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Web analytics in the learning environment is the use of intelligent data, learner-produced data, and analysis models to discover information and social connections. This paper describes a web analytics and visualization tool which collects, analyses and visually represents the data collected in an e-learning environment. The goal of this tool is allow the teacher to better understand his students’ behavior in front of the environment and support the decision making related to the pedagogical content adapted to the students’ need.
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Moissa, B., de Carvalho, L.S., Gasparini, I. (2014). A Web Analytics and Visualization Tool to Understand Students’ Behavior in an Adaptive E-Learning System. In: Zaphiris, P., Ioannou, A. (eds) Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing and Developing Novel Learning Experiences. LCT 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8523. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07482-5_30
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