Research Timeline & Thematic Evolution
Analysis based on the 84 conference presentation titles of his working life (1994-2026) listed on this site
Most Frequent Words Across 84 Conference Presentations
Words extracted from actual conference presentation titles, sized by frequency
Technical & Mathematical Foundations
18 presentations - Intelligent tutoring systems, operations research applications, fuzzy logic, linear programming
Multimedia Learning Innovation
3 presentations - LearnWell development, multimedia thinking skills, comprehensive learning programmes
Student Success Prediction & Tracking
20 presentations - First-year success models, tracking systems, readiness scales, academic achievement prediction
Wellness & Positive Psychology Integration
28 presentations - Comprehensive wellness interventions, FlourishWell4Life, BeWell mentoring, grit and mindset research
Wise Interventions & Ubuntu Philosophy
15 presentations - Wise belonging interventions, Ubuntu-inspired frameworks, FlourishIQ platform, engineering student focus
Data-Driven Analysis Summary
This timeline and its word clouds come from the titles of the 84 conference presentations of Dr. du Plessis's working life listed on this site (the total of 100 also includes his postgraduate presentations before 1994). The work moves from technical and mathematical foundations (18 presentations, 1994-1999) through multimedia learning innovation (3) and student success prediction and tracking (20) to wellness and positive psychology (28, the most productive period) and wise interventions (15 since 2019). “Students” and “wellness” are the words that occur most often across all the titles.