Application of Learning Analytics in educational videogames

Entertainment Computing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 313-322

  Serrano Laguna, Ángel ^a   Torrente, Javier ^a   Moreno Ger, Pablo ^a   Fernández Manjón, Baltasar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; Educational data mining; Educational games; Learning Analytics; Reporting

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; REUSABILITY;

ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING; EDUCATIONAL GAME; LEARNING ANALYTICS; REPORTING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84912535273     PISSN: 18759521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.entcom.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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