Persistence, Resilience and Mathematics in Engineering Transfer Capital

Contribution: This paper identifies key personal and academic factors in successful transfer to electrical, computer, and mechatronics (ECM) engineering programs. The findings support prior research on engineering transfer shows that successful students accumulate knowledge and behaviors in their se...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on education 2018-11, Vol.61 (4), p.281-288
Main Authors: Winberg, Simon L., Winberg, Christine, Engel-Hills, Penelope
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Persistence
College Transfer Students
Colleges & universities
Computer Science Education
Cultural differences
Education
Electronic countermeasures
Engineering
Engineering Education
Engineering transfer capital
Foreign Countries
Grades (Scholastic)
Individual Characteristics
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Mathematics Achievement
Mechatronics
Nontraditional Students
Persistence
Resilience
Resilience (Psychology)
Social factors
Social Integration
Student Adjustment
Student Characteristics
student diversity
Student Records
Students
transfer students
underrepresentation
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Summary:Contribution: This paper identifies key personal and academic factors in successful transfer to electrical, computer, and mechatronics (ECM) engineering programs. The findings support prior research on engineering transfer shows that successful students accumulate knowledge and behaviors in their sending institution that enable their progress in the receiving institution. Background: Institutional arrangements and processes, inclusive cultures and practices, social integration, and clear academic requirements support the transfer of students who go from two-year colleges and similar to follow engineering programs at four-year institutions. Various personal attributes are also associated with successful transfer. Research Question: What factors enable transferees to succeed in four-year ECM engineering degree programs? Methodology: Student data were obtained from the receiving institution's registration database and grades administration system. Database queries were used to identify transfer and non-transfer students' performance. Averages and frequencies of passes, fails, repeats, withdrawals, etc., were calculated and compared. There were limited data on students' personal challenges and non-academic strengths. Findings: All the students who attained Bachelor of Science degrees in ECM showed persistence and resilience in their journeys toward an engineering qualification, and had achieved high grades in mathematics at the sending institution.
ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2018.2825942