Student behavior trends in an engineering program

Abstract:

This paper reports outcomes results on an investigation into the behavior trends shown by the students enrolled in the telecommunications engineering degree of the University of Zaragoza. We examine the correlation between data about the students' behavior and the process of implementation of an innovative learning system carried out in the faculty. On the one hand, the contribution is founded on the results of the self-assessment process fulfilled by students throughout the current and the last four academic years. On the other hand, a project of design and implementation of active learning techniques has been developed in the telecommunications engineering degree at the faculty. The progressive introduction of the active learning strategies was scheduled between the academic years 2005/06 and 2008/09. By comparing both sources of information, students' behavior patterns can be explained and corrective measures can be taken.

Año de publicación:

2011

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scopus