Subrata Chakraborty, Xujuan Zhou, Abdul Hafeez-Baig, R. Gururajan, M. Paul, Anuradha Mandal, Anila Elizabeth Chacko, P. Barua
{"title":"Objective analysis of marker bias in higher education","authors":"Subrata Chakraborty, Xujuan Zhou, Abdul Hafeez-Baig, R. Gururajan, M. Paul, Anuradha Mandal, Anila Elizabeth Chacko, P. Barua","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851839","url":null,"abstract":"Marker bias has been a serious factor contributing to discrepancy in assessments. In this study we analyze one year students' results in a Business Faculty within an Australian university to understand the extent of variation induced by marker bias in multiple marker scenarios. The study shows interesting insights regarding the marking trends of a particular marker, and shows variations among markers in a particular course. The study paves the way for quantification of marker variation through objective analysis.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125215290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating interactive historical vignettes into learning of computer science concepts","authors":"Yu-Hsuan Ho, Chiu-Fan Hu, Cheng-Chih Wu","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851834","url":null,"abstract":"This study developed three interactive historical vignettes (IHVs) to teach high school students computer science concepts. The three developed IHVs address the concepts of a compiler, high-level languages, and artificial intelligence respectively. The developed IHVs materials were delivered in a high school computer science course to evaluate its impact on students' learning, in terms of assessment, interest, as well as the nature of science. The study reveals that by applying the IHVs approach, students learned the computer science concepts better than students who used the traditional approach. Students showed positive attitudes toward IHVs activities and understood more about the nature of science.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128136394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janejira Somchart, Patitta Suksomboon Garcia, P. Aiyarak
{"title":"The information management with ontology together with N-Gram technology for the deployment in the stakeholders communication using real-time application, a case study of Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University","authors":"Janejira Somchart, Patitta Suksomboon Garcia, P. Aiyarak","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851817","url":null,"abstract":"Communication is the main factor in acknowledging information for correct implementation. Therefore, it is essential that the information management process suits the stakeholder. In order to increase the speed, accuracy, and precision of information input, we used ontology technique to analyze, classify, and display information according to the need of stakeholders by classifying information into Classes and Sub-classes. News headlines are analyzed according to stakeholders into 4 Classes and 7 Sub-Classes. The details of each part will be the condition in determining the relationship of the need for information. N-Gram technology was used to increase channels and efficiency in the query, and to process and display the results through an Android-based smart phone application. Evaluation of user satisfaction showed that most users were very satisfied (mean = 4.65, standard deviation = 0.657). The technology can be appropriately used in management of public relations information according to the need of the stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129359750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two dimensional assessment technique for CBL","authors":"R. Chatterjee, J. K. Mandal","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851767","url":null,"abstract":"Confidence Based Assessment (CBA) is a novel technique for learners' assessment that measures the knowledge as well as confidence level. CBA is an integral part of Confidence Based Learning (CBL) that provides input for deficiency diagnosis (DD) of a learner. This paper proposes design and implementation of CBA using xml and web based tools that maps deficiency of a learner in a format suitable for the system. In the proposal a novel two dimensional assessment methodologies has been adopted which comes to be a better technique compared to the existing one dimensional assessments.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130608563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a telecommunication engineering pipeline of communication networks","authors":"Xiaojun Hei, W. Cheng","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851792","url":null,"abstract":"To address the fundamental problem between the increasingly volume of knowledge and the limited study hours of engineering curriculum, we designed and implemented a telecommunication engineering pipeline for communication networks as a case study for the telecommunication engineering curriculum. In this program, students are required to accomplish systematically-designed theory and practice modules in order to develop their system capabilities progressively in a pipeline fashion. This pipeline follows a problem-oriented design in that the courses in this pipeline are closely related and provide in-depth theoretical foundation and hands-on practices coherently driven by a capstone project, so that the students are expected to develop system capabilities to design a communication system, component, or process to meet specifications by applying what they have learned in this telecommunication engineering pipeline. We also reported our implementation strategies at three levels: framework, courses and classes, with some initial results based on our empirical teaching practices on several courses including the introduction to information technology, fundamentals of information theory, computer networks, and network system design and labs. We also proposed the pedagogy applications of a WeChat-based utility on smartphones to provide the convenient teacher/student interaction and timely assessment in class. Our preliminary results have shown the positive feedback from students of implementing such a telecommunication engineering pipeline for communication networks.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133626079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A framework to search better series of lecture improvement","authors":"Takatoshi Ishii, T. Akakura","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851782","url":null,"abstract":"To increase learning quality, instructors and learners must make efforts toward improving their lectures. As a start, instructors and learners need to share context and know-how, and cooperate for lecture improvements. We propose a framework for capturing learning states and context, and for better searches for lecture improvements. Specifically, this framework records and analyzes performed actions in lectures that contains efforts toward improvements, their context, and the result of the actions as described in lecture evaluations.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124272927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing practice and achievement in introductory programming using an ADRI editor","authors":"S. I. Malik","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851766","url":null,"abstract":"Practice is considered an important step in grasping the precise concepts of computer programming for novices. An editor plays an integral part in promoting practice and acquiring programming skills. Most of the programming editors available in the market promote programming shortcut (to convert the problem statement directly into a computer program). In this study, a new editor was introduced in the introductory programming (IP) course based on the ADRI approach which discourages programming shortcut. Moreover, it focuses on paying equal attention to programming knowledge (syntax & syntax) and problem solving strategies. The results show improvement in achieving students' learning outcomes and positive impact on attrition rate. Students (treatment group) who used the ADRI editor show more satisfaction on using the program development environment compared to the control group.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122528774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. M. Fujiki, Yasuhiro Kashiwaba, Akiko Takahashi, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, Shinji Chiba
{"title":"The practical program for bringing out generic skills of the first year students","authors":"N. M. Fujiki, Yasuhiro Kashiwaba, Akiko Takahashi, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Hayakawa, Shinji Chiba","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851806","url":null,"abstract":"Young students are strongly required to have increased ability of critical thinking, versatile adaptation and basic competency, and knowledge to survive a new age. It is highly demanded that educational institutes develop the new type of education styles so that students can foster their generic skills and gain enough strength to deal with unexpected problems in their future. In order to implement such educational style successfully the new course for the first year students has been designed since the year 2015. The program specially designed to promote an active learning manner among students and to build up the foundation of generic skills was executed as a part of the new course.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125021033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mobile authentication for software engineering: A case study of research and development student projects","authors":"S. Kurkovsky","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851804","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an ongoing work on integrating computer security topics into project-based software engineering courses. We describe two projects, in which students follow an incremental delivery software process and a scrum-like software process to design and implement two different authentication systems for mobile devices. The project topics and the software processes were matched to better reflect the nature of the implemented systems.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124676932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using flipped classroom approach to teach computer programming","authors":"S. Alhazbi","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2016.7851837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851837","url":null,"abstract":"Flipped classroom approach has been increasingly adopted in higher institutions. Although this approach has many advantages, there are also many challenges that should be considered. In this paper, we discuss the suitability of this approach to teach computer programming, and we report on our pilot experience of using this approach at Qatar University to teach one subject of computer programming course. It is found that students has positive attitude to this approach, it improves their learning. However, the main challenge was how to involve some of the students in online learning activities.","PeriodicalId":117659,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117349518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}