Cause Analysis of Students’ Dropout Rate in Higher Education Study Program

Paura, Līga; Arhipova, Irina

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.625

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“…According to Paura and Arhipova [3] the main reasons for students' abandoning their studies is due to poor teaching and advising as well as the high difficulty level of the engineering curricula.…”

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The Use of New Learning Technologies in Higher Education Classroom: A Case Study

Esteves¹,

Pereira²,

Veiga³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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Abstract-We have conducted a study with higher level education students, in lecture classes of three Undergraduate Courses and one Professional Higher Technical Course that involved six different subjects with a total of 324 students. In this research the use of Game-Based Learning platform was analysed in order to encourage the students' participation, increasing motivation and keeping them motivated and committed during lessons, therefore, increasing their learning skills. Based on these results, we recommend that Kahoot is used in lectures in order to help students develop their performances and abilities and at the same time be more successful and prepared to have an active participation in society.

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The Use of New Learning Technologies in Higher Education Classroom: A Case Study

Esteves¹,

Pereira²,

Veiga³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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“…The previous analysis of students' dropout rate in the Latvia University of Agriculture shows the same tendency efficiency of engineering study programs, as the number of graduated students divided by the number of enrolled students [16]. Students' dropout is dependent on the study marks, curricula, year and faculty [17].…”

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Evaluation of quality and efficiency in engineering education study programs

Eiduks¹,

Paura²,

Arhipova³

2017

Engineering for Rural Development

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Abstract. Latvia Higher Education Institutions have offered a large number of the study programs. There is often the question about the quality and efficiency of the study programs and their evaluation possibilities. The quality and efficiency of the study program is often associated with the usefulness of financial and technical resources as well as graduate students grades and labour market opportunities for students. Analysis of the study program quality was carried out using the Latvia University of Agriculture engineering science faculties two study period performance indicators. There are different criteria for the evaluation of the study programs, therefore, manual calculations in each case of the selected criteria are quite complex. As a result, software prototype requirements for the study program quality evaluation system were created. One of the directions of the further research is to develop software that performs automatic calculations of the quality and efficiency of the study programs.

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“…Learning performance was measured through a knowledge test. The test consisted of 18 items (4 multiple choice and 14 free recall questions), aligned with the objectives of the course units that this study would cover, for example, "Given the following listpairs = (2,4,6,8,10) what would return if I write a: len(pairs)?". Two parallel tests were designed (pretest and posttest).…”

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“…However, current STEM education programs meet challenges; such as low numbers of students in STEM domains [3], low performance or success rates [4,5] and underrepresentation of women [6]. In the specific case of engineering, low enrollment numbers, and a high dropout rate are also evident [7,8]. It is, therefore, not surprising that higher education institutions want to engage more students in this domain [9].…”

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Gamification through leaderboards: An empirical study in engineering education

Ortiz‐Rojas

Chiluiza

Valcke

2019

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Universities are looking for solutions to engage more students in STEM domains and enhance their learning performance (LP). In this context, gamification is put forward as a solution to achieve this aim. The present study examined the effect of gamification – building on leaderboards ‐ on LP. Furthermore, mediating variables, such as intrinsic motivation, self‐efficacy, engagement, and background variables, such as sex, previous gaming experience, and undergraduate major, were considered. A pretest‐posttest quasi‐experimental design with an experimental and a control condition was set up (n = 89) in an Introductory Computer Programming course. We observed a significant improvement in the LP of students in the gamified condition. However, no interaction effect was detected, due to mediating and background variables. The high learning gain is a favorable indicator that gamification might be a promising approach to promote STEM programs.

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Cause Analysis of Students’ Dropout Rate in Higher Education Study Program

Cited by 93 publications

References 6 publications

The Use of New Learning Technologies in Higher Education Classroom: A Case Study

The Use of New Learning Technologies in Higher Education Classroom: A Case Study

Evaluation of quality and efficiency in engineering education study programs

Gamification through leaderboards: An empirical study in engineering education

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