Student preferences for assignment systems: Results from a discrete choice experiment in Irish universities

Edel Doherty, Brendan Kennelly, Darragh Flannery, Stephen Hynes and John Considine
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Edel Doherty: School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
Brendan Kennelly: School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
Stephen Hynes: School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
John Considine: Department of Economics, University College Cork

No WP052013, Working Papers from University of Limerick, Department of Economics

Abstract: Data from a discrete choice experiment is used to explore preference heterogeneity associated with assignment systems between students in three universities in Ireland. The motivation for the study arises from recent technological advances which have led to a significant increase in the use of online assignment systems in disciplines such as economics and statistics. Despite this, little research exists to understand student preferences for online assignment systems and whether similarities emerge between students across universities. To investigate this issue, we employ latent class and random parameters logit models to explore both observed and unobserved heterogeneity in students' tastes. Our findings reveal that significant heterogeneity in preferences is evident within and between students across the universities. The implications of this finding for the design of assignment systems are discussed.

Keywords: Discrete choice experiment; Willingness to pay; Latent class model; Assignment systems; Student preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2013-06, Revised 2013-09
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Published in International Review of Economics Education, Vol. 14, 57-70

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