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Inferring Student Learning Behaviour from Website Interactions: A Usage Analysis
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Inferring Student Learning Behaviour from Website Interactions: A Usage Analysis

J Sheard, J Ceddia, J Hurst and Juhani E Tuovinen
Education and Information Technologies, Vol.8(3), pp.245-266
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026360026073
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Specialist Studies in Education web-based learning environments log file analysis evaluation post-secondary education
Web-based learning environments are now used extensively as integral components of course delivery in tertiary education. To provide an effective learning environment, it is important that educators understand how these environments are used by their students. In conventional teaching environments educators are able to obtain feedback on student learning experiences in face-to-face interactions with their students, enabling continual evaluation of their teaching programs. However, when students work in electronic environments, this informal monitoring is not possible; educators must look for other ways to attain this information. Capturing and recording student interactions with a website provides a rich source of information from data that is gathered unobtrusively. The aim of this study was firstly to explore what information can be gained from analysing student interactions with Web-based learning environments and secondly to determine the value of this process in providing information about student learning behaviours and learning outcomes. This study has provided critical information to educators about the learning behaviour of their students, informing future enhancements and developments to a courseware website and the teaching program it supports.

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