Optimizing assignment of students to courses based on learning activity analytics

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Abstract

In this paper, we focus on optimizing the assignment of students to courses. The target courses are conducted by different teachers using the same syllabus, course design, and lecture materials. More than 1,300 students are mechanically assigned to one of ten courses taught by different teachers. Therefore, mismatches often occur between students' learning behavior patterns and teachers' approach to teaching. As a result, students may be less satisfied, have a lower level of understanding of the material, and achieve less. To solve these problems, we propose a strategy to optimize the assignment of students to courses based on learning activity analytics. The contributions of this study are 1) clarifying the relationship between learning behavior pattern and teaching based on learning activity analytics using large-scale educational data, 2) optimizing the assignment of students to courses based on learning behavior pattern analytics, and 3) demonstrating the effectiveness of assignment optimization via simulation experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEDM 2019 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining
EditorsCollin F. Lynch, Agathe Merceron, Michel Desmarais, Roger Nkambou
PublisherInternational Educational Data Mining Society
Pages178-187
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781733673600
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2019
Event12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, EDM 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jul 2 2019Jul 5 2019

Publication series

NameEDM 2019 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, EDM 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period7/2/197/5/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Information Systems
  • Computer Science Applications

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