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Direct linkVan den Broeck, L.; De Laet, T.; Lacante, M.; Pinxten, M.; Van Soom, C.; Langie, G. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
To stimulate a flexible lifelong learning system students can enter university via lateral entry. Unlike traditional first-year students, lateral entrance students are not well-studied. Therefore this study focuses on comparing first-year students with a specific group of lateral entrants, namely bridging students at the Faculty of Engineering…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Freshmen, Engineering, Engineering Education
Download full textDadigamuwa, P. R.; Senanayake, Samans – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
The present study was carried out to determine the motivating factors for enrolling in an engineering study programme in open and distance learning (ODL) and the factors that affect the students' performance. The study was conducted with two convenient samples of students following distance learning courses in engineering technology, conducted by…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education
Ariadurai, S. Anbahan; Manohanthan, Rajalingam – Online Submission, 2008
Faculty of Engineering Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka has been offering engineering programmes at a distance for the last two decades or so. However, completion rates in Faculty of Engineering Technology are lower compared to the other faculties of the University. This paper investigates the reasons for low completion rates in the…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Eligibility, Distance Education, Engineering Technology
