Small changes produce dramatic results for women in engineering

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Grades are 10 per cent higher for female engineering students who attend a brief session about transitioning to engineering, À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ study finds.

The research team included Mark Zanna and , both professors in À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Psychology and Jennifer Peach, a graduate student. The lead author is Gregory Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University who spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ.

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