Wagner, M. J., & Christe, B. L., & Fernandez, E. (2012, June), Comparing First-year Engineering Technology Persisters and Non-persisters  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21089

\bibitem{asee_peer_21089}
  Wagner, M. J., \& Christe, B. L., \& Fernandez, E. (2012, June), \emph{Comparing First-year Engineering Technology Persisters and Non-persisters}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21089

Martin John Wagner, Barbara L Christe, and Eugenia Fernandez.  "Comparing First-year Engineering Technology Persisters and Non-persisters".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21089 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21089}
  Martin John Wagner, Barbara L Christe, and Eugenia Fernandez.
  "Comparing First-year Engineering Technology Persisters and Non-persisters".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21089 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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AB  -   Comparing First-Year Engineering Technology Persisters and Non-                            Persisters.  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education is a growing nationalpriority. “Reaffirming and strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine ofscientific discovery and technological innovation is essential to meeting the challenges ofthis century,” said President Obama. (The White House Office of the Press Secretary,http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-launches-educate-innovate-campaign-excellence-science-technology-en). The School of Engineering andTechnology at a large midwestern urban university is committed to the advancement ofSTEM education. Over one-third of graduates in the School of Engineering andTechnology are from the Engineering Technology department. Improvement inengineering technology student retention plays a vital role in campus STEM graduationproduction. Between 2008 and 2010, less than 52% of students who start the programremain after their first year. (B. Christe, personal communication, October 5, 2011).There is not much known on the specific factors that contribute to the gradual loss ofengineering technology majors after their first year in the program. Little research hasbeen generated on improving engineering technology student retention.The purpose of the study is to examine what differences exist between first yearengineering technology majors who continue in the major and those who leave or aredismissed prior to the beginning of the second year. Analyzing the data collected such asmath courses taken previously, specific major, and method of admission will helpdevelop a description of a persisters and non-persisters. The data consists of three sets offull-time freshman engineering technology majors. One group enrolled in the fall of2008 (75 students), the second group enrolled in the fall of 2009 (86 students) and thethird group enrolled in the fall of 2010 (69 students. Understanding the key differenceswill guide faculty in creating possible intervention opportunities in the effort to increaseretention.
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