Marlene A Smith
Future Internet,Vol. 7, Issue 2, Pages: 170-183.

We describe how statistical predictive models might play an expanded role in educational analytics by giving students automated, real-time information about what their current performance means for eventual success in eLearning environments. We discuss how an online messaging system might tailor information to individual students using predictive analytics. The proposed system would be data-driven and quantitative; eg, a message might furnish the probability that a student will successfully complete the …
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