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The potential of supplemental instruction in engineering education - helping new students to adjust to and succeed in University studies

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a programme that is attached to difficult courses with the objective of increasing student performance and retention. However, an SI programme also has the potential to increase overall student performance and retention during the first critical year if applied to introductory courses. In this study the latter objective is investigated in an engineering educational environment. The study shows that an SI programme attached to difficult first semester courses for new engineering students, has substantial positive effects on both first year student performance, and retention. Both male and female students appear to benefit from attending SI to the same extent. Some potential reasons for these improved first year student performances are that attendance at SI sessions appears to lead to improved self-confidence, a broader network of study partners, improved study strategies and problem solving skills, and an increased ability to critically review material and work with others.

Publiceringsår

2015

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

347-365

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volym

40

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Engineering and Technology

Nyckelord

  • Peer learning
  • Engineering Education
  • Active learning
  • Supplemental Instruction
  • Study strategies

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0304-3797