Programming learner supports dependent on institutes

• Project/Area Number: 26730178
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Dinh Thi Dong Phuong 立命館大学, 情報理工学部, 助手 (90712117)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: motivation / learning strategy / persona / NMF / formative acceessment / learning status / similarity / learnng strategy / formative assessment / behavior / cosine similarity / matrix / vector / contextual inquiry / portfolio / programming / understanding level / machine learning

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We propose a successful learning environment based on motivation and learning strategies of students. The environment provides an institute-dependent solution to overcome difficulties using portfolios of past learners. During the course, there would be students who get behind the class. The formative assessment is conducted to distinguish them from others for teaching staff to take care. Motivation and learning strategies of a student show his or her learning status. There are various learning statuses in the students. The method uses a persona to characterize the learning status of a group of students. Personas are determined by conducting contextual inquiry on past students. The method uses the non-negative matrix factorization to decompose the learning behavior matrix into the learning status matrix. The learning behavior is collected automatically with a Web system to support learning.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] Danang University(ベトナム)
• [Journal Article] Grasping Motivation and Strategy of Current Students Referring to Past Programming Course (2016)
  • Author(s): Dinh Thi Dong Phuong, Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Journal Title: IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials Volume: 136 Issue: 12 Pages: 787-796
  • DOI: 10.1541/ieejfms.136.787
  • NAID: 130005171377
  • ISSN: 0385-4205, 1347-5533
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Superior Factors to Distinguish Students to Be Cared in Introductory Programming Education (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiromitsu Shimakawa and Dinh Thi Dong Phuong
  • Journal Title: IIAI Information Engineering Express Journal Volume: 2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Extraction of Farming Work Rules to Improve Crop Quality with Multiple Regression (2016)
  • Author(s): Sunao Nakanishi, Yusuke Kajiwara, Dinh Dong Phuong and Hiromithu Shimakawa
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Latest Research in Engineering & Technology Volume: 2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Programming Prospects of Learners Derived from Reference History to Estimate Design Ability (2015)
  • Author(s): Yoko Itado, Phuong Dinh Dong, Yusuke Kajiwara, Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering Innovations and Research Volume: 4 Pages: 164-171
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detecting Backward Students from Code Similarity in Context of Teaching Units (2015)
  • Author(s): Wataru Nishimoto, Dinh Thi Dong Phuong and Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering Innovations and Research Volume: 4 Pages: 140-146
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analyzing Learning Behavior of Student Persona toward Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (2014)
  • Author(s): Phuong Dinh Thi Dong and Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Information and Education Technologies Volume: 5 Pages: 826-831
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Classifying Novice Programmers from Materials Considering Motivation Factors (2016)
  • Author(s): Yoshiharu Yamauchi, Syohei Ito, Dinh Thi Dong Phuong and Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Organizer: International Conference on Advances in Software, Control And Mechanical Engineering
  • Place of Presentation: Paris, France
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Assessing Student Motivation and Strategy on the Spot with Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (2016)
  • Author(s): Dinh Thi Dong Phuing, Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Organizer: Universal Academic Cluster International Summer Conference in Hokkaido
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo Cafe (Sapporo, Japan)
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Cultivation Support with Extraction of Farming Work Rules (2015)
  • Author(s): Sunao Nakanishi, Yusuke Kajiwara, Dinh Dong Phuong and Hiromithu Shimakawa
  • Organizer: 18th International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology
  • Place of Presentation: Taipei, Twiwan
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-26
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Superior Factors to Predict Learning Status (2015)
  • Author(s): Dinh Thi Dong Phuong, and Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Organizer: 4th International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments
  • Place of Presentation: Okayama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Analyzing Transitions of of Motivation and Learning Strategy with Ward Hierarchical Clustering (2015)
  • Author(s): Phuong Dinh Thi Dong and Hiromitsu Shimakawa
  • Organizer: Proc. of International Conference on Industrial Application Engineering
  • Place of Presentation: Kitakyushu International Conference Center(Fukuoka)
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-30