NDLI: Assessing learning progress and quality of teaching in large groups of students

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Reumann, Matthias Mohr, Matthias Diez, Anke Dossel, Olaf
Copyright Year	2008
Description	Author affiliation: Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Siemensstraße 1, 91301 Forchheim, Germany (Mohr, Matthias) \|\| Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Germany (Dossel, Olaf) \|\| Computational Biology Center, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, 1101 Kitchawan Road, Route 134, NY 10598, USA (Reumann, Matthias) \|\| Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Germany (Diez, Anke)
Abstract	The classic tool of assessing learning progress are written tests and assignments. In large groups of students the workload often does not allow in depth evaluation during the course. Thus our aim was to modify the course to include active learning methods and student centered teaching. We changed the course structure only slightly and established new assessment methods like minute papers, short tests, mini-projects and a group project at the end of the semester. The focus was to monitor the learning progress during the course so that problematic issues could be addressed immediately. The year before the changes 26.76 % of the class failed the course with a grade average of 3.66 (Pass grade is 4.0/30 % of achievable marks). After introducing student centered teaching, only 14 % of students failed the course and the average grade was 3.01. Grades were also distributed more evenly with more students achieving better results. We have shown that even in large groups of students with > 100 participants student centered and active learning is possible. Although it requires a great work overhead on the behalf of the teaching staff, the quality of teaching and the motivation of the students is increased leading to a better learning environment.
Starting Page	2877
Ending Page	2880
File Size	187262
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424418145
ISSN	1557170X
DOI	10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649803
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2008-08-20
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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