Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Brown, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

interviews indicates that the programis valued highly by students and improves learning and self-efficacy. For example, more than80% of students in these ICPT classes agreed with the statement “I wish my other courses usedpeer tutors.” Tutors appear to be motivated by the benefits of helping other students withoutfinancial reimbursement. WSU’s ongoing ICPT program can act as a model for otheruniversities, demonstrating the potential of peer tutoring to transform engineering education.IntroductionThe quality of the classroom experience for engineering undergraduates has the potential toimpact both retention of engineering students and student preparation for the workforce. Studentswho leave engineering often cite poor teaching as one of the primary