Generation of Automatic Data-Driven Feedback to Students Using Explainable Machine Learning

This paper proposes a novel approach that employs learning analytics techniques combined with explainable machine learning to provide automatic and intelligent actionable feedback that supports students self-regulation of learning in a data-driven manner. Prior studies within the field of learning analytics predict students’ performance and use the prediction status as feedback without explaining the reasons behind the prediction. Our proposed method, which has been developed based on LMS data from a university course, extends this approach by explaining the root causes of the predictions and automatically provides data-driven recommendations for action. The underlying predictive model effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated, with the results demonstrating 90 per cent accuracy.