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Bekkering, Ernst; Ward, Ted – Information Systems Education Journal, 2021
Student attendance in class, and participation while in class, are predictors of student performance. Last year, we reported on a new measure combining class attendance and attentiveness while in class and used this participation score as a predictor of student performance on the final exam in the class. This year, we follow up by analyzing data…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Academic Achievement, Grade Prediction, Attention Control
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Popovich, Karen; Pangborn, Greta – Information Systems Education Journal, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 necessitated a sudden shift to online learning. Faculty at Saint Michael's College, in Colchester, Vermont (USA), had ten days to re-plan their courses as well as potentially learn new pedagogies, adapt to technology for instruction, and help students adjust to the changes. In addition, faculty needed to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Curriculum Design
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Peslak, Alan; Kovalchick, Lisa; Wang, Wenli; Kovacs, Paul – Information Systems Education Journal, 2018
This study examines the effectiveness of on-ground, online, and the hybrid delivery methods through a quantitative survey of students who were enrolled in Computer Information Systems courses at three universities during the 2016-2017 academic year. The results of the survey indicate that respondents preferred the on-ground course delivery method…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction, Web Based Instruction
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Schwieger, Dana; Surendran, Ken – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
The value of experiential learning projects (which are usually major assessments in courses) in education has been touted since the early 1900s (Dewey, 1938). These projects have the potential to deepen students' understanding of course topics by allowing them to put concepts into practice and watch the results develop. However, experiential…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Best Practices, Online Courses, Computer Science Education
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Lang, Guido; O'Connell, Stephen D. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
We investigate the relationship between learning styles, online content usage and exam performance in an undergraduate introductory Computer Information Systems class comprised of both online video tutorials and in-person classes. Our findings suggest that, across students, (1) traditional learning style classification methodologies do not predict…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Correlation, Cognitive Style, Undergraduate Students
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Parris, Joan B.; Beaver, Jana P.; Nickels, David W.; Crabtree, John D. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
Research shows that during times of economic downturn in the United States, education funding suffers. One method that higher education administrators are choosing to ease the economic crunch is to offer hybrid classes that blend one regular face-to-face class meeting with online and outside class components. The challenge of managing large…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Computer Science Education, Learner Engagement, Blended Learning
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Bain, Lisa Z. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
There are many different delivery methods used by institutions of higher education. These include traditional, hybrid, and online course offerings. The comparisons of these typically use final grade as the measure of student performance. This research study looks behind the final grade and compares student performance by assessment type, core…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Blended Learning, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Davis, Gary Alan; Kovacs, Paul J.; Scarpino, John; Turchek, John C. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
The emergence of increasingly sophisticated communication technologies and the media-rich extensions of the World Wide Web have prompted universities to use alternatives to the traditional classroom teaching and learning methods. This demand for alternative delivery methods has led to the development of a wide range of eLearning techniques.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Information Technology, Information Systems, Internet
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Breimer, Eric; Cotler, Jami; Yoder, Robert – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
While online systems are an essential component of distance learning, they can also play a critical role in improving the delivery of activities in a traditional laboratory setting. The quality and effectiveness of online course delivery is often compared to equivalent face-to-face alternatives. In our approach, we have harnessed what we feel to…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Management Systems, Online Courses, Video Technology