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Early Prediction of MOOC Dropout in Self-Paced Students Using Deep Learning
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Xiao Wen; Hu Juan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
To address three issues identified in previous research this study proposes a clustering-based MOOC dropout identification method and an early prediction model based on deep learning. The MOOC learning behavior of self-paced students was analyzed, and two well-known MOOC datasets were used for analysis and validation. The findings are as follows:…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Dropouts, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Turning the Tables: Using Students' Motivation to Escape Work to Improve Task Productivity and Accuracy
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John W. Maag; Edward J. Daly III – Beyond Behavior, 2024
Differential negative reinforcement of alternative behavior is a technique in which students can escape a portion of a task they perceive to be unpleasant by reaching a predetermined criterion. In this article, we define the negative reinforcement trap and review research on differential negative reinforcement of alternative behavior. We then…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Behavior, Productivity, Accuracy
Student Reflections on the Official ACT® Self-Paced Course, Powered by Kaplan®. ACT Research. Issue Brief
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Sanchez, Edgar I. – ACT, Inc., 2022
The Official ACT® Self-Paced Course, Powered by Kaplan® is a test preparation solution in partnership between Kaplan and ACT. In April of 2022, the authors surveyed users of the self-paced course who took the ACT test between August 2020 and February 2022 to better understand: (1) ways the solution helped them when they took the ACT; (2) what…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Test Preparation, Independent Study, College Entrance Examinations
Addressing Bullying through Critical Making
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Hughes, Janette; Morrison, Laura; Mamolo, Ami; Laffier, Jennifer; de Castell, Suzanne – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
This paper explores how maker pedagogies helped middle school students develop transferable competencies, such as creativity, problem solving, self-directed learning and citizenship skills. We offer an in-depth look at how purposeful or critical making related to bullying awareness can help struggling students develop positive attitudes related to…
Descriptors: Bullying, Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Creativity
The CSU Engineering Topic Tree: The First Four Years
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Morgan, Jim; Lindsay, Euan; Howlin, Colm; Van den Bogaard, Maartje E. D. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Engineering programme is a new course (degree programmme) established in 2016 by a university that had not previously taught engineering. This start from scratch occasion was taken as an opportunity to build an all-new programme structure and philosophy. Students at CSU Engineering complete a sequence of three…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, Universities
Self-Regulated Assignment Attack Strategy: Evaluating the Effects of a Classroom-Level Intervention on Student Management of Curricular Activities in a Resource Context
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Ness, Bryan M.; Sohlberg, McKay Moore – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a classroom-based strategy instruction package grounded in self-regulated learning. The Self-Regulated Assignment Attack Strategy (SAAS) targeted self-regulation of assignment management and related academic-behavioral variables for 6th grade students in resource support classrooms. SAAS was…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Grade 6, Resource Room Programs