In the age of analytics and big data, it is becoming easier to dredge the data and find significant correlations. It is important for educators to enhance their lectures dealing with correlation. The authors feel that the best way to accomplish this is by using actual, real-world correlations...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo investigamos la correlación entre el desempeño en asignaturas y sus prerrequisitos para alumnos de Ingeniería Civil Industrial de la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, por medio de la formulación de un modelo de regresión, en inicio a nivel...

Concept mapping is a learning strategy that emphasizes the meaningful relationships among concepts. It can help students clearly relate and distinguish differential statistical concepts. This strategy is also an example of an active and collaborative learning tool that instructors can use to...

Spanish Abstract: A partir de los resultados de la aplicación autoadministrada, a tres generaciones de egresados de licenciatura del ”Instrumento para conocer la satisfacción de los estudiantes universitarios con su educación”, se identifican los niveles de satisfacción con los servicios...

Our study focuses on the effect of personality type and personality preferences measured by the Myers–Briggs typology, on higher education students' choice of profession and on their academic performance. We statistically analyzed a sample from two slightly similar bachelor majors studied at...

Spanish Abstract: Sin olvidar que la evaluación de la calidad educativa es multidimensional, donde la satisfacción estudiantil con los servicios recibidos es un indicador (no exclusivo) que permite detectar áreas de oportunidad para planear acciones de mejora en las organizaciones educativas;...

Spanish Abstract: Aún cuando los problemas de rezago y bajo rendimiento son multifactoriales; este trabajo coincide con quienes señalan que tratándose de Educación Superior, inadecuados hábitos de estudio representan una de las principales causas del fracaso escolar; por ello, diagnosticar...

The women play a key role in economic growth and development. World Bank and IMF studies have shown that the economies of the developing countries are losing billions of US dollars because women are still discriminated against in economic life. Eritrean women contribute largely for the freedom...

Using survey data collected at Göttingen University, Germany, this paper evaluates the effect of attending the lecture and/or tutorial on the grade achieved in two basic courses in business administration and economics. The analysis shows that going to class has no significant impact on student...