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Impact of First-Year Mathematics Study Groups on the Retention and Graduation of Engineering Students
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Cançado, Luciana; Reisel, John R.; Walker, Cindy M. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
Many interventions have been proposed to improve the retention and graduation rates of engineering students. One such intervention is to use study groups for first-year college students; such groups provide a structured environment in which the students can learn course material from each other outside of class and can provide the students with a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Mathematics, Communities of Practice, Group Instruction