Engaging students by Moodleing a Course? Case studies at the Polytechnic of Porto â?? School of Engineering

Authors

  • Clara Viegas ISEP / IPP
  • Arcelina Marques ISEP / IPP
  • Gustavo R. Alves ISEP/IPP
  • Cristina Costa-Lobo UPT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v2i3.2154

Keywords:

Moodle resources, Moodle reports, case studies, performance analysis

Abstract


This work presents a comparative study covering four different courses lectured at the Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering, regarding the usage of a particular Learning Management System, i.e. Moodle, and its impact on students' results. This study addresses teachers who used this platform as a complement to their courses (b-learning) and identifies some particular issues in order to potentiate students' engagement and learning. Even though positive correlation factors exist, e.g. between the number of Moodle accesses versus the final exam grade obtained by each student, the explanation behind it may not be straightforward. Mapping this particular factor to course numbers reveals that the quality of the resources might be preponderant and not only their quantity. These results point to the fact that some dynamic resources might enlarge students' engagement.

Author Biographies

Clara Viegas, ISEP / IPP

Adjunct Professor

Physics Department

Arcelina Marques, ISEP / IPP

Adjunct Professor

Physics Department

Gustavo R. Alves, ISEP/IPP

Adjunct Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

Cristina Costa-Lobo, UPT

Assistant Professor

Department of Education and Heritage

 

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Published

2012-07-06

How to Cite

Viegas, C., Marques, A., Alves, G. R., & Costa-Lobo, C. (2012). Engaging students by Moodleing a Course? Case studies at the Polytechnic of Porto â?? School of Engineering. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2(3), pp. 40–46. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v2i3.2154

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