A peer-led team learning program for freshmen engineering students: Impact on retention

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pazos, Pilar ^a   Drane, Denise ^a   Light, Gregory ^a,b   Munkeby, Annette ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Searle Center for Teaching Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING COURSES; ENGINEERING STUDENTS; LEARNING PROGRAMS; UNDERGRADUATE LEADERS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85029130781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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