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Student Learning And Retention Using A Flight Training Device: A Case Study, Adeel Khalid
Student Learning And Retention Using A Flight Training Device: A Case Study, Adeel Khalid
National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)
Student learning and retention as a function of the mode of teaching is analyzed in this study. Different groups of students receive information about aircraft flight operations either via lecture, through directed study, a combination of the two or through a pre-recorded flight demonstration video. Their level of learning is assessed by evaluating how well they fly an aircraft and perform a predefined mission using a flight simulator. Scores of different groups are compared qualitatively and quantitatively and students are surveyed after the flight. It is hypothesized that students that learn through watching a demonstration video and have the ability …
Using Active Learning And The Wright State Model For Engineering Mathematics Education To Cultivate Academic Success Among First-Year Engineering Students, Leroy Long Iii
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A mid-sized private university in the Southeast has created an experimental first-year engineering course based on the Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education. The course aims to increase student retention, motivation, and success in engineering through an application-oriented, hands-on introduction to engineering mathematics. Therefore, active learning techniques were used throughout the course. Students provided preliminary qualitative data via end-of-course evaluations. Preliminary quantitative data included student course grades, cumulative GPAs (CGPAs), and retention rates. Thus far, students taking the experimental firstyear engineering course believe they gain confidence and skills such as problem-solving, time management, study habits, computer programming, as well …
Emulating The Wright State Model For Engineering Mathematics Education: Improving First-Year Engineering Student Retention, Leroy L. Long Iii, Lisa M. Abrams, Lisa Barclay, Jamie Paulson
Emulating The Wright State Model For Engineering Mathematics Education: Improving First-Year Engineering Student Retention, Leroy L. Long Iii, Lisa M. Abrams, Lisa Barclay, Jamie Paulson
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In 2004, Wright State University developed an innovative mathematics course for first-year engineering undergraduates in order to increase student retention, motivation and academic success. To date, the Wright State model has had a positive impact on student retention, motivation and academic success by increasing graduation rates and GPAs among participants. During the fall of 2014 and 2015, one large public university in the Midwest with more selective admission criteria decided to pilot a course based on the Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education. Using the Wright State model, a mathematics for engineering course was offered to prospective students so …