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Secondary school teachers' management and assessment strategies of free-riders in group work: implication for engaging the disengaged
Mathematical Modeling and Threshold Analysis of Acceptable Failure Rate and Academic Standard; [Modelagem matemática e análise de limite de taxa de reprovação aceitável e padrão acadêmico]; [Modelado matemático y análisis de umbral de tasa de reprobación aceptable y estándar académico]
Mathematical Modeling and Threshold Analysis of Acceptable Failure Rate and Academic Standard; [Modelagem matemática e análise de limite de taxa de reprovação aceitável e padrão acadêmico]; [Modelado matemático y análisis de umbral de tasa de reprobación aceptable y estándar académico]
by Abayomi Ayotunde Ayoade
Keep ReadingSecondary school teachers' management and assessment strategies of free-riders in group work: implication for engaging the disengaged
by Gedamu, Abate Demissie
This study aimed to explore teachers' management and assessment strategies of free-riders, and the challenges they faced in the process at selected secondary schools in Ethiopia. To address these objectives, a concurrent mixed-methods design was adopted. 146 teachers were selected for the questionnaire survey while four teachers were selected for follow-up interviews. To decide teachers' management and assessment levels of free-riders, a one-sample t-test was used at (alpha=0.05) while the qualitative data were described based on their themes. The results showed teachers infrequently used some assessment strategies even if they offered the same marks for an unequal contribution. As well, teachers attempted to apply various management strategies although they fall short of sharing the tasks with individual members. Also, workload, class size, lack of sufficient skills, and failure to report free riders were some of the challenges teachers faced in the management and assessment of free riders.
Mathematical Modeling and Threshold Analysis of Acceptable Failure Rate and Academic Standard; [Modelagem matemática e análise de limite de taxa de reprovação aceitável e padrão acadêmico]; [Modelado matemático y análisis de umbral de tasa de reprobación aceptable y estándar académico]
by Abayomi Ayotunde Ayoade
A certificate is evidence of participating in a process, and anyone who holds a certificate is believed to have the prerequisites necessary to handle what the certificate qualifies them for. However, this perception might be incorrect if the certificate has been obtained by taking shortcuts. [Objective] In this paper, a compartmental model was developed to quantify factors that could put the authenticity of a certificate in doubt by examining the trade-off between academic standards and failure rates in the context of tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. [Methodology] The model was validated using several mathematical theorems. Equilibria for the model and the threshold for acceptable academic performance were derived. Stability analysis was carried out by using the stability theory of differential equations based on the derived acceptable academic performance threshold. [Results] The theoretical results for the model were validated through numerical simulations, and the results from the simulations linked acceptable failure rates to academic performance falling below the threshold of the institutions’ standards. [Conclusions] The policy implication of the result is that an increase in the supply of qualified graduates into Nigeria’s labor markets, as well as a reduction in the rate of unemployment, is a function of maintaining academic standards. © 2024 Universidad Nacional. All rights reserved.
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