• Start Date: 11 Jun, 2018
  • Self-Paced
  • Study Content: Videos


Learn how to conduct a cluster analysis to discover important patterns in student behavior using the popular Weka data mining toolkit.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: 99.00 USD

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and Edx partnership.

In this course, you will learn the basics of cluster analysis, one of the most popular data mining methods for the discovery of patterns in learning data, and its application in learning analytics.


Cluster analysis enables the identification of common, archetypal patterns of student interactions, which can lead to better understanding of student learning behaviors and provision of personalized feedback and interventions.


This course will have a strong hands-on component, as you will learn how to conduct a cluster analysis using the popular Weka data mining toolkit.


We will cover K-means and Hierarchical clustering techniques, which are two simple, yet widely used, cluster analysis methods. We will also review some of the published learning analytics studies that adopted cluster analysis and learn how to interpret the cluster analysis results.


Finally, we will also examine some of the more advanced techniques and identify certain practical challenges with cluster analysis, such as the selection of the optimal number of clusters and the validation of cluster analysis results.

Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of the nation’s most dynamic centers of higher learning, setting the standard for educational excellence in the thriving North Texas region it calls home. An academic centerpiece in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for nearly 120 years, UT Arlington was founded in 1895 as a private liberal arts institution. The University has evolved through a succession of names and missions, achieving senior college status in 1959 and becoming part of The University of Texas System in 1965.

 

UT Arlington is rising in stature through its commitment to life-enhancing discovery, innovative teaching, and community engagement. With an enrollment of more than 38,000 students and a flourishing research enterprise, the University is a major contributor to the intellectual and economic advancement of the region, state and nation.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with Edx.

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