Abstract
Today, it is almost impossible to implement teaching processes without using information and communication technologies (ICT), especially in higher education. Education institutions often use learning management systems (LMS), such as Moodle, Edmodo, Canvas, Schoology, Blackboard Learn, and others. When accessing these systems with their personal account, each student’s activity is recorded in a log file. Moodle system allows not only information sav-ing. The plugins of this LMS provide a fast and accurate analysis of training sta-tistics. Within the study, the capabilities of several Moodle plugins providing the assessment of students' activity and success are reviewed. The research is aimed at discovering possibilities to improve the learning process and reduce the num-ber of underperforming students. The activity logs of 124 participants are ana-lyzed to identify the relations between the number of logs during the e-course and the final grades. In the study, a correlation analysis is performed to determine the impact of students' educational activity in the Moodle system on the final assess-ment. The results reveal that gender affiliation correlates with the overall perfor-mance but does not affect the selection of training materials. Furthermore, it is shown that students who got the highest grades performed at least 210 logs dur-ing the course. It is noted that the prevailing part of students prefers to complete the tasks before the deadline. The study concludes that LMSs can be used to pre-dict students' success and stimulate better results during the study. The findings are proposed to be used in higher education institutions for early detection of stu-dents experiencing difficulties in a course.
Highlights
Since the advent of personal computers and the Internet, almost every aspect of life, including the educational system, has changed [1]
A Moodle log consists of the time and date it was accessed, the Internet Protocol (IP) address from which it was accessed, the name of the student, each action completed, the activities performed in different modules, and additional information about the action [24]
Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is an open source online learning management platform known for its ease of use, intuitive controls, and many features offered [33]
Summary
Since the advent of personal computers and the Internet, almost every aspect of life, including the educational system, has changed [1]. E-learning systems, in particular, Edmodo, Canvas, Schoology, Blackboard LearnSakai, Moodle, ATutor, Chisimba [2] are actively introduced into the higher education institutions [3]. The matter of e-learning has attracted the attention of many researchers. Various highquality publications that encourage online learning methods exist [4]. The importance of e-learning technology is improving steadily. Many universities use it as a key tool in educational programs [5]
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