{"title":"Using computational methods to discover student science conceptions in interview data","authors":"B. Sherin","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330649","url":null,"abstract":"A large body of research in the learning sciences has focused on students' commonsense science knowledge---the everyday knowledge of the natural world that is gained outside of formal instruction. Although researchers studying commonsense science have employed a variety of methods, one-on-one clinical interviews have played a unique and central role. The data that result from these interviews take the form of video recordings, which in turn are often compiled into written transcripts, and coded by human analysts. In my team's work on learning analytics, we draw on this same type of data, but we attempt to automate its analysis. In this paper, I describe the success we have had using extremely simple methods from computational linguistics---methods that are based on rudimentary vector space models and simple clustering algorithms. These automated analyses are employed in an exploratory mode, as a way to discover student conceptions in the data. The aims of this paper are primarily methodological in nature; I will attempt to show that it is possible to use techniques from computational linguistics to analyze data from commonsense science interviews. As a test bed, I draw on transcripts of a corpus of interviews in which 54 middle school students were asked to explain the seasons.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"188 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134012250","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":"Investigating the core group effect in usage of resources with analytics","authors":"A. Merceron","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330656","url":null,"abstract":"In many educational institutions, face to face as well as on-line teaching is supported by the use of a Learning Management System (LMS). To be able to analyze better data stored by LMS, we have started developing a dedicated tool for this purpose. While analyzing usage data with teachers, we have noticed that the number of students attempting non self-tests decreases during the semester. Teachers were interested in investigating this pattern further to uncover the strategy adopted by students. In this paper, we explain our approach to investigate the core group effect in resources usage: given a set of resources, is a group of students emerging that continuously uses the resources or, on the contrary, are the resources used on an irregular basis by different students? We answer this question checking the confidence of what we call local rules and global rules. We show a case study conducted with our analysis tool as a first step to validate our approach.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116690189","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":"Networked individualism: how the personalized internet, ubiquitous connectivity, and the turn to social networks can affect learning analytics","authors":"B. Wellman","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330603","url":null,"abstract":"The Triple Revolution---the coming together of the turn to social networks, the personalized internet, and accessible mobile connectivity---has fostered networked individualism. This has implications for learning analytics, in the need to move beyond analyzing bounded groups and aggregates of individuals to taking into account complex, partial networks of social relationships.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"595 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134404791","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}
Germán Cobo, David García-Solórzano, J. A. Morán, Eugènia Santamaria, Carlos Monzo, J. Melenchón
{"title":"Using agglomerative hierarchical clustering to model learner participation profiles in online discussion forums","authors":"Germán Cobo, David García-Solórzano, J. A. Morán, Eugènia Santamaria, Carlos Monzo, J. Melenchón","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330660","url":null,"abstract":"Online discussion forums are a key element in virtual learning environments. The way learners participate in discussion boards can be a very useful source of indicators for teachers to facilitate their tasks. The use of a two-stage analysis strategy based on an agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm is proposed in this paper to identify different participation profiles adopted by learners in online discussion forums. Different parameters are used to characterize learners' activity (amount of posts, rhythm, depth of threads, crossed replies, etc). Participation profiles are identified and analyzed in terms of behavior and performance.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116993596","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":"Course signals at Purdue: using learning analytics to increase student success","authors":"Kimberly E. Arnold, M. Pistilli","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330666","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an early intervention solution for collegiate faculty called Course Signals is discussed. Course Signals was developed to allow instructors the opportunity to employ the power of learner analytics to provide real-time feedback to a student. Course Signals relies not only on grades to predict students' performance, but also demographic characteristics, past academic history, and students' effort as measured by interaction with Blackboard Vista, Purdue's learning management system. The outcome is delivered to the students via a personalized email from the faculty member to each student, as well as a specific color on a stoplight -- traffic signal -- to indicate how each student is doing. The system itself is explained in detail, along with retention and performance outcomes realized since its implementation. In addition, faculty and student perceptions will be shared.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126593124","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}
H. Drachsler, S. Dietze, W. Greller, M. d’Aquin, J. Jovanović, A. Pardo, Wolfgang Reinhardt, K. Verbert
{"title":"1st International Workshop on Learning Analytics and Linked Data","authors":"H. Drachsler, S. Dietze, W. Greller, M. d’Aquin, J. Jovanović, A. Pardo, Wolfgang Reinhardt, K. Verbert","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330607","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of the 1st International Workshop on Learning Analytics and Linked Data (#LALD2012) is to connect the research efforts on Linked Data and Learning Analytics in order to create visionary ideas and foster synergies between the two young research fields. Therefore, the workshop will collect, explore, and present datasets, technologies and applications for Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) to discuss Learning Analytics approaches that make use of educational data or Linked Data sources. During the workshop, an overview of available educational datasets and related initiatives will be given. The participants will have the opportunity to present their own research with respect to educational datasets, technologies and applications and discuss major challenges to collect, reuse, and share these datasets.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116778123","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":"Deriving group profiles from social media to facilitate the design of simulated environments for learning","authors":"A. Ammari, L. Lau, V. Dimitrova","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330650","url":null,"abstract":"Simulated environments for learning are becoming increasingly popular to support experiential learning in complex domains. A key challenge when designing simulated learning environments is how to align the experience in the simulated world with real world experiences. Social media resources provide user-generated content that is rich in digital traces of real world experiences. People comments, tweets, and blog posts in social spaces can reveal interesting aspects of real world situations or can show what particular group of users is interested in or aware of. This paper examines a systematic way to analyze user-generated content in social media resources to provide useful information for learning simulator design. A hybrid framework exploiting Machine Learning and Semantics for social group profiling is presented. The framework has five stages: (1) Retrieval of user-generated content from the social resource (2) Content noise filtration, removing spam, abuse, and content irrelevant to the learning domain; (3) Deriving individual social profiles for the content authors; (4) Clustering of individuals into groups of similar authors; and (5) Deriving group profiles, where interesting concepts suitable for the use in simulated learning systems are extracted from the aggregated content authored by each group. The framework is applied to derive group profiles by mining user comments on YouTube videos. The application is evaluated in an experimental study within the context of learning interpersonal skills in job interviews. The paper discusses how the YouTube-based group profiles can be used to facilitate the design of a job interview skills learning simulator, considering: (1) identifying learning needs based on digital traces of real world experiences; and (2) augmenting learner models in simulators based on group characteristics derived from social media.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130102357","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":"Probability estimation and a competence model for rule based e-tutoring systems","authors":"Diederik M. Roijers, J. Jeuring, A. Feelders","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330663","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a student model for rule based e-tutoring systems. This model describes both properties of rewrite rules (difficulty and discriminativity) and of students (start competence and learning speed). The model is an extension of the two-parameter logistic ogive function of Item Response Theory. We show that the model can be applied even to relatively small datasets. We gather data from students working on problems in the logic domain, and show that the model estimates of rule difficulty correspond well to expert opinions. We also show that the estimated start competence corresponds well to our expectations based on the previous experience of the students in the logic domain. We point out that this model can be used to inform students about their competence and learning, and teachers about the students and the difficulty and discriminativity of the rules.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130310594","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":"Connecting levels and methods of analysis in networked learning communities","authors":"D. Suthers, H. Hoppe, M. Laat, S. B. Shum","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330608","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the rationale behind a workshop on using data-intensive computational methods of analysis for empirical-analytical studies of collaborative and networked learning, with a particular focus on how learning takes place in the technically-mediated interplay between individual, small group and collective levels of agency. This workshop is primarily designed for researchers interested in empirical-analytical studies using data-intensive computational methods of analysis (including social-network analysis, log-file analysis, data mining, video analysis).","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128322298","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}
Verónica Rivera-Pelayo, V. Zacharias, Lars Müller, Simone Braun
{"title":"Applying quantified self approaches to support reflective learning","authors":"Verónica Rivera-Pelayo, V. Zacharias, Lars Müller, Simone Braun","doi":"10.1145/2330601.2330631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330631","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a framework for technical support of reflective learning, derived from a unification of reflective learning theory with a conceptual framework of Quantified Self tools -- tools for collecting personally relevant information for gaining self-knowledge. Reflective learning means returning to and evaluating past experiences in order to promote continuous learning and improve future experiences. Whilst the reflective learning theories do not sufficiently consider technical support, Quantified Self (QS) approaches are rather experimental and the many emergent tools are disconnected from the goals and benefits of their use. This paper brings these two strands into one unified framework that shows how QS approaches can support reflective learning processes on the one hand and how reflective learning can inform the design of new QS tools for informal learning purposes on the other hand.","PeriodicalId":311750,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127916388","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}