Exploring the Relationship Between Assignment Submission Behavior and Final Grade of Information Literacy Education Using Big Data

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationship between students' assignment submission behavior and final grades in information literacy education using a large volume of learning logs stored on the LMS. A total of 12,516 freshman students participated in this study from the year 2018 to 2022, across the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were divided into high, medium, and low performance groups using k-means clustering. The results of the characteristics analysis show a significant early submission behavioral trend and a late submission behavioral trend in high and low performance groups, respectively. The on-demand class format during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more consistent early submission behavior for high performance students and late submission behavior for low performance students, respectively. The findings suggest that time management skill is a critical factor in both blended and online learning environments, affecting weekly submission behavior and final grades.