scholarly journals Predicting Computer Engineering students' dropout in Cuban Higher Education with pre-enrollment and early performance data

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niurys Lázaro Alvarez ◽  
Zoraida Callejas ◽  
David Griol
Keyword(s):  
Data Analytics ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Engineering Studies ◽  
Early Performance ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Positive Results

We present an educational data analytics case study aimed at the early detection of potential dropout in Computer Engineering studies in Cuba. We have employed institutional data of 456 students and performed several experiments for predicting their permanency into three (promotion, repetition, and dropout) or two classes (promoting, not promoting). We have also tested a combination of classification features for training and testing decision trees and neural networks; including information obtained at the time of enrollment, after the first semester and after the first academic year. Our results show a considerable accuracy using all features (96.71%). Using only the features available at the time of enrolment and after the first semester we obtain very positive results (68.86% and 93.85% accuracy respectively) with a high recall of non-promoting students. Thus, it is possible to obtain an early assessment of the risk of dropout that can help defining prevention policies.

Implementation of the Second-year course in an Engineering Professional Spine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Iqbal ◽  
Deena Salem ◽  
David Strong
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research University ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Core Courses ◽  
Second Year ◽  
First Time ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of this paper is to document the experience of developing and implementing a second-year course in an engineering professional spine that was developed in a first-tier research university and relies on project-based core courses. The main objective of this spine is to develop the students’ cognitive and employability skills that will allow them to stand out from the crowd of other engineering graduates.The spine was developed and delivered for the first time in the academic year 2010-2011 for first-year general engineering students. In the year 2011-2012, those students joined different programs, and accordingly the second-year course was tailored to align with the different programs’ learning outcomes. This paper discusses the development and implementation of the course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department.

scholarly journals Analisis Kebutuhan: Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Padlet di Teknik Mesin Universitas Islam Riau

GERAM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Fauzul Etfita ◽  
Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Academic Year

Teaching materials are a set of tools or facilities that contain materials, methods and evaluations used by teachers or lecturers in learning. So far, the teaching materials released by several developers have rarely been in accordance with the needs of Mechanical Engineering students, where some of the teaching materials available still use general English. In this study, in order to compile an appropriate teaching material, researchers have conducted a needs analysis. Needs analysis is a fundamental aspect for English language lecturers for specific purposes (ESP) in identifying information or the main needs of students and investigating areas of student shortages. In line with this statement, this research is a case study design that aims to determine the needs of mechanical engineering students in learning English through Padlet at the Faculty of Engineering in the 2019-2020 academic year. The data in this study were collected from researcher observations, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 40 students and two English language lecturers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The results revealed that speaking and writing are the main focus of English skills in the Mechanical Engineering department and listening along with reading are the next English skills needed than others.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning to Enhance English Communicative Competence: A Case Study of the First-Year Students at Thepsatri Rajabhat University

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Sasilak Rodphotong
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Post Test ◽  
School Schedule ◽  
Academic Year

The attempts of the present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of collaborative learning to enhance English communicative competence and evaluating students’ satisfaction towards the instruction. The participants in this study were 1,471 the first-year students enrolled in the first semester, 2017 academic year. The students’ English proficiency according to the CEFR was A1. The instruments used were lesson plans, pre-test and post-test and satisfaction questionnaire. The lessons were comprised of various collaborative learning activities emphasizing at the following topics: self-introduction, school schedule, telling time, asking and giving information, food, leisure, describing people, describing things and giving direction. The period of experiment was 20 hours. The independent sample t-test was calculated to find the differences. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of .01 after teaching with collaborative learning. This indicated that the students’ communicative competence significantly improved. Besides, the satisfaction questionnaire was distributed at the end of the instruction and the results indicated that the students had a positive satisfaction towards the instruction.

scholarly journals Student Responses to a Tough Early Assessment: A Useful “Kick up the Bum”?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Wilson ◽  
Kate F Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
High Failure Rate ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Right ◽  
Depth Interviews

First year is a delicate time for students. Many have little idea what to expect of university, and their sense of identity as tertiary students is fragile. A diagnostic assessment early in first semester may reassure students that they have chosen the right path. However, some academics, particularly in engineering, argue that this early assessment should be very demanding – so tough, in fact, that some students fail - in order to alert students to the hard work required to pass the course. This study uses a mixed methods design (weekly surveys and in-depth interviews) to explore the effects of a purposefully tough early assessment on first year engineering students at an Australian university. We find that, across the cohort, the high failure rate was not associated with a significant slump or spike in motivation. Although some students were initially dismayed by their results, most went on to address their study with resilience, and appreciated the “kick up the bum”, as they described it.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Passing Atas Bola Voli, Siswa SMK Melalui Variasi Pembelajaran

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Sandy Yudha Sinurat ◽  
Sabaruddin Yunis Bangun
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Passing Grade

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana peningkatan hasil belajar Passing atas melalui variasi pembelajaran pada siswa kelas XI SMK Parulian 1Medan Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah PTK, yang terdiri dari siklus I dan siklus II. Setelah data terkumpul, dzilakukan analisis pembelajaran melalui variasi pembelajaran. (1) Dari tes hasil belajar melalui variasi Pembelajaran di siklus I diperoleh 13 siswa yang tuntas (68,42%) sedangkan 6 siswa (31,58%) belum tuntas, dengan nilai rata-rata ketuntasan belajar passing atas (76,27). Belum tercapai ketuntasan klasikal maka dilakukan kembali pembelajaran melalui variasi pembelajaran (2) dari tes hasil belajar II disiklus II diperoleh 17 siswa yang tuntas (89,47%) sedangkan 2 siswa (10,53%) belum tuntas, dengan nilai rata-rata ketuntasan belajar passing atas sebanyak (81, 54%). Maka sudah tercapai lah nilai klasikal 85% tersebut. Dalam hal ini dapat dilihat  bahwa terjadi peningkatan 21% dari siklus I ke siklus II. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa melalui variasi pembelajaran dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar Passing atas Bola Voli Siswa Teknik Komputer Jaringan SMK Parulian 1 Medan Tahun 2018. Kata kunci: Belajar, Passing Atas, Bolavoli                                                    ABSTRACTThis research was conducted aimed at knowing how far the increase in learning outcomes Passing through learning variations in class XI Parulian 1Medan Vocational School 2017/2018 Academic Year. The research method used is PTK, which consists of cycle I and cycle II. After the data is collected, dzilakukan analysis of learning through variations in learning. (1) From the learning outcomes test through variations in Learning in the first cycle, 13 students were completed (68.42%) while 6 students (31.58%) were not completed, with an average passing grade of passing learning (76.27) . Classical completeness has not yet been achieved so learning through learning variations (2) from learning outcomes II in cycle II is obtained by 17 students who complete (89.47%) while 2 students (10.53%) have not yet completed, with average completeness scores top passing learning (81, 54%). Then the 85% classical value has been reached. In this case it can be seen that there is a 21% increase from cycle I to cycle II. Based on the results of data analysis, this study concluded that through learning variations can improve learning outcomes Passing on Volleyball Ball Computer Engineering Students Network Medan Parulian 1 Vocational School in 2018. Keywords: Study, Upper Passing, Volleyball

scholarly journals The Implementation of Video Blog (Vlog) as a Teaching Media in Speaking Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Dani Fitria Brilianti ◽  
Hana Yulinda Fithriyani
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Media ◽  
Data Result

<p>The use of appropriate media in the learning and teaching process especially in teaching speaking is quite important for the lecturers to have students' the best result. The video blog (Vlog) is one of the media that commonly used by lecturers in teaching speaking English to gain students' motivation in speaking. The main aim of this study is to investigate the lecturer's strategy in implementing video blog as a media in teaching speaking. Besides, it is also to identify the difficulties of vlog implementation in teaching speaking. To achieve the objectives, the descriptive qualitative approach in the form of a case study was chosen as the method of the research. Observation and interview were collected as the data to the class 2A, a second-semester student of Computer Engineering Students of Politeknik Harapan Bersama, Tegal, Indonesia. The data from classroom observation were obtained from activity portrait, video recording, students and lecturers' notes, and interview during observation. The data analysis presented by using descriptive explanation, and the data result from lecturers' interview were summarized by using the table and described based on the phenomenon that found during the observation. The finding of data showed that the lecturer applied task-based learning to implement vlog in speaking skill. The lecturers did not only show the vlog to the students in teaching speaking as the media but also asked them to make it by their selves and uploaded it to the YouTube Channel as the new references of English vlog. Lecturers began the learning and teaching process with pre tasks: introduction, review to the previous material; then continued to the main tasks: showing the model/media, giving task, and discussion; and closed by the post-task: evaluation and feedback. Moreover, the difficulties faced by the lecturers in implementing vlog in teaching speaking were a distinct range of students' English scores especially in speaking, the improper gadget that owns by the students’ to make the video blog, and lack of students’ creativity in building the video blog content to make it interesting to be watched. In line with the previous studies, which stated that video blog is interesting and it can improve students' speaking skill effectively.</p>

scholarly journals IELTS as a Literacy-Based Proficiency Test

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Sugeng Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
English Literature ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Central Java ◽  
International English ◽  
Academic Year

This is an exploratory case study aimed at investigating whether or not International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) scores correspond with literacy levels. During the 2011-2012 academic year, 20 first semester students in the English Literature Program in the Faculty of Language and Cultural Studies (Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Budaya) at Universitas Stikubank (UNISBANK) were randomly selected to take the IELTS. Results were matched against predetermined criteria for literacy levels (Hammond, et al. 1992) in order to classify them into the appropriate levels of literacy. Findings indicate that all students (100 percent) were at the performative level of literacy with respect to their overall IELTS scores. Only 25 percent of the students on the speaking subtest and 20 percent of the students on the reading subtest managed to test at the functional level. It is therefore recommended that action research be conducted in Central Java level to upgrade the level of literacy from the performative level up to the informative level. As well, similar research may be conducted with a multi-disciplinary approach employing a correlational study between IELTS band scores with literacy levels.

scholarly journals Using Depth Cameras to Detect Patterns in Oral Presentations: A Case Study Comparing Two Generations of Computer Engineering Students

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
pp. 3493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Roque ◽  
Cristian Cechinel ◽  
Tiago O. Weber ◽  
Robson Lemos ◽  
Rodolfo Villarroel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Microsoft Kinect ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Depth Cameras ◽  
Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Critical Skills ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Oral Presentations

Speaking and presenting in public are critical skills for academic and professional development. These skills are demanded across society, and their development and evaluation are a challenge faced by higher education institutions. There are some challenges to evaluate objectively, as well as to generate valuable information to professors and appropriate feedback to students. In this paper, in order to understand and detect patterns in oral student presentations, we collected data from 222 Computer Engineering (CE) fresh students at three different times, over two different years (2017 and 2018). For each presentation, using a developed system and Microsoft Kinect, we have detected 12 features related to corporal postures and oral speaking. These features were used as input for the clustering and statistical analysis that allowed for identifying three different clusters in the presentations of both years, with stronger patterns in the presentations of the year 2017. A Wilcoxon rank-sum test allowed us to evaluate the evolution of the presentations attributes over each year and pointed out a convergence in terms of the reduction of the number of features statistically different between presentations given at the same course time. The results can further help to give students automatic feedback in terms of their postures and speech throughout the presentations and may serve as baseline information for future comparisons with presentations from students coming from different undergraduate courses.

scholarly journals Componential Theories of Creativity: A Case Study of Teaching Creative Problem Solving

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Rennick ◽  
Kenneth McKay
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Verification Process ◽  
Engineering Pedagogy

Engineering is the discipline of applying scientific and mathematical tools to solve practical problems for society. At the core of a person’s problem-solving abilities is their creativity. This is a preliminary and exploratory theory-based paper summarizing the two most prevalent componential theories of creativity as applied to a case study. These theories outline a set of processes which contribute to a person’s ability to be creative in a domain. The components differ slightly between models, but include: motivation; domain-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities; and cognitive process of creativity including problem finding, ideation, and evaluation.To demonstrate the practical application of these theories to engineering pedagogy, they will be applied to a case study of a 2-day academic hackathon called “Tron Days”. Tron Days guides students through a multi-step modelling and verification process and concludes with teams of students designing and constructing a robotic arm. At the end of the second day, students demonstrated their functioning robotic prototypes. This event has now been run twice for first semester Mechatronics Engineering students, and similar implementations with different problems have been run in seven other engineering programs at the same institution. Each section of this paper will demonstrate the application of componential theories of creativity by drawing connections to the Tron Days event.

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