TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper was to determine whether applying e-learning material to a course leads to consistently improved student performance.Design/methodology/approach This paper analyzes grade data from seven instances of the course. The first three instances were performed traditionally. After an intervention, in the form of applying e-learning methodologies, more data were collected from four course instances. These data are then analyzed and compared.Findings The main finding of this paper is that the application of e-learning improved the overall grades and decreased the fail rates of students who took this course.Originality/value This paper demonstrates the efficacy of applying e-learning methods to an undergraduate course. This paper is of special interest to educators, who wish to improve and enhance their teaching.
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
SN  - 1741-5659
DO  - 10.1108/ITSE-01-2017-0010
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-01-2017-0010
AU  - Lokkila Erno
AU  - Kaila Erkki
AU  - Lindén Rolf
AU  - Laakso Mikko-Jussi
AU  - Sutinen Erkki
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Refactoring a CS0 course for engineering students to use active learning
T2  - Interactive Technology and Smart Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 182
EP  - 195
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -