Achieving Greater Educational Impact Through Data Intelligence: Practice, Challenges and Expectations of Education

What is data intelligence? How can data intelligence influence education system systematically? The paradigm shift of scientific research implies a coming age of data-driven educational research and practice. This book presents research and practice of data intelligence in education from three levels: (i) educational governance, (ii) teaching practice, and (iii) student learning. Each chapter gives an analysis of fundamental knowledge, key themes, the state-of-the-art technologies and education application cases. This interdisciplinary book is essential reading for anyone interested in applying big data technology in education and for different stakeholders including education administrators, teachers, students, and researchers to broaden their minds to wisely use educational data to solve complex problems in the education field.

Bian Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Information Technology at East China Normal University. His work focuses on using learning analytics approaches to model complex problem-solving competences. He is editorial board member of International Journal of Knowledge Management & E-learning, and reviewer of Computers in Human Behaviour, British Journal of Educational Technology, Educational Technology Research & Development and International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.

Yiling Hu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Information Technology at East China Normal University. She is a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2015 to 2016. Her research interests include educational data mining and learning analytics.

Xiaoqing Gu is a Professor in the Department of Education Information Technology at East China Normal University. Her research interests include learning analytics, learning sciences and technology, and CSCL. She is editorial board member of British Journal of Educational Technology, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, the Internet and Higher Education, and Educational Technology Research & Development.