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A characterisation of passive and active interactions and their influence on students' achievement using Moodle LMS logs

Publicated to: International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning. 3 (4): 403-414 - 2011-01-01 3(4), DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2011.041283

Authors:

Pascual-Miguel, Felix; Chaparro-Pelaez, Julian; Hernandez-Garcia, Angel; Iglesias-Pradas, Santiago
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Affiliations

Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion, Madrid - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Grp Tecnol Informac Gest Empresarial, Escuela Tecn Super Ingenieros Telecomunicac, Av Complutense 30, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

During the last years, there has been much concern about learning management systems' (LMS) effectiveness when compared to traditional learning and about how to assess students' participation during the course. The tracking and monitoring capabilities of most recent LMS have made it possible to analyse every interaction in the system. The issues addressed on this study are: a Is LMS student's interaction an indicator of academic performance? b Are different results in performance expected between distance and in-class LMS-supported education? c How can LMS interactions from logs be categorised? d May this categorisation detect 'learning witnesses'? To answer these questions, a set of interaction types from Moodle LMS activity record logs has been analysed during two years in online and in-class Master's degrees at the UPM. The results show partial or no evidence of influence between interaction indicators and academic performance, although the proposed categorisation may help detect learning witnesses. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Keywords

activity logsinteractionlearning management systemslmsmoodlestudent performancetechnology enhanced learningActivity logsE-learningInteractionLearning management systemsLmsMoodleStudent performanceTechnology enhanced learning

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Computer Science Applications, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • Google Scholar: 26
  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 15
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 32.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 32 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/11342/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 575
  • Downloads: 7
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PASCUAL MIGUEL, FELIX JOSE) and Last Author (IGLESIAS PRADAS, SANTIAGO).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been PASCUAL MIGUEL, FELIX JOSE and HERNANDEZ GARCIA, ANGEL.

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