Using Learning Analytics to Analyze Writing Skills of Students: A Case Study in a Technological Common Core Curriculum Course
نویسندگان
چکیده
Pedagogy with learning analytics is shown to facilitate the teaching-learning process through analyzing student’s behaviours. In this paper, we explored the possibility of using learning analytics tools Coh-Metrix and Lightside for analyzing and improving writing skills of students in a technological common core curriculum course. In this study, we i) investigated linguistic characteristics of student’s essays, and ii) applied a machine learning algorithm for giving instant sketch feedback to students. Results illustrated the necessity of improving student’s writing skills in their university learning through elearning technologies, so that students can effectively circulate their ideas to the public in the future.
منابع مشابه
ارزیابی کیفیت برنامهی درسی اخلاق پزشکی از دیدگاه دانشجویان
In recent years, the general consensus is that medical education should comprise ethics courses focusing on clinical decision-making skills and professional ethics in order to institutionalize a set of values in physicians. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the internal and external qualities of the medical ethics curriculum from the perspective of students.This was a survey research on...
متن کاملA Multimodal Approach toward Teaching for Transfer: A Case of Team-Teaching in ESAP Writing Courses
This paper presents a detailed examination of learning transfer from an English for Specific Academic Purposes course to authentic discipline-specific writing tasks. To enhance transfer practices, a new approach in planning writing tasks and materials selection was developed. Concerning the conventions of studies in learning transfer that acknowledge different learning preferences, the instruct...
متن کاملEffect of Rhythmic Movements on working Memory, Motor Proficiency and Writing Skills in the Students with Dysgraphia
Introduction: One of the most common abnormalities of learning is dysgraphia, which refers to a serious defect in mechanical writing skills. Children with dysgraphia may not be able to perform the actions required to write or transfer information within the hearing or vision to exercise and poorly performing in cognitive skills such as organization, attention and memory. Evidence suggests that ...
متن کاملThe effectiveness of Guided Discovery Learning on the learning and satisfaction of nursing students
Introduction: Revision of the traditional teaching methods as well as employment of modern and active learning method through educational systems is tangible. Application of such methods are quite common in different scientific areas. Therefore, performing modern educational approaches such as self-directed and long-life learning such as Guided Discovery Learning (GDL) is a step toward the stud...
متن کاملThe effect of question generation activity on students’ learning and perception
Introduction: Student-generated questions can be a very helpfultool in medical education. The use of this activity can allow thestudents to feel more involved in the subjects covered and mayimprove their knowledge and learning. The aim of this study wasto identify the effect of question-writing activity as a stimulusfactor on learning in midwifery students and determine theirperception about th...
متن کامل