Title :
Improving student results in a statics course using a computer-based training and assessment system
Author :
Zapata Rivera, Luis Felipe ; Restrepo Ochoa, Jorge Luis ; Barbosa Perez, Jaime L.
Author_Institution :
EAFIT Univ., Medellín, Colombia
Abstract :
One of the main causes of desertion in engineering programs is the poor student academic performance in basic courses. One of these courses is Statics, which is taught at the undergraduate level. Between 2009 and 2011 about 30% of students did not get a satisfactory grade to pass the course and a high percentage of these students deserted from their engineering program at EAFIT University.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; engineering education; statics; EAFIT university; Internet; computer-based assessment system; computer-based training system; dynamic assessment generation scheme; e-learning platforms; educational software; engineering programs; paper-and-pencil tests; problem-based learning approaches; statics course; student results; Computers; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Gaussian distribution; Histograms; Training; XML; computer systems; desertion; engineering; reprobation; training and assessment processes;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Oklahoma City, OK
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2013.6685165
