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Determining Learners' Behavioral Patterns in a Technology and Analytics Enhanced Assessment Environment
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Sahin, Muhittin; Ifenthaler, Dirk – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
Within digitally-supported learning environments, learners need to observe themselves so that they can reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and take a step toward autonomous learning. Within the scope of this research, a technology and analytics enhanced assessment environment in which students can assess themselves was implemented and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Behavior Patterns, Learning Processes
Informing Learning Design through Analytics: Applying Network Graph Analysis
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Ifenthaler, Dirk; Gibson, David; Dobozy, Eva – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Learning design has traditionally been thought of as an activity occurring prior to the presentation of a learning experience or a description of that activity. With the advent of near real-time data and new opportunities of representing the decisions and actions of learners in digital learning environments, learning designers can now apply…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Intervention, Electronic Learning, Case Studies
Student Perceptions of Privacy Principles for Learning Analytics
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Ifenthaler, Dirk; Schumacher, Clara – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine student perceptions of privacy principles related to learning analytics. Privacy issues for learning analytics include how personal data are collected and stored as well as how they are analyzed and presented to different stakeholders. A total of 330 university students participated in an exploratory study…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Privacy, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Collaborative Problem Solving in Shared Space
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Lin, Lin; Mills, Leila A.; Ifenthaler, Dirk – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine collaborative problem solving in a shared virtual space. The main question asked was: How will the performance and processes differ between collaborative problem solvers and independent problem solvers over time? A total of 104 university students (63 female and 41 male) participated in an experimental…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Problem Solving, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
The Changing Importance of Factors Influencing Students' Choice of Study Mode
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Bailey, Matthew; Ifenthaler, Dirk; Gosper, Maree; Kretzschmar, Mandy; Ware, Cheryl – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2015
Despite the expansion of online and blended learning, as well as open education, until relatively recently little research has been undertaken on what motivates students to enrol in particular study modes at university level. This project contributes to recent scholarship in the field by exploring the reasons why humanities students choose to…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Preferences, Intermode Differences, Delivery Systems
Digital Systems Supporting Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Twenty-First Century: Guest Editorial
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Spector, J. Michael; Ifenthaler, Dirk; Sampson, Demetrios G. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2016
Digital systems and digital technologies are globally investigated for their potential to transform learning, teaching and assessment towards offering unique learning experiences to the twenty-first century learners. This Special Issue on "Digital systems supporting cognition and exploratory learning in twenty-first century" aims to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Psychology