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Allyson Skene; Laura Winer; Erika Kustra – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This article explores potential uses, misuses, beneficiaries, and tensions of learning analytics in higher education. While those promoting and using learning analytics generally agree that ethical practice is imperative, and student privacy and rights are important, navigating the complex maze of ethical dilemmas can be challenging, particularly…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Higher Education, Ethics, Privacy
Emily J. Barnes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study investigates the predictive power of machine learning (ML) models on degree completion among adult learners in higher education, emphasizing the enhancement of data-driven decision-making (DDDM). By analyzing three ML models - Random Forest, Gradient-Boosting machine (GBM), and CART Decision Tree - within a not-for-profit,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, Models, Prediction
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Md Akib Zabed Khan; Agoritsa Polyzou – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2024
In higher education, academic advising is crucial to students' decision-making. Data-driven models can benefit students in making informed decisions by providing insightful recommendations for completing their degrees. To suggest courses for the upcoming semester, various course recommendation models have been proposed in the literature using…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Courses, Data Use, Artificial Intelligence
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Caitlin Mills, Editor; Giora Alexandron, Editor; Davide Taibi, Editor; Giosuè Lo Bosco, Editor; Luc Paquette, Editor – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2025
The University of Palermo is proud to host the 18th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) in Palermo, Italy, from July 20 to July 23, 2025. EDM is the annual flagship conference of the International Educational Data Mining Society. This year's theme is "New Goals, New Measurements, New Incentives to Learn." The theme…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Computer Science Education, Technology Uses in Education
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Wilson, Caroline; Sims, Stuart; Dyer, Jen; Handley, Fiona – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2022
The higher education sector is under increasing pressure to deliver more and to evidence the fruits of its contribution to society. There is a particular focus on the enhanced engagement of students in order to maximise success, and for this engagement to be achieved equitably across the student body, regardless of demographic backgrounds. This…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Learner Engagement, Outcomes of Education
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Smith, Kristen L.; Finney, Sara J. – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2020
Higher education institutions struggle to demonstrate learning improvement (Banta, Jones, & Black, 2009; Banta & Blaich, 2011; Jankowski, Timmer, Kinzie, & Kuh, 2018). We showcase how student learning outcomes assessment processes can benefit from strong program theory and implementation fidelity data. In our example, faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Outcomes Assessment, Fidelity, Program Implementation
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Pei Wang – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2024
In today's university era, reforming the English teaching model has become a major research topic for researchers. Based on this, this paper adopts a hierarchical and progressive model construction method to further explore the reform model of university English teaching in the context of educational ecology. First, this paper discusses the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Aguilar, J.; Buendia, O.; Pinto, A.; Gutiérrez, J. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
Social Learning Analytics (SLA) seeks to obtain hidden information in large amounts of data, usually of an educational nature. SLA focuses mainly on the analysis of social networks (Social Network Analysis, SNA) and the Web, to discover patterns of interaction and behavior of educational social actors. This paper incorporates the SLA in a smart…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Cognitive Style, Socialization, Social Networks
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Torii, Tomoko; Okada, Yuji – Higher Education Forum, 2017
This article reports the results of a nationwide questionnaire survey of 1,104 Japanese higher education institutions conducted in late 2015 and early 2016. Its goal was to investigate the current status and issues related to the utilization and disclosure of educational information. A total of 248 institutions responded to the survey. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization