Game-Based Formative Assessment of Analogical Reasoning in Preschool Children: Support from the Internet of Things Technology

Abstract

Emerging information technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) has been continuously applied and deepened in the field of education, and the learning analytics technology based on children’s games is gradually moving toward practical application research, but there are few empirical studies on the micro level of emerging information technology and learning analytics methods in the evaluation of young children’s learning process and learning effects. As the research content, the study examines preschool children’s analogical reasoning abilities, reflecting their thinking levels and processing abilities. Using a decision tree model in learning analytics, the process data and result data of children’s analogical reasoning games based on Internet of Things technology are analyzed, and the classification model of preschool children’s analogical reasoning is constructed. The study found that the learning analysis of analogical reasoning based on games mediated by IoT technology is feasible and effective.

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