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A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention: I. Success and Failure in the Introductory Course
Author(s) -
Felder Richard M.,
Forrest Krista D.,
BakerWard Lynne,
Dietz E. Jacquelin,
Mohr Phyllis H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1993.tb00067.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , curriculum , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , engineering education , engineering , engineering management , pedagogy , medicine , aerospace engineering
A profile of 124 students enrolled in an introductory chemical engineering course has been assembled. The information collected includes data on family and educational backgrounds, profiles on the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator and the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, and responses to a questionnaire regarding attitudes and expectations. Student performance in the introductory course was correlated with the assessment data. The results suggest several significant predictors of success or failure in the introductory course, and by extension, in the chemical engineering curriculum.