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Fincham, Ed; Gaševic, Dragan; Pardo, Abelardo – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2018
The widespread adoption of digital e-learning environments and other learning technology has provided researchers with ready access to large quantities of data. Much of this data comes from discussion forums and has been studied with analytical methods drawn from social network analysis. However, within this large body of research there exists…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Blumenstein, Marion – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2020
The field of learning analytics (LA) has seen a gradual shift from purely data-driven approaches to more holistic views of improving student learning outcomes through data-informed learning design (LD). Despite the growing potential of LA in higher education (HE), the benefits are not yet convincing to the practitioner, in particular aspects of…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Instructional Design, Effect Size, Higher Education
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Pardos, Zachary A.; Horodyskyj, Lev – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2019
We introduce a novel approach to visualizing temporal clickstream behaviour in the context of a degree-satisfying online course, "Habitable Worlds," offered through Arizona State University. The current practice for visualizing behaviour within a digital learning environment is to generate plots based on hand-engineered or coded features…
Descriptors: Visualization, Online Courses, Course Descriptions, Data Analysis
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Epp, Carrie Demmans; Phirangee, Krystle; Hewitt, Jim – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2017
Identifying which online behaviours and interactions are associated with student perceptions of being supported will enable a deeper understanding of how those activities contribute to learning experiences. Student language is one aspect of their interaction in need of greater exploration within discourse-based online learning environments. As a…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication, Form Classes (Languages), Language Usage
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Dowell, Nia M. M.; Graesser, Arthur C. – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2014
An emerging trend toward computer-mediated collaborative learning environments promotes lively exchanges between learners in order to facilitate learning. Discourse can play an important role in enhancing epistemology, pedagogy, and assessments in these environments. In this paper, we highlight some of our recent work showing the advantages using…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Affective Behavior, Computational Linguistics, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
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Chiu, Ming Ming; Fujita, Nobuko – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2014
Online forums (synchronous and asynchronous) offer exciting data opportunities to analyze how people influence one another through their interactions. However, researchers must address several analytic difficulties involving the data (missing values, nested structure [messages within topics], non-sequential messages), outcome variables (discrete…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis