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Wang, Xi; Dai, Minhao; Mathis, Robin – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: Given the relatively low graduation and retention rate in undergraduate engineering programs in the United States, the factors that influence student success outcomes need to be examined. However, limited research systematically studied both student- and school-level factors and how they influenced undergraduate engineering student…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Influences, Engineering Education
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Nissen, Jayson M.; Jariwala, Manher; Close, Eleanor W.; Van Dusen, Ben – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: High-stakes assessments, such the Graduate Records Examination, have transitioned from paper to computer administration. Low-stakes research-based assessments (RBAs), such as the Force Concept Inventory, have only recently begun this transition to computer administration with online services. These online services can simplify…
Descriptors: Research Design, College Students, Science Instruction, Physics
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Ma, Vania J.; Ma, Xin – International Journal of STEM Education, 2014
Background: As an effort to account for disparities in mathematics performance between American and East Asian middle school students, the present research aims to compare the relationship between learning styles (competitive and cooperative) and mathematics performance among middle school students between the USA and the three top-performing East…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement