A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling

Mathematics has a special place in the quality of engineering education. Engineering depends significantly on the mastery of mathematics and mathematics is the foundation of engineering. This study is focused on the quality of mathematics education of engineering students by identification and class...

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Main Author: Younes Karimi Fardinpour
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Language:fas
Published: Iran Academy of Science 2014-12-01
Series:آموزش مهندسی ایران
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Online Access:https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_7719.html?lang=en
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description Mathematics has a special place in the quality of engineering education. Engineering depends significantly on the mastery of mathematics and mathematics is the foundation of engineering. This study is focused on the quality of mathematics education of engineering students by identification and classification of engineering students’ errors in solving differential equations. 43 engineering student test sheets were studied in the second semester of the 2012 academic year. Students' errors in solving differential equations are considered as one of the causes of mathematics academic failure. The four-stage model, called Baft, is presented as 1-Diagnoses (a differential equation), 2- Call (a good strategy to solve the differential equation), 3- Run (the called strategy) and 4-Review (the implementation of the strategy). As a quasi-experimental design, students’ performance in pretest (the midterm exam) and post test (the final exam) are compared. The Diagnoses-errors rate is reduced from 44% to 21%, whereas the percentage of Call-errors increased from 15% to 25%. Percentage of Run-errors and Review-errors have not changed significantly.
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spelling doaj.art-ccf2c90142a84e3b97ff26773bc995b22023-06-13T09:37:10ZfasIran Academy of Scienceآموزش مهندسی ایران1607-23162676-48812014-12-01166311113310.22047/ijee.2014.7719A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modelingYounes Karimi Fardinpour0Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University, Ahar Branch, Ahar, IranMathematics has a special place in the quality of engineering education. Engineering depends significantly on the mastery of mathematics and mathematics is the foundation of engineering. This study is focused on the quality of mathematics education of engineering students by identification and classification of engineering students’ errors in solving differential equations. 43 engineering student test sheets were studied in the second semester of the 2012 academic year. Students' errors in solving differential equations are considered as one of the causes of mathematics academic failure. The four-stage model, called Baft, is presented as 1-Diagnoses (a differential equation), 2- Call (a good strategy to solve the differential equation), 3- Run (the called strategy) and 4-Review (the implementation of the strategy). As a quasi-experimental design, students’ performance in pretest (the midterm exam) and post test (the final exam) are compared. The Diagnoses-errors rate is reduced from 44% to 21%, whereas the percentage of Call-errors increased from 15% to 25%. Percentage of Run-errors and Review-errors have not changed significantly. https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_7719.html?lang=enengineering students of mathematics education differential equations academic failure error analysis baft modeling
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A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
آموزش مهندسی ایران
engineering students of mathematics education differential equations academic failure error analysis baft modeling
title A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
title_full A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
title_fullStr A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
title_full_unstemmed A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
title_short A framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations: Baft modeling
title_sort framework for fault detection and error analysis of engineering students in solving differential equations baft modeling
topic engineering students of mathematics education differential equations academic failure error analysis baft modeling
url https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_7719.html?lang=en
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