Understanding Heterogeneity of Students' Preferences Towards English Medium Instruction: a Conjoint Analysis Approach
Yugoslav journal of operations research, Tome 26 (2016) no. 1, p. 91
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Continuous quality improvement of the educational process and its
modernization are some of the most important factors for ensuring the success of
educational institutions. To attract new students and to provide a stable competitive
position of a college in today’s market suppose already having satisfied students. This
paper introduces the methodology of conjoint analysis as an appropriate tool to determine
students' preferences towards university subjects taught in English (English Medium
Instruction – EMI). Conjoint analysis is a research technique that also provides an
opportunity to simulate the way in which customers might react to changes in current
services or to new services, introduced into an existing market. We conducted a survey
among the student population at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational
Science. Preference-based segmentation is performed on the conjoint data to isolate
homogeneous groups of students that possess similar preferences towards EMI. Based on
the results, the study suggests a strategy for creating more effective courses in English.
Keywords: Conjoint Analysis, Students’ Preferences, English Medium Instruction, Segmentation,
Simulation.
Classification :
62P99.
Keywords: Conjoint Analysis, Students’ Preferences, English Medium Instruction, Segmentation;
Keywords: Conjoint Analysis, Students’ Preferences, English Medium Instruction, Segmentation;
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Milena Popović; Maja Vagić; Marija Kuzmanović; Jelena Anđelković Labrović. Understanding Heterogeneity of Students' Preferences Towards English Medium Instruction: a Conjoint Analysis Approach. Yugoslav journal of operations research, Tome 26 (2016) no. 1, p. 91 . http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/YJOR_2016_26_1_a6/