SET! SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT: Helping NSBE Collegiate Graduate with 3.2 GPA or Better Scholastic Achievement is both the Floor and the Ceiling – the foundation and springboard for a vibrant Engineering or STEM career. A recent NSBE study found that collegiate chapters that: • host Study Groups for math, science, engineering, computer science and other subjects; and • promote Skills Development Workshops that teach study and career skills On average, seize scholastic achievement’s crown-ring - a higher Grade Point Average (GPA) than those chapters that don’t. Higher GPAs correlate with higher graduation rates. Additionally, studies show that improving faculty engagement increases retention and academic success. These targeted, evidence-based, chapter-focused strategies are the center-piece of NSBE’s new strategic direction to foster academic success, faculty engagement and appreciably advance NSBE toward its 2025 goal.
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Member / Stakeholder Engagement
Suggested Changes Necessary Prepare student-centric toolkits to implement and assess the following program elements: • Implementation Steps • Best practices • Sample budgets • Case studies • Evaluation forms Create incentives Create tracking systems (e.g., align Activity Reports with these data) Prepare student-centric toolkits to implement and the following program elements: • Implementation Steps • Best practices • Sample Budgets • Case Studies • Evaluation Forms Create incentives.
Program Activity
Study groups are regularly scheduled study sessions for engineering students to increase course material understanding especially challenging concepts. Typically facilitated by graduate students or upperclassmen with demonstrated subject matter proficiency, these groups complement the lecture and recitation with supplemental instruction and problem- solving. Chapter members should self- organize study groups around specific courses, whether or not upperclassmen, graduate students and post-doctorates are available. The key is utilizing the study groups to reinforce the learning you do on your own, rather than just seeing it as a homework aid. (See below for details)
Chapter Leadership Chapter members, especially those in gateway courses in their major Graduate students (as facilitators) Upperclassmen (as facilitators) Multicultural Program Administrator (MEP) (help structure group sessions, and perhaps compensate facilitators, recruiting facilitators, provide, orientation, training, etc.)
Facilitated Study Groups
Chapter Leadership Chapter members
Self-Organized Study Groups
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