Video makes the coding star?

This research study was devised to investigate and assess the impact on learning of providing video lecture recordings to a first year programming module of a university computing degree. The proliferation in the use of video lecture capture (LC) In universities worldwide presents an opportunity to analyse video watching patterns in an attempt to quantify and qualify how students engage and learn with the LC videos. The study considers behavioural trends of students towards watching LC videos and relates these factors to academic impact, especially focusing on academic attainment. The study finds that there are significant and measurable factors identifiable from LC video analytics that can be used to predict student academic performance early enough during a course to provide early warning indicators of struggling students, especially useful in mass education environments.