Performance support system in higher engineering education - introduction and empirical validation

Slavi Stoyanov; Piet Kommers; Theo Bastiaens; Catalina Martinez Mediano

doi:10.1504/IJCEELL.2008.019647

Performance support system in higher engineering education - introduction and empirical validation

Slavi Stoyanov, Piet Kommers, Theo Bastiaens, Catalina Martinez Mediano

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The paper defines and empirically validates the concept of performance support system in higher engineering education. The validation of the concept is based upon two studies: a pilot and an experiment, on the effect of performance support system on achievements and attitudes of students. The experimental study confirmed the expectation that the performance support system produced significantly better results than the traditional method of teaching when achievements of students were compared. The analysis of the students' attitudes towards the method revealed that the operationalisation of support was better implemented in the performance support software application than performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	492-507
Number of pages	16
Journal	International journal of continuing engineering education and life-long learning
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCEELL.2008.019647
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Learning adaptation
Higher education
Engineering education
Problem solving
Performance support systems
Student attitudes
Student achievement

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In: International journal of continuing engineering education and life-long learning, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2008, p. 492-507.

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