NDLI: A short-term assessment of a multi-faceted engineering retention program

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Nicklow, J. Kowalchuk, R. Gupta, L. Tezcan, J. Mathias, J.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Southern Illinois University, USA (Nicklow, J.; Kowalchuk, R.; Gupta, L.; Tezcan, J.; Mathias, J.)
Abstract	A set of formative tools have been designed to assess the short-term progress of a multi-faceted program aimed at improving the overall graduation rate from 37 to 67 percent over a five-year period at a College of Engineering. The holistic program consists of a set of academic and non-academic components designed to improve first- and second-year retention rates to 80 and 90 percent, respectively. Using selective performance indicators, each program component is assessed to determine its impact on the program's short-term progress. The assessment shows that the student support offered by the program components has a positive impact on the number of enrolled engineering majors. Following one year of implementation, the program is approximately half way towards reaching its target retention rates. The program has also unexpectedly and positively impacted student recruitment and campus-wide retention efforts. A key lesson learned through project implementation is that strategic assessment of activities is crucial not only to determine the extent to which the desired objectives have been met but to also refine the program components to achieve the desired retention goals. Furthermore, the efforts which focus on first-year students should not overlook the fact that parental/guardian consent may be required as part of assessment activities.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	413462
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424447152
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2009.5350774
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-10-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Design engineering Recruitment Engineering students Mechanical engineering Civil engineering Demography Computer industry Manufacturing industries Mining industry Summer bridge program Assessment Engineering retention Introduction to engineering Living-learning community Peer mentoring
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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