McCrae, E. S., & Fernandez, E. (2015, June), Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24210

\bibitem{asee_peer_24210}
  McCrae, E. S., \& Fernandez, E. (2015, June), \emph{Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24210

Eric Scott McCrae and Eugenia Fernandez.  "Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24210 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24210}
  Eric Scott McCrae and Eugenia Fernandez.
  "Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24210 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -  Identifying Factors Impacting First Year Persistence in Computer Graphics                                TechnologyThe retention of students is a goal that all universities strive to achieve. With more and moreemphasis placed on degree completion, retaining students becomes even more important.University faculty and staff continually try to identify and measure what possible factors affect astudent’s decision to remain in their chosen field of study. The Computer Graphics Technology(CGT) departments are concerned with what factors, if any, affect the persistence of students inthe CGT program.The goal of this study was to determine personal factors such as age, ethnicity, gender and beinga first-generation student and/or academic factors such admission status, level of entry mathcourse, semester course load, and academic grades are related to the first-year persistence ofCGT students. Utilizing academic records for students who declared CGT as their major courseof study in both the fall 2012 and fall 2013 semesters, we investigate if there is a connectionbetween these factors and student retention.Students were divided into two groups based on whether they were enrolled in the CGT programin the third semester after beginning the program. Comparing the data points between the twogroups helped identify descriptors that affect student retention.Initial results show a correlation between entry level math and grade point average and retentionin the first year. Further analysis is ongoing.Study results will help faculty and staff to understand some of the factors that affect CGT firstyear students, and to aid in formulating useful interventions to help increase retention levels.Increasing student use of math tutoring may be one such intervention. Results could also aidother university CGT departments in their efforts to increase the retention levels in theiracademic programs.
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