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Keywords: Word Cloud, Tag Cloud, e-learning, Online Learning, NeuroK, Evaluation, Engagement.
Abstract: Word cloud or tag cloud is very popular these days. It is a tool used to display text data summarization in a
visual way very easy to understand. However, it has not been extensively used in teaching, especially in e-
learning, where it would make a differential advantage. This research presents the definition and
implementation of a word cloud tool in a social network-based e-learning platform (NeuroK), which is based
on the principles of neurodidactics. The different features developed and the results are shown. Several options
to compare word clouds from students and teachers allow the teacher to follow the development of the course,
and they provide him more information to facilitate the evaluation process.
3 A LEARNING ANALYTIC
TOOL
In this section, a typical scenario that covers the
concepts previously mentioned has been described in
order to better understand the system operation. We
As shown in Fig. 2, a teacher is able to create a words belonging to both clouds. Just like the rest of
target cloud per topic or course. They can type a new the cloud representations, the size of each word is
term and add it to the cloud or select one of the words proportional to its frequency of use. Keeping all this
they have already used during the topic or course and in mind, let us analyse the concordance metric.
insert it into the cloud. The words used by the teacher Concordance is measured through words and their
are listed on the right column and sorted by frequency respective weights. The existence of each target word
of usage. The teacher can also remove a word from in the word cloud is validated and then the deviation
the cloud at any time. In this case, we have built a between its weights is calculated. The smaller the
target cloud with ten concepts related to machine absolute deviation of all weights, the better the
learning: algorithm, classification, decision, concordance between the two clouds. The best case
knowledge, learning, mining, model, network, pattern scenario is when students use all words from the
and training. As it was mentioned before, if no weight target cloud at the same frequency/weight specified
is specified, it is set proportionally to the number of by the teacher. In the case in hand, the concordance
target words. Since the target cloud has 10 words, between the two clouds is about 31.59%. There are
each word will weigh 10%. only four words that both clouds have in common:
learning, decision, model and classification; but their
frequency of use is pretty similar to that expected
from the teacher. That is the reason why, even though
students use only a few target words, the concordance
is acceptable.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research has been supported by Ministerio de
Economía y Competitividad (Centro para el
Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial, Contract IDI-
20161039), Junta de Extremadura (Contract AA-16-
0017-1, and projects GR15106 and GR15011),
Cátedra ASPgems, and European Union (European
Regional Development Funds).
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