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dc.creatorRamirez-Velarde R.
dc.creatorAlexandrov N.
dc.creatorSanhueza-Olave M.
dc.creatorPerez-Cazares R.
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-09T17:15:16Z
dc.date.available2018-04-09T17:15:16Z
dc.identifier.issn18770509
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.procs.2016.05.465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11285/628068
dc.descriptionThis paper investigates the impact of the learning activities on the final grades in students in engineering education. A principal component analysis is carried out on the undergraduate "Stochastic Models" course. We have determine that the first principal component has a positive correlation with the score of the final written cumulative exam. This could possibly mean that the final exam could be eliminated from the engineering curricula, but the variability is significant as measured by the correlation R statistic. Based on information gathered on a much larger sample, we found that the variability has increased, indicating changes in the course and students' emphasis in learning activities. Therefore it can be concluded that the evidence presented does not justify eliminating written cumulative final exams. © The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978472456&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2016.05.465&partnerID=40&md5=ab803d5afcc82d936765fd8e6a8adbf1
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.sourceProcedia Computer Science
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCurricula
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducation computing
dc.subjectPrincipal component analysis
dc.subjectStochastic models
dc.subjectStochastic systems
dc.subjectStudents
dc.subjectCourse design
dc.subjectEngineering curriculum
dc.subjectEvaluation
dc.subjectFirst principal components
dc.subjectLearning Activity
dc.subjectLearning analytics
dc.subjectPositive correlations
dc.subjectEngineering education
dc.titleThe impact of learning activities on the final grade in engineering education
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.identifier.volume80
dc.identifier.startpage1812
dc.identifier.endpage1821
refterms.dateFOA2018-04-09T17:15:16Z


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