A framework to evaluate student engagement of programming course in blend learning environment

Student engagement is an important indicator to measure the effect of college students’ learning, and it is also the main reason to affect their academic performance. The paper proposes a model to evaluate student engagement in the programming course based on blend learning environment. The model includes three aspects: cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement and social engagement. By integrating online learning behavior into three aspects, student engagement is measured, and the relationship between engagement and achievement is analyzed. The strategies to improve the participation in blending learning are put forward. The student engagement model is not only helpful for teachers to adopt relevant teaching strategies to improve student participation in learning, but also to encourage students to actively participate in learning. The results provides some suggestions on facilitating student engagement in online learning environment in high education.