Examinando por Autor "Villegas, Eva"

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    Improvement of academic analytics processes through the identification of the main variables affecting early dropout of first-year students in technical degrees: a case study
    (UNIR-Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, 2024) Llauró, Alba; Fonseca Escudero, David; Villegas, Eva; Aláez, Marian; Romero Yesa, Susana
    The field of research on the phenomenon of university dropout and the factors that promote it is of the utmost relevance, especially in the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students who have started degrees in the last two years have completed their university studies in periods of lockdown and unlike traditional education, this has often involved taking online classes. In this scenario, the students' motivation and the way they are able to cope with the difficulties of the first year of a university course are very relevant, especially in technical degrees. Previous studies show that a large number of undergraduate students drop out prematurely. In order to act to reduce dropout rates, schools, especially technical schools, should be able to map the entry profile of students and identify the factors that promote early dropout. This paper focuses on identifying, categorizing and evaluating a number of indicators according to the perception of tutors and the field of study, based on the application of quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results support the approach taken, as they show how tutors can identify students at risk of dropping out at the beginning of the course and act proactively to monitor and motivate them.
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    A qualitative approach to help adjust the design of management subjects in ict engineering undergraduate programs through user experience in a smart classroom context
    (MDPI AG, 2021-07-12) Petchamé Sabartés, Josep; Iriondo Sanz, Ignasi ; Villegas, Eva ; Fonseca Escudero, David; Romero Yesa, Susana; Aláez, Marian
    Qualitative research activities, including first‐day of class surveys and user experience interviews on completion of a subject were carried out to obtain students’ feedback in order to im-prove the design of the subject ‘Information Systems’ as a part of a general initiative to enhance ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) engineering programs. Due to the COVID‐19 (co-rona virus disease 2019) pandemic, La Salle URL adopted an Emergency Remote Teaching tactical solution in the second semester of the 2019–2020 academic year, just before implementing a strategic learning approach based on a new Smart Classroom (SC) system deployed in the campus facilities. The latter solution was developed to ensure that both on‐campus and off‐campus students could effectively follow the course syllabus through the use of new technological devices introduced in classrooms and laboratories, reducing the inherent difficulties of online learning. The results of our findings show: (1) No major concerns about the subject were identified by students; (2) Interaction and class dynamics were the main issues identified by students, while saving time on commuting when learning from home and access to recorded class sessions were the aspects that students con-sidered the most advantageous about the SC.