Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of Engineering Education and Educa- tional Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Multi-Program Approach to Student Retention and SuccessAbstractPrograms that address the needs of first year engineering students have traditionally beendesigned to create community and facilitate inclusion. Students are more likely to be retainedinto their second year when guided by structures of engagement and support throughpurposefully-designed programs (Soldner, Rowan-Keyon

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sophia Lerner Pink, Stanford University; Kayla Powers, Stanford University; Adrian Piedra, Stanford University; Shivani Alexandra Torres, Stanford University; Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

classroombelonging, but the more factors evident the greater the likelihood that a student would experiencethe feeling of classroom belonging.5.5 LimitationsThis study suffers from many of the drawbacks of pilot work. The sample size was small,meaning that effect sizes had to be quite large to register as statistically significant. This can beremedied through expansion to a broader base of students and additional institutions. Thesestudents were from only a handful of majors (mostly mechanical and civil engineering) andresults might differ significantly through inclusion of other majors.The engineering identity measure (EI) is new and adapted from Godwin et al.’s (2016)definitional work and has not been qualified as a valid and reliable measurement scale

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Charity Watson

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First-Year Programs

study focuses on thecorrelation between Kolbe ATM results and student performance in hybrid precalculus to determineif certain conative categories are particularly well-suited or poorly-suited to this course model. Wereport preliminary data from a Fall 2016 pilot study and discuss next steps to predict which studentsare “at risk” on the basis of Kolbe ATM results.Course Structure of PrecalculusCalculus is a common prerequisite for introductory courses in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Students who are not yet ready to take calculus must takeprecalculus in order to start the path towards a degree in a STEM discipline. The precalculuscourse at Clemson University is a pass/fail hybrid course in which students