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Comparing Student Outcomes in Online vs. In-person Sections of an On-campus Computer Science Course

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Gulati, Rishi, West, Matthew, Zilles, Craig, Silva, Mariana·2024·2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
DOI 10.18260/1-2--43276
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Silva is known for her teaching innovations and educational studies in large-scale assessments and collaborative learning.She has participated in two major overhauls of large courses in the College of Engineering: she played a key role in the re-structure of the three Mechanics courses in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department, and the creation of the new computational-based linear algebra course, which was fully launched in Summer 2021.Silva research focuses on the use of web-tools for class collaborative activities, and on the development of online learning and assessment tools.Silva is passionate about teaching and improving the classroom experience for both students and instructors.

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  • Gulati and coauthors reported that first-generation students, men, and underrepresented minorities had statistically equivalent performance regardless of online or in-person course modes.

    “Previous work by Gulati and coauthors reported that, for first generation students, men and underrepresented minorities also had statistically equivalent performance in the class overall regardless of online or in-person course modes.31”

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    Sections 3.4 and 3.5 report no statistically significant performance differences between course modes for underrepresented minority and first-generation students. Section 3.3 does not establish the same unqualified result for men: it reports significantly higher exam scores for men in the in-person section (p = 0.002). The paper reports no significant difference in overall weighted grades for the entire class in Section 3.1, but does not report that result separately for men. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Gulati, R., West, M., Zilles, C., & Silva, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
ORCID
Venue
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings
Publisher
ASEE Conferences
Published
2024-02-07
DOI
10.18260/1-2--43276
OpenAlex
W4391599603
Cited by
1
References
28
Citations by year
2024: 1
FWCI
3.38
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
Locations
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
Keywords
online learning, face-to-face teaching, computer science education, student outcomes, course delivery format, cooperative learning, online learning tools

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