Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science

185-194

Authors: KUNSTOVÁ, Renáta

This paper summarizes the results of analysis which concerns new opened field of study with distance mode of study. The aim of analysis is to evaluate the comparability of full-time and distance mode of study and to answer three research questions. The first question concerns the characteristics of distance students who unsuccessfully ended their study already after the second semester. The second research question focuses on utilization of online tests and lists of control questions. The third question investigates how important are video records of lectures for distance students. The analysis is based on data obtained from the Integrated Study Information System. Results should be taken into account in the coming years, when lecturers will update e-earning study materials and prepare tutorials.

203-211

Authors: KASPŘÍKOVÁ, Nikola

Examination results are rather important for many students with regard to their future profession development. Results of exams should be carefully inspected by the teachers to help improve design and evaluation of tests and education process in general. Analysis of examination papers in mathematics taken by students of basic mathematics course at University of Economics in Prague is reported. The first issue addressed is identification of significant dependencies between performance in particular problem areas covered in the test and also between particular items and total score in test or ability level as a latent trait. The assessment is first performed with Spearman correlation coefficient, items in the test are then evaluated within Item Response Theory framework. The second analytical task addressed is a search for groups of students who are similar with respect to performance in test. Cluster analysis is performed using partitioning around medoids method and final model selection is made according to average silhouette width. Results of clustering, which may be also considered in connection with setting of the minimum score for passing the exam, show that two groups of students can be identified. The group which may be called "well-performers" is the more clearly defined one.

226-238

Authors: NATOVOVÁ, Ludmila, CHÝLOVÁ, Hana

This study examines the particularities of various stress coping strategies (measured by standardized stress coping strategies questionnaire SVF 78) used by undergraduate university students (N=177). The first part was focused on gender differences. Part II compares groups differing in age and level of family-school-work conflict, drawing on the division according to the type of study: Part-time (N=102) and Full-time (N=75) students as well as on the age distinction (age<23: N=95, age>24: N=82). The findings indicate that there are age differences, as well as differences between the groups of part-time and full-time students, in the use of stress coping strategies, especially regarding the use of the positive triad: situation control, reaction control and positive self-instruction.

252-261

Authors: LAZÁR, Ivan, HUSÁR, Jozef

This article discusses the creation and use of known algorithms in production that uses a flow-shop system to monitor and verify its operability. It also describes the input data, which must be further opportunities for decision entered into the system. In the next section are described in detail the different parts of this procedure. Than it describes the sequential problems that are not yet at a practical level, few addressed, but thus methods shorten the processing time. The conclusion focuses on the validation of the serviceability of the manufacturing system using knowledge mentioned and their embedding and verification by simulation.