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A Differentiated Picture of Student Performance in Introductory Courses to Theory of Computation
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Frede, Christiane; Knobelsdorf, Maria – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and Context: Considerable numbers of Computer science (CS) undergraduate majors struggle in Theory of Computation (ToC) courses, which strengthen bimodality beliefs of student performance. Reasons for students struggling are assumed to be manifold but substantial ground is based on studies providing singular insights into this matter.…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses, Computation
Exploring the Relationship between Homework Task Difficulty, Student Engagement and Performance
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Lynch, Raymond; Hurley, Adrian; Cumiskey, Olivia; Nolan, Brian; McGlynn, Bridgeen – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
This article considers the relationship between differential homework task difficulty, student engagement and performance across four Irish post-primary school sites. A total of 236 participants completed all elements of this study. All participants were junior cycle students, aged between 12 and 16 years. The study employed a standardised…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learner Engagement, Homework, Difficulty Level
Rigor and Differentiation in the Classroom: Tools and Strategies. 1st Edition
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Blackburn, Barbara R. – Eye on Education, 2018
Learn how to differentiate instruction while maintaining a rigorous learning environment. In this practical book, rigor expert Barbara R. Blackburn shows that the differentiated classroom doesn't mean extra work for top students and easy work for others; instead, you can have high expectations for all students and provide scaffolding so that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Individualized Instruction, Difficulty Level, Educational Quality
The Effects of Cooperative and Individualistic Learning Structures on Achievement in a College-Level Computer-Aided Drafting Course
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Swab, A. Geoffrey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study of cooperative learning in post-secondary engineering education investigated achievement of engineering students enrolled in two intact sections of a computer-aided drafting (CAD) course. Quasi-experimental and qualitative methods were employed in comparing student achievement resulting from out-of-class cooperative and individualistic…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Postsecondary Education, Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (12th, Montreal, Canada, July 2-5, 2019)
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis
A-Level Results in Comprehensive Schools: The COMBSE Project, Year 1.
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Fitz-Gibbon, Carol T. – Oxford Review of Education, 1985
Results of the first year of the ongoing Confidential, Measurement-Based, Self-Evaluation Project that examines variables related to A-level English and Mathematics achievement in 10 comprehensive schools in the United Kingdom are presented. A-level results were found to be strongly predicted by teacher assessments and by prior O-level achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Class Size, Comparative Education