DocumentCode
609866
Title
A Surface Approach to Learning Rewards First-Year Engineering Students
Author
Svedin, M. ; Balter, O. ; Scheja, M. ; Pettersson, K.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Commun., KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
fYear
2013
fDate
21-24 March 2013
Firstpage
143
Lastpage
147
Abstract
In a study investigating first-year engineering students´ approaches to learning and studying, a surface approach to learning was shown to be the best predictor of academic achievement. A strategic approach to studying was found to be a negative factor. A questionnaire was distributed to first-year students aiming for Master of Science in Engineering in either Computer Science or Media Technology in the beginning and the end of their first year of study. In the first instance 150 students (69.5 %) answered the questionnaire and 87 (34.5 %) participated on both occasions.
Keywords
computer science education; engineering education; Master of Science in Engineering; academic achievement; computer science; first-year engineering student; learning approach; media technology; studying approach; Calculus; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Media; Psychology; approaches to learning; engineering students;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE), 2013
Conference_Location
Macau
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5627-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-7695-4960-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LaTiCE.2013.40
Filename
6542251
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