Students Effort vs. Outcome: Analysis Through Moodle Logs

Abstract

Previous research shows how student's effort is found in Learning Management Systems (LMS). In this paper, we verified if positive effort in face-to-face courses supported by Moodle LMS carries on to their completion. We used logs of several courses and compared them with teachers' diaries. We developed an algorithm to analyze data and retrieve information about students. The results confirm that students with good or high effort are more able to complete the course.