*6 PAGE PAPER* Scaling for the Future: Development of a Sustainable Model for Teaching MATLAB Programming to STEM Students Article Swipe
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· 2024
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--29364
· OA: W2771341550
An undergraduate programming language course in MATLAB has experienced explosive enrollment growth over the last decade at the Pennsylvania State University's University Park campus. To adapt to the huge growth in enrollment, the course was redeveloped in stages over several semesters to create hybrid and online versions of the course. The evaluation model was also changed to shift focus away from periodic examinations to weekly assessments. Students completed end-of-semester teaching evaluations for the course, and some students also participated in focus groups to discuss the effectiveness of the course redesign. Student evaluation results showed statistically significant improvements in student evaluation scores in all areas evaluated except for those areas that related specifically to the course instructor. The results of this study demonstrated that flipped classrooms can not only help programs to manage their introductory programming course enrollments, but they also increase students' perceptions of the quality of courses.
