The goal of the study was three-fold: to investigate medical student behaviors (e.g., changing answers) while taking high-stakes multiple-choice exams; to determine if specific behaviors were associated with performance on the exam; and to determine if there are associations of learning style, as measured by Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI), with test-taking activities. We developed high-s...

This article explores connections between language and the social inclusion of immigrants. It analyses three different models immigration settlement: assimilation, integration through capital, inclusion. then how education - in particular teaching English to Speakers Other Languages (ESOL) can promote values develop capacities immigrant learners that either restrict or their ability flourish as...

This paper describes a strategy of requiring all undergraduate engineering courses provide some quantitative assessment student outcomes (SO) which is used in the overall continuous improvement process for program. A wide range learning activities are documented and with more faculty participation being engaged program accreditation. Except senior design, courses, have no than two SO to limit w...

In Brazil, all legal professionals must demonstrate their knowledge of the law and its application by passing the OAB exams, the national bar exams. The OAB exams therefore provide an excellent benchmark for the performance of legal information systems since passing the exam would arguably signal that the system has acquired capacity of legal reasoning comparable to that of a human lawyer. This...

BACKGROUND Active engagement in education improves learning outcomes. To enhance active participation in seminars, a student-centered course design was implemented and evaluated in terms of self-reported preparation, student motivation and exam scores. We hypothesized that small group learning with intensive peer interaction, using buzz-groups followed by plenary discussion, would motivate stud...

Apprentices in the field of sanitation, heating and cooling face the problem, that in addition to everyday lessons they have to be at the customer’s location to help the craftsmen accomplishing their orders. A proper exam preparation is thus not given as they have to study during idle times or after work. This frequently decreases also the motivation to learn. To support their studies, we have ...

The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals Education Foundation (ICCP/EF) and the Center for Computing Education Research (CCER) have united to form a coalition of universities and colleges interested in information systems (IS) exit skills assessment. In 2003, the coalition successfully developed an outcome-based assessment exam reflecting the learning units (LUs) defined in th...