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Maarten Sluijs; Uwe Matzat – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Technological innovations such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) are becoming more and more prevalent in the learning environments of students. Distilling and acting on knowledge gathered from these systems, the field known as learning analytics, allows educators to hone their craft and support students more effectively by providing…
Descriptors: Time Management, Learning Analytics, Learning Management Systems, Predictive Measurement
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Conijn, Rianne; Snijders, Chris; Kleingeld, Ad; Matzat, Uwe – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
With the adoption of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) in educational institutions, a lot of data has become available describing students' online behavior. Many researchers have used these data to predict student performance. This has led to a rather diverse set of findings, possibly related to the diversity in courses and predictor variables…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Predictor Variables, Predictive Validity, Predictive Measurement
Kumar, Muthu; Kan, Min-Yen; Tan, Bernard C. Y.; Ragupathi, Kiruthika – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015
With large student enrollment, MOOC instructors face the unique challenge in deciding when to intervene in forum discussions with their limited bandwidth. We study this problem of "instructor intervention." Using a large sample of forum data culled from 61 courses, we design a binary classifier to predict whether an instructor should…
Descriptors: Intervention, Open Education, Large Group Instruction, Group Discussion
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Laru, Jari; Naykki, Piia; Jarvela, Sanna – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
In this single-case study, small groups of learners were supported by use of multiple social software tools and face-to-face activities in the context of higher education. The aim of the study was to explore how designed learning activities contribute to students' learning outcomes by studying probabilistic dependencies between the variables.…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities
Smith, Peter, Ed. – Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2015
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. ASCUE has a strong tradition of bringing its members together to pool their…
Descriptors: Workshops, Administrators, Educational Games, Access to Information
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Dick, Steven – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1996
Examines participation on public telecomputing forums, such as electronic bulletin boards, newsgroups, and listservs, by looking at the flow of messages and users to predict participation. Measures forum success by critical mass and those people taking collective action towards a common goal. Studied the relationship between past and current…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Group Behavior, Information Management