• DocumentCode
    3432752
  • Title

    Analysis of students´ study paths using finite Markov chains

  • Author

    Ikonen, Enso ; Tervaskanto, Manne ; Najim, Kaddour

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Process & Environ. Eng., Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    9-11 Dec. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1813
  • Lastpage
    1818
  • Abstract
    Student´s studies can be seen as consisting of chains or sequences of courses, the learning activities of a student along these lines make his study path. In this paper, methods for detection, analysis and control of learning activities are developed, based on students´ credit record data. A central aim of the work is to support the supervision of students using currently available data bases.
  • Keywords
    Markov processes; education; finite Markov chains; learning activities analysis; learning activities control; learning activities detection; student study paths analysis; Automatic control; Automation; Biological control systems; Biological system modeling; Engineering education; Medical control systems; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Systems engineering and theory; Telecommunication control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control and Automation, 2009. ICCA 2009. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Christchurch
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4706-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4707-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCA.2009.5410623
  • Filename
    5410623