Benefits of Jeroo

The benefits of Jeroo are both perceived and objective.

Perceived Benefits

Jeroo engages students immediately.
Jeroo keeps the focus on a few crucial topics.
Students master important topics faster.
Jeroo stimulates decomposition and problem solving.
Jeroo encourages experimentation.
Students enjoy Jeroo.

Objective Benefits

Student satisfaction has been assessed via questionnaires that solicited demographic data and required that the students use a five-point Lickert scale to rate their confidence level, their level of comfort in the course, and the overall value of Jeroo. An analysis of the responses showed the following.

All students thought that working with Jeroo was valuable.
Female students rated the value of Jeroo higher did male students.
All gender and experience groups reported increased confidence and comfort.
The increases were markedly higher for female students.

Some instructors have reported decreased withdrawal rates after Jeroo was introduced.

Last modified 8 April 2008 at 12:59 pm by dorn