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Presentation
Examination the impact of various factors on student success in an introduction to circuit analysis course
48th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference (2018)
  • David W Parent, San Jose State University
Abstract
In this work in progress, several models to predict student success in a sophomore introduction to circuit analysis class were created based on prior grade point average, grade in a pre-requisite physics class, the semester the pre-requisite physics class was taken, the number of units a student was taking, the number of times a student repeated the circuits class, and the number of times a student repeated any class prior to enrollment. While all models were statistically significant, the model that included prior GPA and the grade in a pre-requisite physics was the most significant for the data collection effort. While further study is needed, this is an important first step in creating a reliable model of student success that can be used to investigate educational treatments.
Keywords
  • Prior GPA,
  • entry behaviors,
  • circuits,
  • student success,
  • DFW,
  • directed self-placement
Publication Date
October, 2018
Location
San Jose, CA
Citation Information
David W Parent. "Examination the impact of various factors on student success in an introduction to circuit analysis course" 48th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_parent/42/