Evaluation of an Intervention on Activity Planning in CS1

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-08-04 DOI:10.1109/RITA.2023.3302174

Alberto Gómez;María-Jesús Marco-Galindo;Julià Minguillón

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Abstract

A key factor in online learning is an instructional design that ensures that students maintain an adequate and constant learning pace throughout the course. This is especially relevant when a fundamentally practical and progressive learning approach is required, such as in introductory programming courses. This article describes an intervention conducted in a first-year subject of the Computer Engineering degree called “Programming Fundamentals”. This subject poses many challenges related to the introduction of abstract concepts, the completion of programming exercises in a specific language, and the monitoring of the pace of proposed learning activities so that students can achieve adequate learning. Based on academic results from several semesters, it was decided to make an intervention that modified the planning of learning activities to maintain motivation and learning pace throughout the semester, while reducing the time between completing the activities and receiving feedback. An analysis of the results following the change shows that more students complete the core activities, with a decrease in dropouts from continuous assessment and an increase in the number of students passing the course. Data analysis has been validated using propensity score matching, a method for evaluating interventions with a quasi-experimental design.

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CS1活动规划干预措施的评价

在线学习的一个关键因素是教学设计，确保学生在整个课程中保持适当和恒定的学习速度。当需要一种基本实用和渐进的学习方法时，例如在入门编程课程中，这一点尤其重要。本文描述了在计算机工程学位一年级课程“编程基础”中进行的干预。这一主题提出了许多挑战，涉及到抽象概念的介绍，完成特定语言的编程练习，以及监测拟议的学习活动的速度，以便学生能够充分学习。根据几个学期的学习成绩，我们决定进行干预，修改学习活动的计划，以保持整个学期的动力和学习速度，同时缩短完成活动和接收反馈之间的时间。对变化后结果的分析表明，更多的学生完成了核心活动，从连续评估中退学的人数减少了，通过课程的学生人数增加了。使用倾向评分匹配(一种准实验设计评估干预措施的方法)对数据分析进行了验证。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.