Process mining of MOOC event logs reveals that users who fail or drop out exhibit distinct patterns of intra-session and extra-session procrastination compared to users who pass.¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Intra-session procrastination patterns are closely linked to users' course outcomes, with successful users showing fewer instances of it than unsuccessful ones. → Vázquez Mendoza 2024 q2 i? Extra-session procrastination, particularly ordinary procrastination (48h to 10 weeks of inactivity), shows distribution differences between users who pass and those who fail or withdraw. → Vázquez Mendoza 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Vázquez Mendoza 2024¶

Vázquez Mendoza, J. A., Ferri Ramírez, C., & Monserrat Aranda, C. (2024). Analysis and discovery of procrastination patterns in a language learning MOOC. Computers & Education, 223, 105154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105154

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Analysis of process mining graphs (Fig. 7) from the 'Basic Spanish 1' MOOC event logs. The authors state that "users who successfully pass the course show fewer instances of intra-session procrastination than their unsuccessful counterparts."

"We have also observed that intra-session procrastination patterns (Fig. 7) are closely linked to users' course outcomes, whether they pass or fail. The results show a notable disparity: users who successfully pass the course show fewer instances of intra-session procrastination than their unsuccessful counterparts."

Vázquez Mendoza 2024 (2)¶

Vázquez Mendoza, J. A., Ferri Ramírez, C., & Monserrat Aranda, C. (2024). Analysis and discovery of procrastination patterns in a language learning MOOC. Computers & Education, 223, 105154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2024.105154

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Analysis of distribution functions for extra-session procrastination (Figs. 9 and 10) for verified users. The authors note "there are differences that are important in the case of the verified users to succeed in the course, especially when we look at ordinary extra-session procrastination."

"The analysis of the distribution of course users' extra-session procrastination (Figs. 9 and 10) shows that there are differences that are important in the case of the verified users to succeed in the course, especially when we look at ordinary extra-session procrastination."

Discussion¶

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