Mining LMS data to develop an "early warning system" for educators: A proof of concept

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 588-599

  Macfadyen, Leah P ^a   Dawson, Shane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Evaluation methodologies; Learning communities; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; LEARNING COMMUNITY; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

E-LEARNING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; INTEROPERABILITY; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 71549171729     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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