Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared Students

Hensel, Robin; Dygert, Joseph; Morris, Melissa Lynn

doi:10.18260/1-2--36635

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“…This cohort received special programming aimed at improving retention outcomes. Hensel et al found that students leaving engineering between their first and second years exhibited much larger decreases in their perceptions of their own ability to succeed within the major than those students who were retained, despite both groups scoring similarly in these measures upon entering the program 8 . However, further work is needed to investigate how programs similar to that taught at FMU can improve student success rates.…”

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Exploring First Year Engineering Students' Career Motivations and Expectations

Renu,

Potter,

Kanaparthi

ASEE Southeast Section Conference Proceedings

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Exploring First Year Engineering Students' Career Motivations and Expectations

Renu,

Potter,

Kanaparthi

ASEE Southeast Section Conference Proceedings

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Early Impacts on Retention and Curriculum After Introducing A First-Year Experience Course

Trafford,

Chakraborty,

Ramachandran

2024

2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)

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Embodied Learning for Well-Being, Self-Awareness, and Stress Regulation: A Randomized Trial with Engineering Students Using a Mixed-Method Approach

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The continuous changes in our society require adapted training that encompasses both technical and competency knowledge. There is a high level of demand, especially in areas such as engineering, which can affect the mental health of students, producing high levels of stress and psychological distress, hindering self-efficacy and academic performance. Embodied learning working on self-awareness, stress reduction and self-knowledge can help to generate healthier environments. Creative therapies can be a tool to promote the prevention of health problems in this group of the population. In particular, Dance Movement Therapy has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving health in clinical and non-clinical settings. In this work, a body awareness program based on Dance Movement Therapy is developed and implemented in engineering students. Through a mixed pre-post methodology, its impact is evaluated and analyzed in an experimental group of engineering students. Psychometric tests, physiological variables and reflective diaries are used as data sources. The results show that the experimental group, compared with the control group, increased their levels of body awareness and connectedness, well-being and life satisfaction and reduced their stress levels. The results were supported by cortisol measures. Likewise, the students acknowledged having increased their levels of self-awareness and self-knowledge and considered the inclusion of these bodily approaches in higher education to be necessary.

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Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared Students

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Exploring First Year Engineering Students' Career Motivations and Expectations

Exploring First Year Engineering Students' Career Motivations and Expectations

Early Impacts on Retention and Curriculum After Introducing A First-Year Experience Course

Embodied Learning for Well-Being, Self-Awareness, and Stress Regulation: A Randomized Trial with Engineering Students Using a Mixed-Method Approach

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