Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleLearning Trajectories of Primary Student Teachers; a Cross-Cultural ComparisonPaul Gardner, Chris RixLife history methodology was used to compare the life and educational trajectories of six primary student teachers in England with their counterparts at a Malawian Teacher Training College. A semi structured interview schedule was used to elicit the students’ childhood memories including experiences of school, significant people in their lives, interactions with their teachers and influential factors in deciding to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2012 · 8,504 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleINVESTIGATION OF STUDENT'S PERSONALITY ON PAIR PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING ACTIVITY IN THE ACADEMIAV. Venkatesan, A. SankarAgile Software development is now a global phenomenon and is rapidly becoming organizations' most preferred IT process. Extreme Programming (XP) is one of the Agile Methods and Collaborative Pair Programming (CPP) is one of the very important practices of eXtreme Programming. Agile focuses team work which is very important in the field of software development. The software industry has practiced … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 26 Jun 2014 · 6,865 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHybrid Soft Voting Ensemble of XGBoost and DNN for At-Risk Student Performance PredictionEugene Wan, Po Chan Chiu, Mohammad bin Hossin et al.Early identification of at-risk students in higher education is important for timely academic intervention, yet conventional prediction methods often struggle with data imbalance and limited model precision. This study proposes a hybrid soft voting ensemble model that integrates Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Deep Neural Network (DNN) to enhance multi-class student grade prediction (A-F classification) and at-risk student identification. This … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 5 · 28 May 2026 · 1,390 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsIntelligent Multi Model Ensemble for Engagement PredictionFahmida Begum, K Ulaga PriyaFor intelligent educational systems, the ability to monitor and respond to student engagement in real time is essential for enhancing learning outcomes. However, existing models often lack adaptability and practical deployment potential, as they depend on single data modalities, rigid ensemble mechanisms, and post-session analysis. This study introduces an intelligent multimodal ensemble framework designed to address these challenges by predicting … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 4 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1,844 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsProposed Self-Regulation Model for Collaborative E-Learning Systems in Kenyan Public UniversitiesGrace Leah Akinyi, Robert ObokoIntegration of technology in learning such as Electronic-learning has become an indispensable segment of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This has opened up opportunities that improve teaching and learning. There is need for intervening in e-learning environments towards developing Self-regulated learning support, which can lead to improvement in performance and learner retention. SRL provides students with capability to acquire and … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 11 Jan 2020 · 7,717 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsStudents’ Voices about Learning with TechnologyRuth Geer, Trudy-Ann SweeneyProblem statement: This study argues for the inclusion of student voice as a valid means of identifying 21st century pedagogical approaches to learning. Today’s students are increasingly living and thriving in a digital world and have a new “digital vernacular” which leads to differences in the way students think about learning. Approach: In Australia many students are already immersed in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 26 Mar 2012 · 11,679 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsStudent's Mobile Information Prototype for the Higher Education EnvironmentNaji Shukri Alzaza, Abdul Razak YaakubProblem statement: M-learning is considered as the next form of e-learning using mobile technologies to facilitate education for teachers and learners. Students need to keep in touch with their education services anytime regardless the place. Engaging the m-learning services in the Malaysian higher education will improve the availability of education. This study discusses the development and user’s evaluation of Student’s … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 26 Jan 2011 · 8,766 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsSupervised Machine Learning Model-Based Approach for Performance Prediction of StudentsAbdul Razaque, Abrar M. AlajlanPredicting students’ performance is one of the crucial issue for learning contexts, since it helps to develop alternative recommendation systems for academically weak students. Thus, several methods and practices have been applied for educational improvement. However, most of the existing methods do not determine the performance of the students. In this study, we have studied the execution of six machine … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 8 · 28 Aug 2020 · 7,082 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsModel-Driven Framework for Evaluating Learning Outcomes ProcessMohammad Alhaj, Ashraf SharahEvaluating learning outcomes in academic institution can be complex and challenging. Several quantitative and qualitative assessment approaches have been adopted to enhance the process of managing, measuring and visualizing the learning outcomes. The difficulty of implementing and analyzing the evaluation process is mainly caused by the nature of the raw data used in assessment. The data is usually unstructured, complex, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 7 · 23 Jul 2020 · 6,873 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsInciting Striving Speech (i.e., BS) and Imperfect Dialogical Exchanges is exactly what is needed in Higher Education TodayJames Carifio, Rocco PerlaHarry Frankfurt, the American moral philosopher, as well as his many advocates, has initiated a growing movement for eliminating BS from our culture and classrooms. BS is defined as people speaking beyond themselves on some topic that exceed their knowledge of the facts that are relevant to that topic. This article argues that BS and BS-ing (i.e., striving speech and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,630 accessesView PDFCite