WIP: Surprises in Student Stress and Academic Support SURVEY
- Conference
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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)
- Location
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Boston, Massachusetts
- Publication Date
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July 28, 2024
- Start Date
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July 28, 2024
- End Date
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July 30, 2024
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Page Count
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5
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--48641
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/48641
- Download Count
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47
Paper Authors
Rawle D. Sookwah
University of South Carolina
orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-0317
Rawle D. Sookwah earned his Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision program at the University of South Carolina (USC). Rawle completed his Bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology and his Education Specialist degree in counselor education at USC. He works as a graduate teaching assistant in the counseling minor program and conducts research through the College of Education Wellness Enhancement Lab. He conducts interdisciplinary research through his graduate research assistantship with a National Science Foundation funded team in the USC College of Engineering. His research interests include cultural determinants of help seeking, strength-based crisis intervention, and college student wellness. Mr. Sookwah is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina and a nationally certified counselor, serving through the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team and his private practice.
Robert Petrulis
Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.
Edward P Gatzke University of South Carolina
Ed Gatzke is currently the faculty Director for the LEAF Sustainability Living and Learning Community at the University of South Carolina. Prior to becoming Faculty Director, he served for eight years as the faculty advisor for the USC Engineering and Computing Living and Learning Community. He has taught a variety of high-school and first-year introductory and professional development courses over the last two decades. Dr. Gatzke also leads a two-week Maymester study abroad trip to Germany covering energy topics.
Abstract
Engineering and Computing students were surveyed on a variety of topics related to academic progression. Some notable findings include:
1. Students were generally not worried about living away from home or family issues. 2. Students were most concerned about grades and finances. 3. Students most often attended lectures and prepared for class but felt these were least effective of the academic activities. 4. Students rarely sought help from TAs, office hours, or tutoring but felt these could be of medium to high value. 5. Students rarely did extra readings but ranked it most effective overall.
These findings have been use to update a summer pre-freshmen early move-in experience targeting first-generation engineering and computing students. Experiences and lessons learned from the summer program will also be described.
Sookwah, R. D., & Petrulis, R., & Gatzke, E. P. (2024, July), WIP: Surprises in Student Stress and Academic Support SURVEY Paper presented at 15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE), Boston, Massachusetts. 10.18260/1-2--48641
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