The Proxy Model: A New Approach to Sharing and Analyzing Learning Traces Corpora

Abstract

Collecting and analyzing interaction traces in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) environments is a common practice of researchers wishing to optimize the efficiency of these environments. This paper proposes a new approach, introduced by the proxy model, to the challenge of sharing and analyzing contextualized learning traces corpora.

Building and Analyzing a Corpus of Contextualized Traces Collected during a Technology Enhanced Teaching Module

“…In this section, we concisely present the "Proxy approach" (see [8] and [9] for more details). This approach addresses the problems of (1) heterogeneity (semantics, formats) of collected data and the corresponding learning contexts, (2) strong coupling between data formats and analysis tools, and (3) non-reproducibility of previous analyses.…”

“…As a consequence, having access to research data offers more recognition and visibility for owners [6] while it allows analyses' replication and comparison by other researchers [7]. We proposed a new approach called the "Proxy approach" [8] [9] as a base for a platform architecture that allows researchers to share learning traces corpora, without imposing a unique representation of data, and to flexibly use different analysis tools on different corpora depending on analysis needs. In this paper, we describe an experiment we performed within the Technology Institute of the University of "Savoie" during the "Object-Oriented Design / Object-Oriented Programming" (OOD-OOP) unit.…”