NDLI: Towards improved student placement and preparation methods on information technologies post-secondary education

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ramirez Castillo, J. Ghadah, A. Fardoun, H.M.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Fac. of Comput. & Inf. Technol., King Abdulaziz Univ., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Ghadah, A.; Fardoun, H.M.) \|\| ITKnowingness, Spain (Ramirez Castillo, J.)
Abstract	In this article we present the results of a pilot programme for student placement on the university, comprised of a preparation course, the GCE Ordinary level test in Computing, which students perform afterwards as a placement test, and a post-course questionnaire. The aim of the research programme is to identify weaknesses in the student placement tests and set the road map for improved first-time entrant placement and preparation. The study shows that common placement tests are far from giving strong predictions and they should be complemented with other metrics, such as high school grades or social factors. Test outcomes show that placement test results per se do not yield enough data to predict student success. However, we discovered it as a quite helpful tool for revealing anomalies at the institutional and methodological level, such as very different outcomes among campuses of the same university, or remarkable difficulty to answer certain questions. In order to enhance student placement accuracy and preparation for university, these issues will need to be addressed in forthcoming research.
Starting Page	689
Ending Page	693
File Size	259848
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9788360810521
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-09-08
Publisher Place	Poland
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Polish Information Processing Society
Subject Keyword	Computers Measurement Educational institutions Software Information technology Qualifications
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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