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A Learning Analytics Methodology for Detecting Sentiment in Student Fora: A Case Study in Distance Education

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
Volume 18 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
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|Jan 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2015-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1027-5207
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Language: English
Page range: 74 - 94
Published on: Jan 26, 2016
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Social Network Analysis,
Educational Data Mining,
Learning Analytics,
Sentiment analysis
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Curriculum and pedagogy,
Education, other

© 2016 Vasileios Kagklis, Anthi Karatrantou, Maria Tantoula, Chris T. Panagiotakopoulos, Vassilios S. Verykios, published by Sciendo
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