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Discussion
As shown in Figure 3, all the 44 items were developed for each of the three domains of
engineering-specific beliefs. We were ensured that all relevant domains of engineeringspecific
beliefs described in the literature have been included without redundancy.
Because those 44 items were based on indicators commonly found in the literature, there
was support for the face validity of the instrument. However, for more reliable instrument
development, further research is called for to explore. For example, a pilot test needs to be
conducted with engineering experts to share feedback regarding the instrument’s
readability and logic. Informative feedback about the wording of the statements can be
also incorporated. Furthermore, the three domains of the instrument need to be tested
whether the instrument addresses what both engineering faculty and engineering
students’ thought of engineering as a discipline.
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Proceedings of Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2011
Madrid, 4 th - 7 th October 2011