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Kumar, Amruth N. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2023
Is there a pattern in how students solve Parsons puzzles? Is there a difference between the puzzle-solving strategies of C++ and Java students? We used Markov transition matrix to answer these questions. We analyzed the solutions of introductory programming students solving Parsons puzzles involving if-else statements and while loops in C++ and…
Descriptors: Markov Processes, Puzzles, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education
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Williamson, Kimberly; Kizilcec, René F. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2021
Knowledge tracing algorithms such as Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT) can provide students and teachers with helpful information about their progress towards learning objectives. Despite the popularity of BKT in the research community, the algorithm is not widely adopted in educational practice. This may be due to skepticism from users and…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Learning Processes, Computer Software, Learning Analytics
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Shimmei, Machi; Matsuda, Noboru – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2020
One of the most challenging issues for online courseware engineering is to maintain the quality of instructional components, such as written text, video, and assessments. Learning engineers would like to know how individual instructional components contributed to students' learning. However, it is a hard task because it requires significant…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Engineering, Outcomes of Education, Courseware
Kelly, Wayne – 1997
This paper describes a spreadsheet-based faculty flow model developed and implemented at the University of Calgary (Canada) to analyze faculty retirement, turnover, and salary issues. The study examined whether, given expected faculty turnover, the current salary increment system was sustainable in a stable or declining funding environment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Computer Software, Decision Making