The Use of Business Intelligence Tools to Analyze the Influence of Interactivity and Interaction Factors on the Assessment of Distance Students’ Performance in Virtual Learning Environments
Keywords:
Distance Education; student evaluation; statistics; decision trees; clusteringAbstract
This paper aims to improve the practice of distance education,
by providing managers with a view of aspects that influence the
progression of students. To that end, it analyses “Interactivity and
Interaction” factors in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)
communication systems, seeking to understand how these elements
influence the performance of distance learning students at the beginner
level. The study was carried out using data from a Brazilian distance
learning private university, which utilizes a virtual learning
environment. The research involved four steps: construction of a
business intelligence environment, statistical analytical work, decision
trees and clustering techniques to describe data, establish the most
relevant variables and identify standards that may support the
conclusion.
https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.9.6
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