Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Kyle Trenshaw; Emily Weber; Rachel Monfredo

that appropriate use of various academic success skills was a stronger indicatorthan intelligence of students’ persistence and ultimate success in not only graduating with adegree in engineering, but also in persisting in an engineering career. His book addresses theimportance of good study habits, the role of the active student in the classroom, and the need toreflect upon actions and attitudes towards a variety of academic challenges. In the text, heincludes the “Academic Success Skills Survey,” which is designed to gauge students’perceptions of their own academic success skillsets.Steffen Peuker, a strong advocate of Landis’ ideas, conducted a longitudinal study of students’successful graduation rates following their attendance in a first