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Using game concepts to improve programming learning: a multi-level meta-analysis
Costa, J. M.Gamification has been widely used in education due to its application to different contexts. The vast number of possibilities allows the creation of learning strategies that lead to students' success. Despite the high acceptance of gamification among several authors in educational contexts, there are many dispersed studies with high differences in their results. Although gamification impacts motivation, interes...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airlines’ passenger satisfaction
Pereira, F.; Costa, J. M.; Ramos, R. F.; Raimundo, A.This study aims to understand airline passengers' satisfaction trends by analyzing the most influential factors on satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consists of a dataset with 9745 passenger reviews published on airlinequality.com. The reviews were analyzed with a sentiment analysis tool calibrated for the aviation industry for accuracy. Machine learning algorithms were then imple...
The four-component instructional design model (4C/ID): A meta-analysis on use a...
Costa, J. M.; Miranda, G.; Melo, M.The four-component instructional design model (4C/ID) has been increasingly used in face-to-face and online learning environments. We present a meta-analysis on the use and effect of educational programs developed with the 4C/ID model on performance, after more than 20 years of its application and research in different academic areas and technical training. We performed the meta-analysis through the combination...
Using profanity and negative sentiments: An analysis of ultimate fighting champ...
Tereso, D.; Moro, S.; Ramos, P.; Calapez, T.; Costa, J. M.; Ratts, T.The rise in popularity of combat sports has afforded fighters an enhanced celebrity status, especially across online platforms that provide fans the opportunity to engage with and discuss their favorite athletes. Given this growth, fighters’ behaviors, both inside and outside of the arena, can have a strong influence on fans’ consumption and social media activity. To evaluate this relationship, this study inves...
Discovering entrepreneurship competencies through problem‐based learning in hig...
Sousa, M.; Costa, J. M.The increase in student engagement in the learning process has driven educators to use more dynamic pedagogical methodologies. Several studies have shown evidence of increased interest in learning when real‐world problems are integrated into the learning environment. This paper presents the competencies developed by higher education students through application of the problem‐based learning (PBL) methodology in...
Knowledge transfer through digital education technologies in higher education
Sousa, M. J.; Rosa, L. A. B. da.; Rodrigues, C. M.; Campos, W. Y. Y. Z.; Costa, J. M.Education is essential for the development of skills and talents that enable people to be productive citizens and active members of society. Traditional modes of education, on the other hand, are no longer enough to fulfill society's complex expectations, as people frequently change occupations, seek new educational possibilities, and struggle to manage life, work, and compete for educational demands (Houlden &...
Predictors of hotel clients’ satisfaction in the Cape Verde Islands
Furtado, A.; Ramos, R. F.; Maia, B.; Costa, J. M.Tourism has been fundamental for countries’ economic development, and Africa is the destination with the biggest tourism growth potential. Using 1414 travelers’ online reviews collected from TripAdvisor, the present work aims to understand which variables predict the satisfaction of Cape Verde’s hotel clients. Satisfaction was analyzed using sentiment analysis and ANOVA to predict the effect of the gathered var...
Assessment patterns during the Portuguese Emergency Remote Teaching
Rodrigues, C.; Costa, J. M.; Moro, S.COVID-19 certainly brought more negative aspects than positives to education. On the one hand, new gaps and challenges emerged from the lockdowns worldwide. On the other hand, we have been assisting in the increased relationship between technology and education, which created an opportunity for education to evolve and enhance the use of digital tools in classes. During several lockdowns worldwide, due to the pa...
Assessment methods determining the higher education students’ academic success
Costa, J. M.; Araújo, S.; Soliman, M.; Sousa, M. J.It is well known that academic success of undergraduate students depends on a variety of factors; several of them are external to their higher education institution. However, it is crucial to reflect on the impact of the factors controlled by the higher education institution (e.g., faculty or college) that can influence their success and achievement, including the assessment methods. To this end, this study ana...
A data-driven approach to predict first-year students’ academic success in high...
Gil, P. D.; Martins, S. C.; Moro, S.; Costa, J. M.This study presents a data mining approach to predict academic success of the first-year students. A dataset of 10 academic years for first-year bachelor’s degrees from a Portuguese Higher Institution (N = 9652) has been analysed. Features’ selection resulted in a characterising set of 68 features, encompassing socio-demographic, social origin, previous education, special statutes and educational path dimension...