Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review

This paper presents a systematic literature review of the coordinated use of Learning Analytics and Computational Ontologies to support educators in the process of academic performance evaluation of students. The aim is to provide a general overview for researchers about the current state of this re...

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Main Authors: Laecio Araujo COSTA, Leandro Manuel PEREIRA SANCHES, Ricardo José ROCHA AMORIM, Laís do NASCIMENTO SALVADOR, Marlo Vieira dos SANTOS SOUZA
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Published: Vilnius University 2020-09-01
Series:Informatics in Education
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Online Access:https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/655/info
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author Laecio Araujo COSTA
Leandro Manuel PEREIRA SANCHES
Ricardo José ROCHA AMORIM
Laís do NASCIMENTO SALVADOR
Marlo Vieira dos SANTOS SOUZA
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Leandro Manuel PEREIRA SANCHES
Ricardo José ROCHA AMORIM
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description This paper presents a systematic literature review of the coordinated use of Learning Analytics and Computational Ontologies to support educators in the process of academic performance evaluation of students. The aim is to provide a general overview for researchers about the current state of this relationship between Learning Analytics and Ontologies, and how they have been applied in a coordinated way. We selected 31 of a total of 1230 studies related to the research questions. The retrieved studies were analyzed from two perspectives: first, we analyzed the approaches where researchers used Learning Analytics and Ontologies in a coordinated way to describe some Taxonomy of Educational Objectives; In the second perspective, we seek to identify which models or methods have been used as an analytical tool for educational data. The results of this review suggest that: 1) few studies consider that student interactions in the Learning Management System can represent students’ learning experiences; 2) most studies use ontologies in the context of learning object assessment to enable learning sequencing; 3) we did not identify methods of evaluation of academic performance guided by Taxonomies of Educational Objectives; and 4) no studies were identified that report the coordinated use of Learning Analytics and Computational Ontologies, in the context of academic performance monitoring. Thus, we identify future directions of research such as the proposal of a new model of evaluation of academic performance.
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spelling doaj.art-700e6c4fb13c46d087f32a0015b151982022-12-21T22:58:01ZengVilnius UniversityInformatics in Education1648-58312335-89712020-09-0119336139710.15388/infedu.2020.17Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic ReviewLaecio Araujo COSTA0Leandro Manuel PEREIRA SANCHES1Ricardo José ROCHA AMORIM2Laís do NASCIMENTO SALVADOR3Marlo Vieira dos SANTOS SOUZA4Federal Institute of Sertão Pernambucano, Informatics Collegiate – Petrolina/Pe, BrazilFederal University of Bahia, Computer Science Graduate Program – Salvador/Ba, BrazilState University of Bahia, Department of Education, Senhor do Bonfim/Ba, BrazilFederal University of Bahia, Computer Science Graduate Program – Salvador/Ba, BrazilFederal University of Bahia, Computer Science Graduate Program – Salvador/Ba, BrazilThis paper presents a systematic literature review of the coordinated use of Learning Analytics and Computational Ontologies to support educators in the process of academic performance evaluation of students. The aim is to provide a general overview for researchers about the current state of this relationship between Learning Analytics and Ontologies, and how they have been applied in a coordinated way. We selected 31 of a total of 1230 studies related to the research questions. The retrieved studies were analyzed from two perspectives: first, we analyzed the approaches where researchers used Learning Analytics and Ontologies in a coordinated way to describe some Taxonomy of Educational Objectives; In the second perspective, we seek to identify which models or methods have been used as an analytical tool for educational data. The results of this review suggest that: 1) few studies consider that student interactions in the Learning Management System can represent students’ learning experiences; 2) most studies use ontologies in the context of learning object assessment to enable learning sequencing; 3) we did not identify methods of evaluation of academic performance guided by Taxonomies of Educational Objectives; and 4) no studies were identified that report the coordinated use of Learning Analytics and Computational Ontologies, in the context of academic performance monitoring. Thus, we identify future directions of research such as the proposal of a new model of evaluation of academic performance.https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/655/infodistance education and online learningeducational objectiveslearning analyticsontology
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Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
Informatics in Education
distance education and online learning
educational objectives
learning analytics
ontology
title Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
title_full Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
title_short Monitoring Academic Performance Based on Learning Analytics and Ontology: A Systematic Review
title_sort monitoring academic performance based on learning analytics and ontology a systematic review
topic distance education and online learning
educational objectives
learning analytics
ontology
url https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/655/info
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