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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICCA.2009.5410623
