Abstract—Software industry is becoming the core of
technology trend. SW-based changes in education, industry,
and social perception are continuously increasing, and thus,
computing power is recognized as an essential requirement in
higher education. Globally, research on software (SW)
education methodology is being actively conducted, and from
this point of view, the socio-economic importance of software
education is increasing. This study conducted a study on how to
identify the educational characteristics and motivations of
students. In this study, a method to deal with the motivation for
SW education from the perspective of student characteristics
was reviewed. For this analysis, the relationship between
educational achievement and factors is analyzed, and factors
that can affect student achievement are explored. Factors for
the methodology are identified and verified with a statistical
methodology.
Index Terms—SW education, academic achievement, SW
society, learning motivation.
M. Cheon and O. Lee are with the Information Systems Department,
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (e-mail: jmj2316@hanyang.ac.kr,
ooklee@hanyang.ac.kr).
C. Mun is with Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering
Department, Hanyang Cyber University, Seoul, Korea (e-mail:
changbae@hycu.ac.kr).
H. Ha is with Software Education Committee, Office of Academic Affairs,
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (corresponding author; e-mail:
special007@hanyang.ac.kr).
Cite: Minjong Cheon, Ook Lee, Changbae Mun, and Hyodong Ha, "Factors Affecting Academic Achievement in SW Education," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 333-338, 2022.
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