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Effect of Senior-sophomore Mentoring on Student-perceived Integration in an Engineering Discipline

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Conference

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

San Antonio, Texas

Publication Date

June 10, 2012

Start Date

June 10, 2012

End Date

June 13, 2012

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Page Count

8

Page Numbers

25.499.1 - 25.499.8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--21257

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/21257

Download Count

386

Paper Authors

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Eric C. Huang Manhattan College

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Abstract

Effect of senior-sophomore mentoring on student-perceived integration in an engineering disciplineAbstractAcademic and social interaction between engineering upperclassmen and underclassmen can belimited due to factors such as differences in age and state of progression thorough an engineeringcurriculum. To address the lack of interaction, a mentoring program was implemented to paireach sophomore with a senior in the same field of study. At minimum, each pairing wasrequired to meet for at least thirty minutes on a monthly basis over the course of an academicyear and discuss academic or social concerns of the mentee. The sophomores reported theirassessment on the interaction between the pairing, as well as their assessment on the level oftheir own integration into the student population of their particular field of study. The resultswere compared to those of a control group, a previous sophomore class that did not participate inthe mentoring program. The number of upperclassmen reported to be acquaintances did notsignificantly differ between the mentees and the control group. The self-assessed level ofintegration into the student population, however, was significantly higher for those whoparticipated in the mentoring program. The results indicate that requiring interaction betweenupper and lowerclassmen does not necessarily promote or improve student networking but doescorrelate with the higher levels of satisfaction as perceived by each individual student.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The author has no preference on whether this paper is accepted in a regular,presentation/discussion, or poster session. Thank you for your time!

Huang, E. C. (2012, June), Effect of Senior-sophomore Mentoring on Student-perceived Integration in an Engineering Discipline Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21257

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