Learning at distance: Effects of interaction traces on academic achievement

Computers and Education

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 204-217

  Joksimović, Srećko ^a   Gašević, Dragan ^a   Loughin, Thomas M ^b   Kovanović, Vitomir ^a   Hatala, Marek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interactions; Learning analytics; Learning outcome; Online learning

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; CURRICULA; DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS; LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT; LEARNING ANALYTICS; LEARNING AND TEACHINGS; LEARNING OUTCOME; ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION; ONLINE LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84937562034     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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