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“Engineering” Student Success: How Does it Happen and Who is Responsible?
Author(s) -
Zinatelli Marna,
Dubé Marc A.
Publication year - 1999
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.2168-9830.1999.tb00426.x
Subject(s) - psychology , order (exchange) , key (lock) , engineering education , medical education , knowledge management , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , engineering management , business , medicine , computer security , finance
Abstract Despite increasing interest in strategies for enhancing academic performance, several factors limit the ability of engineering students and professors to collaborate in improving the way students approach learning. Evidence indicates that it is worthwhile overcoming these limitations in order to facilitate change. There is a great deal of valuable information available about study skills training as well as evidence that this training results in better academic performance. Moreover, research on motivation suggests that professors can play a key role in helping students make improvements in their study behavior. This paper provides recommendations for helping students recognize the benefits of changing the way they study and for motivating them to participate in study skills training.