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Rao W. Design and implementation of college students' physical education teaching information management system by data mining technology. Heliyon 2024; 10:e36393. [PMID: 39247331 PMCID: PMC11378959 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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This study intends to improve the efficiency of physical education teaching management, accelerate the normal teaching process, and meet the modern management requirements that traditional teaching management methods cannot meet. Based on data mining technology, this study designs a college student physical education teaching information management system, and makes a detailed design of each functional module. The main task of this study is to investigate how to effectively integrate data mining techniques with existing university student physical education teaching databases. Then, this study finds useful data information from massive data information to provide information support for university student physical education teaching. In order to effectively mine the relevant information of the data, the student evaluation module in the system is designed based on decision trees, and the teacher-student related data analysis module in the system is designed based on association rules. The research results indicate that 1039 records and 8205 student records are extracted from the teaching management database as mining objects. Rule 1: The support rate for "a professor's degree is a doctoral degree" is 20.4 %, indicating that there are 20.4 % of records in the teacher database that "the title is a professor and a doctoral degree"; the confidence level of Rule 1 is 78.2 %, indicating that 78.2 % of professors have a doctoral degree. Through the analysis of the rules that evaluate teaching as good, it can be found that the three attributes of professional title, education level, and teaching experience are the most important relevant factors affecting teaching effectiveness. Research has shown that the longer and richer the teaching experience, the stronger the teaching ability. Secondly, the mining results obtained through data mining techniques are analyzed. The maximum difference between the original algorithm's support mining results and the true values is 0.08, while the maximum difference between the improved algorithm's support mining results and the true values is 0.01. Compared to the original algorithm, the improved algorithm's mining results are accurate and effective. The application of data mining ideas in this system has laid a solid foundation for the development of physical education and teaching. Moreover, a three-layer system architecture model is adopted to better adapt to the development of school physical education, which is beneficial for later system maintenance and greatly reduces the work pressure of teachers. The system has been successfully launched and running in universities, and it is in good working condition.
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- Wei Rao
- School of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hernández-Mustieles MA, Lima-Carmona YE, Pacheco-Ramírez MA, Mendoza-Armenta AA, Romero-Gómez JE, Cruz-Gómez CF, Rodríguez-Alvarado DC, Arceo A, Cruz-Garza JG, Ramírez-Moreno MA, Lozoya-Santos JDJ. Wearable Biosensor Technology in Education: A Systematic Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2437. [PMID: 38676053 PMCID: PMC11054421 DOI: 10.3390/s24082437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Wearable Biosensor Technology (WBT) has emerged as a transformative tool in the educational system over the past decade. This systematic review encompasses a comprehensive analysis of WBT utilization in educational settings over a 10-year span (2012-2022), highlighting the evolution of this field to address challenges in education by integrating technology to solve specific educational challenges, such as enhancing student engagement, monitoring stress and cognitive load, improving learning experiences, and providing real-time feedback for both students and educators. By exploring these aspects, this review sheds light on the potential implications of WBT on the future of learning. A rigorous and systematic search of major academic databases, including Google Scholar and Scopus, was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Relevant studies were selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The articles selected were assessed for methodological quality and bias using established tools. The process of data extraction and synthesis followed a structured framework. Key findings include the shift from theoretical exploration to practical implementation, with EEG being the predominant measurement, aiming to explore mental states, physiological constructs, and teaching effectiveness. Wearable biosensors are significantly impacting the educational field, serving as an important resource for educators and a tool for students. Their application has the potential to transform and optimize academic practices through sensors that capture biometric data, enabling the implementation of metrics and models to understand the development and performance of students and professors in an academic environment, as well as to gain insights into the learning process.
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- María A. Hernández-Mustieles
- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Guadalajara Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Guadalajara 45201, Mexico;
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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- Mechatronics Department, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Campus, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64700, Mexico; (M.A.H.-M.); (Y.E.L.-C.); (M.A.P.-R.); (A.A.M.-A.); (C.F.C.-G.); (D.C.R.-A.); (A.A.); (M.A.R.-M.)
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Data Analysis Model for the Evaluation of the Factors That Influence the Teaching of University Students. COMPUTERS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/computers12020030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Currently, the effects of the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus disease discovered in 2019 are the subject of numerous studies by experts in labor, psychological issues, educational issues, etc. The universities, for their continuity, have implemented various technological tools for the development of their activities, such as videoconference platforms, learning management systems, etc. This experience has led the educational sector to propose new educational models, such as hybrid education, that focus on the use of information technologies. To carry out its implementation, it is necessary to identify the adaptability of students to a technological environment and what the factors are that influence learning. To do this, this article proposes a data analysis framework that identifies the factors and variables of a hybrid teaching environment. The results obtained allow us to determine the level of influence of educational factors that affect learning by applying data analysis algorithms to profile students through a classification based on their characteristics and improve learning methodologies in these educational models. The updating of educational systems requires a flexible process that is aligned with the needs of the students. With this analysis framework, it is possible to create an educational environment focused on students and allows for efficient change with the granular analysis of the state of the learning.
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Dhillon SK, Ganggayah MD, Sinnadurai S, Lio P, Taib NA. Theory and Practice of Integrating Machine Learning and Conventional Statistics in Medical Data Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:2526. [PMID: 36292218 PMCID: PMC9601117 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The practice of medical decision making is changing rapidly with the development of innovative computing technologies. The growing interest of data analysis with improvements in big data computer processing methods raises the question of whether machine learning can be integrated with conventional statistics in health research. To help address this knowledge gap, this paper presents a review on the conceptual integration between conventional statistics and machine learning, focusing on the health research. The similarities and differences between the two are compared using mathematical concepts and algorithms. The comparison between conventional statistics and machine learning methods indicates that conventional statistics are the fundamental basis of machine learning, where the black box algorithms are derived from basic mathematics, but are advanced in terms of automated analysis, handling big data and providing interactive visualizations. While the nature of both these methods are different, they are conceptually similar. Based on our review, we conclude that conventional statistics and machine learning are best to be integrated to develop automated data analysis tools. We also strongly believe that machine learning could be explored by health researchers to enhance conventional statistics in decision making for added reliable validation measures.
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- Sarinder Kaur Dhillon
- Data Science & Bioinformatics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 47500, Malaysia
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- Department of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Disease Prevention, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, 15 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Han X. Investigation on Deep Learning Model of College English Based on Multimodal Learning Method. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:7001392. [PMID: 36248931 PMCID: PMC9568305 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7001392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Deep learning refers to active learning that allows students to perceive, experience, understand, and apply knowledge. Deep learning focuses on the mastery of knowledge and skills and more on the cultivation of higher-order thinking skills such as awareness, problem-solving, and knowledge transfer. In order to improve the quality of English classroom teaching in today's colleges and universities and cultivate high-level applied foreign language talents, this paper constructs a multimodal teaching model based on deep learning theory and discusses how to apply the model to college English teaching practice in order to promote the realization of students' deep learning, improve the effectiveness of English learning, and provide a reference for the teaching reform of college English courses.
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- Xiuying Han
- Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College, Shanghai 201815, China
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Minimal Generators from Positive and Negative Attributes: Analysing the Knowledge Space of a Mathematics Course. INT J COMPUT INT SYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s44196-022-00123-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AbstractFormal concept analysis is a data analysis framework based on lattice theory. In this paper, we analyse the use, inside this framework, of positive and negative (mixed) attributes of a dataset, which has proved to represent more information on the use of just positive attributes. From a theoretical point of view, in this paper we show the structure and the relationships between minimal generators of the simple and mixed concept lattices. From a practical point of view, the obtained theoretical results allow us to ensure a greater granularity in the retrieved information. Furthermore, due to the relationship between FCA and Knowledge Space theory, on a practical level, we analyse the marks of a Mathematics course to establish the knowledge structure of the course and determine the key items providing new relevant information that is not evident without the use of the proposed tools.
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A Multimodal Fusion Online Music Education System for Universities. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:6529110. [PMID: 35983155 PMCID: PMC9381263 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6529110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In the context of Internet technology, the integration of information technology and education is a powerful supplement to the traditional teaching model of higher education. Online learning has become the new development direction of the education industry in the network era. To address the problems of serious difficulty in completing online teaching tasks, difficulty in monitoring teaching effects, and fragmentation of course resources in universities, a multimodal music knowledge graph is constructed. A personalized learning strategy based on users' interest is proposed through the mining of online education data, and a music online education system has been developed on this basis. To improve the recommendation accuracy of the model, an embedding propagation knowledge graph recommendation method based on decay factors is proposed. The model considers the changes in the strength of user interest during the intra- and interlayer propagation of the knowledge graph interest map and focuses on higher-order user potential interest representations for enhancing the semantic relevance of multihop entities. The experimental results show that the proposed model brings a good prediction effect on several benchmark evaluation metrics and outperforms other comparative algorithms regarding recommendation accuracy.
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Guleria P, Sood M. Explainable AI and machine learning: performance evaluation and explainability of classifiers on educational data mining inspired career counseling. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2022; 28:1081-1116. [PMID: 35875826 PMCID: PMC9287825 DOI: 10.1007/s10639-022-11221-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Machine Learning concept learns from experiences, inferences and conceives complex queries. Machine learning techniques can be used to develop the educational framework which understands the inputs from students, parents and with intelligence generates the result. The framework integrates the features of Machine Learning (ML), Explainable AI (XAI) to analyze the educational factors which are helpful to students in achieving career placements and help students to opt for the right decision for their career growth. It is supposed to work like an expert system with decision support to figure out the problems, the way humans solve the problems by understanding, analyzing, and remembering. In this paper, the authors have proposed a framework for career counseling of students using ML and AI techniques. ML-based White and Black Box models analyze the educational dataset comprising of academic and employability attributes that are important for the job placements and skilling of the students. In the proposed framework, White Box and Black Box models get trained over an educational dataset taken in the study. The Recall and F-Measure score achieved by the Naive Bayes for performing predictions is 91.2% and 90.7% that is best compared to the score of Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, SVM, KNN, and Ensemble models taken in the study.
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- Pratiyush Guleria
- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Computer Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
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Identification of the Consequences of COVID-19 through the Analysis of Data Obtained in Surveys of a Specific Population. INFORMATICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/informatics9020046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The pandemic caused by the 2019 coronavirus disease has marked a total change in the development of society. Since then, its effects have been visible in people, both in work, education and psychological areas. There are many jobs and organizations that have set out to identify the reality of people after the pandemic and how the pandemic has affected their daily lives. To do this, countries have organized data and statistics collection campaigns that allow investigating the new needs of people. With this, instruments such as surveys have become more relevant and valid to know what these needs are. However, the analysis processes must guarantee answers that are able to determine the direct impact that each question has on people’s feelings. This work proposes a framework to determine the incidence values of surveys based on their categories and questions and how they capture the reality of people in areas such as education, the impact of work, family and the stress generated by the pandemic. With the results obtained, each element and category that the population considers a consequence of COVID-19 that affects the normal development of life has been identified.
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AI-based production and application of English multimode online reading using multi-criteria decision support system. Soft comput 2022; 26:10927-10937. [PMID: 35668907 PMCID: PMC9149673 DOI: 10.1007/s00500-022-07209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Reading and writing English have greater significance in learning oral English and comprehensive skills. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is important in many aspects of our lives, including education, healthcare, business, and so on. AI has allowed for significant advancements in the educational system. It has quickly risen to the top of the list of the most rapidly expanding educational technology disciplines. Through its creation, AI has contributed to the creation of new educational and knowledge techniques that are currently being researched across a wide range of fields. Chatbots, Robots’ Assistant, Vidreader, Seeing AI, Classcraft, 3D holograms, and other AI-based programmes were developed to assist both teaching staff and students in using and improving the educational system. In the sphere of education, AI is focusing on sentimentalized artificial learning aids and smart instruction systems. The primary goal and objective of the education business is to construct an intelligent education system, which is now possible thanks to the development of teaching assistant robots, smart classrooms based on AI, and English teaching assistance, among other things. Artificial Intelligence techniques may now be employed at all stages of learning to improve the educational system. During the COVID-19 illness, students and teachers took their education and instruction online in a variety of ways. Learning can be done digitally so that folks do not fall behind in their education. The proposed study has considered multi-criteria decision support systems (MCDM) for AI-enabled production and application of English multimode online reading. This study has offered the application of the super decision tool to facilitate the experimental work. As a result of this, researchers will be able to find and design new solutions to the subject.
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Galetsi P, Katsaliaki K, Kumar S. The medical and societal impact of big data analytics and artificial intelligence applications in combating pandemics: A review focused on Covid-19. Soc Sci Med 2022; 301:114973. [PMID: 35452893 PMCID: PMC9001170 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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With Covid-19 impacting communities in different ways, research has increasingly turned to big data analytics (BDA) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to track and monitor the virus's spread and its effect on humanity and the global economy. The purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth literature review to identify how BDA and AI were involved in the management of Covid-19 (while considering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)). The rigorous search resulted in a portfolio of 607 articles, retrieved from the Web of Science database, where content analysis has been conducted. This study identifies the BDA and AI applications developed to deal with the initial Covid-19 outbreak and the containment of the pandemic, along with their benefits for the social good. Moreover, this study reveals the DEI challenges related to these applications, ways to mitigate the concerns, and how to develop viable techniques to deal with similar crises in the future. The article pool recognized the high presence of machine learning (ML) and the role of mobile technology, social media and telemedicine in the use of BDA and AI during Covid-19. This study offers a collective insight into many of the key issues and underlying complexities affecting public health and society from Covid-19, and the solutions offered from information systems and technological perspectives.
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- Panagiota Galetsi
- School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics, International Hellenic University, 14th Km Thessaloniki-N.Moudania, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics, International Hellenic University, 14th Km Thessaloniki-N.Moudania, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas Minneapolis Campus 1000 LaSalle Ave, Schulze Hall 333, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USA.
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Lu W, Vivekananda GN, Shanthini A. Supervision system of english online teaching based on machine learning. PROGRESS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2022. [PMCID: PMC8812365 DOI: 10.1007/s13748-021-00274-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Wen Lu
- College of Foreign Studies, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004 Guangxi China
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- Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh 517325 India
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- Department of Information Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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Developing Multiagent E-Learning System-Based Machine Learning and Feature Selection Techniques. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:2941840. [PMID: 35140765 PMCID: PMC8818431 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2941840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) domain increased to contain finance, education, health, mining, and education. Artificial intelligence controls the performance of systems that use new technologies, especially in the education environment. The multiagent system (MAS) is considered an intelligent system to facilitate the e-learning process in the educational environment. MAS is used to make interaction easily among agents, which supports the use of feature selection. The feature selection methods are used to select the important and relevant features from the database that could help machine learning algorithms produce high performance. This paper aims to propose an effective and suitable system for multiagent-based machine learning algorithms and feature selection methods to enhance the e-learning process in the educational environment which predicts pass or fail results. The univariate and Extra Trees feature selection methods are used to select the essential attributes from the database. Five machine learning algorithms named Decision Tree (DT), Logistic Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), Naive Bayes (NB), and K-nearest neighbors algorithm (KNN) are applied to all features and selected features. The results showed that the learning algorithm that has been measured by the Extra Trees method has achieved the highest performance depending on the evaluation of cross-validation and testing.
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Abdullah M, Al-Ayyoub M, AlRawashdeh S, Shatnawi F. E-learningDJUST: E-learning dataset from Jordan university of science and technology toward investigating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education. Neural Comput Appl 2021; 35:11481-11495. [PMID: 34803236 PMCID: PMC8590139 DOI: 10.1007/s00521-021-06712-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered different behaviors in education, especially during the lockdown, to contain the virus outbreak in the world. As a result, educational institutions worldwide are currently using online learning platforms to maintain their education presence. This research paper introduces and examines a dataset, E-LearningDJUST, that represents a sample of the student's study progress during the pandemic at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). The dataset depicts a sample of the university's students as it includes 9,246 students from 11 faculties taking four courses in spring 2020, summer 2020, and fall 2021 semesters. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first collected dataset that reflects the students' study progress within a Jordanian institute using e-learning system records. One of this work's key findings is observing a high correlation between e-learning events and the final grades out of 100. Thus, the E-LearningDJUST dataset has been experimented with two robust machine learning models (Random Forest and XGBoost) and one simple deep learning model (Feed Forward Neural Network) to predict students' performances. Using RMSE as the primary evaluation criteria, the RMSE values range between 7 and 17. Among the other main findings, the application of feature selection with the random forest leads to better prediction results for all courses as the RMSE difference ranges between (0-0.20). Finally, a comparison study examined students' grades before and after the Coronavirus pandemic to understand how it impacted their grades. A high success rate has been observed during the pandemic compared to what it was before, and this is expected because the exams were online. However, the proportion of students with high marks remained similar to that of pre-pandemic courses.
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- Malak Abdullah
- Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110 Jordan
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- Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110 Jordan
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- Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110 Jordan
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- Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110 Jordan
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A Literature Review on Intelligent Services Applied to Distance Learning. EDUCATION SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/educsci11110666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Distance learning has assumed a relevant role in the educational scenario. The use of Virtual Learning Environments contributes to obtaining a substantial amount of educational data. In this sense, the analyzed data generate knowledge used by institutions to assist managers and professors in strategic planning and teaching. The discovery of students’ behaviors enables a wide variety of intelligent services for assisting in the learning process. This article presents a literature review in order to identify the intelligent services applied in distance learning. The research covers the period from January 2010 to May 2021. The initial search found 1316 articles, among which 51 were selected for further studies. Considering the selected articles, 33% (17/51) focus on learning systems, 35% (18/51) propose recommendation systems, 26% (13/51) approach predictive systems or models, and 6% (3/51) use assessment tools. This review allowed for the observation that the principal services offered are recommendation systems and learning systems. In these services, the analysis of student profiles stands out to identify patterns of behavior, detect low performance, and identify probabilities of dropouts from courses.
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Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) Adaptive System Impact on Students’ Perception and Self-Regulated Learning Skills. EDUCATION SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/educsci11100603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Adaptive learning is an educational method that uses computer algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to customize learning materials and activities based on each user’s model. Adaptive learning has been used for more than 20 years. However, it is still unique, and no other system could bring more or even similar capabilities than the ones adaptive technology offers, including the application of AI, psychology, psychometrics, machine learning, and providing a personalized learning environment. However, there are not many studies on its practicality, usefulness, improving students’ learning skills, students’ perception, etc., due to the limited number of institutes investing in this new technology. This paper presents the results of administering the newly developed Adaptive Self-regulated Learning Questionnaire (ASRQ) in an adaptive learning course equipped with the ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) system to study the amount of Self-regulated Learning Skills (SRL) score change, if any, of the students. The ASRQ was administered at the beginning and end of the semester as a pretest and posttest. Then, the quantitative Sample Paired t Test was run to measure the students’ SRL score change between the beginning and end of the semester. The results showed a significant decline in students’ SRL skills score while working with ALEKS. This paper also discusses the reasons for the considerable drop in SRL skills based on students’ perception and feedback collected through administering an open-ended survey at the end of the semester. The survey’s qualitative analysis showed various possible factors contributing to the decline of the SRL skills score, including lack of motivation, system complexity, hard penalty, lack of social presence, and lack of system practicality.
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An Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Pipeline for Medical Domain: Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivorship Cohort as a Case Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11081492. [PMID: 34441426 PMCID: PMC8395030 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11081492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Automated artificial intelligence (AI) systems enable the integration of different types of data from various sources for clinical decision-making. The aim of this study is to propose a pipeline to develop a fully automated clinician-friendly AI-enabled database platform for breast cancer survival prediction. A case study of breast cancer survival cohort from the University Malaya Medical Centre was used to develop and evaluate the pipeline. A relational database and a fully automated system were developed by integrating the database with analytical modules (machine learning, automated scoring for quality of life, and interactive visualization). The developed pipeline, iSurvive has helped in enhancing data management as well as to visualize important prognostic variables and survival rates. The embedded automated scoring module demonstrated quality of life of patients whereas the interactive visualizations could be used by clinicians to facilitate communication with patients. The pipeline proposed in this study is a one-stop center to manage data, to automate analytics using machine learning, to automate scoring and to produce explainable interactive visuals to enhance clinician-patient communication along the survivorship period to modify behaviours that relate to prognosis. The pipeline proposed can be modelled on any disease not limited to breast cancer.
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Investigating the Attitudes of First-Year Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Galati towards Online Teaching Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11146328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The paper identifies the perceptions of first-year undergraduate students from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Galati on online teaching activities, dominant and needful in the current pandemic context. The questionnaire used contains 23 items and was structured based on four distinctive factors, namely attractiveness, accessibility, motivation and efficiency; it was applied after the winter session of the academic year 2020–2021. The values of the internal consistency coefficient Cronbach’s alpha indicate for the four mentioned factors a high fidelity for the measurements of the investigated features. The results of the 147 completed questionnaires allowed the definition of the independent variables sex (boys and girls) and environment of origin (rural and urban) the identification of their influence on the scores of each item (dependent variables) by using the statistical technique MANOVA (multivariate and univariate analysis), besides the values of F and the corresponding significance thresholds; the magnitude of the effect, expressed by partial eta squared (η2p), was also calculated. Even if the averages of item scores differ between sexes and backgrounds, the differences noted are in few cases significant: attractiveness and socialization for those in urban areas; participation in activities and effective involvement for girls; technical deficiencies, platform logging and weak computer skills for those in rural areas; and an increase in free time for girls and students in urban areas. The study undertaken allows the identification of the favorable aspects and the shortcomings of online teaching activities, these being the premises for optimizing the teaching process in the following stages.
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Analysis of the State of Learning in University Students with the Use of a Hadoop Framework. FUTURE INTERNET 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/fi13060140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Currently, education is going through a critical moment due to the 2019 coronavirus disease that has been declared a pandemic. This has forced many organizations to undergo a significant transformation, rethinking key elements of their processes and the use of technology to maintain operations. The continuity of education has become dependent on technological tools, as well as on the ability of universities to cope with a precipitous transition to a remote educational model. That has generated problems that affect student learning. This work proposes the implementation of a Big Data framework to identify the factors that affect student performance and decision-making to improve learning. Similar works cover two main research topics under Big Data in education, the modeling and storage of educational data. However, they do not consider issues such as student performance and the improvement of the educational system with the integration of Big Data. In addition, this work provides a guide for future studies and highlights new insights and directions for the successful use of Big Data in education. Real-world data were collected for the evaluation of the proposed framework, the collection of these being the existing limitation in all research due to generalized rejection of data consent.
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Identification of the Factors That Influence University Learning with Low-Code/No-Code Artificial Intelligence Techniques. ELECTRONICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/electronics10101192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Education is one of the sectors that improves the future of societies; unfortunately, the pandemic generated by coronavirus disease 2019 has caused a variety of problems that directly affect learning. Universities have found it necessary to begin a transition towards remote or online educational models. To do so, the only method that guarantees the continuity of classes is using information and communication technologies. The transition in the foreground points to the use of technological platforms that allow interaction and the development of classes through synchronous sessions. In this way, it has been possible to continue developing both administrative and academic activities. However, in effective education, there are factors that create an ideal environment where the generation of knowledge is possible. By moving from traditional educational models to remote models, this environment has been disrupted, significantly affecting student learning. Identifying the factors that influence academic performance has become the priority of universities. This work proposes the use of intelligent techniques that allow the identification of the factors that affect learning and allow effective decision-making that allows improving the educational model.
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Currently, universities are going through a critical moment due to the coronavirus disease in 2019. To prevent its spread, countries have declared quarantines and isolation in all sectors of society. This has caused many problems in the learning of students, since, when moving from a face-to-face educational model to a remote model, several academic factors such as psychological, financial, and methodological have been overlooked. To exactly identify the variables and causes that affect learning, in this work a data analysis model using a Hadoop framework is proposed. By processing the data, it is possible to identify and classify students to determine the problems they present in different learning activities. The results are used by an artificial intelligence system that takes student information and converts it into knowledge, evaluates the academic performance problems they present, and determines what type of activity aligns with the students. The artificial intelligence system processes the information and recommends activities that focus on each student’s abilities and needs. The integration of these systems to universities creates an adaptive educational model that responds to the new challenges of society.
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Analysis of Emergency Remote Education in COVID-19 Crisis Focused on the Perception of the Teachers. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13073820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This descriptive study intends to identify the satisfaction perception among the teachers of the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) concerning the use of the Microsoft Teams platform in the transition from traditional model (face-to-face) to 100% online education [Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)]. The proposal aims to determine the perspectives of teachers regarding the use of the Microsoft Teams platform during the crisis caused by COVID-19. UVM has 6938 full-time teachers and part-time teachers who collaborated in educational programs during January-June 2020 in the 33 campuses of UVM. And an instrument was developed and applied using finite population sampling, UVM perspective of teachers, which was distributed via Google Forms. The feasibility of the data collection instrument was determined by the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, with a result of 0.926. The data collection period was aligned with the first isolation period: 23 March to 20 April. The results in the perception of teacher satisfaction in the different sections of the instrument established an agreement in the answers (very satisfied or satisfied) regarding values that were higher than 60% in terms of satisfaction using the equipment. The analysis of the data collected was performed to verify the proposed hypothesis with the R version 4.0 software. A G-test was performed with the Logverosimilitude coefficient to test whether the categorical variables were independent (qualitative variables that are not defined continuously). The Krammer coefficient of association was then calculated to measure the correlation.
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Exposing Emerging Trends in Smart Sustainable City Research Using Deep Autoencoders-Based Fuzzy C-Means. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13052876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The literature discussing the concepts, technologies, and ICT-based urban innovation approaches of smart cities has been growing, along with initiatives from cities all over the world that are competing to improve their services and become smart and sustainable. However, current studies that provide a comprehensive understanding and reveal smart and sustainable city research trends and characteristics are still lacking. Meanwhile, policymakers and practitioners alike need to pursue progressive development. In response to this shortcoming, this research offers content analysis studies based on topic modeling approaches to capture the evolution and characteristics of topics in the scientific literature on smart and sustainable city research. More importantly, a novel topic-detecting algorithm based on the deep learning and clustering techniques, namely deep autoencoders-based fuzzy C-means (DFCM), is introduced for analyzing the research topic trend. The topics generated by this proposed algorithm have relatively higher coherence values than those generated by previously used topic detection methods, namely non-negative matrix factorization (NMF), latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), and eigenspace-based fuzzy C-means (EFCM). The 30 main topics that appeared in topic modeling with the DFCM algorithm were classified into six groups (technology, energy, environment, transportation, e-governance, and human capital and welfare) that characterize the six dimensions of smart, sustainable city research.
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Analysis of Educational Data in the Current State of University Learning for the Transition to a Hybrid Education Model. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11052068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Currently, the 2019 Coronavirus Disease pandemic has caused serious damage to health throughout the world. Its contagious capacity has forced the governments of the world to decree isolation and quarantine to try to control the pandemic. The consequences that it leaves in all sectors of society have been disastrous. However, technological advances have allowed people to continue their different activities to some extent while maintaining isolation. Universities have great penetration in the use of technology, but they have also been severely affected. To give continuity to education, universities have been forced to move to an educational model based on synchronous encounters, but they have maintained the methodology of a face-to-face educational model, what has caused several problems in the learning of students. This work proposes the transition to a hybrid educational model, provided that this transition is supported by data analysis to identify the new needs of students. The knowledge obtained is contrasted with the performance presented by the students in the face-to-face modality and the necessary parameters for the transition to this modality are clearly established. In addition, the guidelines and methodology of online education are considered in order to take advantage of the best of both modalities and guarantee learning.
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Development of Adaptive Formative Assessment System Using Computerized Adaptive Testing and Dynamic Bayesian Networks. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10228196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Online formative assessments in e-learning systems are increasingly of interest in the field of education. While substantial research into the model and item design aspects of formative assessment has been conducted, few software systems embodied with a psychometric model have been proposed to allow us to adaptively implement formative assessments. This study aimed to develop an adaptive formative assessment system, called computerized formative adaptive testing (CAFT) by using artificial intelligence methods based on computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and Bayesian networks as learning analytics. CAFT can adaptively administer personalized formative assessment to a learner by dynamically selecting appropriate items and tests aligned with the learner’s ability. Forty items in an item bank were evaluated by 410 learners, moreover, 1000 learners were recruited for a simulation study and 120 learners were enrolled to evaluate the efficiency, validity, and reliability of CAFT in an application study. The results showed that, through CAFT, learners can adaptively take item s and tests in order to receive personalized diagnostic feedback about their learning progression. Consequently, this study highlights that a learning management system which integrates CAT as an artificially intelligent component is an efficient educational evaluation tool for a remote personalized learning service.
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Fonseca D, García-Peñalvo FJ, Camba JD. New methods and technologies for enhancing usability and accessibility of educational data. UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 2020:1-7. [PMID: 33199979 PMCID: PMC7655143 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-020-00776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- David Fonseca
- La Salle, Ramon Llull University, Sant Joan de la Salle 42, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA
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Fonseca D, García-Peñalvo FJ, Camba JD. New methods and technologies for enhancing usability and accessibility of educational data. UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 2020; 20:421-427. [PMID: 33132798 PMCID: PMC7586203 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-020-00765-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- David Fonseca
- La Salle, Ramon Llull University, Sant Joan de la Salle 42, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA
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Data Analysis as a Tool for the Application of Adaptive Learning in a University Environment. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10207016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Currently, data are a very valuable resource for organizations. Through analysis, it is possible to profile people or obtain knowledge about an event or environment and make decisions that help improve their quality of life. This concept takes on greater value in the current pandemic, due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), that affects society. This emergency has changed the way people live. As a result, the majority of activities are carried out using the internet, virtually or online. Education is not far behind and has seen the web as the most successful option to continue with its activities. The use of any computer application generates a large volume of data that can be analyzed by a big data architecture in order to obtain knowledge from its students and use it to improve educational processes. The big data, when included as a tool for adaptive learning, allow the analysis of a large volume of data to offer an educational model based on personalized education. In this work, the analysis of educational data through a big data architecture is proposed to generate learning based on meeting the needs of students.
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An Internet of Things Model for Improving Process Management on University Campus. FUTURE INTERNET 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/fi12100162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Currently, there are several emerging technologies that seek to improve quality of life. To achieve this, it is important to establish the various technologies’ fields of action and to determine which technology meets the conditions established by the environment in which it is designed to operate in order to satisfy the needs of society. One type of environment is the university campus. This particular environment is conducive to the development and testing of technological innovations that might later be replicated in larger environments such as smart cities. The technology that has experienced the greatest development and introduction of applications is the Internet of Things. The wide variety of available devices and the wide reach of the Internet have become ideal parameters for the application of the Internet of Things in areas that previously required the work of people. The Internet of Things is seen as an assistant to, or a substitute for, processes that are generally routine and which require the effort of one or more people. This work focuses specifically on processes to improve administrative management in a university through the use of the Internet of Things.
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