Mining Student Data Captured from a Web-Based Tutoring Tool: Initial Exploration and Results

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Merceron, A. & Yacef, K. (2004). Mining Student Data Captured from a Web-Based Tutoring Tool: Initial Exploration and Results. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 15(4), 319-346. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/6569.

Journal Information

Journal of Interactive Learning Research
ISSN 1093-023X
Volume 15, Issue 4, October 2004
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

More Information on JILR

Authors

Agathe Merceron, ESILV - Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, France; Kalina Yacef, University of Sydney, Australia

Abstract

In this article we describe the initial investigations that we have conducted on student data collected from a web-based tutoring tool. We have used some data mining techniques such as association rule and symbolic data analysis, as well as traditional SQL queries to gain further insight on the students' learning and deduce information to improve teaching. In our work, applying data mining facilities serves two purposes: (a) understand better both how students grasp the tool and assimilate the knowledge they need to learn and (b) get pedagogically relevant information that may influence or help improve teaching.

Keywords

• Students

Also Read

• Usage Analysis in Learning Systems
• Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2009
• The Connected Learning Space
• Perspectives on Blended Learning in Higher Education
• The International Handbook Summit Call to Action for Learning with Technology in the 21st Century
• Elementary School Students’ Attitudes toward Applying Wikis or Blogs for Collaborative Note-taking Activities
• Are Pretty Interfaces Worth the Time? The Effects of User Interface Types on Web-Based Instruction
• The Effects of Spatial Visualization Ability and Graphical Navigational Aids on Cognitive Load and Learning from Web-Based Instruction
• Toward a Quality Assurance Approach to E-Learning Courses
• Course Management Systems as Tools for the Creation of Online Learning Environments:Evaluation from a Social Constructivist Perspective and Implications for their Design

Tags