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Development of an Interface for Visualizing Engagement Profiles Created from Educational Data Grouping

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The distance learning modality faces challenges in improving teaching efficiency, reducing student isolation, and enhancing support technologies. Research focuses on student engagement, but large class sizes make individual tracking difficult. This study aimed to develop an interface for visualizing engagement profiles based on clustered educational data. The Design Science Research (DSR) methodology was used, which involved: 1) problem investigation through interviews with teachers; 2) development, selecting engagement variables, clustering algorithms, and visualization metaphors; 3) evaluations, with feedback from teachers and data visualization experts. Key findings include: 1) the need for tracking tools and the importance of forums, as mentioned by teachers; 2) the “what-why-how” structure for selecting the appropriate visualization; 3) features to ensure greater usability in dashboards, such as reducing scroll and grouping visualizations by information type, as pointed out by experts. Keywords: Distance education. Engagement. Data visualization. Usability.

Source: EAD em FOCO

DOI: 10.18264/eadf.v15i1.2386

Authors: Pamella Letícia Silva de Oliveira, Rodrigo Lins Rodrigues, Alexandre Magno Andrade Maciel

Institutions: Universidade de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Language: English

Topic: Online Learning and Analytics

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco