Title
Expected academic performance in a lower level undergraduate structural course
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Sakarya University
Abstract
The structural field of Civil Engineering is usually considered by undergraduate students as the hardest discipline. In Statics, the first structural course, students show learning problems, discouragement and anxiety to later courses. To improve this situation, it is necessary to identify those students who experience learning issues. This paper analyzes the expected academic performance from students enrolled in Statics. Four semesters of data have been analyzed, correlating the Cumulative Index and the Initial Course Performance with the Final Grade. Results show that Cumulative Index and Initial Course Performance correlate with Final Grade. However, the dispersion levels are not valid enough to make a prediction. Data shows that academic performance could be affected by the semester when the course is offered. Analyzed data shows that by establishing a relation between the Final Grade, the Cumulative Index and the Initial Course Performance, it is possible to group students and categorize their academic performance. This analysis would allow the implementation of more specific actions to enhance the students’ academic performance.
Start page
1185
End page
1193
Volume
2017
Issue
October Special Issue INTE
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería civil Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85057642748
Source
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
ISSN of the container
21467242
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus