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Exploring study profiles of computer science students with social network analysis
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Exploring study profiles of computer science students with social network analysis

Nidia Guadalupe Lopez Flores, Anna Sigridur Islind and Maria Oskarsdottir
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 55TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES, Vol.2022-January, pp.1728-1737
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2022, 187534 (Online, 03/01/2022–07/01/2022)
2022
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142604981
Web of Science ID: WOS:001300418102007

Abstract

Education computing Learning systems Social networking (online) Teaching
Information technology is widely adapted in all levels of education. The extensive information resources facilitate enhanced human capacity and the social environment to support learning. In particular, Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been broadly used in teaching and learning practices. In this paper, we perform community detection analysis to identify the learning behavior profiles of undergraduate computer science students in a Nordic university. The social network was created using 273 responses to an online survey. The students themselves provided their social connections at the university, and node attributes were created based on responses to questions regarding Educational Values, Goals Orientation, Self-efficacy, and the university teaching methods. We analyze the biggest communities to identify the factors that characterize the learning strategy and preferences of undergraduate computer science students.

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