Title :
The Research on Teaching Method of Basics Course of Computer based on Cluster Analysis
Author :
Tie, Zhixin ; Jin, Rong ; Zhuang, Hong ; Wang, Zhaoqing
Author_Institution :
Instructional Div. of Comput. Technol., Zhejiang Sci-Tech Univ., Hangzhou, China
fDate :
June 29 2010-July 1 2010
Abstract :
Due to the difference between rural and urban and regional disparity of computer basic education produced at their middle school period, computer application level of the freshmen make a great difference. According to this situation, corresponding skill survey is designed. Data obtained from the survey is analyzed by K-means cluster algorithm. And the students are classified into three types according to their master degree of computer application. The study group is composed of the students selected from each type. This can promote them to study from each other and draw the strong points of others to offset their own weakness. The teachers can adjust the emphasis of their teaching to different classes according to the master degree of computer application of the classes. Good teaching effect is achieved by using this teaching method in Basics Course of Computer.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; pattern clustering; teaching; K-means cluster algorithm; cluster analysis; computer application level; computer basic education; computer basics course; skill survey; teaching method; Algorithm design and analysis; Classification algorithms; Clustering algorithms; Computer applications; Computers; Data mining; Education; Classified teaching model; Cluster analysis; Computer application skill;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology (CIT), 2010 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bradford
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7547-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIT.2010.338