Detecting collaboration skills to calculate indicators in moodle

Abstract

Beyond the technological facilities offered by Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, one of the factors that determine the success of the experiences developed in these systems, is the adequate manifestation of the collaborative skills of the students that integrate the learning groups. This article presents a new Moodle module for communication, coordination and collaboration, which captures and analyzes the interactions of students, to generate indicators that show the degree of manifestation of their collaboration skills, at individual and group levels. The new module was integrated to Moodle platform and validated through specially designed experiences in which university students and teachers participated.