da Silva, L.M.; Dias, L.P.S.; Rigo, S.; Barbosa, J.L.V.; Leithardt, D.R.F.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Literature Review on Intelligent Services Applied to Distance Learning. Educ. Sci.2021, 11, 666.
da Silva, L.M.; Dias, L.P.S.; Rigo, S.; Barbosa, J.L.V.; Leithardt, D.R.F.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Literature Review on Intelligent Services Applied to Distance Learning. Educ. Sci. 2021, 11, 666.
da Silva, L.M.; Dias, L.P.S.; Rigo, S.; Barbosa, J.L.V.; Leithardt, D.R.F.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Literature Review on Intelligent Services Applied to Distance Learning. Educ. Sci.2021, 11, 666.
da Silva, L.M.; Dias, L.P.S.; Rigo, S.; Barbosa, J.L.V.; Leithardt, D.R.F.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Literature Review on Intelligent Services Applied to Distance Learning. Educ. Sci. 2021, 11, 666.
Abstract
Distance learning has assumed a relevant role in the Educational scenario. The use of Virtual Learning Environments contributes to obtain a substantial amount of educational data. In this sense, the analyzed data generate knowledge used by institutions to assist managers and professors in strategic planning and teaching. The discovery of students’ behaviors enables a wide variety of intelligent services for assisting in the learning process. This article presents a literature review in order to identify the intelligent services applied in distance learning. The research covers the period from January 2010 to May 2021. The initial search found 1,316 articles, among which 51 were selected for further studies. Considering the selected articles, 33% (17/51) focus on learning systems, 35% (18/51) propose recommendation systems, 26% (13/51) approach predictive systems or models, and 6% (3/51) use assessment tools. This review allowed to observe that the principal services offered are recommendation systems and learning systems. In these services, the analysis of student profiles stands out to identify patterns of behavior, detect low performance and identify probabilities of dropouts from courses.
Keywords
distance learning; intelligent services; literature review; virtual learning environments.
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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