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Introduction: Education At Computational Crossroads |
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Part I At The Intersection Of Two Fields: EDM |
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Chapter 1 Educational Process Mining: A Tutorial And Case Study Using Moodle Data Sets |
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1.2 Data Description and Preparation |
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1.2.1 Preprocessing Log Data |
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1.2.2 Clustering Approach for Grouping Log Data |
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1.3.2 Analysis of the Models' Performance |
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Chapter 2 On Big Data And Text Mining In The Humanities |
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2.1 Busa and the Digital Text |
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2.2 Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and the Ibycus Computer as Infrastructure |
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2.3 Cooking with Statistics |
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Chapter 3 Finding Predictors In Higher Education |
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3.1 Contrasting Traditional and Computational Methods |
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3.2 Predictors and Data Exploration |
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3.3 Data Mining Application: An Example |
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Chapter 4 Educational Data Mining: A MOOC Experience |
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4.1 Big Data in Education: The Course |
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4.1.1 Iteration 1: Coursera |
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4.2 Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tools |
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4.4.2 Research on BDEMOOC |
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Chapter 5 Data Mining And Action Research |
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5.3 Analysis and Interpretation of Data |
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5.3.1 Quantitative Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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5.3.2 Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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5.6 Role of Administration in the Data Collection Process |
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Part II Pedagogical Applications Of EDM |
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Chapter 6 Design Of An Adaptive Learning System And Educational Data Mining |
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6.1 Dimensionalities of the User Model in ALS |
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6.2 Collecting Data for ALS |
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6.3.1 Data Mining for User Modeling |
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6.3.2 Data Mining for Knowledge Discovery |
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6.4 ALS Model and Function Analyzing |
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6.4.1 Introduction of Module Functions |
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6.4.2 Analyzing the Workflow |
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Chapter 7 The "Geometry" Of Naive Bayes: Teaching Probabilities By "Drawing" Them |
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7.2 The Geometry of NB Classification |
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7.2.1 Mathematical Notation |
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7.2.2 Bayesian Decision Theory |
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7.3 Two-Dimensional Probabilities |
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7.3.1 Working with Likelihoods and Priors Only |
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7.3.2 De-normalizing Probabilities |
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7.3.4 Bernoulli Naive Bayes |
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7.4 A New Decision Line: Far from the Origin |
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7.4.1 De-normalization Makes (Some) Problems Linearly Separable |
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7.5 Likelihood Spaces, When Logarithms make a Difference (or a SUM) |
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7.5.1 De-normalization Makes (Some) Problems Linearly Separable |
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7.5.2 A New Decision in Likelihood Spaces |
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7.5.3 A Real Case Scenario: Text Categorization |
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Chapter 8 Examining The Learning Networks Of A MOOC |
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8.3 Results and Discussion |
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8.4 Recommendations for Future Research |
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Chapter 9 Exploring The Usefulness Of Adaptive Elearning Laboratory Environments In Teaching Medical Science |
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9.2 Software for Learning and Teaching |
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9.2.1 Reflective Practice: ePortfolio |
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9.2.3 Online Practical Lessons |
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9.2.4 Virtual Laboratories |
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9.3 Potential Limitations |
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Chapter 10 Investigating Co-Occurrence Patterns Of Learners' Grammatical Errors Across Proficiency Levels And Essay Topics Based On Association Analysis |
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10.1.1 The Relationship between Data Mining and Educational Research |
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10.1.2 English Writing Instruction in the Japanese Context |
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10.3.1 Konan-JIEM Learner Corpus |
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10.3.2 Association Analysis |
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10.6 Discussion and Conclusion |
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Appendix A: Example of Learner's Essay (University Life) |
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Appendix B: Support Values of all Topics |
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Appendix C: Support Values of Advanced, Intermediate, and Beginner Levels of Learners |
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Part III EDM And Educational Research |
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Chapter 11 Mining Learning Sequences In Moocs: Does Course Design Constrain Students' Behaviors Or Do Students Shape Their Own Learning? |
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11.1.1 Perceptions and Challenges of MOOC Design |
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11.1.2 What Do We Know About Participants' Navigation: Choice and Control |
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11.2 Data Mining in MOOCs: Related Work |
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11.2.1 Setting the Hypotheses |
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11.3 The Design and Intent of the LTTO MOOC |
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11.3.1 Course Grading and Certification |
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11.3.2 Delivering the Course |
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11.3.3 Operationalize Engagement, Personal Success, and Course Success in LTTO |
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11.4.1 Approaches to Process the Data Sources |
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11.4.3 Characterizing Patterns of Completion and Achievement |
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11.4.4 Redefining Participation and Engagement |
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11.5 Mining Behaviors and Intents |
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11.5.1 Participants' Intent and Behaviors: A Classification Model |
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11.5.2 Natural Clustering Based on Behaviors |
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11.5.3 Stated Intents and Behaviors: Are They Related? |
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11.6 Closing the Loop: Informing Pedagogy and Course Enhancement |
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11.6.1 Conclusions, Lessons Learnt, and Future Directions |
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Chapter 12 Understanding Communication Patterns In MOOCs: Combining Data Mining And Qualitative Methods |
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12.2 Methodological Approaches to Understanding Communication Patterns in MOOCs |
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12.3.1 Structural Connections |
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12.5 Interpretative Models |
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12.6 Understanding Experience |
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Chapter 13 An Example Of Data Mining: Exploring The Relationship Between Applicant Attributes And Academic Measures Of Success In A Pharmacy Program |
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13.4.1 Prerequisite Predictors |
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13.4.2 Demographic Predictors |
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Chapter 14 A New Way Of Seeing: Using A Data Mining Approach To Understand Children's Views Of Diversity And "Difference" In Picture Books |
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14.2 Study 1: Using Data Mining to Better Understand Perceptions of Race |
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14.2.2 Research Questions |
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14.3 Study 2: Translating Data Mining Results to Picture Book Concepts of "Difference" |
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14.3.2 Research Questions |
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14.3.5 Discussion and Implications |
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Chapter 15 Data Mining With Natural Language Processing And Corpus Linguistics: Unlocking Access To School Children's Language In Diverse Contexts To Improve Instructional And Assessment Practices |
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15.2 Identifying the Problem |
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15.3 Use of Corpora and Technology in Language Instruction and Assessment |
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15.3.1 Language Corpora in ESL and EFL Teaching and Learning |
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15.3.2 Previous Extensions of Corpus Linguistics to School-Age Language |
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15.3.3 Corpus Linguistics in Language Assessment |
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15.3.4 Big Data Purposes, Techniques, and Technology |
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15.4 Creating a School-Age Learner Corpus and Digital Data Analytics System |
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15.4.1 Language Measures Included in DRGON |
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15.4.2 The DLLP as a Promising Practice |
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15.5 Next Steps, "Modest Data," and Closing Remarks |
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Apendix A: Examples of Oral and Written Explanation Elicitation Prompts |
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Index |
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