{"title":"Determinants of Learners' Self-Directed Learning and on-Line Learning Attitudes in on-Line Learning","authors":"Jing Li, Chih-Jen Chuang, Chi-Hui Wu","doi":"10.5220/0011988900003470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0011988900003470","url":null,"abstract":"The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional learning methods, leading to a surge in online learning. It has been found that the low course completion and performance are associated with online learning. There has been increasing and urgent necessity to identify effective and decisive ways to address these challenges. Self-directed learning and online learning attitudes are key factors that influence learning behavior and outcomes, while the general traditional statistical method often does not perform well in identifying those categories. To fill the gap, this study applies the fuzzy Delphi method and the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to clarify and analyze the relationship of influence among indicators of self-directed learning and online learning attitudes, develop a cause–effect model, and ultimately identify an effective and decisive strategy for improving online learning. According to the cause–effect relationship among indictors, the computer/smartphone and internet confidence, computer/smartphone usage, and computer/smartphone preference are the three decisive strategical ways for online learning. To improve learners’ attitudes towards online learning, teachers need to develop or improve students’ computer/smartphone and internet confidence, computer/smartphone usage skills, and develop their self-directed learning abilities to inspire and increase their willingness and ability to participate effectively in online courses. Moreover, this study first applies the fuzzy DEMATEL method to assess, analyze and develop a causal model of self-directed learning and online learning attitudes for academics to further explore and confirm the complex interrelationships among the key learning behaviors of online learners.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125498012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SAPHIR: A Pluricultural Authoring Tool to Produce Resources in Support of Education for Sustainable Development","authors":"S. Jean-Daubias","doi":"10.5220/0011981600003470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0011981600003470","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present SAPHIR, a multilingual authoring tool producing a Progressive Web App, usable on computers, tablets, and smartphones, online or offline. We presented our design process, the architecture of the system, the model on which it is based, and its main parts: SAPHIR it-self is the main software proposing activities to children to learn and play; MINE is the authoring tool used by pedagogical designers and resources translators to create and translate resources without requiring any programming skills; TAILLE is dedicated to teachers to whom he provides educational explanations to use SAPHIR with their learners. The different parts were used with both pedagogical designers and students.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116773172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jaromír Šavelka, Arav Agarwal, Chris Bogart, M. Sakr
{"title":"Large Language Models (GPT) Struggle to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions about Code","authors":"Jaromír Šavelka, Arav Agarwal, Chris Bogart, M. Sakr","doi":"10.48550/arXiv.2303.08033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2303.08033","url":null,"abstract":"We analyzed effectiveness of three generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) models in answering multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessments, often involving short snippets of code, from introductory and intermediate programming courses at the postsecondary level. This emerging technology stirs countless discussions of its potential uses (e.g., exercise generation, code explanation) as well as misuses in programming education (e.g., cheating). However, the capabilities of GPT models and their limitations to reason about and/or analyze code in educational settings have been under-explored. We evaluated several OpenAI's GPT models on formative and summative MCQ assessments from three Python courses (530 questions). We found that MCQs containing code snippets are not answered as successfully as those that only contain natural language. While questions requiring to fill-in a blank in the code or completing a natural language statement about the snippet are handled rather successfully, MCQs that require analysis and/or reasoning about the code (e.g., what is true/false about the snippet, or what is its output) appear to be the most challenging. These findings can be leveraged by educators to adapt their instructional practices and assessments in programming courses, so that GPT becomes a valuable assistant for a learner as opposed to a source of confusion and/or potential hindrance in the learning process.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"51 13","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120855778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Blockchain-Based Trusted Achievement Record System for Students in Higher Education","authors":"Bakri Awaji, E. Solaiman","doi":"10.48550/arXiv.2204.12547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2204.12547","url":null,"abstract":": With a growing number of institutions involved in the global education market, it has become increasingly challenging to verify the authenticity of academic achievements such as CVs and diplomas. Blockchain is an enabling technology that can play a key role in solving this problem. This study introduces a blockchain-based achievement record system that produces a verifiable record of achievements. The proposed system aims to facilitate the process of authentication and validation of certificates reliably, easily and quickly, leveraging the unique capabilities offered through Blockchain technology (public Ethereum Blockchain) and smart contracts. We present the design and implementation of the system and its components and tools. We then evaluate the system through a number of studies to measure the system’s; usability, effectiveness, performance, and cost. A System Usability Scale (SUS) test gave a scale of 77.1. Through a literature survey we demonstrate that this system is a significant improvement on legacy systems, being both more user-friendly and more efficient. We also conduct a detailed cost analysis and discuss the positives and limitations of alternative blockchain solutions.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126614378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katia Oliver-Quelennec, François Bouchet, T. Carron, C. Pinçon
{"title":"Analyzing the Impact of e-Caducée, a Serious Game in Pharmacy on Students' Professional Skills over Multiple Years","authors":"Katia Oliver-Quelennec, François Bouchet, T. Carron, C. Pinçon","doi":"10.5220/0010453903310338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0010453903310338","url":null,"abstract":"In an academic program of our faculty of pharmacy, we tried to improve the training of future pharmacists aiming at their professionalization. We proposed a learning game called e-Caducee, which allows students to train during 3 semesters with about one hundred clinical cases. We investigated the consistency between skills worked in the game with those defined by the pedagogical team as well as the impact of the game and of the embedded dashboard on students’ skills. We collected data from the game (activity traces), from the faculty (academic results) and from the students (opinion about the game). To answer our research questions, we used both multiple linear regressions as well as classical statistical inference. Results reveal that the score predictions based on the use of e-Caducee correspond with the definition of the teachers. We also found clues that the use of e-Caducee helped with learning some professional skills but the result was not confirmed with statistical analysis. F inally, we found a link between the use of the dashboard in the game and one particular professional skill’s academic results (prescription). Our future work aims at developing an adaptive learning dashboard for the game and analyzing its possible impact.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132200023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Till Massing, Natalie Reckmann, Jens Klenke, Benjamin Otto, C. Hanck, M. Goedicke
{"title":"Effects of Early Warning Emails on Student Performance","authors":"Till Massing, Natalie Reckmann, Jens Klenke, Benjamin Otto, C. Hanck, M. Goedicke","doi":"10.5220/0011847800003470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0011847800003470","url":null,"abstract":"We use learning data of an e-assessment platform for an introductory mathematical statistics course to predict the probability of passing the final exam for each student. Subsequently, we send warning emails to students with a low predicted probability to pass the exam. We detect a positive but imprecisely estimated effect of this treatment, suggesting the effectiveness of such interventions only when administered more intensively.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"175 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115464924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Bellettini, Violetta Lonati, Mattia Monga, Anna Morpurgo
{"title":"Behind the Shoulders of Bebras Teams: Analyzing How They Interact with the Platform to Solve Tasks","authors":"C. Bellettini, Violetta Lonati, Mattia Monga, Anna Morpurgo","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-58459-7_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58459-7_10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"166 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133445722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Riazy, Katharina Simbeck, Robert Woestenfeld, M. Traeger
{"title":"Prior Knowledge as a Predictor for Persistence","authors":"S. Riazy, Katharina Simbeck, Robert Woestenfeld, M. Traeger","doi":"10.5220/0009324201370144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0009324201370144","url":null,"abstract":"Prior knowledge has been known to play a large role in the success of MOOCs. Using the virtual learning environment of “Mathe im Advent” (MiA), we have analyzed possibly influential factors for the persistence of students, specifically prior mathematical and language abilities. Furthermore, we have connected linguistic indicators of text difficulty to fluctuations and differences in participating populations. MiA is a German virtual advent calendar offering 24 daily mathematical tasks with over 100,000 users annually. Survey results of the years 2017 and 2018 with over 8,000 participants were further analyzed. The result of the examination is that persistence, as well as the reparticipation of students strongly depended on prior mathematical knowledge and German abilities. This effect was especially visible when the language of the tasks was difficult and their readability was low.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133364183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G'abor Kismih'ok, Catherine Zhao, M. Schippers, Stefan T. Mol, S. Harrison, Shady Shehata
{"title":"Translating the Concept of Goal Setting into Practice - What 'Else' does it Require than a Goal Setting Tool?","authors":"G'abor Kismih'ok, Catherine Zhao, M. Schippers, Stefan T. Mol, S. Harrison, Shady Shehata","doi":"10.5220/0009389703880395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0009389703880395","url":null,"abstract":"This conceptual paper reviews the current status of goal setting in the area of technology enhanced learning and education. Besides a brief literature review, three current projects on goal setting are discussed. The paper shows that the main barriers for goal setting applications in education are not related to the technology, the available data or analytical methods, but rather the human factor. The most important bottlenecks are the lack of students goal setting skills and abilities, and the current curriculum design, which, especially in the observed higher education institutions, provides little support for goal setting interventions.","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131117412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facets of Mobile Lifelong Learning Services","authors":"A. Dirin, T. Laine, M. Nieminen","doi":"10.5220/0009386905430551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0009386905430551","url":null,"abstract":"In the era of digital services and digital connectivity, a massive amount of knowledge has become available and accessible all the time and for all ages. This mandates significant structural change ...","PeriodicalId":246312,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Computer Supported Education","volume":"31 9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125877244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}