Modeling the Effect of Courses Over Soft Skills: A Simulation Study

• In Event: Longitudinal and Structural Equation Modeling

Abstract

Over the last few years, the educational interest of soft skills has steadily
increased. Nonetheless, there is no considerable literature concerning the impact
of followed courses on them. This simulation presents a model to study the effect
of courses over the students’ soft skill proficiency, considering interaction effects
and confounding variables through nine different scenarios. Moreover, the study
compares the model with and without propensity scores as predictors, which are
proposed to handle the selection bias issue of the students’ course choices. The
simulation results show propensity scores in fact reduce the bias when large or
small effects of interests for specific courses and interactions are present.

Authors

• Luis Alberto Pinos Ullauri, IMT Nord Europe
  Presenting Author

• Anthony Fleury
  Non-Presenting Author

• Wim Van den Noortgate, KU Leuven
  Non-Presenting Author

• Abir Karami, Université Catholique de Lille
  Non-Presenting Author

• Alexis Lebis, IMT Nord Europe
  Non-Presenting Author

• Mathieu Vermeulen, IMT Nord Europe
  Non-Presenting Author