Desarrollo de un XBlock en Open edX para apoyar las analíticas de aprendizaje

Abstract

Nowadays, when users use information systems, they generate a large amount of data that leaves a trace as a result of their interaction, for example, when students access educational materials in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). This has evolved into what we now know as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), which have millions of students registered. Due to the large amount of data generated within MOOC, Learning Analytics (LA) has emerged as an alternative to improve teaching and learning processes through data analysis. Open edX in an attempt to incorporate LA into its Insights development platform, which provides very simple visualizations. Similarly, other projects have been added that have become obsolete over time or do not provide sufficient support to improve the student learning process. Due to the above, this degree work proposes the design, development and evaluation of a learning analytics dashboard for the Open edX platform. The tool will incorporate indicators of academic success in its visualizations to improve the learning process within the platform. With the purpose of developing the LA tool, an exploratory analysis of student behavior was carried out to determine variables and learning sequences, visualizations were designed to be incorporated into the dashboard of teachers and students. To carry out the development of the LA component, called XLEA (XBlock for LEarning Analytics), the LATUX (Learning Awareness Tool – User eXperience) methodology was used, which consists of five stages grouped into two approaches. Finally, after having evaluated the XLEA tool with the Evaluation Framework for Learning Analytics (EFLA) questionnaire and with the UEQ user experience questionnaire, by students and teachers of the University of Cuenca, a high degree of acceptance and conformity was evidenced. by participants when using XLEA. Most of the participants focused on those visualizations that allow an understanding of the historical behavior for weeks of the different activities that they carry out within the course, for example, videos, readings and problems