such asCalculus, and increase their sense of belonging, preparedness, and self-efficacy. To understandstudent perspectives and experiences, we utilized Participatory Action Research (PAR) toconstruct a series of formative assessments prioritizing the views and participation of the RAMPstudents themselves. PAR was selected as a research and assessment strategy due to its emphasison student participation and empowerment linked with action for positive change. Onlinesurveys and four focus groups involved the students in topics geared towards developing apsychologically safe space for sharing experiences, providing feedback on program activities,and reflecting on personal goals, values, and aspirations. Based on our findings, we identify
environments are created when a group ofindividuals work collectively and collaboratively to achieve a shared goal or objective. They canbe comprised of the atmosphere, individual members (experience, skillsets, and motivations),communication, shared resources, and the space (cognitive, affective and physical) in which theywork. Team-effectiveness within these environments can often be difficult and time consumingto measure, requiring training of the observers as well as a significant time investment in codingand analysis post-observation. As a result, observations of teams in engineering and computerscience education have typically looked at which tasks are performed and/or which behaviors areexhibited over a specific observation period.7-9 While
shifted the traditionalemphasis on math prerequisite requirements to an emphasis on engineering motivation for math.The program had an overwhelming impact on engineering student retention, motivation andsuccess at Wright State University. Results of a longitudinal study suggested that the approachhad the potential to double the number of the nation's engineering graduates, while bothmaintaining their quality and increasing their diversity. The results suggested that the impact ofthe course on student motivation and self-efficacy had contributed to increased graduation rateswith the greatest impact on the student groups who stood the most to gain.Mentorship program, Interaction with industry: Johnson et. al.14 described a peer mentoringprogram at