Data mining technology for the evaluation of learning content interaction.

Interactivity is central for the success of learning. In e-learning and other educational multimedia environments, the evaluation of interaction and behaviour is particularly crucial. Data mining, a non-intrusive, objective analysis technology, shall be proposed as the central evaluation technology for the analysis of the usage of computer-based educational environments and in particular of the interaction with educational content. Basic mining techniques are reviewed and their application in a web-based third-level course environment is illustrated. Analytic models capturing inte