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An Information Visualization-Based Approach for Exploring Databases: A Case Study for Learning Management Systems

An Information Visualization-Based Approach for Exploring Databases: A Case Study for Learning Management Systems

Celmar Guimarães da Silva
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781466643093|ISBN10: 1466643099|EISBN13: 9781466643109
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch014
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Guimarães da Silva, Celmar. "An Information Visualization-Based Approach for Exploring Databases: A Case Study for Learning Management Systems." Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics, edited by Mao Lin Huang and Weidong Huang, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 288-315. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch014

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Guimarães da Silva, C. (2014). An Information Visualization-Based Approach for Exploring Databases: A Case Study for Learning Management Systems. In M. Huang & W. Huang (Eds.), Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics (pp. 288-315). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch014

Chicago

Guimarães da Silva, Celmar. "An Information Visualization-Based Approach for Exploring Databases: A Case Study for Learning Management Systems." In Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics, edited by Mao Lin Huang and Weidong Huang, 288-315. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch014

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Abstract

Learning Management Systems (LMS) may use Information Visualization techniques and concepts for presenting their large amounts of data, in order to ease the monitoring and analysis of students learning process problems. Nonetheless, the generally adopted approaches are based on presenting data obtained by predefined database queries only, which does not consider unforeseen situations derived from final user’s knowledge about e-learning domain. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to provide a resource for LMS users to define and execute queries related to these unforeseen situations. This resource is a prototype by which users may access a remote LMS database, create their own queries by selecting database attributes they want to analyze, and represent query results by means of automatically selected interactive graphical representations. User evaluations indicate that the approach is appropriate and points out possible enhancements.

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