Leadership Growth Over Multiple Semesters in Project-Based Student Teams Embedded in Faculty Research (Vertically Integrated Projects)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20294285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Sonnenberg-Klein (0000-0002-6069-3166, Georgia Institute of Technology), Edward J Coyle (0000-0002-7244-0828, Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-452 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1109/te.2023.3344314 |
| OpenAlex | W4390691865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
Contribution: This longitudinal study modeled student leadership growth in a course sequence supporting long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary projects embedded in faculty research. Students (half from computer science, computational media, electrical engineering, and computer engineering) participated for 1-4 semesters. Background: PBL is used widely in higher education. It is used in industry for leadership development, but leadership development in project-based learning (PBL) has not been explored in higher education. A preliminary analysis implied leadership growth through the third semester of participation, but the design did not control for attrition. Research Questions: At the student level, how do leadership role ratings change over multiple semesters of participation? Do first (and second) semester ratings differ by number of semesters students eventually participate? Methodology: The study involved two peer evaluation questions on 1) the degree to which students coordinated the team’s work and 2) served as technical/content area leaders. Analysis employed analysis of variance to examine attrition by initial ratings (N $=$ 1045) and multilevel growth modeling to study change over time (N $=$ 585). A strength of using peer evaluations is the large sample size, but a weakness is that the tool was developed for student assessment and not educational research. The study did not control for participation in leadership programs outside the course. Findings: On average, individual leadership role ratings increased each semester through the third semester of participation. Ratings of students who left the program after 1 or 2 semesters did not differ from ratings for those who participated longer
Engineering management · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Project management · Software engineering · Systems engineering · Biomedical and Engineering Education · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Engineering · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |