Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
A Comparative Study on the Influence between Interaction and Performance in Postgraduate In-Class and Distance Learning Courses Based on the Analysis of LMS Logs
Year:2010

Research Areas
  • Social sciences

Information
Abstract
Learning Management Systems¿ use has been rapidly increasing during the last ten years, mainly in online distance learning courses but also in inclass courses. In parallel, technological advances have made it possible to track and store all the activity taking place in the LMS, and therefore to register the participation and interaction of students. This paper addresses two key questions: a) Is student interaction in the LMS an indicator of the final academic performance in a course?; and b) Is this interaction carried out in a different way in distance and in-class education, with different final results?. In order to answer this question, different types of interaction have been classified and extracted from Moodle LMS activity record logs during two years in one master program with online distance learning and in-class learning modalities at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The results show partial or no evidence of influence between interaction indicators and academic performance. The last section of this study covers a discussion of results and implications.
International
Si
Congress
1st International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010
960
Place
Atenas (Grecia)
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-3-642-13165-3
Start Date
19/05/2010
End Date
21/05/2010
From page
308
To page
315
Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform.
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Innovación, Propiedad industrial y Política tecnológica (INNOPRO)
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Domótica Integral, CEDINT
  • Departamento: Ingeniería de Organización, Administración de Empresas y Estadística