Teachers’ Perceptions about the Impact of Moodle in the Educational Field Considering Data Science

Abstract

Today, Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Moodle facilitate the teaching-learning process, promote the organization of creative activities from anywhere and allow the active participation of the students before, during and after the face-to-face sessions. The objective of this quantitative research is to analyze the teachers' perceptions about the impact of Moodle in the educational field considering data science and machine learning. The independent variable is the use of Moodle during the organization of new school activities and the dependent variables are the performance of the activities inside and outside the classroom and the participation and communication during the educational process. The participants are 70 teachers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The results of machine learning (linear regression) indicate that Moodle positively influences the participation and communication during the educational process. Likewise, this LMS positively influences the performance of the activities inside and outside the classroom. In particular, Moodle allows improving the educational field through the realization of the online exams and discussion forums, diffusion of the tasks and consultation of the contents at any time. Data science identifies 3 predictive models on the impact of Moodle in the educational field. In fact, the decision tree technique establishes the conditions on the use of this LMS considering the characteristics of the teachers (sex and maximum degree of study). The implications of this research allow affirming that teachers have the opportunity to create, organize and carry out various creative and active activities through this LMS. Finally, teachers can use Moodle to update the activities of the courses and build new educational spaces that allow the active role of the students during the learning process.

Teachers’ Perception About MOOCs and ICT During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…During the 21st century, technological tools are causing that universities update the teaching-learning process in order to meet the demands of the students about the use of new educational methods and strategies (Doo et al, 2020;Papadakis et al, 2018;Pilli & Admiraal, 2016;Zhou, 2017). For example, the incorporation of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Moodle in the educational field favors the interaction and communication at any time through mobile phones (Papadakis et al, 2017;Salas-Rueda et al, 2020). In addition, universities use virtual reality together with MOOCs to improve the teaching-learning conditions (Zhang et al, 2018).…”

Exploring Moodle Usage in Higher Education in the Post-pandemic Era: An Activity-theoretical Investigation of Systemic Contradictions

“…Prior experience with Moodle was found to influence teachers' perceptions of the platform. Salas-Rueda et al (2020) reported that teachers' perceptions of Moodle varied depending on their level of experience using the platform, with more experienced teachers having a more positive perception of Moodle's impact. The same finding regarding teachers' prior experience with using Moodle was reported by Uzunboylu et al (2021) in Turkish universities.…”

“…Finally, research during the pandemic showed that teachers perceived Moodle positively because of its ease of use for both teachers and students. Antuñano et al ( 2022), Salashttp://ijlter.org/index.php/ijlter Rueda et al (2020), andTaamneh et al (2022) reported that teachers found Moodle helpful during the pandemic for its communication features and assessment tools.…”

Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions on Moodle as Learning Management System for Online English Language Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic

“…In another research, Oproiu (2015) stated that Moodle platform, which is becoming increasingly popular in Romania, serves not only as a tool for educators looking to improve the quality of online courses, but also as a tool for students looking to make their learning more convenient. Zabolotniaia, Cheng, Dorozhkin and Lyzhin (2020) stated in their article that possibilities of employing Moodle features to promote the proper applicationat higher educational institution's innovative policy are addressed. The construction of an elevated data and knowledge system is a critical and crucial problem for higher education institutions with in context of mobile transformation of social sector.…”