Impact of First-Year Mathematics Study Groups on the Retention and Graduation of Engineering Students

Autor/inn/en	Cançado, Luciana; Reisel, John R.; Walker, Cindy M.
Titel	Impact of First-Year Mathematics Study Groups on the Retention and Graduation of Engineering Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 49 (2018) 6, S.856-866 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2017.1423120
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; College Mathematics; Communities of Practice; Group Instruction; Academic Persistence; Graduation Rate; Engineering Education; Student Participation; Comparative Analysis; Probability; Regression (Statistics); Calculus; Computer Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Community; Gruppenunterricht; Ingenieurausbildung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Informatik
Abstract	Many interventions have been proposed to improve the retention and graduation rates of engineering students. One such intervention is to use study groups for first-year college students; such groups provide a structured environment in which the students can learn course material from each other outside of class and can provide the students with a sense of community. In this paper, we report on the impacts fostered by study groups in first-year mathematics courses on the odds of retaining and graduating engineering students. Students who participated in the study groups are compared to students of similar academic preparation who did not participate in such groups. It is found that student participation in study groups is significantly associated with the higher odds of being retained in engineering studies through the first 3 years of college. The results reported here are not as certain for the effect of study group participation on 5-year graduation odds for engineering students and some possible reasons for this are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01