Factors influencing performance in an introductory operations management course have been investigated using correlation and regression analysis. In this study, further investigation is made using structural equation modeling. Grade point average, high school rank, ACT scores, and performance in math/statistics courses are included, along with latent variables related to intelligence.

Vision is the sense that provides precise information about one’s position in the environment in relation to objects. The visual system is essential to guide people safely when moving around in the environment. The perception that an individual gets from a particular scene of her/his surroundings is accomplished by eye movements. The current study aims to identify differences in visual strategi...

When done correctly, a digitally recorded facial performance is an accurate measurement of the performer’s motions. As such it reflects all the idiosyncrasies of the performer. However, often the digital character that needs to be animated is not a digital replica of the performer. In this case, the decision to use performance capture might be motivated by cost issues, the desire to use a favor...

With large classes and high demands on the time of teaching academics, (as well as the need to keep marking budgets under control) evaluating the functional correctness of programming assignments can be challenging. Entirely automating the evaluation process may seem desirable but that would deny students formative feedback from more experienced programmers. This in turn reduces their opportuni...

The factors that predict academic performance are of substantial importance yet are not understood fully. This study examined the relationship between cardiovascular markers of challenge/threat motivation and university course performance. Before the first course exam, participants gave speeches on academics-relevant topics while their cardiovascular responses were recorded. Participants who ex...

Data from the 1996 Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) were analysed using the Rasch measurement model. This analysis indicates that 17 of the 25 CEQ items fit a unitary scale that measures course quality as perceived by graduates. Graduates are located on the interval measurement scale produced in the Rasch analysis. The interval nature of the scale renders the graduates’ scores amenable to ...