A Data-Driven Emotion Model for English Learners Based on Machine Learning

Authors

  • Zhao Zheng 1 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; 2 Xi’an Fanyi University, Xi’an, China
  • Kew Si Na Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i08.22127

Abstract


Learning confusion is a common emotion among learners. With the aid of machine learning, this paper develops a data-driven emotion model that automatically recognizes learning confusion in facial expression images. The data on learning behaviors and learning confusion of multiple subjects were collected through an online English evaluation experiment, and imported to the proposed model to derive the relationship between learning confusion and academic performance, which is measured by the correctness of the students’ answers to the test questions. The experimental results show that the students with learning confusion had relatively low correct rate of answering test questions. The research findings reveal the relationship between learning confusion and academic performance, laying the basis for predicting the academic performance of English learners through machine learning.

Author Biographies

Zhao Zheng, 1 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; 2 Xi’an Fanyi University, Xi’an, China

Zhao Zheng is a PhD candidate at Language Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Associate Professor of College of Translation Studies at Xi’an Fanyi University, China. Her main research fields: Online English Learning; English Language and Culture; Translation and Teaching. E-mail: zhaozheng@graduate.utm.my

Kew Si Na, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Kew Si Na is Senior Lecturer at Language Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her main research fields: Educational Technology; Online Learning; Learning Analytics; Technology Enhanced Language Learning; Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). E-mail: snkew@utm.my

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Published

2021-04-23

How to Cite

Zheng, Z., & Na, K. S. (2021). A Data-Driven Emotion Model for English Learners Based on Machine Learning. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 16(08), pp. 34–46. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i08.22127

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 08 (2021)

Section

Papers

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