Learning Analytics for Communities of Lifelong Learners: A Forum Case

This paper describes an experiment investigating interactions in a big forum in order to support students in learning English. Groups of collaborating users form communities that generate a lot of data that can be analyzed. We distinguish different phases of the self-regulated learning process and a...

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Main Authors: Petrushyna, Z., Kravcik, M., Klamma, R.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition
Communities
community of practice
Data analysis
Instruction sets
learning analytics
learning phase
Message systems
Reflection
Social network services
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Summary:This paper describes an experiment investigating interactions in a big forum in order to support students in learning English. Groups of collaborating users form communities that generate a lot of data that can be analyzed. We distinguish different phases of the self-regulated learning process and aim to identify them in learners' activities. Then we attempt to recognize patterns of their behavior and consequently their roles in a community. Based on this analysis we try to explain a success or failure of a community. We conclude that heterogeneity of members helps a learning community to function.
ISSN:2161-3761
2161-377X
DOI:10.1109/ICALT.2011.185