Epistemological Issues in Educational Data Mining
Computers and Society
2019-09-05 v1
Abstract
Educational Data Mining (EDM) shows interesting scientific results lately. However, little has been discussed about philosophical questions regarding the type of knowledge produced in this area. This paper aims to present two epistemological issues in EDM: (i) a question of ontological nature about the content of the knowledge obtained; and (ii) a question of deontological nature, about the guidelines and principles adopted by the researcher in education, to the detriment of the results of his own research. In the end, some considerations and guidelines are outlined as a result of the discussion of the issues raised.
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@article{arxiv.1909.01806,
title = {Epistemological Issues in Educational Data Mining},
author = {Esdras Lins Bispo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.01806},
year = {2019}
}
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10 pages, in Portuguese. Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education