Strategies for Engagement of Non-Traditional Students in Engineering-Related Courses

<p> <strong> Project Goals </strong></p><p> Overview <ul> <li> Goal #1: Increase students' commitment to engineering pathways. </li> <li> Goal #2: Increase academic performance and persistence in engineering. </li> <li> Goal #3: Increase persistence of Veterans in engineering pathways. </li> </ul></p><p> Research Questions <ul> <li> How does students' participation in peer-led team learning activities in online engineering courses correlate to their a) commitment to engineering, b) engineering identity, and c) self-efficacy. </li> <li> How do students in peer-led team learning activities compare to students in non-PLTL groups in terms of a) academic performance and b) persistence in engineering pathways? </li> </ul></p>