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RAVISHANKAR RAO Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ  \nABSTRACT  \n[Studies show that a significant fraction of students graduating from high schools in the U.S. is](Studies show that a significant fraction of students graduating from high schools in the U.S. is)[ ](Studies show that a significant fraction of students graduating from high schools in the U.S. is)[ill prepared for college and careers. Some problems include weak grounding in math and writing](ill prepared for college and careers. Some problems include weak grounding in math and writing), lack of motivation, and insufficient conscientiousness. Academic institutions are under pressure to improve student retention and graduate rates, whereas students are under pressure to graduate and find employment. Consequently, there is room for substantial innovation in better motivating students, improving their performance, and helping them succeed.  \nThis paper describes two interventions consisting of cinematic meditation and online books. We utilized them to improve student engagement while developing important skills including conscientiousness and communication. In cinematic meditation, we engaged students in goaldirected and guided viewing of films concerning important technological developments. We administered this exercise during the first week of class, which helped to motivate students and stimulate classroom discussion. We asked students to write an essay describing their responses to questions related to the films. Online books help to log student activity and provide supplementary learning material for the students to master. Both these interventions produce quantitative data about student behavior, such as timeliness, which we used to predict subsequent student performance. A timeliness measure, obtainable as early as within 5 weeks of the semester, is correlated (r = 0. 4, p \u003C 0. 001) with a cumulative score computed at the midpoint of the semester. This facilitates the early identification of at-risk students, and could avert further performance problems in the semester.  \nThe interventions and data-driven techniques described in this paper are easy to administer and scalable to large class sizes.  \nKey words: assessment, educational innovations, instructional design.  \nSUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 1  \nADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION  \nInterventions for Promoting Student Engagement and Predicting Performance in an Introductory Engineering Class  \nINTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION  \nThe U. S. has identified Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as critical areas for the creation of an educated workforce that maintains competitiveness ( [https://www](https://www). [ed.gov/stem](ed.gov/stem)) . According to the Department of Education, STEM-2026 Innovation Report ( [https://](https://)[ ](https://)[innovation.ed.gov/files/2016/09/AIR-STEM2026_Report_2016.pdf](innovation.ed.gov/files/2016/09/AIR-STEM2026_Report_2016.pdf) ), “those graduates who have practical and relevant STEM precepts embedded into their educational experiences will be in high demand in all job sectors. It is estimated that in the next five years, major American companies will need to add nearly 1.6 million STEM-skilled employees.” However, there is a large gap between vision and reality. Consider the sobering statistic that “fewer than 40% of the students who enter college with the intention of majoring in a STEM field complete a STEM degree”( [https://innovation.ed.gov/](https://innovation.ed.gov/)[ ](https://innovation.ed.gov/)[files/2016/09/AIR-STEM2026_Report_2016.pdf](files/2016/09/AIR-STEM2026_Report_2016.pdf) ) .  \nThis gap between the stated vision of creating more STEM graduates and the reality","cbCaishC5xv3vYAB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaishC5xv3vYAB","pdf",2447280,23,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction and Motivation\n## National STEM goals and the graduation gap\n## Need for early identification of struggling students\n## Prior efforts and underlying causes","[{\"question\":\"What two interventions does the paper propose for introductory engineering students?\",\"answer\":\"The paper proposes cinematic meditation using goal-directed film viewing and online books to log activity and provide supplementary learning material.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper predict student performance using intervention data?\",\"answer\":\"It uses a timeliness measure derived from logged student activity, which correlates with cumulative scores computed at the semester midpoint.\"},{\"question\":\"When is the timeliness measure available, and why is that useful?\",\"answer\":\"The paper states the timeliness measure can be obtained as early as within about five weeks, enabling early identification of at-risk students to prevent further performance problems.\"}]","Interventions for Promoting Student Engagement and Predicting Performance in an Introductory Engineering Class | PDF",1792068605,58]