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Persistence, Engagement, And Migration In Engineering Programs, Matthew Ohland, Sheri Sheppard, Gary Lichtenstein, Ozgur Eris, Debbie Chachra, Richard Layton
Persistence, Engagement, And Migration In Engineering Programs, Matthew Ohland, Sheri Sheppard, Gary Lichtenstein, Ozgur Eris, Debbie Chachra, Richard Layton
Debbie Chachra
Records from the Multiple-Institution Database forInvestigating Engineering Longitudinal Development indicatethat engineering students are typical of students in other majorswith respect to: persistence in major; persistence by gender andethnicity; racial/ethnic distribution; and grade distribution. Datafrom the National Survey of Student Engagement show that thissimilarity extends to engagement outcomes including course challenge,faculty interaction, satisfaction with institution, and overallsatisfaction. Engineering differs from other majors most notablyby a dearth of female students and a low rate of migration into themajor. Noting the similarity of students of engineering and othermajors with respect to persistence and engagement, we proposethat engagement is a precursor to persistence. We …