Search results for author:"Abelardo Pardo"
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A Feedback Model for Data-Rich Learning Experiences
Abelardo Pardo
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education Vol. 43, No. 3 (2018) pp. 428–438
Feedback has been identified as one of the factors with the largest potential for a positive impact in a learning experience. There is a significant body of knowledge studying feedback and providing guidelines for its implementation in learning...
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Ethical and privacy principles for learning analytics
Abelardo Pardo; George Siemens
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 45, No. 3 (May 23, 2014) pp. 438–450
The massive adoption of technology in learning processes comes with an equally large capacity to track learners. Learning analytics aims at using the collected information to understand and improve the quality of a learning experience. The privacy...
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From Social Ties to Network Processes: Do Tie Definitions Matter?
Fincham ; Dragan Gaševic; Abelardo Pardo
Grantee Submission Vol. 5, No. 2 (2018) pp. 9–28
The widespread adoption of digital e-learning environments and other learning technology has provided researchers with ready access to large quantities of data. Much of this data comes from discussion forums and has been studied with analytical...
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Using Learning Analytics to Support Engagement in Collaborative Writing
Ming Liu; Li Liu; Abelardo Pardo
International Journal of Distance Education Technologies Vol. 15, No. 4 (October 2017) pp. 79–98
Online collaborative writing tools provide an efficient way to complete a writing task. However, existing tools only focus on technological affordances and ignore the importance of social affordances in a collaborative learning environment. This...
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Quality in blended learning environments – Significant differences in how students approach learning collaborations
Robert A. Ellis; Abelardo Pardo; Feifei Han
Computers & Education Vol. 102, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 90–102
Evaluating the quality of student experiences of learning in a blended environment requires the careful consideration of many aspects that can contribute to learning outcomes. In this study, university students in first year engineering were...
Language: English
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Predictive power of regularity of pre-class activities in a flipped classroom
Jelena Jovanovic; Negin Mirriahi; Dragan Gašević; Shane Dawson; Abelardo Pardo
Computers & Education Vol. 134, No. 1 (June 2019) pp. 156–168
Flipped classroom (FC) is an active learning design requiring students to complete assigned pre-class learning activities in preparation for face-to-face sessions. Students' timely, regular, and productive engagement with the pre-class activities is ...
Language: English
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Addressing drop-out and sustained effort issues with large practical groups using an automated delivery and assessment system
Luis de-la-Fuente-Valentín; Abelardo Pardo; Carlos Delgado Kloos
Computers & Education Vol. 61, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 33–42
The acquisition of programming skills specially in introductory programming courses poses an important challenge for freshmen students of engineering programs. These courses require students to devote a sustained effort during the whole course and a ...
Language: English
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Learning analytics to unveil learning strategies in a flipped classroom
Jelena Jovanović; Dragan Gašević; Shane Dawson; Abelardo Pardo; Negin Mirriahi
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 33, No. 1 (April 2017) pp. 74–85
Language: English
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Grading Multiple Choice Exams with Low-Cost and Portable Computer-Vision Techniques
Jesus Arias Fisteus; Abelardo Pardo; Norberto Fernández García
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (August 2013) pp. 560–571
Although technology for automatic grading of multiple choice exams has existed for several decades, it is not yet as widely available or affordable as it should be. The main reasons preventing this adoption are the cost and the complexity of the...
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Using learning analytics to scale the provision of personalised feedback
Abelardo Pardo; Jelena Jovanovic; Shane Dawson; Dragan Gašević; Negin Mirriahi
British Journal of Educational Technology
Vol. 50, No. 1
(January 2019)
pp. 128–138
There is little debate regarding the importance of student feedback for improving the learning process. However, there remain significant workload barriers for instructors that impede their capacity to provide timely and meaningful feedback. The...
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Embracing Big Data in Complex Educational Systems: The Learning Analytics Imperative and the Policy Challenge
Leah P. Macfadyen; Shane Dawson; Abelardo Pardo; Dragan Gaševic
Research & Practice in Assessment Vol. 9 (2014) pp. 17–28
In the new era of big educational data, learning analytics (LA) offer the possibility of implementing real-time assessment and feedback systems and processes at scale that are focused on improvement of learning, development of self-regulated...
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Generic service integration in adaptive learning experiences using IMS learning design
Luis de-la-Fuente-Valentín; Abelardo Pardo; Carlos Delgado Kloos
Computers & Education Vol. 57, No. 1 (August 2011) pp. 1160–1170
IMS Learning Design is a specification to capture the orchestration taking place in a learning scenario. This paper presents an extension called Generic Service Integration. This paradigm allows a bidirectional communication between the course...
Language: English
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Identifying engagement patterns with video annotation activities: A case study in professional development
Negin Mirriahi; Jelena Jovanovic; Shane Dawson; Dragan Ga\u0161evi\u0107; Abelardo Pardo
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 1 (Mar 28, 2018)
The rapid growth of blended and online learning models in higher education has resulted in a parallel increase in the use of audio-visual resources among students and teachers. Despite the heavy adoption of video resources, there have been few...
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Analytics for learning design: A layered framework and tools
Davinia Hernández‐Leo; Roberto Martinez‐Maldonado; Abelardo Pardo; Juan A. Muñoz‐Cristóbal; María J. Rodríguez‐Triana
British Journal of Educational Technology
Vol. 50, No. 1
(January 2019)
pp. 139–152
The field of learning design studies how to support teachers in devising suitable activities for their students to learn. The field of learning analytics explores how data about students' interactions can be used to increase the understanding of...
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Monitoring student progress using virtual appliances: A case study
Vicente-Arturo Romero-Zaldivar; Abelardo Pardo; Daniel Burgos; Carlos Delgado Kloos
Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 4 (May 2012) pp. 1058–1067
The interactions that students have with each other, with the instructors, and with educational resources are valuable indicators of the effectiveness of a learning experience. The increasing use of information and communication technology allows...
Language: English
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Implementation of a Learning Design Run-Time Environment for the .LRN Learning Management System
Jose Pablo Escobedo del Cid; Luis de la Fuente Valentin; Sergio Gutierrez; Abelardo Pardo; Carlos Delgado Kloos
Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2007, No. 1 (2007)
The IMS Learning Design specification aims at capturing the complete learning flow of courses, without being restricted to a particular pedagogical model. Such flow description for a course, called a Unit of Learning, must be able to be reproduced...