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The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Cody D Jenkins, Arizona State University; Karl A. Smith, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #33752The PEERSIST Project: Promoting Engineering Persistence Through Peer-ledStudy GroupsMs. Thien Ngoc Y Ta, Arizona State University Thien Ta is a doctoral student of Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. She obtained her B.S., and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She has taught for Cao Thang technical college for seven years in Vietnam. She is currently a graduate research associate for the Entrepreneurial Mindset initiative at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her doctoral research focuses on Entrepreneurship Education and Innovation in

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Jill Zarestky, Colorado State Univeristy; Lei Xie, Texas A&M University; Khalil M. Dirani, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to develop and run innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the Engineering Innovation Center, a 20,000 sq ft rapid prototyping facility. These include Aggies Invent, Engineering Project Showcase, Inventeer, and Pop Up Classes. In addition, he mentors multiple entrepreneurial teams. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Micro-skills and Mini-habits in Engineering Student Teams: Facilitating a Confluence of Perspectives and TalentMotivation and BackgroundTeams for creative problem solving consist of members that each bring unique qualities such

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Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto

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engineering in helping studentsuse their knowledge to create something:“Design is the core of engineering. So the purpose of an engineer is to use a knowledge of mathand science technical knowledge to create some new product or service that someone is willingto buy so that adds value to society.”When this instructor was asked specifically about the role of design in engineering science, noclear distinction was made:“If you believe that engineering science is an engineering program, then, I think talking aboutengineering design is absolutely fundamental and again I talked earlier about a shift from theidea that we’re creating academics […] to (creating) people that may be doing a lot moreentrepreneurial work […] The are all very entrepreneurial now