Educational Data Mining

• Part I: Profile1 Which Contribution Does EDM Provide to Computer Based Learning Environments?Nabila Bousbia, Idriss Belamri2 A Survey on Pre-processing Educational DataCristóbal Romero, José Raúl Romero, Sebastián Ventura3 How Educational Data Mining Empowers Government Policies to Re-form Education: The Mexican Case StudyAlejandro Peña-Ayala, Leonor Cárdenas Part II: Student Modeling4 Modeling Student Performance in Higher Education Using Data MiningHuseyin Guruler, Ayhan Istanbullu5 Using Data Mining Techniques to Detect the Personality of Players in an Educational GameFazel Keshtkar, Candice Burkett, Haiying Li, Arthur C. Graesser6 Students’ Performance Prediction using Multi-Channel Decision FusionH. Moradi, S. Abbas Moradi, L. Kashani7 Predicting Student Performance from Combined Data SourcesAnnika Wolff, Zdenek Zdrahal, Drahomira Herrmannova, Petr Knoth8 Predicting Learner Answers Correctness Through Eye Movements With Random ForestAlper Bayazit, Petek Askar, Erdal Cosgun Part III: Assessment9 Mining Domain Knowledge for CoherenceAssessment of Students Proposal DraftsSamuel González López, Aurelio López-López10 Adaptive Testing in Programming Courses Based on Educational Data Mining TechniquesVladimir Ivančević, Marko Knežević, Bojan Pušić, Ivan Luković11 Plan Recognition and Visualization in Exploratory Learning EnvironmentsOfra Amir, Kobi Gal, David Yaron, Michael Karabinos, Robert Bel-ford12 Dependency of Test Items from Students' Response DataXiaoxun Sun Part IV : Trends13 Mining Texts, Learner Productions and Strategies with ReaderBenchMihai Dascalu, Philippe Dessus, Maryse Bianco, Stefan Trausan-Matu, Aurélie Nardy14 Maximizing the Value of Student Ratings Through Data MiningKathryn Gates, Dawn Wilkins, Sumali Conlon, Susan Mossing, Mau-rice Eftink15 Data Mining and Social Network Analysis in the Educational Field: An Application for Non-expert UsersDiego García-Saiz, Camilo Palazuelos, Marta Zorrilla16 Collaborative Learning of Students in Online Discussion Forums: A Social Network Analysis PerspectiveReihaneh Rabbany, Samira ElAtia, Mansoureh Takaffoli, Osmar R. Zaïane

From the book reviews: "This book delivers on its promise to bring together the essence of educational data mining, both in terms of principle and practice. It deserves a place on the reading shelf of any researcher interested in advancing educational goals using advanced techniques and methodologies." (Computing Reviews, July, 2014)