Online Session Locator

Session Description

This is a full paper session on retention and success of first-year engineering students.

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology

Moderated by

1. Dr. Qudsia Tahmina and Mr. Paul McMonigle

Papers Presented

1. Analyzing Attrition: Predictive Model of Dropout Causes among Engineering Students [view paper]
   
   Ms. Cristian Saavedra-Acuna (Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile), Dr. Monica Quezada-Espinoza (Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile), and Ms. Danilo Alberto Gomez Correa (Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile)
2. Helping Undergraduates Find a Research Match Yields Stellar Retention Results [view paper]
   
   Susan Elaine Benzel (Colorado State University)
3. Strategies for Improving Retention in a New Undergraduate Engineering Program [view paper]
   
   Dr. Jeffrey N. Phillips (Hanover College) and Ms. Kathryn A. Lowe Schneider (Hanover College)
4. Improving First-Year Engineering Student Success with Targeted Financial Assistance, Supplemental Instruction, and Cohort Team Building [view paper]
   
   Dr. Krystal Corbett Cruse (Louisiana Tech University), Carl Boyet (Louisiana Tech University), and Dr. James D. Palmer (Louisiana Tech University)
5. Understanding and Enhancing Student Engagement: Measuring Resources, Self-Assessment and Constructive Engagement In 1st-Year Engineering Courses [view paper]
   
   Navid Yaghoubisharif (Oregon State University), Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E. (Oregon State University), and Dr. Natasha Mallette P.E. (Oregon State University)