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Goncher, Andrea M.; Jayalath, Dhammika; Boles, Wageeh – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
Concept inventory tests are one method to evaluate conceptual understanding and identify possible misconceptions. The multiple-choice question format, offering a choice between a correct selection and common misconceptions, can provide an assessment of students' conceptual understanding in various dimensions. Misconceptions of some engineering…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Concept Formation, Teaching Methods, Misconceptions
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Larraza-Mendiluze, Edurne; Garay-Vitoria, Nestor – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2015
This paper surveys how the computer input/output (I/O) subsystem is taught in introductory undergraduate courses. It is important to study the educational process of the computer I/O subsystem because, in the curricula recommendations, it is considered a core topic in the area of knowledge of computer architecture and organization (CAO). It is…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Engineering Education, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Study
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Fernandez Aleman, J. L.; Palmer-Brown, D.; Jayne, C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper presents the results of a project on generating diagnostic feedback for guided learning in a first-year course on programming and a Master's course on software quality. An online multiple-choice questions (MCQs) system is integrated with neural network-based data analysis. Findings about how students use the system suggest that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning