Learning analytics in CSCL with a focus on assessment: An exploratory study of activity theory-informed cluster analysis

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 59-67

  Xing, Wanli ^a   Wadholm, Bob ^a   Goggins, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity theory; CSCL; Educational assessment; Learning analytics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATION THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS;

ACTIVITY THEORY; COMPUTATION AND THEORY; COMPUTER-MEDIATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; CSCL; EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT; LEARNING ANALYTICS; PARTICIPATORY LEARNING; SYNCHRONOUS TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84898828217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2567574.2567587     Document Type: Conference Paper

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