Active Methodology, Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: A Systematic Mapping Study
- 28 April 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Vilnius University Press in Informatics in Education
- Vol. 20 (2), 171-203
- https://doi.org/10.15388/infedu.2021.09
Abstract
Publisher: Vilnius University Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Journal: Informatics in Education, Title: Active Methodology, Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics - A Systematic Mapping Study, Authors: Tiago Luís de ANDRADE, Sandro José RIGO, Jorge Luis Victória BARBOSA , Distance Learning has enabled educational practices based on digital platforms, generating massive amounts of data. Several initiatives use this data to identify dropout contexts, mainly providing teacher support about student behavior. Approaches such as Active Methodologies are known as having good potential to involve and motivate students. This article presents a systematic mapping aiming to identify current Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics methods. Besides, we identify Active Methodologies’ application to mitigate dropout in Distance Learning. We evaluated 668 papers published from January 2015 to March 2020. The results indicate a growing application of Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics to identify and mitigate students’ abandonment in Distance Learning. However, studies with Active Methodologies to minimize dropout and enhance student permanence are scarce. Some works suggest Active Methods as a possible complement of Learning Analytics in dropout.Keywords
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