Freshman Interest Groups: Creating Seamless Learning Communities to Enhance Student Success
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In 1983 the National Commission on Excellence in Education's A Nation at Risk began a call for reform in secondary and higher education.This report claimed that America's education was "being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people." 1 .Several related reports followed.Namely, the Wingspread Group 2 and the Kellogg Commission 3 both charged higher education to redesign the undergraduate experience to better prepare America's citizens for the 21 st century.One area that continues to be of concern is the decline of science, math, and engineering (SME) students."Undergraduate engineering enrollment declined from a high of 441,205 students in 1983 to 356,177 students in 1996, representing a 19 percent reduction."4 Furthermore, the attrition rate for engineering students remains high.An estimated 35% of first-year engineering students change their major before the start of their sophomore year.5
Source: ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors: Thomas R. Marrero, Andrew K. Beckett
Institution: University of Missouri
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W105472567