TY - GEN
T1 - Implementation of just in time and revamped engineering math courses to improve retention and graduation rates
AU - Shadaram, Mehdi
AU - Alger, Brandy
AU - Agrawal, Mauli
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - We have created Just in Time Math (JITM) course for freshmen engineering students who show deficiency in math. The result has shifted the traditional emphasis on math prerequisite requirements for engineering classes to an emphasis on engineering motivation for math, with a "just-in-time" structuring of the new math sequence. Students still have to follow the traditional math sequences, however, the pre-requisites for some of the core engineering courses have changed from Calculus I to the newly developed Math classes. We have also incorporated engineering examples into the traditional and engineering mathematics courses. Since 2009, we have been offering cohorts of about 25 engineering freshmen every fall on a voluntary basis. The preliminary results indicate moderate improvements in the retention rate and GPA of participating students.
AB - We have created Just in Time Math (JITM) course for freshmen engineering students who show deficiency in math. The result has shifted the traditional emphasis on math prerequisite requirements for engineering classes to an emphasis on engineering motivation for math, with a "just-in-time" structuring of the new math sequence. Students still have to follow the traditional math sequences, however, the pre-requisites for some of the core engineering courses have changed from Calculus I to the newly developed Math classes. We have also incorporated engineering examples into the traditional and engineering mathematics courses. Since 2009, we have been offering cohorts of about 25 engineering freshmen every fall on a voluntary basis. The preliminary results indicate moderate improvements in the retention rate and GPA of participating students.
KW - Engineering math
KW - Retention and graduation rates
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2013.6684805
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2013.6684805
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893280987
SN - 9781467352611
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - 154
EP - 158
BT - 2013 Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 43rd IEEE Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2013
Y2 - 23 October 2013 through 26 October 2013
ER -