On a pursuit for perfecting an undergraduate requirements engineering course

Rupakheti, Chandan R.; Hays, Mark; Mohan, Sriram; Chenoweth, Stephen F.; Stouder, Amanda

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2018.07.008

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“…Thus, the results obtained in this research show a significant tendency in which the flipped-classroom has a significant effect in performance. Thus, similar results and conclusions are informed in an engineering course [13,14] where students' performance were significantly higher with a flipped-classroom model.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Moreover, the final exam results of students who followed the flipped-classroom model were improved and represented students' conceptual and theoretical understanding of the subjects and contents. In an engineering senior class, similar findings were performed and reported [13,14]. In addition, this research denotes that more teaching materials and resources were used when a flipped-classroom was followed.…”

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confidence: 76%

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The Study of Flipped-Classroom for Pre-Service Science Teachers

2018

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The relatively new methodology, flipped-classroom, is one of blended learning instruction methodologies in which the traditional-classroom is inverted. This methodology asserts that students can participate and engage more successfully in their class and can attain better learning when their classroom is flipped. This work presents a two-year study to measure the effects of the flipped-classroom model on the performance, perceptions, and emotions for teacher training students in science education. Particularly, this research was carried out during two courses, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, in a general science subject. With a post-task questionnaire, we obtained the information to assess their performance, perceptions, and emotions, toward the class. The results confirmed that a statistically significant difference was found on all assessments with the flipped-classroom students, performing higher on average, showing favorable perceptions, and demonstrating positive emotions about the flipped-classroom model. Thus, the students were ready to take more courses pursuing a flipped-classroom model. The results achieved in this study show a promising inclination about the performance, perceptions, and emotions of students toward the flipped-classroom methodology, and will provide an entirely a new impetus for this relatively new instruction methodology.

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The Study of Flipped-Classroom for Pre-Service Science Teachers

2018

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“…See the Supporting Information for examples from non-STEM disciplines. Examples of specifications grading systems in STEM courses in peer-reviewed journals and conference papers come from engineering, − computer science, − mathematics, − biological sciences, ,− physics, , and chemistry. ,,− In the chemistry discipline, our pilot study is the only publication that specifically describes implementing specifications grading in a standalone laboratory course . To date, most published implementations of specifications grading represent small courses with enrollments of 100 or fewer students, and no examples exist of specifications grading used in courses with enrollments of greater than 1,000 students.…”

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Specifications Grading at Scale: Improved Letter Grades and Grading-Related Interactions in a Course with over 1,000 Students

McKnelly,

Howitz,

Thane

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J. Chem. Educ.

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“…See the Supporting Information for examples from non-STEM disciplines. Examples of specifications grading systems in STEM courses in peer-reviewed journals and conference papers come from engineering, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] computer science, [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] mathematics, [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] biological sciences, 25,[32][33][34] physics, 25,35 and chemistry. 1,25,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] In the chemistry discipline, our pilot study is the only publication that specifically describes implementing specifications grading in a standalone laboratory course.…”

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confidence: 99%

Specifications Grading at Scale: Improved Letter Grades and Grading-Related Interactions in a Course with over 1,000 Students

McKnelly

Howitz

Thane

et al. 2023

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In our previous work we piloted a specifications grading system in an organic chemistry laboratory course with 37 students. Our current work describes the scale up of that specifications grading system to a course with over 1,000 students. Strategies used for keeping the system manageable and mitigating the time commitment required to do so are described. We found that the time necessary to grade student work and manage the specifications grading implementation of the course was not any greater than for the previous, points-based course, that grade-related interactions were more positive, and that student letter grades increased. Despite the increase in final letter grades, we encountered some resistance to the grading system from students and graduate teaching assistants. Here, we explore their concerns and address the difficulty of alternative grading methods in overcoming habituation to traditional points-based grading systems. Future work is needed to evaluate student and graduate teaching assistant buy-in, to assess potential improvement in student work, and to address questions regarding equity in specifications grading systems.

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On a pursuit for perfecting an undergraduate requirements engineering course

Cited by 9 publications

References 44 publications

The Study of Flipped-Classroom for Pre-Service Science Teachers

The Study of Flipped-Classroom for Pre-Service Science Teachers

Specifications Grading at Scale: Improved Letter Grades and Grading-Related Interactions in a Course with over 1,000 Students

Specifications Grading at Scale: Improved Letter Grades and Grading-Related Interactions in a Course with over 1,000 Students

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