Strategies for Engagement of Non-Traditional Students in Engineering-Related Courses

Authors

Kimberly T. Luthi Dr., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University WorldwideFollow
David Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Keith Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Aeronautics, Graduate Studies

Document Type

Presentation without Video

Publication/Presentation Date

10-27-2023

Abstract/Description

Project Goals

Overview

• Goal #1: Increase students' commitment to engineering pathways.
• Goal #2: Increase academic performance and persistence in engineering.
• Goal #3: Increase persistence of Veterans in engineering pathways.

Research Questions

• How does students' participation in peer-led team learning activities in online engineering courses correlate to their a) commitment to engineering, b) engineering identity, and c) self-efficacy.
• How do students in peer-led team learning activities compare to students in non-PLTL groups in terms of a) academic performance and b) persistence in engineering pathways?

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

16th Annual Mentoring Conference

Location

University of New Mexico

Paper Number

1

Number of Pages

25

Scholarly Commons Citation

Wilson, K., Luthi, K., Harvie, D., and Surrency, M., Strategies for Engagement of Non-Traditional Students in Engineering-Related courses. 16th Annual Mentoring Conference, The University of New Mexico, Oct. 27th, 2023. Wilson, K., Luthi, K., Harvie, D., and Surrency, M. (2023) Strategies for Engagement of Non-Traditional Students in Engineering-Related courses. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Mentoring Conference.