{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1992778694","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","title":"Motivating and retaining engineering students by integrating real world engineering problems into the calculus courses","display_name":"Motivating and retaining engineering students by integrating real world engineering problems into the calculus courses","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-04-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1992778694","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","mag":"1992778694"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5071211423","display_name":"Naima Kaabouch","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I24571045","display_name":"University of North Dakota","ror":"https://ror.org/04a5szx83","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Naima Kaabouch","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","[Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA]"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"[Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA]","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013929775","display_name":"Deborah Worley","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I24571045","display_name":"University of North Dakota","ror":"https://ror.org/04a5szx83","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Deborah L. Worley","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026250938","display_name":"Jeremiah Neubert","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I24571045","display_name":"University of North Dakota","ror":"https://ror.org/04a5szx83","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jeremiah Neubert","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023400260","display_name":"Mohammad Khavanin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I24571045","display_name":"University of North Dakota","ror":"https://ror.org/04a5szx83","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mohammad Khavanin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5071211423"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I24571045"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":6.1397,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":4,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.95279866,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"5"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13682","display_name":"Engineering Education and Pedagogy","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2216","display_name":"Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13682","display_name":"Engineering Education and Pedagogy","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2216","display_name":"Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11283","display_name":"Experimental Learning in Engineering","score":0.9959999918937683,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12124","display_name":"Engineering Education and Curriculum Development","score":0.9952999949455261,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/calculus","display_name":"Calculus (dental)","score":0.7678983211517334},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/curriculum","display_name":"Curriculum","score":0.5643472671508789},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-education","display_name":"Engineering education","score":0.536171555519104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4038979411125183},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics-education","display_name":"Mathematics education","score":0.3680957555770874},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.2936878800392151},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.22998452186584473},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-management","display_name":"Engineering management","score":0.22058287262916565},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medicine","display_name":"Medicine","score":0.19174250960350037},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.13798683881759644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pedagogy","display_name":"Pedagogy","score":0.10314717888832092}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777686260","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144037","display_name":"Calculus (dental)","level":2,"score":0.7678983211517334},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47177190","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207137","display_name":"Curriculum","level":2,"score":0.5643472671508789},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5041995","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853745","display_name":"Engineering education","level":2,"score":0.536171555519104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4038979411125183},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.3680957555770874},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.2936878800392151},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.22998452186584473},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110354214","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6314146","display_name":"Engineering management","level":1,"score":0.22058287262916565},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.19174250960350037},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.13798683881759644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.10314717888832092},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199343813","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12128","display_name":"Dentistry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon.2012.6201119","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1931057515","https://openalex.org/W2099398908","https://openalex.org/W2409018857","https://openalex.org/W2423609147","https://openalex.org/W2601845815","https://openalex.org/W2606226486","https://openalex.org/W2626728191","https://openalex.org/W2734147566","https://openalex.org/W4285719527","https://openalex.org/W6713991920","https://openalex.org/W6735798775","https://openalex.org/W6736752454","https://openalex.org/W6739719597","https://openalex.org/W6740989834"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4391375266","https://openalex.org/W2748952813","https://openalex.org/W2390279801","https://openalex.org/W2358668433","https://openalex.org/W4396701345","https://openalex.org/W2376932109","https://openalex.org/W2001405890","https://openalex.org/W4396696052","https://openalex.org/W4402327032","https://openalex.org/W2382290278"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Many":[0],"students":[1,66,86,140],"who":[2],"switch":[3],"away":[4],"from":[5,119],"an":[6],"engineering":[7,30,54,62,85,108],"major":[8],"cite":[9],"math,":[10],"specifically":[11],"calculus,":[12],"as":[13],"one":[14],"of":[15,51,73,103],"the":[16,41,49,99,104,111,129],"most":[17],"influential":[18],"factors":[19],"in":[20,35,40,88,98,128,141],"that":[21,107],"decision.":[22],"This":[23],"paper":[24],"presents":[25],"a":[26,79,89,94],"method":[27,47,75],"to":[28,64,67,83,114,138],"improve":[29],"student":[31,112],"persistence":[32],"and":[33,61,125,133],"learning":[34],"calculus":[36,43,69],"without":[37],"any":[38],"changes":[39],"current":[42],"curriculum.":[44],"The":[45,71,101],"proposed":[46],"combines":[48],"integration":[50],"real":[52],"world":[53],"problems":[55,109],"into":[56],"existing":[57],"Calculus":[58,90,130],"II":[59,91,131],"courses":[60],"mentors":[63,127],"help":[65],"solve":[68],"problems.":[70],"implementation":[72],"this":[74],"was":[76],"achieved":[77],"through":[78],"pilot":[80,105],"study":[81],"administered":[82],"undergraduate":[84],"enrolled":[87],"course":[92],"at":[93],"mid-size":[95],"research":[96],"institution":[97],"Midwest.":[100],"results":[102],"show":[106],"helped":[110],"participants":[113],"learn":[115],"calculus.":[116],"Students":[117],"benefited":[118],"working":[120],"closely":[121],"with":[122],"their":[123,126],"peers":[124],"course,":[132],"they":[134],"felt":[135],"more":[136],"connected":[137],"other":[139],"math":[142],"and/or":[143],"engineering.":[144]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}