Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: Text Generators Usage Effect on Students’ Grades

Today, various types of data are constantly growing, so they can be used for different purposes. In this investigation, educational data has been analyzed to determine the influence of assessment on student knowledge. The newly collected dataset has been prepared and statistically analyzed. The dataset consists of open-question answers collected on one study subject during the midterm exam at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. The results of the statistical analysis have shown that by using the text generators, students obtained higher grades by paraphrasing the answers to the questions in good quality. Furthermore, research has shown which types of questions are more difficult for students to answer without additional material and using text generation tools. It can be useful for lecturers planning course assessment tasks.