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.