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Learning Analytics with Google Classroom: Exploring the possibilities

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Alejandra Martínez-Monés,

Christophe Reffay,

Javier Hoyos Torío, and

Juan A. Muñoz CristóbalAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM 2017: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

October 2017

Article No.: 47, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3144826.3145397

Published: 18 October 2017 Publication History

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Google Classroom (GC) is gaining momentum in the educational milieu, but its functionalities are limited. Learning analytics applications integrated with GC can help to face these limitations, but to reach this aim, developers need access to the data generated by GC's users. This paper reports on the results of an analysis of the existing alternatives to collect data from GC. The study is based on the analysis of the documentation provided by the involved tools. The analysis shows that GC's API is a potential source of data about the activity of the users in GC-enabled settings, but that the information it provides is limited. Further work is needed to explore if Chrome OS synchronization functions can deliver more detailed information about GC usage, thus enabling for more advanced learning analytics applications.

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TEEM 2017: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

October 2017

723 pages

ISBN:9781450353861

DOI:10.1145/3144826

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University of Cádiz
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María Soledad Ibarra Sáiz
University of Cádiz
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Iván Ruiz Rube
University of Cádiz

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TEEM 2017: 5th International Conference Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

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Cádiz, Spain

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