ERIC Number: EJ1116204
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-1267
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Year-Long Peer Mentoring Activity to Enhance the Retention of Freshmen STEM Students in a NSF Scholarship Program
Cutright, Teresa J.; Evans, Edward
Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, v24 n3 p201-212 2016
The last year of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded scholarship program was used to provide pseudo-formal peer mentoring activities to engineering, mathematics, and science undergraduates. A one-credit class was used to afford time for peer mentors and mentees to interact. During the fall semester, seniors augmented each week's topics with personal experiences as to how they used the skill/topic that they had learned in their freshmen class in a future sophomore, junior or senior level course or on their co-op assignment. The last 10 min of every class were used for the seniors and freshmen to have an informal discussion. During the spring semester, the seniors served as an additional technical resource for the freshmen as they completed their class project. All participants found the one-credit class, project and peer mentoring activities beneficial to their education and would highly recommend the experience to incoming students.
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, School Holding Power, College Freshmen, STEM Education, Scholarships, College Seniors, Student Projects, Educational Benefits, Outcomes of Education, Student Surveys, Student Satisfaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE0966245
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