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2013 GSW

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David H. K. Hoe

undertaken in Spring 2012 at our institution to determine the impact of varioustypes of peer interaction exercises on student learning in a Signals and Systems course. This is ajunior-level course in the electrical engineering curriculum, which provides foundationalmaterial for several senior-level classes. This paper is outlined as follows. First, a generalbackground of the Signals and Systems class is described followed by a description of thedifferent types of peer interaction exercises utilized in this study. Second, the methods ofassessment and an analysis of these results are given. The paper concludes with a summary anddiscussion of plans to further improve the use of peer interaction in-class exercises

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2013 GSW

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Priscila Martinez-Avila; Emmanuel Varona; Doug D. Carlton; Abegayl Thomas; Kevin A. Schug

learning of students in generalchemistry courses. At The University of Texas at Arlington, completion of general chemistry is acore requirement of the engineering curriculum, and the Chemistry for Engineers courseeffectively combines traditional first and second semester general chemistry courses into a onesemester course. Similar to other institutions, our students face obstacles to learning chemistry.These are evident from the low passing rates that are reported in literature and seen in ourclassrooms. The university has instituted the Arlington Undergraduate Research-basedAchievement for STEM (AURAS), a National Science Foundation-funded program to promotesuccess in general chemistry, and ultimately increase retention and graduation rates

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2013 GSW

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Christina K. White; Richard H. Crawford

) interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates engineering, public policy, business,and ethics, and more; (3) entrepreneurship to turn creative ideas into inventions andinnovations; (4) global dimensions necessary to navigate our modern economy; and (5) service-learning to deepen the social consciousness of the Scholars. The GCSPs are in part, a responseto national innovation-focused policies such as Educate to Innovate and Innovation Strategy forEconomic Development, which have inspired new ideas and research in engineering education.Throughout human history, imagination has come to fruition in many ways, notably throughengineering which drives immense advances in civilization. These advances can be seen withsignificant engineering feats that drastically

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2013 GSW

Authors

Amir Karimi; Randall D. Manteufel

factors include teaching, advising andcurriculum. Non-academic factors are related to cohorts and a sense of community. Studentswho believe they belong in engineering are more likely to be retained in engineering.The impact of freshmen-level courses on student retention have been studied4,5. The freshmanlevel classes do have an impact on 4-year retention. This finding is consistent with theunderstanding that curriculum and instruction have strong impacts on retention. Students whobuild connections between theoretical academic aspects of the curriculum and professionalengineering practice, are more likely to be retained in engineering. Likewise, those who buildconnections with other students develop a sense of belonging and are less likely to

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2013 GSW

Authors

John Sibert; Matthew Goeckner; Dave Galley; Kory Goldammer

and computer science. Theresponse from faculty and students has been overwhelmingly positive with, for example, amolecular biology student commenting that this is the best experience of her life and a facultymember sending an unsolicited e-mail report that his engineering student is outstanding andcompleting tasks so quickly that the faculty member is challenged to keep him occupied – a goodproblem to have! Most importantly, all twenty students who have participated in the program arecurrently or will be pursuing STEM degrees at UT Dallas.Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL)The integration of Peer-led Team Learning (PLTL)9 into the UT Dallas STEM learningframework has been supported, in part, by the Collaborative. The PLTL program began in theFall

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2013 GSW

Authors

Edward E. Anderson

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