Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity

This paper presents the results of integrating learning analytics into the assessment process to enhance academic integrity in the e-learning environment. The goal of this research is to evaluate the computational-based approach to academic integrity. The machine-learning based framework learns stud...

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Autores principales: Alexander Amigud, Joan Arnedo-Moreno, Thanasis Daradoumis, Ana-Elena Guerrero-Roldan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:426a49954056401f9c1435b4afc2e0312021-12-02T19:25:28ZUsing Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity10.19173/irrodl.v18i5.31031492-3831https://doaj.org/article/426a49954056401f9c1435b4afc2e0312017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3103https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This paper presents the results of integrating learning analytics into the assessment process to enhance academic integrity in the e-learning environment. The goal of this research is to evaluate the computational-based approach to academic integrity. The machine-learning based framework learns students’ patterns of language use from data, providing an accessible and non-invasive validation of student identities and student-produced content. To assess the performance of the proposed approach, we conducted a series of experiments using written assignments of graduate students. The proposed method yielded a mean accuracy of 93%, exceeding the baseline of human performance that yielded a mean accuracy rate of 12%. The results suggest a promising potential for developing automated tools that promote accountability and simplify the provision of academic integrity in the e-learning environment. Alexander AmigudJoan Arnedo-MorenoThanasis DaradoumisAna-Elena Guerrero-RoldanAthabasca University Pressarticleelectronic assessmentlearning analyticsacademic integritySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 5 (2017)
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topic electronic assessment
learning analytics
academic integrity
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
spellingShingle electronic assessment
learning analytics
academic integrity
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Alexander Amigud
Joan Arnedo-Moreno
Thanasis Daradoumis
Ana-Elena Guerrero-Roldan
Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity
description This paper presents the results of integrating learning analytics into the assessment process to enhance academic integrity in the e-learning environment. The goal of this research is to evaluate the computational-based approach to academic integrity. The machine-learning based framework learns students’ patterns of language use from data, providing an accessible and non-invasive validation of student identities and student-produced content. To assess the performance of the proposed approach, we conducted a series of experiments using written assignments of graduate students. The proposed method yielded a mean accuracy of 93%, exceeding the baseline of human performance that yielded a mean accuracy rate of 12%. The results suggest a promising potential for developing automated tools that promote accountability and simplify the provision of academic integrity in the e-learning environment.
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author Alexander Amigud
Joan Arnedo-Moreno
Thanasis Daradoumis
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title Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity
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title_full Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity
title_fullStr Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity
title_full_unstemmed Using Learning Analytics for Preserving Academic Integrity
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