Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
A web-based Application for the Management and Evaluation of Tutoring Requests in PBL-based Massive Laboratories
Year:2014
Research Areas
  • Electronic technology and of the communications,
  • Electric engineers, electronic and automatic (eil)
Information
Abstract
One important steps in a successful project-based-learning methodology (PBL) is the process of providing the students with a convenient feedback that allows them to keep on developing their projects or to improve them. However, this task is more difficult in massive courses, especially when the project deadline is close. Besides, the continuous evaluation methodology makes necessary to find ways to objectively and continuously measure students? performance without increasing excessively instructors? work load. In order to alleviate these problems, we have developed a web service that allows students to request personal tutoring assistance during the laboratory sessions by specifying the kind of problem they have and the person who could help them to solve it. This service provides tools for the staff to manage the laboratory, for performing continuous evaluation for all students and for the student collaborators, and to prioritize tutoring according to the progress of the student?s project. Additionally, the application provides objective metrics which can be used at the end of the subject during the evaluation process in order to support some students? final scores. Different usability statistics and the results of a subjective evaluation with more than 330 students confirm the success of the proposed application.
International
Si
Congress
Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2014, (IEEE & ASEE)
960
Place
Madrid
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-4799-3921-3
Start Date
22/10/2014
End Date
25/10/2014
From page
2957
To page
2964
Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2014
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Tecnología del Habla
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Electrónica