E-activities of a Quality Control course, and their effect on the motivation, knowledge and performance of students at the Costa Rican Distance State University
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v4i2.14Abstract
El aprendizaje centrado en el estudiante lo ayuda a motivarse y a
fortalecer su habilidad para resolver problemas. El hecho de que los
estudiantes se enfoquen más en una nota final que en su proceso de
aprendizaje no necesariamente implica que aprenderán. El propósito
de esta investigación fue evaluar las actividades en línea y los exámenes
del curso Control de Calidad, impartido durante el tercer cuatrimestre
del 2011, así como encontrar una relación entre estas actividades y
el aprendizaje, rendimiento y motivación de los estudiantes.En total
31 estudiantes tomaron el curso, el cual fue evaluado a través de
evaluación sumativa, autoevaluación, una encuesta, corroboración del
desempeño de los estudiantes y análisis estadístico. La participación en
el “foro de cafetería” implicó una mejor nota en el primero y segundo
examen (Spearman 0,78; 0,78). Además, las personas que leyeron las
rúbricas del proyecto de investigación y el caso a resolver, obtuvieron
mejores notas (Spearman 0,90; 0,79), pero no hubo correlación entre las
participaciones de los estudiantes en el foro de cafetería y la nota final
del curso (Spearman 0,26).La autoevaluación y encuesta mostraron que
los estudiantes aprendieron solo un 54% y 53% respectivamente de lo
que se esperaba. Se notó un descontento general y un bajo rendimiento.
Se recomienda utilizar la evaluación alternativa, organizar los temas y
materiales del curso de manera diferente, poner más atención a los
estudiantes que más lo necesitan, animarlos a participar, y monitorear el
rendimiento de los estudiantes la próxima vez que se imparta el curso.
ABSTRACT
Student-centered learning helps students motivate themselves and
straighten their ability to learn and solve problems. The fact that the
students focus more on a final grade than their learning process does
not necessarily help them learn. The purpose of this investigation was
to evaluate the e-activities and tests of a Quality Control course taught
during the third term of 2011 at the Costa Rican Distance State University
(UNED), and to find a relationship between them and the students’
motivation, performance and knowledge. A total of 31 students took
the course, which was evaluated through summative evaluation, self
evaluation, a survey, corroboration of the student’s performance and
statistical analyses. Participation in the “cafeteria forum” implied better
grades in their first and second exam (Spearman 0,78; 0,78). Those who
read the rubrics of the investigation project and the case to solve, got
better grades (Spearman 0,90; 0,79), but there was no correlation among
the participations of the students in the platform and the final grades
of the course (0,26). Self evaluation and the survey showed students
learned only 54% and 53%, respectively, of what was expected. A general
discomfort and bad performance was found. It is recommended to turn
to alternative evaluation, organize themes and materials of the course
in a different way, pay more attention to students with greater need,
encourage them to participate and to monitor student’s performance
next time this course is taught.
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