ERIC Number: EJ1371010
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1898
Learning Analytics for Assessing Hands-On Laboratory Skills in Science Classrooms Using Bayesian Network Analysis
Jiang, Shiyan; Huang, Xudong; Sung, Shannon H.; Xie, Charles
Research in Science Education, v53 n2 p425-444 Apr 2023
Learning analytics, referring to the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their contexts in order to optimize learning and the environments in which it occurs, is proving to be a powerful approach for understanding and improving science learning. However, few studies focused on leveraging learning analytics to assess hands-on laboratory skills in K-12 science classrooms. This study demonstrated the feasibility of gauging laboratory skills based on students' process data logged by a mobile augmented reality (AR) application for conducting science experiments. Students can use the mobile AR technology to investigate a variety of science phenomena that involve concepts central to physics understanding. Seventy-two students from a suburban middle school in the Northeastern United States participated in this study. They conducted experiments in pairs. Mining process data using Bayesian networks showed that most students who participated in this study demonstrated some degree of proficiency in laboratory skills. Also, findings indicated a positive correlation between laboratory skills and conceptual learning. The results suggested that learning analytics provides a possible solution to measure hands-on laboratory learning in real-time and at scale.
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Hands on Science, Science Education, Laboratory Safety, Science Process Skills, Bayesian Statistics, Network Analysis, Correlation, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Middle School Students, Laboratory Experiments
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL2054079