Volume 2 - Number 2 - Examination of the Factors Influencing the Exam Results

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Study examines why exam outcomes are weak in Hungarian higher education for students majoring in Computer Programmer/Computer Program Designer and Teaching Computer Science, focusing on the compulsory course “Introduction to Informatics.” Analysis of exam results and supplementary surveys relates performance to secondary final examinations, and considers whether low scores stem from thinking ability or deficiencies in specialized mathematics skills. Findings indicate most entrants possess weak foundational knowledge, requiring individualized development for students performing poorly.

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Precedents of the investigation

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Volume 2, Number 2, 2009 EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EXAM RESULTS Cecília Sitku-Görömbei Abstract: The defectiveness of the effectiveness of the Hungarian general education revealed in the PISA survey appears in the higher education as well. The “Introduction to Informatics” subject has one of the lowest exam results among the students of the College of Nyíregyháza majoring in Computer Program Designer and Teacher of Computer Science. This subject is the mediator one for the elements of informatics for the students. By analysing the results of supplementary surveys I tried to find answers for the following questions: What are the relations between the exam results of the students and the secondary final examinations that should measure their previous knowledge? Can the weak results be explained by the thinking ability or rather the defectiveness of the special mathematics skills? What are the students’ attributions towards the exam results? The results of the investigations and surveys, which have been done, show that most of the students come to higher education with a weak fundamental knowledge. In order to improve the results of the exams the individual improvement of those students who perform badly in the given fields is required. Zusammenfassung: Die in den PISA-Erhebungen aufgedeckten Schwächen der ungarischen Schulwesen-Effektivität (Wirksamkeit) zeigen sich auch im Hochschulwesen. Für die Schüler bei Programmplaner-Informatiker und bei den Informationstechnologie-Lehrer ist das eine schwächstemit den Prüfungsergebnissen schließende informatisch-begründende Lehrfach „Einführung in die Informatik“. Auf die nächsten Fragen suche ich die Antworten durch die Analysierung der Prüfungsergebnisse des erwähnten Lehrfaches und der Ergebnisse der ergänzenden Untersuchungen: Wie ist der Zusammenhang zwischen den Prüfungsergebnissen der Schüler und den vorherige Kenntnisse messenden Abitur-Noten? Ob die schwachen Ergebnisse durch die Denkvermögen oder lieber durch die Schwäche der speziell-mathematischen Fähigkeiten induziert werden? Wie sind die Attributionen in Verbindung mit den Prüfungsergebnissen der Schüler? Die aufgedeckten Ergebnisse werden durch die beendeten Untersuchungen gezeigt, dass ein bedeutender Teil der Schüler/Studenten im Hochschulwesen mit schwächen Gründen ankommen. In Interesse der Verbesserung der Prüfungsergebnisse wäre es notwendig, die schwache Leistung zeigenden Schüler in den gegebenen Bereichen durch die individuelle Entwicklung zu organisieren. Keywords: informatics, education 1. Introduction The defectiveness of the effectiveness of the Hungarian general education revealed in the PISA survey appears in higher education as well. Unfortunately the exam results of the students majoring in Teaching Computer Science and Computer Programmer Mathematician (from the academic year 2006/2007 Computer Program Designer) of the College of Nyíregyháza confirm the results of the survey. We may often experience that the exam results of some subjects are well below than it was expected; moreover they can be treated as weak. In the case of the Computer Programmer Mathematician/ Computer Program Designer (hereafter CPM/CPD) and Teacher of Computer Science (hereafter TCS) one of basic informatics subject producing the weakest exam results is the Introduction to Informatics (from the academic year 2006/2007 it is called Informatics and Electronics) . In the following I would like to introduce the experience gathered relating the teaching of this subject and the results of the survey exploring the reasons of the weak exam results. Received 27 April 2009, accepted 20 May 2009, published 24 June 2009 2. Description of the investigation 2.1. Precedents of the investigation The survey was launched in order to explore the reasons of the weak exam results of the abovementioned subject. The average was 1,85 in the academic year 2004/2005 . The details can be found below: good excelle

FAQs

Which course is analyzed for weak exam results?

The study focuses on the compulsory “Introduction to Informatics” subject (later called “Informatics and Electronics” in 2006/2007) within specific computer-related majors.

How are the weak results investigated?

The work analyzes exam performance from the course and uses supplementary survey results to explore relationships with prior secondary final examinations and underlying skills.

What main improvement approach is proposed?

Individualized development is recommended for students showing weak performance in the relevant areas, to improve their exam outcomes.

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