Model-based approach for educational big data analysis of learners thinking with process data

One of the most important roles of information and communication technology for education is to design new learning activities. This approach is often called model-based approach for education with Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Since the confirmation whether learners be able to conduct the designed activities or not is crucial, the evaluation of the new learning activities should be carried out by process analysis. Unlike the performance analysis which evaluates the data based on the pre and posttest score, process analysis estimates data at the process level based on the learners' progress. Process analysis with process data in educational settings is an issue of educational big data since the process data is a kind of big data. This paper presents a model-based approach investigation for educational big data through process analysis. A series of study are covered as study cases of a model-based approach for analyzing problem-posing processes data in term of the learners' thinking.