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Two-hour Workshop on Spatial Relations Bolsters Skills and Confidence in Female Engineering Students Download PDF Now

A two-hour workshop on spatial reasoning with accompanying visualization software completely eliminated significant gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities among a group of UC Berkeley engineering students.

Copyright © 1995 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Reprinted from, Agogino, A.M. and S. Hsi, "Learning Style Based Innovations to Improve Retention of Female Engineering Students in the Synthesis Coalition," (Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, FIE'95, ASEE/IEEE, pp. 4a2.).

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Program for Minorities in Engineering Achieves Record Retention Download PDF Now

At Pennsylvania State University, an intensive preparation program for minorities in engineering has retained 73% of its participants until graduation, twice the rate of minority students not in the program. Learn about the strategies that led to its success.

Persaud, Anita, Amy L. Freeman, "Creating a Successful Model for Minority Students' Success in Engineering: The PREF Summer Bridge Program," WEPAN / NAMEPA 2005 Joint National Conference.

Female University Students' Retention in Engineering Increases after a Women in Applied Science and Engineering (WISE) Summer Bridge Program Download PDF Now

A four-day summer program for freshman female engineering students at Arizona State University led to improved retention rates of participants: 70 to 80%, compared with 60% for women not in the program.

Fletcher, Shawna, Dana Newell, Leyla Newton, Mary Anderson-Rowland, "The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness," Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.

More Experience Leads to Equal Performance and Greater Confidence for Female Engineering Students Download PDF Now

For a class of university students studying robotics, women's hands-on experience led to a 48% jump in their confidence levels and equal performance to the male students in pre- and post-tests.

Copyright © 2002 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Reprinted from, Milto Elissa, Chris Rogers, and Merredith Portsmore, "Gender Differences in Confidence Levels, Group Interactions, and Feelings About Competition in an Introductory Robotics Course," Paper presented at 2002 ASEE/IEEE Engineering Education Conference.

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Math Scores Jump After Four-Week Summer Course for Women and Minorities Download PDF Now

A summer program at the University of New Mexico used techniques such as small group instruction to improve mathematics scores. By the end of the class, nearly two-thirds of the participants had raised their algebra scores by 15 percent.

Ami, Carlon G., "The Effects of a Four Week Summer Bridge Program," University of New Mexico, 2001 6 pp.

Spatial Skills Course Can Be Critical in Retaining Women in Engineering Download PPT Now

More than three-quarters of women who took an introductory spatial skills course were retained, compared to 48 percent of the women who didn't take the course. This presentation shows what worked at one College of Engineering.

Sorby, Sheryl, "Gender Differences in Spatial Reasoning Skills and their Effects on Success," The Michigan Tech Project: Phase 1--Initial Development, Michigan Technological University.

A Short Course Can Build an Academic Bridge for Women Download PDF Now

The mostly female student body at Bronx Community College is very low income, with most students qualifying for financial aid. Short, intensive courses in basic skills combined with student support significantly improved their grades and retention.

Finkelstein, Jason A., "Maximizing Retention for At-Risk Freshmen: The Bronx Community College Model," 2002.

Design Bridge Programs to Fill Gaps Download PDF Now

This guide provides the questions you need to answer in developing a Bridge program in your school.

Jenkins, Davis, "Bridge Program Planning Guide," Workforce Strategy Center, 2004, 5 pp.

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