER<br />

Males Females<br />

Satisfaction Fac<strong>to</strong>r<br />

SATCHOIC .024 .289*<br />

SATCLASS .199* .173<br />

SATLAB -.032 -.149<br />

SATTEAM .026 .001<br />

SATCLINIC -.060 -.110<br />

SATFAC .012 .038<br />

SATPEERS .150* -.131<br />

*Pearson correlation significant at p

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