Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2019
Keywords
active learning, adaptive learning, data mining, flipped classrooms, numerical methods
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22106
Abstract
Preclass learning, an obstacle in the success of a flipped classroom, is addressed via placing lessons on an online adaptive platform. The lessons combine the power of video lectures, textbook content, simulations, and assessments while using personalized paths for each student. This article describes the development of the adaptive lessons for a course in Numerical Methods, and the interpretation of the analytic data collected via the adaptive lesson platform and student focus groups over a two‐semester period with 146 students. Analytical data includes student metrics, such as the lesson scores and the time spent and lesson metrics, such as the percentage of students who completed the lesson and the percentage of possible adaptive paths used by students. The focus groups were conducted for two different demographic groups—students who are “white males” (comprise the majority of students in public engineering schools in the USA) and “other than white males”—to compare their perspectives on adaptive learning. Students in the focus group of the “other than white male” pupils demonstrated more favorable and positive perspectives towards the adaptive learning compared with the “white males”, although both groups identified benefits with the adaptive platform. Final examination scores were found to be correlated with the raw score of the adaptive lessons.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Computer Applications in Engineering Education, v. 27, issue 3, p. 663-678
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kaw, A, Clark, R, Delgado, E, Abate, N. Analyzing the use of adaptive learning in a flipped classroom for preclass learning. Comput Appl Eng Educ. 2019; 27: 663‐ 678; which has been published in final form at 10.1002/cae.22106. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Scholar Commons Citation
Kaw, Autar; Clark, Renee; Delgado, Eleonora; and Abate, Nicholas, "Analyzing the Use of Adaptive Learning in a Flipped Classroom for Preclass Learning" (2019). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications. 234.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/egr_facpub/234
