A First-year Attrition Survey: Why Do They Say They Are Still Leaving?

Johnson, Jeff; Niemi, Alan D.

doi:10.18260/p.23380

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“…Prior versions of some of the information provided in this executive summary has been presented in various forms in previous ASEE papers 1,2,3,4,5 that address other aspects of this project. The data provided here has been updated to reflect the state of the project at the time of this writing.…”

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Board # 112 : Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?

Niemi¹,

Johnson²

2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He earned a masters in Engineering Project Management from Eastern Michigan University in 2014. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.

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“…There is a greater need today to educate our students with multi-disciplinary skills than ever before while we are still facing the challenge of recruiting and retaining engineering students. Researchers [1][2] have studied these issues and one of the many challenges is the lack of preparation. The real preparation for engineering begins in high school.…”

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A Hands-on, First-year Mechanical Engineering Course

Mariappan

Nissenson

Shih

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Mariappan Jawaharlal is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has been recognized as an outstanding educator for his innovative and engaging teaching pedagogy. He has received numerous honors including Northrop Grumman Award for Excellence in teaching and Innovative Educator Award. He is the founder and director of Robotics Education through Active Learning (REAL), a unique K-12 outreach robotics program, which reaches thousands of students each year. This is the largest event of its kind in the nation, and it culminates in an Annual Robot Rally. The REAL initiative has inspired thousands of young students to pursue STEM education. He is a pioneer in developing engaging, online tutorials. He founded APlusStudent, an online supplemental K-12 education company in 1998, and developed over 800 interactive, learning modules. More recently He has been involved in CSU course redesign initiative focused on redesigning bottleneck courses with technology. His interests are in the fields of education, entrepreneurship, product design and biomimicry. He has been instrumental in bringing many new products to the market from mere concepts, He is a Fellow of Biomimicry Institute. He has over 20 years of industrial, academic & entrepreneurial experience. Before joining Cal Poly Pomona, I also served as a faculty at Rowan University, NJ and Kettering University, MI. He is passionate about education and focuses on K-16 and STEM education. He writes columns for Huffington Post on issues related to K-12 & higher education.

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“…Parental financial support also positively associates with academic performance, reflected in a 0.2-point increase in average GPA compared to students who self-fund their studies. Indeed, in this regard, Johnson et al [12] mention that poor academic performance and financial hardship drive students to drop out of university. In light of the results of the present study, it is essential to promote scholarships for students and to generate opportunities that allow them to maintain a good GPA for their career advancement.…”

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“…In this regard, the factors associated with student finances also enable researchers to analyze their degree of commitment and predisposition to continue with their studies [11]. It should be noted that, as reported in related literature, students sometimes drop out of university because of financial difficulties [12]. In the Chilean context, in which the present study was carried out, researchers found that the main factors that cause engineering students to drop out include a lack of self-confidence, excessive academic workload, and financial situation [13].…”

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Analysis of factors that influence the academic performance of first-year Chilean engineering students

Saavedra-Acuna,

Quezada-Espinoza

2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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is a professor and researcher at the School of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, where currently collaborates with the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish), as an instructor in active learning methodologies. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, faculty and continuing professional development, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education.

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A First-year Attrition Survey: Why Do They Say They Are Still Leaving?

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Board # 112 : Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?

Board # 112 : Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?

A Hands-on, First-year Mechanical Engineering Course

Analysis of factors that influence the academic performance of first-year Chilean engineering students

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