Exploring the Educational Efficacy and Potential of 24-Hour Hackathon Programming Marathon – HackEmotion

Małgorzata Przybyła-Kasperek; Rafał Doroz; Agnieszka Lisowska; Grzegorz Machnik; Arkadiusz Nowakowski; Krzysztof Wróbel; Beata Zielosko

doi:10.31261/IJREL.2024.10.1.07

Published: 2024-06-07

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024)

Exploring the Educational Efficacy and Potential of 24-Hour Hackathon Programming Marathon – HackEmotion

Małgorzata Przybyła-Kasperek

, Rafał Doroz

, Agnieszka Lisowska

, Grzegorz Machnik

, Arkadiusz Nowakowski

, Krzysztof Wróbel

, Beata Zielosko

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31261/IJREL.2024.10.1.07

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of modern didactics and student motivation for self-learning as well as tackling significant practical challenges. In technical and STEAM education, achieving high levels of motivation is particularly important, as students often become overwhelmed by the vast amount of information and opportunities which lead to diminished interest. At the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Silesia in Katowice, a Hackathon – a 24-hour programming marathon – was organized to enhance student engagement. During this event, students confronted a critical problem in modern societye: emotion recognition. The goal was to develop solutions and help for fostering emotion recognition skills in young people with real-world implementation potential. Additionally, students tested their abilities under time pressure, honed their group work competencies, and faced real-time problem-solving scenarios. This paper presents an evaluation of the event’s impact and analyzes the results of a post-event survey, providing feedback to improve the quality of future Hackathons. The main research questions we posed during the research were: RQ1: At what level of quality was the Hackathon event organized? Whether students were well informed and felt cared for during this event? RQ2: What aspects and properties motivate students most to take part in events organized at the university like Hackathon? RQ3: What competencies, knowledge and skills were developed by participants in the Hackathon? RQ4: Do students consider issues related to recognizing emotions important and the created applications possible to use in practice? In this paper, we answer these questions using statistical analysis as well as simple machine learning models.

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Hackathon , Work in teams , Emotions recognition , STEM education , Programming marathon

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Przybyła-Kasperek, M., Doroz, R., Lisowska, A., Machnik, G., Nowakowski, A., Wróbel, K., & Zielosko, B. (2024). Exploring the Educational Efficacy and Potential of 24-Hour Hackathon Programming Marathon – HackEmotion. International Journal of Research in E-Learning, 10(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.31261/IJREL.2024.10.1.07

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024)
Published: 2024-11-05

ISSN: 2451-2583

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Exploring the Educational Efficacy and Potential of 24-Hour Hackathon Programming Marathon – HackEmotion

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Małgorzata Przybyła-Kasperek

Rafał Doroz

Agnieszka Lisowska

Grzegorz Machnik

Arkadiusz Nowakowski

Krzysztof Wróbel

Beata Zielosko

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