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The impact of online educational platform on students’ motivation and grades : the case of Khan Academy in the under-resourced communities (2023)

Karimov, A., Saarela, M., & Kärkkäinen, T. (2023). The impact of online educational platform on students’ motivation and grades : the case of Khan Academy in the under-resourced communities. In M. Feng, T. Käser, & P. Talukdar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 466-473). International Educational Data Mining Society. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8115745

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All authors or editors: Karimov, Ayaz; Saarela, Mirka; Kärkkäinen, Tommi

Parent publication: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Educational Data Mining

Parent publication editors: Feng, Mingyu; Käser, Tanja; Talukdar, Partha

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Place and date of conference: Bangalore, India, 11.-14.7.2023

eISBN: 978-1-7336736-4-8

Publication year: 2023

Pages range: 466-473

Publisher: International Educational Data Mining Society

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8115745

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93313

Abstract

Even though Azerbaijan is considered a highly educated country from the perspective of schooling years and completed education level, student learning outcomes are underperforming, according to the World Bank. Due to limited resources such as classroom size, access to world-class educational materials, and high-qualified teachers, particularly students from under-resourced communities encounter more challenges during their education life compared to other students who possess these resources. Moreover, online educational platforms play an important role in eliminating learning gaps, particularly in developing countries such as Azerbaijan. In this paper, we describe the implementation and impact of utilizing an online educational platform, the Khan Academy, in one of the under-resourced communities of a developing country. For this, we collaborated with a school in Azerbaijan located in a suburban area. After collecting data through surveys, we applied the association rule mining method. Results from association rule mining concluded that students who studied using the online platform improved their grades and the gamification features of the Khan Academy motivated them. Furthermore, even though it was the first time the school used an online educational platform, almost all students mentioned they would learn with these resources in the future. Our study, thus, contributes to how online educational technologies can positively impact the motivation and learning outcomes of students in under-resourced communities.

Keywords: educational technologyvirtual learning environments; online teachinggamification; ; ; schools (educational institutions); school children; motivation (mental objects); study performance; data mining

Free keywords: association rule mining; educational technology; gamification; online education; Khan Academy; Azerbaijan

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VIRTA submission year: 2023

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